For the second year running, the Eurovision contest was overshadowed by protests over the European Broadcasting Union’s decision to allow an entrant from Israel to participate as that country’s confli...

“It's absolutely crazy, my dreams have come true,” marveled JJ, whose real name is Johannes Pietsch, at the post-competition press conference.

Eight juries gave Austria the maximum 12 points, but Italy was close behind, topping the poll in six countries, and France the favourite for five others.