Saturday's final made ratings history as millions of UK viewers tuned in to watch this year's Eurovision, held in Liverpool due to the war in Ukraine.
A record 9.9 million UK viewers watched the vibrant lights of last night's Eurovision as the grand final in Liverpool became the most watched in history.
A peak of 11 million saw Mae Muller finish second-from-bottom in the contest, which the London-born singer said was"not the result we hoped for". Posting on Twitter in the early hours of Sunday, 25-year-old Muller said:"I just want to say thank u x i know i joke a lot but we really put our all into the last few months, not the result we hoped for but so proud of everyone & what we achieved on this journey.Finland's Kaarija sings Cha Cha ChaThe disappointment came just 12 months after the UK finished second behind Ukraine when Sam Ryder wowed with his hit Space Man.
But despite the result Saturday's broadcast made ratings history, beating the previous record of 9.5 million people who tuned in to watch UK entry Blue compete in 2011.
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