A public welcome party for Dara will be held tomorrow evening in Sofia.
The city of Sofia will organise an official welcome party for Dara to celebrate her winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The party will begin at 17:00 CEST on Prince Alexander Battenberg Square in the centre of the city. Dara was already greeted by hundred of fans upon her arrival at Sofia Airport yesterday afternoon.
Bulgaria is the winner of the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria. The song that Dara performed in Vienna was called “Bangaranga”. It was written and composed by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova (Dara), Dimitris Kontopoulos.
The result brings Bulgaria its first victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. DARA is also the first artist since Salvador Sobral in 2017 to win both the public and jury votes. Prior to this, the country’s best result was second place, achieved by Kristian Kostov in 2017.
Source: Sofia Municipality
Bulgaria debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2005. The country competed annually from 2005 to 2013, before withdrawing for two years due to financial issues. Since returning to the contest in 2016, Bulgaria qualified for the final in every contest they have competed in up until the 2022 contest. DARA gave Bulgaria its first victory in the contest in 2026 with “Bangaranga” , scoring 516 points.
