It's been a long but exciting night for music fans thanks to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, which held its 70th annual competition in host city Vienna this evening (Saturday 16 May). The grand final saw the qualifying 25 countries take centre stage hoping to bring home the title of Eurovision 2026 champion.

Dara's dance-hall thumper "Bangaraga" is the top point-getter as Bulgaria wins the contest for the first time. Noam Bettan's "Michelle" comes in second despite boycotts.

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JJ, from Austria, kicked off this year’s Eurovision grand final in Vienna. By Elisabeth Vincentelli When the Austrian countertenor Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love,

The 70th edition of the international song contest is upon us and the ECHO will be providing you with all the updates

The best British Eurovision entry of all time has been named as Bucks Fizz's 'Making Your Mind Up'. It is the second year running the popular group have taken the top spot. The group took home the Eurovision title in 1981 after an iconic performance in the contest held in Dublin.

Who will win Eurovision 2026? Ahead of the final on May 16, contestants from Denmark, Lithuania, Italy, Belgium, and Cyprus are potential winners.

An unprecedented analysis of all Eurovision Song Contest winners of the modern era (2009-2025) measures for the first time four objective variables language, running order position, BPM,