Sweden won the 60th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in a thrilling finale that saw 28-year-old Måns Zelmerlöw go head-to-head with Russia’s Polina Gagarina for most of the evening.
He eventually picked up 365 points for the song ‘Heroes’ while Russia scored 303 points.
.manszelmerlow from #SWE answers questions after giving his country its 6th Eurovision win #BuildingBridges pic.twitter.com/QdC6jeodv5— EBU (@EBU_HQ) May 24, 2015
Amid concerns about the rising costs of staging the show, this year’s contest was a slightly smaller affair.
A crowd of about 10,000 packed into Vienna’s Weiner Stadhalle.
Euronews correspondent Andrea Hajagos watched from behind the scenes:
“We’re here in the media centre at the exact moment the winner is announced. Even though we weren’t allowed access to the main hall, we still felt that we were among – not journalists – but real Eurovision fans,” she said.
Behind the scenes: How pyrotechnics work on stage, read more at http://t.co/icLb
