Austria win the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
The UK's drought of Eurovision Song Contest victories continues after the nation's entry again fell well short of the top spot.
Despite optimism of a strong showing in this year's competition, former shop assistant Molly Smitten-Downes could only place 17th with Austria's "bearded lady" Conchita Wurst finishing the clear winner with her stunning song Rise Like a Phoenix.
After securing her victory, Conchita said: "This award is dedicated to everybody who believes in a world of peace and freedom.
"You know who you are - we are unity and we are unstoppable."
Conchita's win seemed to come as a surprise for many, despite being a clear favourite from early on in the competition. As voting started, however, it appeared to be neck-and-neck between the Austrian contestant and the entrant from The Netherlands, who came second.
It is estimated the competition was watched by a massive 180 million viewers across 45 countries.
The second-highest performing of the Eurovision 'Big 5', singer-songwriter Molly Smitten-Downes represented the Brits with a dance tune.
Molly had been among those tipped to place highly with self-penned song Children Of The Universe and wowed a lively audience in this year's host city of Copenhagen, however she was the last out of 26 acts to perform and only managed to come in at 17th place overall. Still, it was an improvement on Bonnie Tyler's efforts last year, when we came 19th.
If she had managed to win, it would have been the first British entry to do so since Katrina and the Waves came top of the leaderboard in 1997 with Love Shine a Light.
But it was not to be for the 27-year-old singer-songwriter on the night... although she was sent a cake from her 'favourite' bakery in Borough Market by the slightly unusual show host, much to her surprise. So, you know: swings and roundabouts.
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