Azerbaijan has won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with a remarkable 221 points.
Ell and Nikki performed beautiful duet ‘Running Scared’ which scored a giant 32 point lead ahead of runners up, Italy. They received 12 points from Malta, Russia and Turkey.
Although this quashed the UK’s hopes of winning the contest for the first time in 14 years, we can still claim partial victory. Nikki – full name Nikki Jamal – was born in Azerbaijan however lives in north London.
And it was not all doom and gloom for UK artists, Blue. They scored 100 points with pop song ‘I Can’, which is ten times more than last year’s entrant Josh Dubovie. After a brief glimmer of being at the top of the table with twelve points from Bulgaria, Blue ended up a respectable 11th place, just missing out on the top ten.
It was, in fact, Ireland’s act that caused the excitement for the UK. X-factor contestants John and Edward stormed to 8th place after receiving 12 points from the UK, Denmark and Sweden. The wacky twins performed their entry ‘Lipstick’ in matching glittery jackets with studded shoulder pads and scored 119 points.
Bookies favourites, France, only scored 82 points with their entry ‘Sognu’ performed by Amaury Vassili.
The show was hosted in Dusseldorf, Germany, and they put on a fantastic evening and teamed with Graham Norton’s charming and witty commentary, it made for a entertaining evening.
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