Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian National Television Director General Milena Milotinova welcomed the European audience to Sofia next year and congratulated the broadcaster’s team after Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday evening.
The country will host the next edition of the event after Dara won the 70th edition of the contest with the song Bangaranga.
The Bulgarian performer triumphed in both the international jury vote and the public vote – something that is happening on such a decisive scale for the first time in the history of the contest.
“I am so proud. What Dara did was truly incredible. I want to tell you: ‘Welcome to Sofia next year!’,” Milotinova said.
She also thanked the entire BNT team supporting the singer and everyone who worked on Bulgaria’s participation in Eurovision.
Dara won the contest with a total of 516 points. She received 312 points from the public vote and 204 points from the international jury, bringing Bulgaria its first victory in Eurovision history and securing the country the hosting rights for the next edition of the contest. BNT Director General to European Audience after Bulgaria’s Eurovision Win: “Welcome to Sofia Next Year” 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-17 07:03:59 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law