Israel - whose controversial participation caused some countries to boycott - came in second place
Bulgaria’s Dara has won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest with her song ‘Bangaranga’.
The 70th edition of the show went down in Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle tonight (May 16), after Austria were victorious in the 2025 contest with JJ’s song ‘Wasted Love’.
The event was not without controversy, with Israel’s participation once again proving to be divisive, and the country’s Noah Bettan nearly took away the trophy, finishing in second place. There were audible boos in the hall when their high score was announced.
It is Bulgaria’s first ever win, with 27-year-old Dara winning with her rap and bhangra-adjacent track ‘Bangaranga’ coming top of both the jury and audience voting. Check out her performance here:
The UK’s entry – Look Mum No Computer’s ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’ – finished at the bottom of the table in 25th place, picking up only one point from the jury scores and zero from the public. The YouTuber and electronic musician, real name Sam Battle, is the former frontman of indie band Zibra and is known for building and playing instruments made from unconventional materials.
This year’s contest once again proved to be fraught with controversy, with several countries – Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland and Spain – boycotting the event in protest at Israel’s inclusion, despite the nation’s military action in Gaza.
