The real Eurovision winner? The British voters who showed they weren't intimidated by the pro-Hamas...

The most deafening shout of the Eurovision night wasn't the climactic shriek vented by Bambie Thug, Ireland's 'goth goblin' entrant, giving a demon one last emphatic kick in the ribs.

In fact, she topped the public poll but, thanks to the official juries, the trophy went to Switzerland's flamboyant singer Nemo – whose song The Code was admittedly the stand-out catchy number of the night and whose spectacular dance routine was easily the most impressive.After a ceremony marred by angry demonstrations outside, jeers and catcalls in the auditorium, and a pervading sense of unease, everyone involved looked grateful simply to get to the end without incident.

The mood from the first moment, when a message from HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden opened the contest, was deep with unease. The tension didn't let up throughout the night, from the initial parade of flags to the ambiguously barbed comments of some of the celebs announcing their country's scores.

To add to the discomfort, Olly Alexander put on the most distasteful performance ever staged by a British entrant – writhing with dancers on the tiles of a washroom that dripped with black mould and dirt.But how this dross could represent our nation at the most prestigious pop event in the world defies all understanding.

The Code was the one really great song of the night, if you don't count last year's winner Tattoo by Loreen or Abba's Waterloo, both performed during the interval.

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