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Bulgaria's Dara wins 2026 Eurovision Song Contest

Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home

Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home on Sunday.

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Bulgaria Wins Eurovision 2026 With Dara’s ‘Bangaranga’

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Bulgaria cheers Dara's 'Bangaranga' and country's first Eurovision win

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Bulgarian banger 'Bangaranga' bags country its 1st Eurovision win

Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest — the country's first-ever win.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2026 as it happened: Bulgaria wins for the first time, Israel comes second

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Bulgaria wins the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with upbeat party anthem 'Bangaranga'

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Bulgaria wins Eurovision, Israel finishes second amid boycotts over its participation

Ultimately, the 27-year-old enjoyed a truly decisive win, finishing 173 points ahead of Israel’s Noam Bettan – the biggest ever winning margin in the contest’s history.

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Bulgaria wins Eurovision 2026 as UK comes last

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Eurovision 2026 winner revealed after dramatic final

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Bulgaria's Dara wins the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest

Dara won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Austria for Bulgaria with the song "Bangaranga" in the early hours of Sunday. Dara gave Bulgaria its first Eurovision victory with 516 points.

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Dara’s ludicrous sound mash was actually a banger – and gave Eurovision its bounce back

In a nail-biting conclusion to a typically ridiculous Eurovision song contest, only a nutty, maximalist electro dance banger from Bulgaria