Switzerland took home the trophy at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.
Nimmo won the night with his song 'The Code', becoming the first openly non-binary Eurovision winner.
Ukraine took third place after defeating second place Croatia.
In accepting the trophy, they said: “We hope this competition continues to deliver on its promise to champion dignity and peace everywhere.”
Switzerland has won twice so far. The last time was in 1988, when Celine Dion won for “Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi.”
Britain's Olly Alexander came in 18th place with “Dizzy.” His performance received mixed reactions and received no points in the public vote. He previously joked, “My chances of winning are 1 percent, but that's OK. It's better than zero.”
The night took a strange turn from the start, with Dutch entrant Joost Klein being kicked out of the competition.it was claimed that he
During a disagreement with a female crew member backstage, he uttered threatening words. He was disqualified by Eurovision organizers EBU (Eurovision Broadcasting Union).
Before the grand final began, the Netherlands announced that no points would be awarded to other contestants.
“We do not feel the need to clarify the findings of the Dutch jury,” they said in a statement. “We were imagining something completely different than what we imagined tonight.”
There are also reports that participants from Ireland, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are in “crisis negotiations” with the EBU and are considering withdrawing from the competition after calling for Israel to be disqualified from the competition. There was also.
When Eden Golan, a player from Israel, performed, loud boos could be heard from the audience. When Israeli representatives announced their country's vote, many in the audience turned away.