Eurovision winner DARA's 'Bangaranga' enters UK Official Charts at No. 21

DARA’s Eurovision follow-through reached the UK charts on Friday, when “Bangaranga” entered the Official Charts at No. 21, according to the Official Charts Company. The listing gives the Bulgarian singer her first recorded entry on the UK’s official singles tally less than a week after she won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. (officialcharts.com) The chart page for the song shows No. 21 as its current peak. Bulgarian media also reported that DARA met President Rumen Radev in Sofia on May 22, extending the domestic political and cultural attention that followed her win. ### How high did “Bangaranga” actually debut in Britain? (bta.bg) The Official Charts Company lists “Bangaranga” at No. 21 on its chart page for the song. The company’s artist page for DARA shows “Bangaranga” as her charting title and records the track as her first UK Official Chart entry. ESCToday, citing Official Charts UK, reported on May 23 that the Eurovision winner had debuted at No. 21 in the UK market. That places the song inside the Top 40 in its first listed week on the British chart. (officialcharts.com) ### What does the chart entry tell us about DARA’s post-Eurovision week? The No. 21 entry gives DARA a measurable UK result immediately after Eurovision, one of the contest’s most-watched spillover markets. The Official Charts Company says its singles rankings reflect activity across streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl, though the song-specific page does not break out the mix behind this week’s placement. (officialcharts.com) May 16 was the date Bulgaria won the Eurovision final in Vienna, according to coverage from Forbes and USA Today. Those reports said DARA’s “Bangaranga” delivered Bulgaria its first Eurovision victory. (esctoday.com) ### What happened in Sofia after the win? BTA reported that DARA met President Rumen Radev at the Council of Ministers in Sofia on May 22. During that meeting, BTA said, DARA called Bulgaria “a wonderful country with great potential” and said she wanted to see “real change” in the country. (officialcharts.com) Radio Bulgaria reported the same meeting on May 22 and said Radev told the singer she had already taken “the first step” toward bringing Eurovision 2027 to Bulgaria. Novinite also reported that government officials, Bulgarian National Television representatives and DARA’s team discussed initial steps tied to hosting preparations. (forbes.com) ### Was the meeting with the prime minister or the president? Rumen Radev is Bulgaria’s president, and the cited Bulgarian reports identify him by name in coverage of the Sofia meeting. The source material around the event appears to have mixed the office title in some references, but BTA and Radio Bulgaria both place DARA with Radev in Sofia on May 22. (bta.bg) May 23 is the date the UK chart update surfaced through the Official Charts listing and follow-up Eurovision coverage. The Sofia meeting, by contrast, was reported as having taken place the previous day, on May 22. (bnrnews.bg) ### What comes next after the chart debut? The Official Charts Company’s song page will track whether “Bangaranga” rises or falls in subsequent weekly updates. Bulgarian officials and state media have meanwhile shifted part of the conversation toward Eurovision 2027, with Radev and Bulgarian National Television participants named in reports on early hosting discussions in Sofia. (officialcharts.com) (bta.bg)