"Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday with Dara's catchy floor-filler "Bangaranga" sweeping the 70th edition of the world's biggest live televised music event and pushing into second place Israel, whose participation had triggered a major boycott."
"Pop singer Darina Yotova, known as Dara, was not among the favourites going into Eurovision week but the 27-year-old gained traction following a strong performance in the semi-finals, with her highly choreographed dance routines. "Everything is possible: Bulgaria just won Eurovision!" Dara told a press conference."
""I really like breaking rules. I'm really good with following my rules -- not anybody else's. "We wanted to give to the audience something new and fresh, something that is not expected." 'Magnificent story' Eurovision highlighted that "the song ended up winning both sets of scores, which is the first time the juries and the public have chosen the same winner in almost 10 years, since Kyiv 2017"."
"Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia staged the biggest political boycott in Eurovision history over Israel's participation, citing the war in Gaza. And it looked as though Noam Bettan was going to win"
Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna for the first time, with Dara’s “Bangaranga” sweeping both jury and public scores. The result pushed Israel into second place and left Romania in third. Dara, who was not a pre-contest favourite, gained momentum after a strong semi-final performance featuring highly choreographed dance routines. Dara said the goal was to offer something new and unexpected and to break rules on her own terms. Eurovision noted that the song won both sets of scores for the first time in almost 10 years. The event also reflected geopolitics, with a major boycott by several countries over Israel’s participation tied to the war in Gaza.
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