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

Bangaranga' bags country its 1st Eurovision win ![Dara and her song "Bangaranga" skyrocketed Bulgaria to first

Bangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - but UK comes last

Bangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - but UK comes last Bulgarian pop star Dara has won the Eurovision

The 10 best songs competing at (a very contentious) Eurovision

Dara performs the song "Bangaranga" during a dress rehearsal ahead of the second Eurovision semifinal

'Look Mum, one point': Why does the UK keep getting Eurovision wrong?

Eurovision to get awareness, but I think it's a wonderful contest to emphasise your musical potential." Dara, who won the contest with her song Bangaranga

Anti-work anthems, Boy George and controversial lyrics: A guide to all 35 Eurovision songs

Eurovision's here to help. One of my favourites this year is **Bulgaria's** entry, [Bangaranga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3oGYo_mekw&pp=ygUKYmFuZ2FyYW5nYQ%3D%3D). Sung by Dara

Australia soars into Eurovision final as UK song debuts

Dara - Bangaranga** - Cyprus: Antigoni - Jalla - **Czechia: Daniel Zizka - Crossroads** - Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund - Før Vi Går Hjem - **Malta: Aidan - Bella** - Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu - Choke Me - **Ukraine: Leléka - Ridnym** - Norway: Jonas Lovv - Ya Ya Ya Five

‘She was phenomenal, she was iconic’: Delta Goodrem wins praise as Australia places fourth at Eurovision

Dara](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/17/bulgaria-wins-70th-eurovision-contest-dara-bangaranga), whose party anthem Bangaranga took out the 70th edition of the contest in the first win for the eastern European nation. ![Goodrem stands at a sparkling, golden piano as she performs

Eurovision final: Sex, violins and seven other things to look out for

Dara has the night's best staging on Bangaranga - a nonsensical typhoon of tropical pop, based around a word from Jamaican patois that means "a joyful kind of disorder". Her performance is a cross between