The 70th Eurovision Song Contest concluded with a grand final last night, with Bulgaria's Dara claiming victory with her song "Bangaranga." Dara received the highest number of votes from both the professional jury and the public, accumulating a total of 516 points and securing the win.
Israel placed second with 343 points, followed by Romania with 296 points. The United Kingdom finished last with just one point, all from the professional jury, and zero points from the public.
Despite being favored to win, Finland's Linda Lampenius and Pit Parkkonen secured sixth place. Australia, also a favorite, finished fourth ahead of Italy in fifth. Serbia, represented by the group "Lavina," finished 17th this year.
The detailed list of final scores at the 70th Eurovision:
- 1. Bulgaria: Dara ("Bangaranga"): 516 points
- 2. Israel: Noam Betan ("Mišel"): 343 points
- 3. Romania: Aleksandra Kapitanesku ("Davi me"): 296 points
- 4. Australia: Delta Goodrem ("Eclipse"): 287 points
- 5. Italy: Sal Da Vinci ("Per semper si"): 281 points
- 6. Finland: Linda Lampenius and Pit Parkkonen ("Likemajaa"): 279 points
- 7. Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund ("Før vi gar hjem"): 243 points
- 8. Moldova: Satoši ("Viva, Moldova!"): 226 points
- 9. Ukraine: Leleka ("Ridnim"): 221 points
- 10. Greece: Akilas ("Ferto"): 220 points
- 11. France: Monro ("Respect!"): 158 points
- 12. Poland: Alicja ("Moli se"): 150 points
- 13. Albania: Alis ("Nan"): 145 points
- 14. Norway: Jonas Lovv ("Ia Ia Ia"): 134 points
- 15. Croatia: Lelek ("Andromeda"): 124 points
- 16. Czech Republic: Daniel Žižka ("Raskřiží"): 113 points
- 17. Serbia: Lavina ("Kraj mene"): 90 points
I can't believe Finland and Australia didn't live up to the hype! And how could the UK finish last? This year’s Eurovision was full of surprises, but Bulgaria's victory was a beautiful moment. What did you think of the results?