Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands has won the 2019 Eurovision song contest with his song Arcade in Tel Aviv, Israel.
It followed a big night of performances, including Australia's Kate Miller-Heidke, who finished ninth with her track Zero Gravity.
Miller-Heidke told Australian Story the song was part of her healing after struggling with early motherhood.
Italy finished second, followed by Russia, Switzerland and Norway.
Laurence had been the Eurovision favourite, with bookies giving him a 47 per cent chance of winning ahead of the grand final.
But in the end he had to rely on the fan vote to secure the country's fifth win in the competition.
The win was the Netherlands' first in 44 years, with the country last taking home the gold in 1975 with Teach-in's Ding-a-Dong.
Some 200 million people around the world were expected to watch the annual campy contest, with 26 nations battling to be crowned Europe's best pop act.
More to come.
