The winner of the 70th anniversary Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was Bulgaria, represented by singer DARA with the dynamic hit “Banagaranga”. The final of the contest took place on the evening of May 16, 2026 in Vienna (Austria) at the Wiener Stadthalle arena. Bulgaria won its first victory in history, scoring a total of 516 points and demonstrating absolute leadership in both the national jury vote (204 points) and the audience televoting (312 points).? Top 5 finalists of Eurovision 2026The countries divided the main places in the final table as follows:1. Bulgaria — DARA — “Banagaranga” (516 points)2. Israel — Noam Bettan — “Michelle” (343 points)3. Romania — Alexandra Căpitănescu — “Choke Me” (296 points)4. Australia — Delta Goodrem — “Eclipse” (287 points) 5. Italy — Sal Da Vinci — “Per Sempre Sì” (281 points) ua Ukraine's result Ukraine was represented at the contest by the band LELÉKA with the sensual and powerful song "Ridnym". According to the results of the general vote, the Ukrainian group entered the top ten, taking 9th place with 221 points (54 points from the jury and 167 points from the audience). Viewers from the Czech Republic, Poland and Georgia gave Ukraine the maximum 12 points. Official detailed statistics of the ratings can be viewed on Eurovisionworld or on the official website of the contest Eurovision.com. ⚡ Key facts and scandals of the showHistorical gap: Bulgaria's 173-point lead over second place was one of the largest gaps in the history of the modern show.Boycotts and geopolitics: Several countries (including Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia) officially refused to participate in the 2026 contest due to a protest against military actions in the Gaza Strip and Israel's admission to the competition.A complete fiasco: Great Britain, represented by Look Mum No Computer with the track "Eins, Zwei, Drei", took the last 25th place, receiving only 1 single point from the Ukrainian jury and 0 from the audience.
