The winner of Eurovision 2026, the grand final of which took place on the night of May 16-17 in the Austrian capital Vienna, was the representative of Bulgaria – singer Dora. The show was broadcast on the official YouTube channel of the competition.
This is the first victory for Bulgaria in the history of this competition.
After the jury voting results were announced, Bulgaria unexpectedly found itself in first place (204), and Ukraine was in 15th place, receiving 54 points. Bookmakers' favorite Finland took fifth place (141 points).
Viewers gave Ukraine 167 points. Thus, Ukraine received 221 points in the overall standings and took ninth place in the rating table.
Finland, after audience voting, had 279 points in the overall standings.
Bulgaria received 312 points from the audience and triumphantly took first place in the rating table, collecting the maximum 516 points in this grand final. Second place at Eurovision 2026 goes to Israel (343 points).
