Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026
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- Bulgaria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Bangaranga", written by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova and Dimitris Kontopoulos, and performed by Yotova under her stage name Dara.
- Bulgaria was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2026.
- It was later revealed that Bulgaria placed first out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 278 points.
- This marked Bulgaria's first victory in the contest, with it becoming the twenty-eighth nation to record a win.
- Its best result in the contest was second, which it achieved in 2017 with the song "Beautiful Mess" performed by Kristian Kostov.
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WikipediaBulgaria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Bangaranga", written by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova and Dimitris Kontopoulos, and performed by Yotova under her stage name Dara. The Bulgarian participating broadcaster, Bulgarian National Television (BNT), returned to the contest after a three-year hiatus and organised the national final Natsionalnata selektsiya in order to select its entry for the contest.
Bulgaria was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2026. Performing during the show in position 1, "Bangaranga" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Bulgaria placed first out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 278 points. In the final, Bulgaria performed in position 12 and placed first out of the 25 participating countries, winning the contest with 516 points. This marked Bulgaria's first victory in the contest, with it becoming the twenty-eighth nation to record a win.
Prior to the 2026 contest, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Bulgaria fourteen times since its first entry in 2005. Its best result in the contest was second, which it achieved in 2017 with the song "Beautiful Mess" performed by Kristian Kostov. To this point, it had achieved another two top five placings at the contest: in 2007 when "Water" performed by Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov placed fifth, and in 2016 when "If Love Was a Crime" performed by Poli Genova placed fourth. In 2022, Bulgaria failed to qualify for the final with the song "Intention" performed by Intelligent Music Project.
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