Bulgaria's Dara won Eurovision 2026 with the song “Bangaranga”, marking Bulgaria's first victory at the Eurovision Song Contest. Alexandra Căpitănescu, the 22-year-old young artist who represented Romania, ranked 3rd, with 296 points.
Romania returned on Saturday evening to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest after two years of absence, with Alexandra Căpitănescu, the 22-year-old artist from Galați who ended up among the favorites of the edition. The young woman performed the song “Choke me” in the penultimate moment of the show.
Romania obtained 64 points from the national juries. Luxembourg awarded Romania 12 points, the maximum score.
The public awarded 232 points from the audience for the song “Choke Me”, performed by Alexandra Căpitănescu.
Bulgaria won Eurovision 2026
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was won by Bulgaria with 516 points, followed by Israel with 343 points. Australia ranked fourth with 287 points and Italy fifth with 281 points. The United Kingdom finished the competition in last place.
Finland, considered the bookies' favorite throughout the entire Eurovision season, ended up in sixth place.
Bulgaria's representative, Dara, brought to the Eurovision 2026 stage one of the most energetic moments of the evening.
Dara, whose full name is Darina Yotova, originally specialized in folk music before turning to pop music. Very popular in Bulgaria, the artist dominates the local charts, especially after the release of her latest album, “ADHDARA”, inspired by the diagnosis of ADHD received in adulthood, notes News.ro.
The song performed at Eurovision is called “Bangaranga”, a dance-pop title whose name evokes ancient rituals.
Last year's winner, JJ, took to the stage to present the trophy to Dara, right after his winning performance.
“I love you, I knew you would win,” he told her as he hugged her. “Congratulations, my girl, the trophy is yours!”.
