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Loreen won a total of 372 points in the voting carried out in Eurovision member nations which merges votes cast by ordinary people via SMS with the decisions of professional juries in each country.
Her victory also earns Sweden the right to host the competition next year.
Second were Buranovskiye Babushki or Russia, a choir of elderly women from a remote village who warmed the hearts of audiences with their disco song in traditional dress and won 259 points.
Serbia, represented by the hugely popular Eurovision veteran Zeljko Joksimovic came third with 214 points.
Sweden are veterans of Eurovision and this is the fifth victory from a Swedish entry in the history of the contest. Their participation in the song contest goes back to 1958.
Sweden first won the contest in Brighton in England in 1974 with the instantly memorable hit "Waterloo" by the iconic group ABBA, for many the band and the song that defined the competition for ever.
However its last victory goes back to "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson in 1999 in Jerusalem.
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Her victory also earns Sweden the right to host the competition next year.
Second were Buranovskiye Babushki or Russia, a choir of elderly women from a remote village who warmed the hearts of audiences with their disco song in traditional dress and won 259 points.
Serbia, represented by the hugely popular Eurovision veteran Zeljko Joksimovic came third with 214 points.
Sweden are veterans of Eurovision and this is the fifth victory from a Swedish entry in the history of the contest. Their participation in the song contest goes back to 1958.
Sweden first won the contest in Brighton in England in 1974 with the instantly memorable hit "Waterloo" by the iconic group ABBA, for many the band and the song that defined the competition for ever.
However its last victory goes back to "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson in 1999 in Jerusalem.
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