The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest concluded on Saturday (May 16), with Bulgaria’s Dara being crowned the winner.
Eurovision is the world's longest-running TV music competition. Each year, dozens of European countries—alongside a few non-European countries like Israel and Australia—compete to see who has the best song.
Countries can send either a singer, a duet, or a band to represent them. Twenty-six countries make it to the grand final: 10 from each semi-final and six who qualify automatically, which includes the previous year’s winner as well as the “Big Five”: Spain, France, Italy, Germany, and the UK.
