Bulgaria secured its first-ever Eurovision victory with the catchy anthem 'Bangaranga' performed by Dara, outperforming 24 other competing nations.

Bulgaria was not among the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/arts/music/eurovision-song-contest-favorites.html" target="_blank">favorites</a> to win. But performer Dara's catchy, banging anthem bested 24 other nations at the 70th edition of the international singing extravaganza. <img alt="Dara and her song &quot;Bangaranga&quot; skyrocketed Bulgaria to first place at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest" src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2812x1896+0+0/resiz...