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Dara

Browse piano sheets by Dara on Zen Virtual Piano. In Varna, a Black Sea port city, Darina Yotova graduated from the National School of Arts. She began singing traditional Bulgarian folklore at seven before turning her attention to contemporary pop. After leaving The X Factor she signed with the label Virginia Records and took the stage name Dara, releasing her first single, K'vo ne chu, with a video in the summer of 2016. A childhood in folk song followed by pop hints at a performer comfortable in more than one tradition. Arts schooling, beside a record deal with Virginia Records, may suggest training and industry both shaped her path. Her work with writers and producers from the United States, Canada, South Korea, Norway, Sweden, Britain and Romania has widened her reach. Collaborators include Chris Young, Jungleboi, Yoad Nevo and Monoir. Eurovision's profile says she has shaped the image of contemporary Bulgarian pop with her voice, stage presence and genre blending. A list of collaborators from so many countries suggests an artist looking well beyond home. Folklore singing from age seven, beside a pop style praised for genre blending, may suggest that her folk training left a mark on her blends. Bangaranga was written by Dara with Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea and Dimitris Kontopoulos. She has called Bangaranga a feeling everybody has inside, the moment you choose to lead through love and not fear. A song written with three co-writers, beside collaborators from many countries, may suggest co-writing is part of how she works. Eurovision's profile calls her 2025 album ADHDARA her most intimate project to date and says it marked her transition from a well-known pop artist in Bulgaria to one with a distinct international identity. She has mentored a new generation of musicians on The Voice of Bulgaria in 2021 and 2022. She also won the Marcel Bezençon Award for Best Artistic Performance, voted by participating commentators. Beyond singing, she works as a DJ, has taken a music production course and enjoys painting and pottery. DJ work, beside a music production course, may suggest an interest in making music beyond singing.

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Who is Dara?

Dara is a Bulgarian singer-songwriter born Darina Yotova in Varna.

What is Bangaranga?

It is a song written by Dara with Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea and Dimitris Kontopoulos.

What is ADHDARA?

It is her 2025 album, which Eurovision's profile calls her most intimate project to date.

What award did she win?

She won the Marcel Bezençon Award for Best Artistic Performance, voted by participating commentators.