EPISODE · May 17, 2026 · 49 MIN
Dara did it with Bangaranga - Bulgaria's first Eurovision win | Ep.35
from Pod it Away_Eurovision Podcast · host PodItAway_Eurovision Podcast
Episode 35 is HERE — and Eurovision 2026 has its winner. 🎙️📺🇧🇬🇦🇹Bulgaria. DARA. Bangaranga. With 516 points, the biggest winning margin in Eurovision history — beating Alexander Rybak's legendary 169-point lead from Moscow 2009 — DARA has secured Bulgaria's first-ever Eurovision victory at the 70th edition of the contest. A country that returned after three years away, winning it all on their comeback. If that's not a Eurovision story, we don't know what is.We break down everything that happened on Saturday night in Vienna. The winner that dominated both the jury vote and the televote — the first time that's happened since Kyiv 2017. The final top 5: Bulgaria, Israel, Romania, Australia and Italy. The performances that delivered. The ones that didn't. The moments that will stay with us. And of course — Finland. The overwhelming favourite going in. So what happened?We also share what we loved, what we didn't, and our honest verdict on the 70th Eurovision Song Contest as a whole.Reactions, emotions, and a whole lot of Bangaranga — this one has it all. 🎶🇦🇹Listen and watch now on all major platforms and join the conversation on social media.New episodes every Wednesday at 8:00 PM CET — glitter and drama guaranteed to beat the midweek blues!*except for Eurovision week ;) 🎉 Music provided by Achilleas Kalantzis / Suncord Audiolab. All rights reserved.
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Episode 35 is HERE — and Eurovision 2026 has its winner. 🎙️📺🇧🇬🇦🇹Bulgaria. DARA. Bangaranga. With 516 points, the biggest winning margin in Eurovision history — beating Alexander Rybak's legendary 169-point lead from Moscow 2009 — DARA has secured Bulgaria's first-ever Eurovision victory at the 70th edition of the contest. A country that returned after three years away, winning it all on their comeback. If that's not a Eurovision story, we don't know what is.We break down everything that happened on Saturday night in Vienna. The winner that dominated both the jury vote and the televote — the first time that's happened since Kyiv 2017. The final top 5: Bulgaria, Israel, Romania, Australia and Italy. The performances that delivered. The ones that didn't. The moments that will stay with us. And of course — Finland. The overwhelming favourite going in. So what happened?We also share what we loved, what we didn't, and our honest verdict on the 70th Eurovision Song Contest as a whole.Reactions, emotions, and a whole lot of Bangaranga — this one has it all. 🎶🇦🇹Listen and watch now on all major platforms and join the conversation on social media.New episodes every Wednesday at 8:00 PM CET — glitter and drama guaranteed to beat the midweek blues!*except for Eurovision week ;) 🎉 Music provided by Achilleas Kalantzis / Suncord Audiolab. All rights reserved.
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