Austria's Conchita Wurst wins the Eurovision song contest
Austria's Conchita Wurst has won the Eurovision song contest, winning the prize for the first time since 1966. Britain's hopeful Molly Smitten-Downes came 17th.
Austria's Conchita Wurst has won the Eurovision song contest, winning the prize for the first time since 1966. Britain's hopeful Molly Smitten-Downes came 17th.
Molly Smitten-Downs, 27, poses ahead of her bid to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen tonight.
It's the beautiful Molly from the #UnitedKingdom ready for the biggest gig of her life! #Eurovision #JoinUs http://t.co/aFmwaFB1TF
Austria was ridiculed for sending a drag queen to Eurovision but Conchita Wurst, previously Tom Neuwirth, won for the first time since 1966.
UK hopeful Molly Smitten-Downes had been among those tipped to place highly, but the night was for Austrian drag-queen Conchita Wurst.
The UK has had some embarrassing disasters at Eurovision, from out-of-tune twins to dubious experiments with rap.