Eurovision 2022 final LIVE: Sam Ryder restores UK pride to song contest after finishing 2nd to Ukraine after public vote

UKRAINE’S Kalush Orchestra has won the Eurovision contest after a storming public vote saw them pip the UK’s Sam Ryder to glory. It came after they performed in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, where bookmakers tipped them to win from the outset. The band’s frontman, Oleh Psiuk told the 7,500-strong audience: “I ask all of you, please help Ukraine, Mariupol. Help Avostal, right now,” Many of them gave the band a standing ovation in front of a global television audience of millions. Meanwhile, the UK’s Eurovision hopeful Sam Ryder took to the stage with an upbeat performance of… Read Full Article