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Bulgaria's Dara wins Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna
Dara’s “Bangaranga” earned 516 points as Bulgaria topped the jury and public vote, while Israel finished second amid a five-country boycott.
- Vienna hosts the 70th Eurovision Song Contest final tonight at the Wiener Stadthalle, where 25 countries compete for Europe's most unpredictable music crown.
- Israel's participation has triggered the biggest boycott in contest history, with public broadcasters from Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Iceland, and Slovenia withdrawing in protest.
- Organizers cut individual public votes to 10 per person, and public votes now account for 50 per cent of the total score following a formal warning to KAN over promotional videos.
- Presenters Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski host from Vienna, while Graham Norton provides BBC commentary; UK viewers face online-only voting and cannot vote for British act Look Mum No Computer.
- Finland enters as the favorite to win, aiming to repeat success from 20 years ago, though Greece and Denmark are expected to provide strong competition.
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She received greetings from the president, the prime minister and even Kristalina Georgieva, the director of the IMF.She is 27 years old and made history in the contest with a pop song.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Romania finished third, ahead of the favourites in the bets: Finland and Australia.
Europe fell head over heels for Bulgarian Dara (27) on Saturday evening. With the rousing Balkan hit 'Bangaranga', she overwhelmingly won the charged 70th edition of the Song Contest in Vienna. Who is this young singer, what does she actually sing about and what does her win mean for the future of the song festival?
·Kobbegem, Belgium
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