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Bulgaria’s Dara Wins 70th Eurovision, UK Finishes Last Again

Dara has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest for Bulgaria with her song "Banagaranga," scoring 516 points. Israel’s Noam Bettan came in second place, and Romania's Alexandra Căpitănescu secured third, while the UK finished last with one po

Variety Music·May 16, 2026·via Variety Music

Bulgaria’s Dara Wins 70th Eurovision, UK Finishes Last Again

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May 16, 2026 4:53pm PT

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Bulgaria’s Dara has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with 516 points for her song “Banagaranga.”

Israel’s Noam Bettan came second with 343 points for his track “Michelle” while Alexandra Căpitănescu, who was representing Romania, took home third place with 296.

Australia and Italy rounded out the top five with Delta Goodrem’s song “Eclipse” coming in fourth place (with 287 points) and Sal Da Vinci, who sang “Per Sempre Sì,” coming in at number five (with 281 points).