DARA wins Eurovision Vienna 2026

Bulgaria's DARA won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna with "Bangaranga," according to Eurovision's official results pages. The Grand Final scoreboard on eurovision.com lists DARA first on 516 points, ahead of Israel's Noam Bettan with "Michelle" on 343 and Romania's Alexandra Căpitănescu with "Choke Me" on 296. Eurovision also described the result as Bulgaria's first-ever contest victory. The 70th edition of the contest was held at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, with the Grand Final staged on Saturday, May 16. ### How big was the winning margin? The official scoreboard showed a clear gap at the top. DARA finished 173 points ahead of second-placed Israel, based on Eurovision's Grand Final results page. Romania placed third on 296 points, followed by Australia on 287 and Italy on 281. The same results page lists the rest of the top 10 as Finland, Denmark, Moldova, Ukraine and Greece. (eurovision.com) The United Kingdom finished last with 1 point, while host country Austria placed 24th with 6 points. ### What do we know about DARA and "Bangaranga"? Eurovision's artist profile describes DARA as one of Bulgaria's best-known pop musicians and says she has had multiple No. 1 hits on the official Bulgarian Airplay Chart. (eurovision.com) The profile says her songs and videos have amassed more than 80 million listens and views, and that she served as a mentor on *The Voice of Bulgaria* in 2021 and 2022. Her album *ADHDARA* was released in 2025, according to the same profile. Eurovision's March 1 report on Bulgaria's song selection said "Bangaranga" was written by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Nikolaeva Yotova and Dimitris Kontopoulos. That report said the song won top marks from both the public vote and jury vote in Bulgaria's national selection on February 28. ### How did Bulgaria choose its entry? (eurovision.com) Eurovision's January 31 report said DARA first won the right to represent Bulgaria after performing "Thunder" in the country's national final. The winner of that show was decided by a combined vote from television viewers and a professional jury, and Eurovision said DARA won both. A second Bulgarian selection stage then determined the song. (eurovision.com) Eurovision reported that DARA performed three possible entries — "This Is Me," "Curse" and "Bangaranga" — before "Bangaranga" was chosen with top marks from both the jury and public. ### Where did this happen, and who else was in the final? Eurovision's Vienna 2026 page says Vienna hosted the contest for the third time, after 1967 and 2015, and that ORF was the host broadcaster. (eurovision.com) The same page names Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski as the presenters for the three live shows on May 12, May 14 and May 16. The Grand Final page lists 25 finalists, including Bulgaria, Israel, Romania, Australia, Italy and Finland near the top of the scoreboard. (eurovision.com) Eurovision's running-order coverage had said the final would be broadcast at 21:00 CEST on May 16 through participating broadcasters and the contest's YouTube channel. ### Where can readers check the official breakdown? (eurovision.com) Eurovision's Vienna 2026 results pages carry the official Grand Final scoreboard and a voting-data section for the final. Eurovision also published a separate winner profile, "Who is DARA? Your intro to our Vienna 2026 winner," alongside its post-final coverage. Those pages are the next stop for the full jury and televote breakdown from Vienna 2026. (eurovision.com)