Bulgarian singer Dara triumphed at the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Austria. With her hit "Bangaranga" she won ahead of Israeli singer Noam Bettan, who took second place. The festival final took place in Vienna and featured 25 performers from various countries. Die Zeit ↗ Tagesspiegel ↗
German participant Sarah Engels with the song "Fire" finished in 23rd place and received zero points from the viewers. Nevertheless, according to available information, she delivered a strong performance that was warmly received by the public. Although Engels had a lighthearted attitude toward participating in the festival and, as the German entry, was not considered a favorite, her performance in the first part of the final received a positive response. n-tv ↗ n-tv ↗
Germany's worsened result at the Eurovision Song Contest represents the third-worst result among all finalists. The change to the voting system introduced this year had an impact on the final ranking of all performers. Bulgaria's victory represents a significant success for the country on the international music scene and at the same time represents a strong performance for southeastern Europe within the popular music festival. Die Zeit ↗ Deutschlandfunk ↗
Bulgaria triumphs at the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, Germany finishes 23rd
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