DARA's 'Bangaranga' scores 516 points to give Bulgaria the Eurovision 2026 win

Bulgarian singer DARA won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna on May 16 with “Bangaranga,” giving Bulgaria its first victory in the competition, according to the official Eurovision website and Eurovision World’s results database. Eurovision World listed Bulgaria on 516 points in the grand final at Wiener Stadthalle. The same results page showed Israel second on 343 points and Romania third on 296. ### How decisive was Bulgaria’s win? Eurovision World’s scoreboard showed DARA finishing 173 points ahead of Israel’s Noam Bettan, who placed second with “Michelle” on 343 points. Romania’s Alexandra Căpitănescu was third with “Choke Me” on 296, followed by Australia’s Delta Goodrem on 287 and Italy’s Sal Da Vinci on 281. The same scoreboard broke Bulgaria’s total into 312 public points and 204 jury points. (eurovision.tv) Israel received 220 public points and 123 jury points, while Romania received 232 public points and 64 jury points. ### What do the official and semi-official records say about DARA and “Bangaranga”? The official Eurovision site said DARA won Vienna 2026 for Bulgaria and described it as Bulgaria’s first-ever Eurovision victory. (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovision World’s country page for Bulgaria also listed “Bangaranga” as the winning song and repeated the 516-point total. Eurovision World’s event page said the 2026 contest was held in Vienna because Austria hosted after JJ’s victory in Basel. The grand final took place on Saturday, May 16, at Wiener Stadthalle, with Victoria Swarovski, Michael Ostrowski and Emily Busvine listed as hosts. ### Where did the United Kingdom finish? Eurovision World’s final scoreboard listed the United Kingdom in 25th place with one point for “Eins, Zwei, Drei,” performed by Look Mum No Computer. (eurovision.tv) The results page showed Britain receiving zero public points and one jury point. The same table listed Austria, the host country, in 24th place on six points with “Tanzschein” by Cosmó. (eurovisionworld.com) Germany was 23rd on 12 points with “Fire” by Sarah Engels. ### How large was the 2026 field in Vienna? Eurovision World’s event page listed 35 participating countries in Vienna. The page said the contest week included semi-final 1 on May 12, semi-final 2 on May 14 and the grand final on May 16. (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovision World’s semi-final 2 page showed Bulgaria also won its semi-final, with DARA scoring 278 points on May 14. (eurovisionworld.com) That page listed Romania second on 234 and Australia third on 222 in the semi-final. ### What comes next after Vienna 2026? The official Eurovision site said Bulgaria’s win in Vienna made it the contest’s next host nation. (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovision World’s event navigation already labels the following edition as “Bulgaria 2027,” though detailed host-city information was not yet listed on the pages reviewed. The next formal milestone will be the announcement of the 2027 host city, venue and dates by Eurovision organizers and Bulgaria’s broadcaster, once planning for the next contest moves from the Vienna results into the host-selection phase. (eurovisionworld.com) (eurovision.tv)