Bulgaria has decided! Dara will sing “Bangaranga” at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
DARA to sing “Bangaranga” in Vienna
The journey getting to this point has been fraught, with speculation arising that DARA may actually withdraw from consideration in Vienna following backlash to her winning Bulgaria’s selection. Ultimately she chose to persevere and will now represent Bulgaria with “Bangaranga”.
Interval acts consisted of this year’s Luxembourgish entrant Eva Marija, electronic group Deep Zone Project, and previous Sammarinese entrant Senhit. Despite not having her entry yet, it hasn’t meant that she hasn’t been preparing for her Eurovision journey. DARA has announced that she’ll perform at the London Eurovision Party.
Results breakdown
| Running Order | Song | Televote (Points) | Jury | Total |
| 1 | This Is Me | 1,075 (1) | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Curse | 1,422 (2) | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Bangaranga | 19,119 (3) | 3 | 6 |
Bulgaria’s Eurovision Journey
Bulgaria are a country that really want to win the Eurovision Song Contest, especially since their return in 2016. Bulgaria debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2005 with the song ‘Lorraine’ sung by Kaffe, the song came 19th in the semi final scoring 49 points. Bulgaria’s best ever result came in 2017 with ‘Beautiful Mess’ by Kristian Kostov, the song placed 2nd in the Grand Final that year scoring 615 points.
In 2022, Bulgaria was represented by the Intelligent Music Project in Turin, where they sang the song “Intention”, placing 16th in the Semi-Final with 29 points.
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Source: BNT
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