Russia definitely did not enjoy losing to Ukraine in what became a tense finale of the “Eurovision Song Contest” on Saturday.
Ukraine’s Jamala took home the Eurovision trophy and the rights to host next year’s competition after her song “1944” received the highest score from a combination of public votes and jury. Meanwhile Russia’s Sergey Lazarev finished third, even though his song “You Are The Only One” was the bookies’ favorite to win.
Lazarev, who won the most public votes but received a lower score from the jury, took defeat gracefully, thanked Europeans for voting for him and congratulated Jamala. He told …read more
Source: Newsweek
