Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision for the second time

Sweden's Loreen wins Eurovision for the second time

 With Daniel Rosney in the arena, Andre Rhoden-Paul and Gem O'Reilly at the Eurovision Village fan zone, and Helen Bushby, Emma Saunders and Mark Savage watching live in Liverpool

As Loreen sings in her Eurovision-winning song Tattoo "it's time to say goodbye".

And it's farewell from us here after a non-stop few hours of live coverage from this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Lightning struck twice for the Swedish singer, as she claimed the crown for the second time in 11 years. While she was the favourite, the votes came down to the wire after Finnish rapper Käärijä and his verdant sleeves brought the house down and came a very respectable second.

Yellow and blue were the colours of the night, not just because of the winner but because of Ukraine. The UK hosted the competition on Ukraine’s behalf, and last year's winners Kalush Orchestra kicked off the show in style.

It was a bad night at the office for the UK's Mae Muller, who came second last. It's a long way from Sam Ryder's second place last year, but it's that unpredictability that keeps Eurovision fans coming back for more every year.

The celebrations are in full flow in Liverpool but it's goodnight from me and my colleagues Jasmine Taylor-Coleman, Aoife Walsh and Antoinette Radford in London.

Thanks to our team reporting from the contest all week, and to you for following along. Is it too soon to say, "Hello, this is Sweden calling?!"

In Pictures: Highs and lows as the winner was crowned

The audience cheered as Loreen was handed the trophy. It was a historic moment - Loreen is the first woman to win the contest twice

...but within minutes, the taste of victory had turned sour for Finland. Loreen received 253 points from the public vote, pushing her back to the top of the scoreboard with a massive 583 points

Sweden's Loreen was off to a flying start, with many of the national juries rewarding her douze points, shooting her straight up the scoreboard with a major lead from other artists

Over in the UK's Mae Muller corner, the artist looked disappointed as she moved into second last place on the scoreboard, having had poor luck in both the jury and public vote

But it was all still to play for when things started to look up for Finland's Käärijä. The public vote gifted Finland an astonishing 376 points - launching Käärijä into first place above Sweden

After a night of funky tunes and silliness, the atmosphere turned tense once hosts Hannah Waddingham and Graham Norton turned to the national juries for their results