After beating some stiff competition from a whopping 26 acts which included the UK’s very own Mae Muller, it was Loreen that reigned victorious at the end of this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Singing Tattoo, Loreen scored an impressive 583 points in total, which sent them skyrocketing to the top of the leaderboard!
Securing victory for a second time, Sweden’s entry Loreen managed to once again claim the coveted title with this year’s track Tattoo, 11 years after she triumphed at the competition back in 2012!
In the past decade since bringing home the coveted Eurovision win, Loreen has enchanted audiences with her voice, unique artistic expression, and captivating lyrics.
Alongside her English tracks, the singer has also produced critically acclaimed music in her native language Swedish, and even turned her hand to acting in the film adaptation of Vinterviken.
Last year, the singer returned to her roots and brought another dose of electrifying pop music to the stage with her song Neon Lights, a track inspired by a modern day Joan of Arc.
The entire event was no doubt a raging success for Liverpool, who clearly brought the party vibes and atmosphere to the proceedings with their energy, staging and infectious enthusiasm.
Along with the 26 competing acts, the show also featured an emotional performance from previous Eurovision stars.
Mahmood, from Italy, began the performance singing John Lennon’s Imagine accompanied by an orchestra, before Israel’s Netta descended from the ceiling singing to Dead Or Alive’s You Spin Me Round (Like A Record).
Iceland’s Dadi Frey performed the Atomic Kitten hit Whole Again, with backing dancers wearing jumpers featuring his face and the audience singing along. Cronelia Jakobs sat on a chair with her feet in water to perform I Turn To You by the Spice Girls' Mel C.
Merseyside’s own Sonia, who competed in Eurovision in 1993, entertained with a rendition of her entry Better The Devil You Know after clips of her time in the competition were shown on the big screen.
Dutch singer Duncan Laurence then performed Liverpool FC anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone as the crowd waved flags in the air.
He was joined on stage by hosts and performers, while Ukrainian winner Ruslana was shown on the steps of the Golden Gate in Kyiv singing along, joined by people waving the country’s national flag.
As viewers will know, this year the city played host to the contest on behalf of last year’s winners Ukraine, who were unable to hold the event due to the ongoing conflict with Russia in their home country.
This was made particularly poignant on Saturday, when the British Ambassador to Ukraine, Dame Melinda Simmons, revealed that Ukraine had been under fire from Russian missiles on Saturday as the Eurovision Song Contest took place, including the university home town of the Ukrainian act Tvorchi.
“Meanwhile, this #Eurovision night Ukraine is under another Russian missile attack,” Dame Melinda tweeted.
“Reminder that the reason why (Ukraine) could not host this event is because (Russia) continues to invade and the people of (Ukraine) live in continuing danger.”
However, undeterred by the events unfolding in her country, Melinda praised Ukraine’s entrants in the song contest, as she added “Tvorchi (definitely) win the prize for graphics. The staging was brilliant."
“And poignant as their university home town of Ternopil was targeted by (Russian) missiles this eve.”
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