Denmark has been crowned as winner at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Swedish city of Malmo.

Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favourite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Azerbaijan finished second.

De Forest won with 281 points and Azerbaijan's Farid Mammadov finished 47 points behind, followed by Ukraine in third and Norway in fourth.

Ahead of the grand final, Denmark also won the first Semi-Final with 167 points followed by Russia with 156 points and Ukraine with 140 points.

The final outcome was decided by a 50:50 split between professional juries and televoting from all 39 participants.

The 26 finalists were made up of 20 qualifiers from the first and second Semi-Finals held on the 14th and 16th of May and six automatic qualifiers including the Big 5 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the host country Sweden.

Denmark, which will now have the job of hosting the 59th contest next year, had previously won in 1963 and 2000.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!