From the first minutes of the final concert of the "Eurovision 2016" thousands of spectators around the world froze at the TV screens. On the most popular Internet portals were online reports, in which commentators shared their impressions of what is happening in Stockholm.
The latest news on the sites was updated every few seconds.
The main intrigue of the contest is who will win at Eurovision 2016, this year it was swirled between Russia and Ukraine. Bumechers have long predicted a victory for Sergei Lazarev, but after running the song Jamala, the Ukrainian performer was in second place in the betting tables.
Who won the Eurovision 2016, the first place
This year, the audience and the jury voted independently. Until the very end, it was not known who would win at Eurovision 2016. Only at the end of the contest the name of the performer became known. As the vote progressed, guest Justin Timberlake performed his new single Can not Stop the Feeling.
When the tension in the hall and at the screens reached the highest point, announced the results of the vote. First, the results of the jury's voting by countries were announced. With the final score of the professional jury, Australia became the leader, gaining 320 points. The second place according to the results of the judges' vote went to Ukraine (211 points), the third place was taken by France (148 points). Russia got the 5th place and 130 points.
By the time when it's time to announce the results of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 taking into account the audience's vote, the spectators' tension reached its climax. Each point changed the table, and it was impossible to predict who would win. And yet, according to the results of all the voting this year, Jamala received the treasured crystal microphone, gaining a total of 534 points.
Thus, the "Eurovision 2017" will be held next year in Ukraine.
What place did Sergei Lazarev take at Eurovision-2016
Those who supported the representative of Russia, but do not know how the final of the international contest was held, will first of all go to the Internet early in the morning to find out which place Lazarev took at Eurovision-2016. The composition You Are The Only One, which Sergei Lazarev performed at the Eurovision 2016, took 3rd place by results of the general vote, receiving 491 points.
Of course, this is also a victory, because
according to the results of the audience vote, Sergei Lazarev took first place . In addition, no participant of Eurovision 2016 broke the record of Sergey Lazarev, whose
You Are The Only One has typed 11.8 million views on YouTube. For those who did not watch the online broadcast of Sergei Lazarev's speech at the Eurovision 2016, there is an opportunity to do this now: