Balgarianovinite.com A large crowd of fans waving Bulgarian flags gathered in downtown Sofia on Tuesday evening to celebrate Bulgarian singer DARA following her victory at Eurovision 2026. The celebration, organized by the Sofia Municipality and Bulgarian National Television (BNT), also marked the 10th anniversary of the singer’s professional music career.
“My dream has always been to bring people together. Thank you for making my dreams come true,” DARA said, addressing the crowd from a stage in Knyaz Alexander I Square. She performed her Eurovision-winning song Bangaranga and walked along a 60-metre red carpet laid out in her honour. DARA said that Bangaranga is currently climbing the global streaming charts, adding that the song ranks 11th among the most-streamed tracks on Spotify’s global chart and could soon enter the Billboard charts. She urged fans to continue sharing the song across video and music platforms to help it reach the top of the global rankings.
Speaking from the stage, BNT Director General Milena Milotinova said BNT was already broadcasting live coverage of the celebrations across Europe and noted that the race to host Eurovision’s 71st edition was only beginning. DARA’s Eurovision victory has earned Bulgaria the right to organize next year’s competition, with Sofia, Varna – DARA’s hometown, Burgas, and Plovdiv already expressing interest in hosting the event, she noted.
”DARA has unlocked our hearts,” Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev said during the event and symbolically presented the singer with the key to Sofia along with a large bouquet of flowers.
“I am especially proud to be from Varna because DARA is here, and I want to thank her as an ambassador for Varna,” Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev told the crowd.
Speaking to reporters later, Terziev said that regardless of which city is ultimately selected to host Eurovision 2027, Bulgaria should present a united front. Asked what advantages Sofia has over Varna in the bid to host the competition, he pointed to the capital’s larger hotel capacity, bigger airport, and stronger transport connections. He also noted that Sofia has a venue with nearly twice the capacity of comparable arenas in other Bulgarian cities. Eurovision Winner DARA Honoured at Public Event in Sofia 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-19 19:23:23 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