site.btaBulgaria Qualifies for Eurovision Final

Bulgaria qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Bulgaria's representative Dara will return to the Eurovision stage on May 16 to perform her song "Bangaranga", which opened Thursday’s second semi-final.

Nine other countries also advanced to the final: Ukraine, Norway, Australia, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Denmark and the Czech Republic.

Armenia, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Luxembourg and Latvia were eliminated from the competition.

The contest began on May 12, when the first finalists were selected: Greece, Finland, Belgium, Sweden, Moldova, Israel, Serbia, Croatia, Lithuania and Poland.

The United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and France, along with host country Austria, automatically qualified for the grand final.