“Azerbaijan have beaten the much-hyped Irish twins and 23 other finalists to secure their country’s first-ever win in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Nigar Jamal and Eldar Gasimov, who go by the name Ell/Nikki, won 220 points for their classic pop ballad with a catchy refrain, Running Scared, meaning next year’s songfest will be hosted in Baku.
Second place went to Italy and Sweden finished third.
“I’m the happiest man in the world right now,” Gasimov shouted to the crowd of 36,000 who packed the Fortuna Duesseldorf Arena to watch the show.
He was handed the trophy by Germany’s Lena Meyer-Landruth, who had sought to make history by defending her title for a second consecutive year in a row.”
