Bulgaria have tonight been crowned the winners of Eurovision for the first time after a pulling off a stunning victory in Vienna.
Dara’s surprise hit Bangaranga finished the contest with a total of 516 points, ahead of Israel’s Noam Bettan, with the song Michelle, on 343 points.
Romania’s Alexandra Capitanescu, with the song Choke Me, finished third on 296 points.
The UK endured another miserable Eurovision year as Look Mum No Computer received no points from the public vote to finish in last place with just one point.
Now in its 70th year, Eurovision was marked by a troubling build up as five nations; Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia, boycotted the contest over Israel’s participation.
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La Voix brings the glamour as UK Eurovision spokesperson as drag artist wears a bedazzled gown to announce the country’s votes
La Voix brought the glamour to Eurovision as she served as the UK’s spokesperson on Saturday night to announce the country’s votes.
Due to the competition’s rules, countries aren’t allowed to vote for themselves, and the drag artist revealed that this year our votes would go to France.
La Voix dressed as her usual glittering self in a bedazzled gown that featured silver rhinestones draped across her shoulders.
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EITHNE TYNAN: Eurovision used to be about high camp and lowbrow fun but the joke isn’t funny anymore… Wherever you stand on its rights and wrongs, it seems there might only be one way for it to go
In its early days, the most disagreeable thing that could be said about the Eurovision Song Contest was that in most of the participating countries homosexuality was at best frowned on and at worst actually punishable under law.
The contestants, all got up in their tight satin and sequins, had only to worry that the viewers at home might cop that their national representatives were bowling from the pavilion end. Not Dana obviously. Chortle. And I hasten to add not Johnny Logan either, 72 yesterday and married to the same woman for 50 years. But there were many others – assorted Belgians and the like – who were forcibly in the closet during those early years.
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UK’s Eurovision act Look Mum No Computer finish in last place as they receive 0 public votes after fans said entry is ‘worst song I’ve ever heard’
UK’s Eurovision act Look Mum No Computer finished in last place on Saturday night as they received 0 public votes.
It was Bulgaria who clinched Eurovision glory in the 70th anniversary edition of the event after a tense final vote as Bulgaria pipped Israel for the trophy.
There was a loud chorus of boos and jeers from the crowd as Israel was awarded it’s televotes – which put their entry Noam Bettan at the top of the leaderboard.
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Fair or unfair voting?
Viewers took to social media to question this year’s voting.
Eurovision fans say UK entry is ‘worst song I’ve ever heard’
DARA lifts the Eurovision trophy for Bulgaria!
The winner of Eurovision 2026 is…Bulgaria!
Israel stands at 343 points…as Bulgaria is yet to receive their votes
Australia is given 122 points!
Denmark takes home 78 points
France takes 14 points from the audience
