This year's contestant for the UK, Engelbert Humperdinck, managed to pull in a less than competitive 12 points after Ireland, Latvia, Belgium and Estonia were the only four countries out of 42 that awarded any points.
Britain was placed at second to last, with only Norway cushioning the blow at rock bottom. Former Swedish Idol contestant Loreen won the competition with her club track Euphoria.
Following the poor performance, British viewers used websites and social networking sites to call for ...
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