The hosts: Conchita and Austria had the honour of holding this year's competition as well as taking in the results

Maraaya of Slovenia performs during the Eurovision Song Contest final on May 23, 2015 in Vienna. The final of the 60th Eurovision Song Contest with 27 nations competing takes place on May 23, 2015. AFP PHOTO / DIETER NAGLDIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images

Spring in his step: Nadav Guedj (centre) represented Israel, singing Golden Boy - which matched his jaunty shoes

Monika Kuszynska

Aminata representing Latvia

The contest has a cult following in Australia - and they were invited as special guests to mark six decades of the show. Singer Guy Sebastian took fifth place for the Aussies

On-stage kiss: Monika Linkyte and Vaidas Baumila representing Lithuania embraced on stage during their performance of the song This Time

Rank outsiders Alex Larke and Bianca Nicholas, known as Electro Velvet were desperate to pull off a memorable victory for the UK tonight

Overwhelmed: Polina Gagarina, a famous singer, songwriter and actress, became emotional as the points started coming in for Russia

Polina Gagarina

Tearful singer Polina Gagarina, representing Russia, performed the song A Million Voices, which secured her 303 points and second place

Gianluca Ginoble, Ignazio Boschetto and Piero Barone of Il Volo secured 292 points for Italy, securing them third place in the competition

WAG Edurne Garcia, representing Spain, stripped midway through her performance and finished the song wearing a skimpy gold dress

Spanish entry Edurne Garcia, the girlfriend of Manchester United' goalkeeper David De Gea, set pulses racing with her raunchy performance of Amanecer

Host country: The Makemakes, representing Austria, performed the song I am Yours and were accompanied on stage by a burning piano

Mans Zelmerlow of Sweden performs on stage during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. He won with the electro-pop ballad Heroes

Swede success: Zelmerlow can't quite seem to believe it after being announced as the winner of the contest

Victory: Sweden has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, pipping Russia and Italy to victory. Sweden secured 365 points in the contest

Winner: An emotional Mans Zelmerlow, a 28-year-old singer and television presenter from Sweden, won with his electro-pop ballad Heroes