from the 20th century by a master piece. hello i m frankie mccanley. welcome to the programme. sweden s act loreen has won the 2023 eurovision song contest with her pop anthem tattoo. the favourite going into the competition, she s only the second person to win the competition twice. the ukrainian electronic duo tvorchi with their song heart of steel came sixth. their home town in ukraine was hit by russian missiles moments before the band took to the stage in liverpool. the mayor of ternopil said warehouses were damaged. the uk s entry, mae muller, came second from last in the final standings but said she would never forget this journey. for the first time, fans from around the world were allowed to vote in the competition. our arts correspondent, david sillito, reports from liverpool. the public has given you. it was, for a moment, the public has given you. it was, fora moment, rather was, for a moment, rather tense. sweden versus finland. 243 tense. sweden versus finland.
celebration of liverpool. 32? and you ll never walk alone. # and you will never walk alone! it is not often the show has to pause to wipe away the tears. and there were a few tears from the winner at the end of the evening. loreen, a second eurovision trophy. a great night for sweden but also you can see that finland here is parting into the night however there was one definite uk winner on the evening, liverpool. david sillito, bbc news.
# and you will never walk alone # it is not often the show has to pause to wipe away the tears. and there were a few tears from the winner at the end of the evening. our winner, loreen, ourwinner, loreen, everybody. loreen, a second eurovision trophy. a great night for sweden but also you can see that finland here is partying into the night. por mae, 25th.