Switzerland wins Eurovision, while UK comes 18th

Swiss singer Nemo has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, with their song The Code.

A compelling hybrid of opera and hip-hop, it topped both the public and the jury vote, giving the 24-year-old an impressive score of 591 points.

The singer becomes the first non-binary artist to win Eurovision. Fittingly, they wrote the song to explain how they came to terms with their identity.

Croatia came second with the raucous party anthem Rim Tim Tagi Dim, while the UK’s Olly Alexander was consigned to 18th place, out of 25.

The Years and Years singer received the dreaded “nul points” from the public, but was saved from last place by the juries,

They awarded his song, Dizzy, 46 points.

This year’s contest was overshadowed by protests over Israel’s participation, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

Israel’s entrant, the 20-year-old singer Eden Golan, received a mixture of boos and cheers as she performed on stage in Malmö.

In their victory speech on stage, Nemo said: “I hope this contest can live up to its promise and continue to stand for peace and dignity for every person in this world,” as they lifted the infamous crystal trophy.

He later broke the trophy as it appeared to fall on to the stage after he waved it around in triumph.