Bulgaria wins Eurovision 2026 in Vienna

Bulgaria won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on Saturday, with Dara taking the title for “Bangaranga” after a four-hour grand final featuring 25 countries. The result gave Bulgaria its first Eurovision victory, according to EurovisionWorld’s results report from the contest. (eurovisionworld.com) Dara finished with 516 points, ahead of Israel’s Noam Bettan on 343, while the United Kingdom placed 25th with one point. The result capped a final held at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle, where Austria hosted the contest after JJ’s 2025 win with “Wasted Love,” as listed on Eurovision’s official site. The scoreboard showed Bulgaria winning both parts of the vote — 204 points from juries and 312 from viewers — rather than relying on one side alone. (eurovision.tv) ### How decisive was Bulgaria’s win? The scoreboard gave Dara a margin of 173 points over Israel, a gap built on strength with both juries and televoters. Bulgaria led the jury vote with 204 points and also topped the public vote with 312. Israel’s Noam Bettan, performing “Michelle,” took second place on 343 points, with 220 from the public and 123 from juries. (eurovisionworld.com) Romania finished third with Alexandra Căpitănescu’s “Choke Me” on 296 points, followed by Australia’s Delta Goodrem on 287 and Italy’s Sal Da Vinci on 281. Finland, Denmark and Moldova also finished inside the top 10 in a tightly packed middle of the table. (eurovisionworld.com) ### Where did the United Kingdom and host Austria land? The United Kingdom finished last in 25th place with one point for “UK Eins, Zwei, Drei” by Look Mum No Computer. EurovisionWorld’s results table showed the British entry received zero points from the public and one from juries. BBC coverage of the final also reported that the UK came last. (eurovisionworld.com) Austria, the host country, finished 24th with six points for Cosmó’s “Tanzschein.” The host nation performed last in the running order, at slot 25, according to Eurovision’s official pre-final lineup. ### What did the final lineup in Vienna look like? (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovision’s official running order listed Denmark first and Austria last in the 25-song final. Bulgaria performed 12th, Israel performed third, Romania 24th and the United Kingdom 14th. The field included established names as well as newer acts. Australia was represented by Delta Goodrem with “Eclipse,” Italy by Sal Da Vinci with “Per sempre sì,” and Moldova by Satoshi with “Viva, Moldova!” according to the official running order and results table. (eurovisionworld.com) ### Which performances drew the most attention beyond the winner? (eurovisionworld.com) The Associated Press published a list of 10 standout performances from the Vienna final after the show. AP said the final brought together acts from 25 countries and highlighted a mix of contenders and crowd-pleasers rather than focusing only on the winner. (eurovision.tv) AP’s list underscored how broad the field was in Vienna, where acts from Bulgaria, Australia, Moldova and others featured prominently in post-show coverage. The contest’s official site has also kept the Vienna material live through its results and event pages. (eurovision.tv) ### What comes next after the Vienna final? Eurovision’s official site says the winning country earns “the honor of hosting next year’s Eurovision Song Contest,” putting Bulgaria in line for the 2027 edition after Dara’s victory. Detailed final rankings, vote splits and the Vienna running order are already available through Eurovision-related results pages published on May 17. (apnews.com) (eurovisionworld.com) (click2houston.com)