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Sonia Sharma

Loreen of Sweden makes history after winning Eurovision while UK ends second from last

Loreen of Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest - becoming the first woman to win the competition twice.

The singer, who previously triumphed in 2012, scored a total of 583 points after the public and jury votes were combined, narrowly beating Finland's Kaarija who scored 526. The win also ties her native Sweden with Ireland as the nation with the most wins, with seven apiece.

Meanwhile, there was disappointment for UK fans as Mae Muller finished second from last. She scored only 24 points despite an energetic performance of her track, I Wrote A Song. Below her on the leaderboard was only Germany's heavy metal band Lord Of The Lost with 18.

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