Tonight threw up a few surprisespublished at 00:47 BST

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Emma Saunders
Culture reporter

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Some years, it's pretty obvious who is going to win. Think Loreen when she won the contest for a second time in Liverpool three years ago.

But this year, there were a few curveballs.

Before the contest began, Finland were the favourites, followed by Australia, Greece, Israel and Romania. And while two of those made the top five, the winner was something of a surprise (although we're not sure why - we loved it!)

The final five were:

1. Bulgaria - Dara - 516
2. Israel - Noam Bettan - 343
3. Romania - Alexandra Căpitănescu - 296
4. Australia - Delta Goodrem - 287
5. Italy - Sal Da Vinci - 281

We must admit, we didn't see Italy doing so well but what do we know?!

Unfortunately, the UK was odds on to land in the lower part of the leaderboard and so it proved, as we came last for the second time in five years.

Imogen James
Live reporter

Broadcasting treasure Graham Norton has been taking the UK audience through the paces during this year's Eurovision coverage on BBC One and iPlayer.

In typical Norton fashion, it's not been without a few memorable commentary moments.

Here are some of his best one liners from the evening:

• "I mean... this is not his natural habitat," he said of the UK's entry, but he did say how proud he was of Look Mum No Computer
• "Sadly now we return to our hosts," Norton quipped about the Austrian hosts at one point - ouch!
• "Changing outfit - a good idea. But into this?" he joked again about the presenters
• On Sweden's act, who always wears a mask, Norton said it could be anyone. "Could be Louise Redknapp, Cheryl... I haven't seen Jane McDonald in ages"
• "I'm afraid Harry Styles called; he wants his trousers back" - Norton on Norway
• "I'm afraid it's Victoria and Michael time," he joked one final time about tonight's hosts

We saw a huge variety in the performers throughout the evening, and none failed to bring the drama.

Here are some of the best snaps from this year's song contest:

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Our winner has been announced.

Throughout the night, we've had a great time in the office seeing all of your pictures of how you've been celebrating the Eurovision final.

Here's a look back:

Jonathan and his friends took their Eurovision costume inspiration from the UK's act Look Mum No Computer.

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While some showed their love for the BBC's host Graham Norton, who guided the audience through the evening on BBC One and iPlayer.

Rhian and Rachel sent us this photo of them supporting the UK all the way.

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And how far is too far? Well, Chris decided to get a brand new tattoo to mark the occasion. They had "absolutely no intention of watching quietly". We hope you had fun!

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Helen Bushby
Culture reporter

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Last year's winner JJ rushed onto the stage to hand over the trophy to Dara, after her triumphant performance.

"I love you, I knew you'd win," he said, as he hugged her. "Congratulations girl, this is yours!"

She was showered in gold glitter as the show ended.

Emma Saunders
Culture reporter

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At the end of the night, it's 516 votes for Bulgaria, as Israel came second with 343.

That is a really high score for the winners!

She holds the trophy aloft - woohoo! What a banger.

Find out from the winner Dara what Bangaranga means:

Grabbing a mic, Bulgaria's Dara is back performing after her victory at Eurovision - watch live above.

She's still fiddling with getting her ear piece in as she takes to the stage for the impromptu performance.

The crowd goes wild.

As Eurovision 2026 ends, here's how the scoreboard ended up.

The numbers below are the combined scores from both the public, and jury vote:

Nobody saw it comingpublished at 00:03 BST

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Mark Savage
Music correspondent

That was a nail-biter. As predicted, the public votes shuffled the leaderboard like a pack of cards.

Romania shot to the top of the leaderboard, and Moldova massively increased its score.

There was a very mixed reaction in the arena when Israel took the lead - with some fans making their views clear on the country's participation.

Finland, who were the favourites to win all year, had to settle for sixth place. But in the end, Bulgaria's Bangaranga clinched it - scoring a grand total of 516 points.

Nobody saw it coming. Dara wasn't considered to be in the running - even during the semi-finals. But the quirky choreography and naggingly catchy chorus turned her into a winner.

I told you it was my favourite.

Bulgaria takes the win. Dara gets a total of 516 points for her hit Bangaranga.

Israel come in second place with 343 points.

Drag queen La Voix, or as she said official "spokesdiva", announced a little earlier how the UK jury voted. She appeared from a "cleaner's cupboard with a green screen behind me", she joked.

Here's how the UK voted:

• 12 - France
• 10 - Bulgaria
• 8 - Czechia
• 7 - Ukraine
• 6 - Denmark
• 5 - Poland
• 4 - Norway
• 3 - Australia
• 2 - Finland
• 1 - Malta

As a reminder, the UK has come in last place.

It's crunch time.

The last few sets of results from the public vote are being announced.

Stay with us as we find out who the winner is, and watch live above.

Emma Saunders
Culture reporter

Oh dear, the public weren't keen either. We've come last.

It's nul points from the public for Sam Battle - aka Look Mum No Computer - which means we only have that solitary one point from the jury.

Sam laughs it off and waves his flag at the camera.

A reminder that that doesn't mean he literally got zero points - it just means he didn't get into the top 10 for any country.

But that's our worst result since James Newman got no points overall in 2021.

Emma Saunders
Culture reporter

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The jury votes are now all in, and we only got one point.

We're joint bottom with Austria. Sigh.

Graham joked that no-one can take it away from us!

Last year's UK entry Remember Monday got 88 marks from the jury last year but then got nul points from the public.

Let's hope the public might warm more to Sam and his quirky song, Eins, Zwei, Drei. Surely some German-speaking fans might approve?

Now for the viewer votes! Everything could change!

Up next, it's the public vote - let's see how things go!

The vote could turn upside down in the next 10 minutespublished at 23:43 BST

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Mark Savage
Music correspondent

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The juries have had their say. Bulgaria is the critics' favourite.

With 204 points, Dara's Bangaranga has a 46 point lead over Australia, whose Delta Goodrem is in second place.

But what will the public vote do to the leaderboard? Every country can receive a theoretical maximum of 432 points - potentially turning everything upside down.

Israel is expected to do very well here. But Belgium and Australia felt like genuine real crowd-pleasers, too.

It's too close to call. But we know one thing: The UK's definitely not winning.

We've just come to the end of the jury vote, all 35 countries involved in the competition have now handed out their points.

But remember, this is only half of the vote. The competition is not yet over and with the public vote to come it could all still change.

Here's who has come out on top at the end of the first set of results:

• Bulgaria - 204
• Australia - 165
• Denmark - 165
• France - 144
• Finland - 141

Stick with us as we wait to hear who has won this year's song contest.

The UK has just dished out their 12 points.

Drag queen and Strictly Come Dancing Star La Voix announces 12 points for France.

We'll bring you a more comprehensive look at how the UK voted shortly.

'What in the bangaranga is going on?': No clear winner has emerged yetpublished at 23:29 BST

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Mark Savage
Music correspondent

We're more than half-way through the jury votes, and no clear winner has emerged.

Australia, Italy, France, Poland, Israel and Bulgaria have all received 12 points, and the top of the leaderboard is constantly in flux.

Bulgaria are in pole position as I type - and I suspect Bangaranga has been a vote-winner with the public, too.

During the contest, bookmakers slashed Dara's odds of winning - putting her in third place, with Australia second and Finland still at the top.

"What in the bangaranga is going on?" she just exclaimed in the green room.

Who knows, Dara? Who knows?

Debra sent us this picture of Em, Dexter and Effy "snacking and loving tonight". She sends good wishes to everyone watching.

Your snacks look much better than ours!

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