Eurovision as it happened: results announced as winner confirmed
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The Eurovision final in Liverpool has begun - with last year's winning act returning Kalush Orchestra to perform Stefania one more time.
The voting has closed. The lines were open during the interval which saw Eurovision performers from the past return.
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Hide AdThe full line-up of acts competing to lift the iconic glass microphone on Saturday (13 May) night has now been confirmed after the second semi-final. Albania, Estonia, Belgium, Austria, Lithuania, Armenia, Slovenia, Poland, Australia and Cyprus were it through after winning over the public on Thursday (11 May).
It comes as President Zelensky was blocked from addressing the Eurovision Song Contest final over fears it could politicise the event. The Ukrainian leader wanted to make an unexpected video appearance in Liverpool and it was expected he would implore the event’s global audience of millions to continue backing his country in its fight to repel its Russian invaders.
But the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an alliance of 112 member organisations which organises the annual contest along with the host broadcaster, which this year is the BBC, has refused. The EBU’s management team said Zelensky had “laudable intentions” but that “regrettably” his request was against the rules. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will strike on Saturday – the day of the Eurovision Song Contest final in Liverpool. Passengers are being urged to check before they travel.
Follow the latest updates, reaction and memes from the NationalWorld team in our Eurovision final live blog below.
Live updates from Eurovision in Liverpool
Key Events
Croatia with one of the most bananas songs of the night
Let 3 certainly put the bonkers in Eurovision with their performance! But what do the lyrics to the anti-war song mean in English?
UK's Mae Muller is final performance
I Wrote A Song brought the house down in Liverpool - with the final performance of the round
Eurovisions great and good from previous years return to the stage
The interval featured performances from previous contestants
Voting has CLOSED
You can't vote now. The lines are closed.
The results will be announced - starting with the jury results
UK get first points of the night
Ukraine are announcing first jury points for the night - and the UK has got 4 points.
Meaning no null points for Mae Muller!
The first 12 points went to Sweden
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