Where did the UK come in Eurovision? Lucie Jones wows crowds - getting the country's best result since 2011

Lucie Jones wowed crowds last night with a jaw dropped Eurovision performance.
Belting out the powerful ballad Never Give Up On You, the 25-year-old triumphantly earned the UK the most points in six years.
Coming 15th, Lucie was the toast of the UK, with celebrities and fans saying she should have won - not Portugal.
Lucie joked at midnight: "I WONNNNNN!!! Oh no wait..."

The UK's entry, Lucie Jones, managed to bowl over fans at home and at the Gran Final in Kyiv, with her "flawless" performance (Photo: Rex Features)

She was on fire! (Photo: AFP/Getty)

One enthusiastic fan tweeted: "Best song we have had since "Love Shine a Light". No question." Another added: "Ruled it Lucie."
"Finally. A uk performance to be proud of," tweeted Robert Howells following Lucie's song, while another fan agreed with host Graham Norton's summary, simply writing: "Flawless!!!!"

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And it seemed that Lucie utterly blew away her home crowd, as that was just the start of the praise.
"A million times more talented than anyone else on that stage tonight. Just brilliant," gushed another happy fan.

Last year saw the Ukraine's Jamala triumph with her song, 1944, bringing the contest to her homeland, however, it Salvador Sobral from Portugal ensured that the competition wouldn't be returning in 2018.
Taking to the stage to sing his emotional track, Amar Pelos Dois, the 27-year-old singer blew the competition away, as he lived-up to his title of bookies favourite - garnering huge praise AND votes.
Capping off his dramatic and emotional performance at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, the Portuguese star ended a 53-year draught and brought home his nation's first EVER victory in Eurovisio n.

With 26 countries from across the continent having made the final cut for the grand spectacle in the Ukraine, there was certainly plenty of entertainment on the night.
Originally the favourites to waltz away with the 2017 trophy were Italy's Francesco Gabbani and Sweden's Robin Bengtsson, however, they were beaten to the grand prize by the late comer to the top table.
In the end it came down to Portugal and Bulgaria, represented by 17-year-old Kristian Kostov - though it was ultimately Salvador's night as he accumulated a staggering 758 points.

Taking to the stage to sing his emotional track, Amar Pelos Dois, the 27-year-old singer blew the competition away, as he lived-up to his title of bookies favourite - garnering huge praise AND votes (Photo: AFP)

Joining the ranks of the great, the good and the err... memorable, Salvador finds himself immortalised in a diverse pantheon of pop stars.
Back in 1956, the very first winner of the competition was Swiss singer Lys Assia with Refrain.
And the competition has had its fair share of A-List talent gracing its stage, as ABBA took home the price for Sweden in 1974 with the iconic Waterloo.
Recent winners include the likes of Austria's Conchita Wurst in 2014 and Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow in 2015.

Abba took home the top prize in 1974 with Waterloo (Photo: WENN.com)

Conchita Wurst (Photo: BBC)

And it just wasn't the fight for the top spot which captivated viewers at home, as some of the acts were more notable for other reasons...
Kicking off the competition was Israel's entry IMRI, who was widely mocked by viewers for not being able to sing; fortunately for the 25-year-old he came up trumps in the looks department.
One fan went as far as to say: "He can get in my bed, as long as he NEVER sings to me."

Kicking off the competition was Israel's entry IMRI, who was widely mocked by viewers for not being able to sing; fortunately for the 25-year-old he came up trumps in the looks department (Photo: WireImage)

Meanwhile Italy's act weren't immune to the public's all-seeing eye, with many noting that Francesco's colourful backing singers looked more like a Star Trek away team (Photo: Rex Features)

The strangest thing to appear on stage all night came from Austria, whose entry Nathan Trent appeared to be doing his best impression of the Dreamwork's mascot - appearing on stage all in white sat in a moon (Photo: AFP)

Meanwhile Italy's act weren't immune to the public's all-seeing eye, with many noting that Francesco's colourful backing singers looked more like a Star Trek away team.
Though perhaps the strangest thing to appear on stage all night came from Austria, whose entry Nathan Trent appeared to be doing his best impression of the Dreamwork's mascot - appearing on stage all in white sat in a moon.
One addition to the show that no one saw coming was a man mooning the camera and crowd!

As the tradition dictates, during the count of each country's public votes a selection of performers and past Eurovision star's took to the stage.
But as last year's winner Jamala took to the stage to close the middle section of the show, she was forced to compete with an over excited member of the audience and MOONED the star and the audience - though security managed to bundle him off stage... eventually.