18 May 2026

18 May 2026 - DARA - Bangaranga

On Friday, you could say "Bulgaria has never won the Eurovision Song Contest".

On Saturday, you could no longer make that claim.

DARA gave a hell of an exciting performance in the finale of the infamous competition.  But despite North American audiences not knowing her, she's been around awhile - going far in the Bulgarian version of The Voice in 2015. She's had a string of hits in Bulgaria since.

This song, co-written by the artist, is inspired by the act of kukeri, which is a Bulgarian ritual, performed by men, intended to ward off evil spirits.

But really, it's just a fun song.  Give it a go. 


By the way, in order to win, you have to perform the song several times.


You have to compete in-country first - and emerge victorious. 


In this day and age, you need a music video, too.  And Dara has that. 

And now, she's got a bona fide international hit. 

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