Denmark Wins Eurovision 2013

Denmark won tonight’s Eurovision 2013 finals in Malmo, Sweden. The top ten is above, the full list of where each nation finished is here.

Emmelie de Forest had been the overwhelming favourite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. The UK’s Bonnie Tyler came 19th, an improvement on last year when Engelbert Humperdinck came second from bottom. There was disappointment for Ireland’s Ryan Dolan as he finished in last place with just five points. Second in the vote was Azerbaijan’s Farid Mammadov, who was 47 points behind the winner, followed by Ukraine in third and Norway in fourth. Denmark, which will have the job of hosting the contest next year, had previously won the contest in 1963 and 2000.

Romania’s Cezar, the operatic Klaus Nomi clone who was my pick to win this year, finished a “respectable” 13th place. Below is Denmark’s entirely forgettable winning entry. At least the Azerbaijan cutie and his eyebrows got second place. He had an interesting performance gimmick, too.