The United Kingdom finished second, Spain third. The top 10 is further filled by Sweden, Serbia, Italy, Moldova, Greece, Portugal and Norway. The full top 25:
| 1 | Ukraine | 631 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 466 |
| 3 | Spain | 459 |
| 4 | Sweden | 438 |
| 5 | Serbia | 312 |
| 6 | Italy | 268 |
| 7 | Moldavia | 253 |
| 8 | Greece | 215 |
| 9 | Portugal | 207 |
| 10 | Norway | 182 |
| 11 | The Netherlands | 171 |
| 12 | Poland | 151 |
| 13 | Estonia | 141 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 128 |
| 15 | Australia | 125 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 106 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 78 |
| 18 | Romania | 65 |
| 19 | Belgium | 64 |
| 20 | Armenia | 61 |
| 21 | Finland | 38 |
| 22 | Czech Republic | 38 |
| 23 | Iceland | 20 |
| 24 | France | 17 |
| 25 | Germany | 6 |
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With De Diepte, S10 scored better with the professional juries than with the viewers at home. The singer received 129 points from the juries and 42 points from the public. She received the highest number of points, the ‘douze points’, from Italy.
“I had hoped for a slightly higher position,” says S10. “But I look back on the whole period with a very happy and grateful feeling. All the sweet reactions I have received are very good for me. I opened my heart to you and received a lot in return.”
‘For all Ukrainians’
Kalush Orchestra thanked afterwards for all the support from the audience. “This one is for all Ukrainians,” frontman Oleh Psiuk said on stage after the win.
Betting shops had already predicted that Ukraine would get a lot of votes from the public because of the war. After all the performances had been completed, the chance of winning was estimated at 62 percent.
The Ukrainian government has thanked on Twitter for all the support after the victory of the Eurovision Song Contest. “You have melted our hearts,” reads the official government account. The support for the ‘brave fighters for peace’ is much appreciated. The song festival act Kalush Orchestra is also congratulated.
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Another foreign-language winner at the Eurovision Song Contest
It is the fourth time in six years that the winning song has not been sung in English. Since 1999, countries are free to determine in which language they sing on the Eurovision stage. This was previously allowed in the years 1973 to 1976. In all other editions it was mandatory to sing in one’s own language.
After the disappearance of the language rule, many countries with an English song went to the Eurovision Song Contest. In recent years, this trend has reversed and many different languages can be heard again. Last year, the top five was filled with four foreign-language songs: Italian, French (2x) and Ukrainian.
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