winner, 2026
Dara
Dara represented Bulgaria at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna with “Bangaranga”, and won.
- who
- Bulgarian singer-songwriter
- born
- 9 September 1998, Varna, Bulgaria
- contest
- 2026
- win
- 2026
- music
- pop
- active
- since 2015
- sang for
- Bulgaria
Biography
Dara is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter who first came to notice in 2015 by reaching the final of the Bulgarian X Factor. A debut single, “K’vo ne chu”, followed in 2016, and a first album, Rodena takava, in 2022.
In 2026 Dara won the contest in Vienna with “Bangaranga”, which came top with both the juries and the public. It was Bulgaria’s first win.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Dara (Bulgarian singer)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2026 Vienna
“Bangaranga”
Winner Won the contest with 516 points, ahead of 24 other songs.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova, Dimitris Kontopoulos
- Running order
- 12th of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 1st of 15, 278 points
- Age on the night
- 27
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Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- The X Factor
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Dara, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2026 The result
Bulgaria had never won. Dara's "Bangaranga" won everything: the juries, the public, and its semi-final before that. It finished on 516 points, 173 ahead of Israel. No song had come first with both juries and viewers since Portugal's in 2017.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.