Armed with hair resembling porcupine quills, a pink turtleneck top with furry sleeves and tiny hot pants, Bulgaria’s DARA took first place Saturday night at Eurovision 2026 — “Bangaranga”-style.
Her Y2K fashion style was one of the evening’s most refreshing, and she looked as though she had been pulled from a dance-pop video from the early 2000s. DARA stood out against all the familiar Eurovision clichés: tight clothing, excessive costumes and quite a few designs in a futuristic language combining flowing fabrics and stage pyrotechnics.
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DARA, Bulgaria’s representative, after winning the Eurovision final
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The night’s winner, DARA, Bulgaria’s representative, surprised with a Y2K style and, together with her dancers, brought contemporary fashion to the stage
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Noam Bettan and the black leather suit designed by Or Yair Bitton for Highlight Studio set the stage on fire in a chilling performance
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Asaf Liberman and Akiva Novick, who hosted from Vienna, went on air armed with humorous jackets in the style of Florida retirees
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Hosts Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski looked as though they had escaped a disco party in Samarkand — he in a purple suit, she in a green dress
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Finland sent Pete Parkkonen and Linda Lampenius, who arrived dressed like a contemporary Barbarella with a violin
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Delta Goodrem, the Australian Disney princess, arrived carried on the golden cape of a classic Eurovision gown
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Denmark’s Søren Torpegaard Lund delivered the night’s sexiest performance, wearing leather pants and a mesh shirt in an electrifying stage orgy
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This, by contrast, was the least sexy look of the night, no matter how much exposed skin Germany’s delegation members displayed
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The prize for the night’s period costume goes to Croatia’s LELEK, with a cohesive performance rich in references
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Greece’s representative as a human Garfield bouncing across the stage, managed to carry off the bizarre corner with Mediterranean charm
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We could not keep track of all the stage elements used by Romania’s Alexandra Căpitănescu, who combined a glowing rope with vinyl clothing
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Eurovision marked 70 years Saturday night since the musical event was created to unite Europe after World War II. The celebrations were not reflected throughout the final, except for a performance held after the songs were presented, featuring past Eurovision stars performing familiar hits.
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Lordi, the 2006 winner, performing at the Eurovision final in Vienna
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Among the moments of nostalgia and camp, Lordi, Ruslana, Alexander Rybak and the character Verka Serduchka — the stage name of Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko, Ukraine’s 2007 Eurovision representative — took the stage.
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Verka Serduchka, Ukraine’s 2007 Eurovision representative, performing at the Eurovision final in Vienna
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While protests against Israel were held outside the arena in Vienna and boos could be heard from the audience inside, the Eurovision 2026 scoreboard delivered a surprise: Israeli representative Noam Bettan ended the night in second place with 343 points.
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Protest against Israel outside the Eurovision final
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Noam Bettan performing the song 'Michelle' at Eurovision
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Bettan delivered a confident, powerful performance, wearing a black leather suit and a sensual satin shirt designed by Or Yair Bitton for the Highlight Studio brand. Styling was by Tomer Almoznino, who was also responsible for the dancers’ costume styling; their outfits were designed by Shir Amar.
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Noam Bettan with the Israeli flag at the Eurovision final
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Bettan joined countries such as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Denmark, which made do with clothing that did not include too many design or costume elements. His performance projected a contemporary masculine style to the audience, something that could not be said for many of the outfits worn by other delegations that did not reach the top.
We gathered the standout style moments from the Eurovision final in the photos of the article.