Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow wins Eurovision Song Contest

Mans Zelmerlow was the bookmakers' favourite

Swedish singer Mans Zelmerlow has triumphed at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, beating Russia's Polina Gagarina.

Zelmerlow won with his upbeat pop track Heroes, which was accompanied by innovative animated visuals.

Italy were third, followed by Belgium. Australia finished fifth in the country's first Eurovision appearance.

The UK's 1920s-influenced swing act Electro Velvet finished 24th out of the 27 participants with five points.

A record number of countries took part, including Australia - which was invited to compete for the first time to mark the event's 60th anniversary

The top of the leaderboard:

1. Sweden. Mans Zelmerlow - Heroes. 365 points
2. Russia. Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices. 303
3. Italy. Il Volo - Grande Amore. 292
4. Belgium. Loic Nottet - Rhythm Inside. 217
5. Australia. Guy Sebastian - Tonight Again. 196

The bottom of the leaderboard:

24 - UK. Electro Velvet (above) - Still In Love With You. 5 points
25 - France. Lisa Angell - N'oubliez Pas. 4
=26 - Austria. The Makemakes - I Am Yours. 0
=26 - Germany. Ann Sophie - Black Smoke. 0

Zelmerlow was the bookmakers' favourite throughout the build-up to this year's contest.

"I'm so happy and I want to say thank you for voting for me," he told the crowd. "I want to say we are all Heroes, no matter who we love, who we are or what we believe in - we are all heroes."

It was Sweden's sixth Eurovision win - meaning they are now just one victory behind the contest's record holders Ireland, who have won seven times.

Mans Zelmerlöw - Heroes (Sweden) - WINNING performance LIVE at Eurovision 2015