Sweden has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, pipping Russia and Italy to victory - with celebrity chef Nigella Lawson dealing the fatal blow to runner-up Russia when she announced the UK was awarding the Scandinavians a maximum 12 points.
Heartthrob Mans Zelmerlow, a 28-year-old singer and television presenter, won with the catchy electro-pop ballad Heroes, which he performed alongside a clever projected animation.
It is Sweden's sixth Eurovision win and their second in four years and moves them above the UK, Luxembourg and France (with 5 wins each) into second place in the number of wins table, below Ireland (with 7 wins).
Sweden won most recently in 2012 with Euphoria by Loreen and now gets to host the contest again next year. They finished with 365 points, 62 points more than second-placed Russia, who looked as though they were going to win it at one point. Italy finished third and Belgium fourth.
Australia was in the spotlight as the competition's special anniversary guest.
Represented by Guy Sebastian, they finished a brilliant fifth, getting ten points from the UK (although the Aussies didn't give the British any points).
But it was the UK's entry, Electro Velvet, which set tongues wagging for all the wrong reasons. The UK secured just five points overall and only scored higher than France, Germany and Austria. France got four points, whereas Germany and hosts and last year's winner Austria both got no points each.
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Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, pipping Russia and Italy to the post
Chef Nigella Lawson dealt Russia the fatal blow when she announced the UK was awarding Sweden 12 points
UK entry, pop duo Electro Velvet, was mocked by viewers worldwide and was awarded just five points overall
Australia tried to beat Europeans at their own game after being invited to contest as a 60th anniversary guest
WAG Edurne Garcia, the Spanish entry, set pulses racing and Austria's act performed alongside a burning piano
27 countries battled it out in the contest's live grand final at the Wiener Stadthalle in Austria's capital, Vienna
By Jenny Stanton For Mailonline
24 May 2015
Daily Mail
How it finished: Sweden won with 365 points, followed by Russia with 303 and Italy with 292. At the other end of the scoreboard, Germany and hosts Austria failed to pick up any points whilst France and UK picked up just four and five points respectively
Sweden's Eurovision victory, their second in four years, has allowed the country to overtake France, Luxembourg and UK in total number of victories, moving them clear into second place behind Ireland:
7: Ireland
6: Sweden
5: France, Luxembourg, UK
4: Netherlands:
3: Denmark, Israel, Norway
2: Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Spain, Germany
1: Monaco, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Latvia, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Finland, Serbia, Russia, Azerbaijan
Watch Måns Zelmerlöw's winning performance for Sweden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3avE4Zsp14g
Sweden has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, pipping Russia and Italy to victory - with celebrity chef Nigella Lawson dealing the fatal blow to runner-up Russia when she announced the UK was awarding the Scandinavians a maximum 12 points.
Heartthrob Mans Zelmerlow, a 28-year-old singer and television presenter, won with the electro-pop ballad Heroes, giving Sweden it's sixth win in Eurovision history. Sweden won most recently in 2012 with Euphoria by Loreen and now gets to host the contest again next year.
Australia was in the spotlight as the competition's special anniversary guest, but it was the UK's entry, Electro Velvet, which set tongues wagging for all the wrong reasons. The UK secured just five points overall while and only scored higher than France, Germany and hosts Austria.
Winner: An emotional Mans Zelmerlow, a 28-year-old singer and television presenter from Sweden, won with his electro-pop ballad Heroes
Mans Zelmerlow secured Sweden its sixth win in Eurovision history. Sweden won most recently in 2012 with Euphoria by Loreen and now gets to host the contest again next year
Victory: Sweden has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, pipping Russia and Italy to victory. Sweden secured 365 points in the contest
Swede success: Zelmerlow can't quite seem to believe it after being announced as the winner of the contest
Mans Zelmerlow of Sweden performs on stage during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. He won with the electro-pop ballad Heroes
Weird pyrotechnics: Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow, who won with 365 points, performed his catchy hit alongside some animated characters
Australia, making their competition debut and represented by Guy Sebastian, finished a brilliant fifth at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 held in Vienna, Austria
Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, dressed in blue, revealed the UK's favourite acts during the Eurovision song contest in Vienna, Austria
Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson dealt Russia the fatal blow when she announced the UK was awarding Sweden a maximum 12 points, pushing them to the top spot
The UK's entry, Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas - Electro Velvet - sang Still In Love With You, but were mocked by viewers worldwide on Twitter and scored just five points
Backlash: One user suggested the video clip of Electro Velvet performing at Eurovision could be attached to an EU resignation letter
Host country: The Makemakes, representing host nation and last year's winner Austria, performed the song I Am Yours and were accompanied on stage by a burning piano. They finished, however, with the dubious "nul points."
Spanish entry Edurne Garcia, the girlfriend of Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, set pulses racing with her raunchy performance of Amanecer
WAG Edurne Garcia, representing Spain, stripped midway through her performance and finished the song wearing a skimpy gold dress
Gianluca Ginoble, Ignazio Boschetto and Piero Barone of Il Volo secured 292 points for Italy, securing them third place in the competition. Italy was the only one of the "Big Five" which performed well
Tearful singer Polina Gagarina, representing Russia, performed the song A Million Voices, which secured her 303 points and second place
Overwhelmed: Polina Gagarina, a famous singer, songwriter and actress, became emotional as the points started coming in for Russia
On the night, the UK duo - Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas - sang Still In Love With You at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, complete with electric violins, light-up dresses and backing dancers showing off a Charleston-inspired routine.
Their electro-swing track which was written by David Mindel and Adrian Bax White.
Nicholas, who has cystic fibrosis, may be familiar as a former The Voice UK contestant, while Larke's day job is as a primary school teacher who moonlights as Mick Jagger in Rolling Stones tribute act The Rolling Clones.
Reacting to the performance, an Elizabeth Windsor parody account tweeted: 'Text from David Cameron: "If this wins, we'll stay in Europe".'
Another user wrote: 'This is the point where Simon Cowell would hold his hand up and ask what else they've brought with them.'
Rogan Devlin tweeted: 'Wow! On behalf of the UK I apologise to the rest of Europe for that... #Eurovision', while others compared it to the Birdseye Potato Waffles theme tune.
And Graham Norton, presenting the coverage for the BBC, told viewers 'we're not above begging' for votes.
Nina Sublatti (top) representing Georgia and the two Norwegian singers Mørland and Debrah Scarlett (bottom) sing A Monster Like Me
Rank outsiders Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas, known as Electro Velvet were desperate to pull off a memorable victory for the UK last night
On-stage kiss: Monika Linkyte and Vaidas Baumila representing Lithuania embraced on stage during their performance of the song This Time. Two people of the same gender snogging each other is, of course, all the rage at the moment
Aminata representing Latvia performs the song Love Injected (top) and John Karayiannis (bottom) of Cyprus performs One Thing I Should Have Done
Monika Kuszynska (top) performed for Poland and Maria Elena Kyriakou (bottom) representing Greece sang the song One Last Breath
Boggie of Hungary performs her song Wars for Nothing at the grand final show of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria
Ann Sophie of Germany performs her song Black Smoke at the grand final show of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. She failed to wow voters, who gave her "nul points" alongside hosts Austria
Spring in his step: Nadav Guedj (centre) represented Israel, singing Golden Boy - which matched his jaunty shoes
British fans hold a rainbow flag outside the venue before the start of the grand final of the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna
We're just happy to be invited! Fans of Australia pose for photos in the song contest park before the start of the contest. Australia finished fifth on their debut
Who are you supporting then? Fans arrive at the Wiener Stadthalle arena ahead of the final to cheer their country on
Swede victory: brandishing a Swedish and gay rights flag come to support their country - which walked away with the victor
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Heartthrob Mans Zelmerlow, a 28-year-old singer and television presenter, won with the catchy electro-pop ballad Heroes, which he performed alongside a clever projected animation.
It is Sweden's sixth Eurovision win and their second in four years and moves them above the UK, Luxembourg and France (with 5 wins each) into second place in the number of wins table, below Ireland (with 7 wins).
Sweden won most recently in 2012 with Euphoria by Loreen and now gets to host the contest again next year. They finished with 365 points, 62 points more than second-placed Russia, who looked as though they were going to win it at one point. Italy finished third and Belgium fourth.
Australia was in the spotlight as the competition's special anniversary guest.
Represented by Guy Sebastian, they finished a brilliant fifth, getting ten points from the UK (although the Aussies didn't give the British any points).
But it was the UK's entry, Electro Velvet, which set tongues wagging for all the wrong reasons. The UK secured just five points overall and only scored higher than France, Germany and Austria. France got four points, whereas Germany and hosts and last year's winner Austria both got no points each.
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Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Austria, pipping Russia and Italy to the post
Chef Nigella Lawson dealt Russia the fatal blow when she announced the UK was awarding Sweden 12 points
UK entry, pop duo Electro Velvet, was mocked by viewers worldwide and was awarded just five points overall
Australia tried to beat Europeans at their own game after being invited to contest as a 60th anniversary guest
WAG Edurne Garcia, the Spanish entry, set pulses racing and Austria's act performed alongside a burning piano
27 countries battled it out in the contest's live grand final at the Wiener Stadthalle in Austria's capital, Vienna
By Jenny Stanton For Mailonline
24 May 2015
Daily Mail
How it finished: Sweden won with 365 points, followed by Russia with 303 and Italy with 292. At the other end of the scoreboard, Germany and hosts Austria failed to pick up any points whilst France and UK picked up just four and five points respectively
Sweden's Eurovision victory, their second in four years, has allowed the country to overtake France, Luxembourg and UK in total number of victories, moving them clear into second place behind Ireland:
7: Ireland
6: Sweden
5: France, Luxembourg, UK
4: Netherlands:
3: Denmark, Israel, Norway
2: Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Spain, Germany
1: Monaco, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Latvia, Turkey, Ukraine, Greece, Finland, Serbia, Russia, Azerbaijan
Watch Måns Zelmerlöw's winning performance for Sweden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3avE4Zsp14g
Sweden has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, pipping Russia and Italy to victory - with celebrity chef Nigella Lawson dealing the fatal blow to runner-up Russia when she announced the UK was awarding the Scandinavians a maximum 12 points.
Heartthrob Mans Zelmerlow, a 28-year-old singer and television presenter, won with the electro-pop ballad Heroes, giving Sweden it's sixth win in Eurovision history. Sweden won most recently in 2012 with Euphoria by Loreen and now gets to host the contest again next year.
Australia was in the spotlight as the competition's special anniversary guest, but it was the UK's entry, Electro Velvet, which set tongues wagging for all the wrong reasons. The UK secured just five points overall while and only scored higher than France, Germany and hosts Austria.
Winner: An emotional Mans Zelmerlow, a 28-year-old singer and television presenter from Sweden, won with his electro-pop ballad Heroes
Mans Zelmerlow secured Sweden its sixth win in Eurovision history. Sweden won most recently in 2012 with Euphoria by Loreen and now gets to host the contest again next year
Victory: Sweden has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, pipping Russia and Italy to victory. Sweden secured 365 points in the contest
Swede success: Zelmerlow can't quite seem to believe it after being announced as the winner of the contest
Mans Zelmerlow of Sweden performs on stage during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. He won with the electro-pop ballad Heroes
Weird pyrotechnics: Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow, who won with 365 points, performed his catchy hit alongside some animated characters
Australia, making their competition debut and represented by Guy Sebastian, finished a brilliant fifth at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 held in Vienna, Austria
Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, dressed in blue, revealed the UK's favourite acts during the Eurovision song contest in Vienna, Austria
Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson dealt Russia the fatal blow when she announced the UK was awarding Sweden a maximum 12 points, pushing them to the top spot
Backlash: One user suggested the video clip of Electro Velvet performing at Eurovision could be attached to an EU resignation letter
Host country: The Makemakes, representing host nation and last year's winner Austria, performed the song I Am Yours and were accompanied on stage by a burning piano. They finished, however, with the dubious "nul points."
Spanish entry Edurne Garcia, the girlfriend of Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, set pulses racing with her raunchy performance of Amanecer
WAG Edurne Garcia, representing Spain, stripped midway through her performance and finished the song wearing a skimpy gold dress
Gianluca Ginoble, Ignazio Boschetto and Piero Barone of Il Volo secured 292 points for Italy, securing them third place in the competition. Italy was the only one of the "Big Five" which performed well
Tearful singer Polina Gagarina, representing Russia, performed the song A Million Voices, which secured her 303 points and second place
Overwhelmed: Polina Gagarina, a famous singer, songwriter and actress, became emotional as the points started coming in for Russia
On the night, the UK duo - Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas - sang Still In Love With You at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, complete with electric violins, light-up dresses and backing dancers showing off a Charleston-inspired routine.
Their electro-swing track which was written by David Mindel and Adrian Bax White.
Nicholas, who has cystic fibrosis, may be familiar as a former The Voice UK contestant, while Larke's day job is as a primary school teacher who moonlights as Mick Jagger in Rolling Stones tribute act The Rolling Clones.
Reacting to the performance, an Elizabeth Windsor parody account tweeted: 'Text from David Cameron: "If this wins, we'll stay in Europe".'
Another user wrote: 'This is the point where Simon Cowell would hold his hand up and ask what else they've brought with them.'
Rogan Devlin tweeted: 'Wow! On behalf of the UK I apologise to the rest of Europe for that... #Eurovision', while others compared it to the Birdseye Potato Waffles theme tune.
And Graham Norton, presenting the coverage for the BBC, told viewers 'we're not above begging' for votes.
Nina Sublatti (top) representing Georgia and the two Norwegian singers Mørland and Debrah Scarlett (bottom) sing A Monster Like Me
Rank outsiders Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas, known as Electro Velvet were desperate to pull off a memorable victory for the UK last night
On-stage kiss: Monika Linkyte and Vaidas Baumila representing Lithuania embraced on stage during their performance of the song This Time. Two people of the same gender snogging each other is, of course, all the rage at the moment
Aminata representing Latvia performs the song Love Injected (top) and John Karayiannis (bottom) of Cyprus performs One Thing I Should Have Done
Monika Kuszynska (top) performed for Poland and Maria Elena Kyriakou (bottom) representing Greece sang the song One Last Breath
Boggie of Hungary performs her song Wars for Nothing at the grand final show of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria
Ann Sophie of Germany performs her song Black Smoke at the grand final show of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. She failed to wow voters, who gave her "nul points" alongside hosts Austria
Spring in his step: Nadav Guedj (centre) represented Israel, singing Golden Boy - which matched his jaunty shoes
British fans hold a rainbow flag outside the venue before the start of the grand final of the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna
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