Salvador Sobral wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for Portugal

26 acts performed, 42 countries voted and it was Salvador Sobral for Portugal who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with his song Amar Pelos Dois.

Earning 382 points from the international juries and 376 as part of the televotes of all participating nations to score 758 points, the highest total ever achieved at Eurovision. Portugal's win is the first ever, a 53-year wait for a victory that came to an end tonight!

Salvador's song was one of only three tracks this year not to be sung in English, his Portuguese language track Amar Pelos Dois was written by himself and his sister, who performed it with him on stage after his victory.

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Finishing in second place was Bulgaria, with Moldova in third place.

The United Kingdom's Lucie Jones received 99 points as part of the jury vote section of the show (including 12 from Australia!), but only an additional 12 from the popular vote, giving her a grand total of 111. The UK finished in 15th place overall out of 26 countries, our best placing since 2011.

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