Our reporter Kal spoke to French contestant La Zarra. The two spoke about the similarities between Montreal and Amsterdam, about Moroccan food, about how the song was written and about the lyrics. “You have to be the first to believe in yourself” is an advice La Zarra gives. Watch the whole interview, as again it is more than worth it.

Eurovision 2026
🇧🇬 National: Bulgaria chose for Dara
Bulgaria will be represented by Dara. She was chosen out of eight finalists to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 February, out of three songs, one will be selected as her Eurovision Song.  final date: 31 JanuaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) 1 Roksana Kalimanku Denku 16 1 17 8      2 Mona Sila 17 6 23 3      3 Preyah Edelweiss 18 3 21 5      4 Mihaela Marinova Under pressure 19 7 26 3      5 Molec Vyatura 17 4 21 6      6 Dara Thunder 22 8 30 1      7 Innerglow Znak 16 2 18 7      8 Kerana & Cosmonauts  Nyama 18 5 23 4       semifinal date: 24 JanuaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) * Dara  25 14 39 1      * Dara Ekimova  21 4 25 12      * Dia  18 3 21 13      * Elizabet  18 1 19 15      * Fiki  21 7 28 9      * Innerglow  22 9 31 7      * Kerana & Cosmonauts  23 10 33 6      * Mihaela Fileva  22 6 28 9      * Mihaela Marinova  24 13 37 2      * Molec  24 12 36 3      * Mona  19 15 34 5      * Preyah  24 11 35 4      * Roksana  23 8 31 7      * Vall  19 2 21 14      *  Veniamin  21 5 26 11       The selected artist for Bulgaria sings 3 songs. A combined 5 member jury and an online voting decide who represents Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The show starts at 20.00 CET and you can watch it at BNT. final date: 28 februaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) * Dara           * Dara           * Dara          Â