The long awaited final. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson spent the evening with them. this was a eurovision party for the ages. the uk fans were amongst the least confident. where do we think it will finish between one and 26? left hand side, for sure. it it will finish between one and 26? left-hand side, for sure.- left-hand side, for sure. it has to be left-hand- left-hand side, for sure. it has to be left-hand. time left-hand side, for sure. it has to be left-hand. time for left-hand side, for sure. it has to be left-hand. time for the - left-hand side, for sure. it has to | be left-hand. time for the contest to beain be left-hand. time for the contest to begin and be left-hand. time for the contest to begin and the be left-hand. time for the contest to begin and the eurovision - be left-hand. time for the contest to begin and the eurovision theme turned into a mass singalong. there are 15,000 people watching eurovision on the screen. the first
There s 12 of them around the city. what do they represent? it s very important to show that we have our own culture, our own melodies. and it s really important during these times, during the war, to show that. and so, with the eyes of the world on liverpool, i want to know how the city is doing just that, without taking the limelight from ukraine. why do you think that liverpool won this bid? so, we had a whole programme of work curated by ukrainian artists and uk artists around eurovision and we also do those two things in liverpool really well. we ve got compassion and it s bonkers. was there ever a danger that liverpool would hog the limelight? so, we re very clear that this is their party. we rejust, you know, we re just hosting it in our house. everywhere you go, you ll see ukraine. this will feel like a real ukrainian scouse mash up the nation of ukraine and the city of liverpool, kind of all combined into one.
It s thought the event could end up attracting an extra 100,000 people to come and see england s only unesco city of music. so, i ve got one question why are scousers such good entertainers? there s a long line of musicians, actors and comedians with deep connections to the city. i m back from london! but new times mean new opportunities to entertain. i m only at the eurovision, aren t i?! ..like this one man viral sensation. it s scott and rylan! he calls himself the queen of scotty road and he s as close to a professional scouser as you can get. 0h, hi. how are you? nice to meet you. this city is known for entertainers, big personalities. where does that come from? it s just the capital of entertainment. the beatles, cilla black, gerry and the pacemakers
Details southeast, rain moving in. all the details coming up in the programme. was details coming up in the programme. was the details coming up in the programme. was the warmest day of the year. good was the warmest day of the year. good morning. it s sunday may 1a. our main story: after months of build up all eyes were on liverpool last night for the final of eurovision, where sweden s loreen was crowned the winner of the song contest for the second time. but it was a disappointing night for the uk s mae muller, who came second to last. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito has the story of the night. the public has given you. it was, for a moment, rather tense. sweden versus finland. 215 points! we have a winner! sweden! but at the end it, was sweden s night, the culmination of a show that began with an artful blend of ukraine and uk, including the piano skills
Talking of a ukrainian scouse mash up. ..this bakery has been a bedrock of the local community for more than a century now and during times of poverty and crisis, they ve always lent a helping hand. and this year because of eurovision, they re going one stage further in helping others in crisis because they ve created what they re calling a peace pie, combining a classic scouse stew with ukrainian ingredients. proceeds from the sale of each pie will be split between liverpool s food banks and ukraine s humanitarian charities. tell me, what are the ingredients? it s like a local stew recipe to liverpool. so, really all this is is a version of the scouse but with the addition of what is a kind of classic ukrainian beef borscht soup. and then, each thumb will go in. see? yep. good luck. my teacher has run away, probably because he s too embarrassed.