Dara, Eurovision and Bangaranga
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ESC 2026: The story behind Dara and her song "Bangaranga"
With 516 points and a win in both votes, Bulgarian singer Dara won the Eurovision Song Contest. Her song "Bangaranga" means "uproar" in Jamaican - and that's exactly what it caused at the ESC.
Australia's Delta Goodrem finished fourth with her power ballad "Eclipse" - the country's strongest Eurovision result in several years
Performed by charismatic and physically exuberant 27-year-old singer Dara with a tight and quirky dance troupe, the oddly named Bangaranga came from nowhere to triumph at the 70 th Eurovision .