Bulgaria triumphs at the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, Germany finishes 23rd
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 ↗
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 ↗
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Eurovision Song Contest 2026: Engels nach ESC: Platzierung kein Grund zur Traurigkeit
Die Zeit
| 02:59 17.05.
70. Eurovision Song Contest: Bulgarien gewinnt ESC - Deutschland nur Platz 23
Die Zeit
| 01:16 17.05.
Bulgarien gewinnt ESC - Deutschland Drittletzter
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| 01:14 17.05.
ESC-Finale - Bulgarien gewinnt Eurovision Song Contest in Wien - Deutschland auf Platz 23
Deutschlandfunk
| 01:06 17.05.
Musik - Eurovision Song Contest in Wien: Deutschland auf Platz 23
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| 00:53 17.05.
70. ESC: Deutschland erreicht Platz 23 im ESC-Finale
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| 00:48 17.05.
Eurovision Song Contest: Sarah Engels bekommt null Punkte vom Publikum
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| 00:48 17.05.
Musik - Finale des Eurovision Song Contests läuft
Deutschlandfunk
| 23:27 16.05.
Neue Voting-Regeln: ESC-Finale hat begonnen - viel Jubel für Sarah Engels
n-tv
| 21:46 16.05.
Musik - Finale des Eurovision Song Contests läuft
Deutschlandfunk
| 21:31 16.05.
Jetzt im Livestream: Eurovision Song Contest
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| 20:08 16.05.
ESC 2026 in Wien: Sarah Engels geht zuversichtlich ins Finale
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| 19:36 16.05.
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