Bulgaria wins Eurovision and Israel takes second place

Bulgaria won the Eurovision contest with the song "Banjaranga" by singer Dara, beating 24 competitors during the grand final in Vienna. Israeli contestant Noam Bitan came in second place after protests against his country's participation in the competition.

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Bulgaria wins Eurovision and Israel takes second place

Source: DW Arabic

فازت بلغاريا بمسابقة يوروفيجن بأغنية "بانجارانجا" للمغنية دارا التي تفوقت على 24 منافسا خلال النهائي الكبير في فيينا. وجاء المتسابق الإسرائيلي نعوم بيتان في المركز الثاني بعد احتجاجات ضد مشاركة بلاده في المسابقة.

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