Swedish singer Loreen, who previously triumphed in 2012, has won the Eurovision Song Contest. -AP
Swedish singer Loreen has won the Eurovision Song Contest for a second time with her power ballad Tattoo, becoming the first woman, and only the second person, to do so twice.
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The singer, who previously triumphed in 2012, narrowly beat Finland's Kaarija after the public and jury votes were combined, with a total of 583 points to second-placed Finland's 526.
Australian rockers Voyager finished ninth out of the 26 nations which made the final.
Loreen had performed her anthemic dance-pop song Tattoo for the international voting public, singing from an illuminated enclosed space on the stage.
Her win means she equals the record held by Irish singer Johnny Logan, who triumphed at the contest in both 1980 and 1987.
Loreen's win also means Sweden will host the Eurovision for the 50th anniversary of Abba's 1974 win with Waterloo.
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