Woo hoo!

And it's another eight points for the UK. And another 12 for Spain - wow!

Another eight more points for Sam Ryder. They give top marks to Spain, too!

They give the UK eight points, with douze points (12 points - the top score) going to Spain.

The UK has 4 points - that's an improvement already! That puts us on the coveted left side of the board already.

The jury votes have been checked and verified - here we go!

Earlier, the revealed the names of the judges who'll hand out 50% of the UK's points tonight.

• Eliot Kennedy - Songwriter for the Spice Girls, Mary J Blige and Gary Barlow
• Helen George - Actress, Call The Midwife
• Adam Hunter - Singer
• Matthew Xia - Former 1Xtra DJ
• Deniece Pearson - Singer from 80s pop group 5 Star

The jury watched last night's dress rehearsal to reach their decision. Their results will be announced live from Salford by TV presenter and former Strictly contestant AJ Odudu (pictured).

Voting is now closed. And an astronaut has just appeared, sending us a message from the International Space Station. Only at Eurovision. A lucky sign for Sam?!

Mark Savage
Music correspondent, BBC News

Last night, juries all across Europe (and Australia) watched the second dress rehearsal of the contest to decide how they would distribute points tonight.

Comprised of musicians, songwriters and music experts, the juries look at the calibre of songwriting, as well as the performances, to come to a decision – and they were thought to be Sam Ryder’s best hope of getting a high score.

Unfortunately, his performance wasn’t as strong as in earlier rehearsals, and there was a small moment where he fumbled with his microphone that could cost him points.

As a result, he dropped from second to third place in the bookmakers’ odds, with Sweden’s electropop banger Hold Me Closer, rising up the rankings.

Mark Savage
Music correspondent, BBC News

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Laura Pausini sang at the top of the show, now it’s Mika’s turn, performing hits like Grace Kelly and Love Today with a suitably over-the-top production. He also gets to play his new single, Yo-Yo.

Earlier this week, the presenter told us that Eurovision was a huge part of his childhood in London.

“It was the one day of the year we were allowed to bring the television into the kitchen; and we’d all watch it together,” he said.

Although he’s performed in dozens of countries all over the world, Mika says that doing a television show for 200 million people is a different kind of pressure.

“It’s quite nerve-wracking, but you do get into the thrill of it,” he said. “You just buckle up and go.”

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The UK's Sam Ryder has gone down a storm, superfans in Turin say.

Patrick and Russell watching in the PalaOlimpico Arena described the whole crowd singing Spaceman and "roaring in applause at the end".

The Eurovision bloggers, from the Republic of Ireland, add he's a "contender to win for sure" and voting will be "nail-biting".

Back in the UK, Aaron, from Cheam, south London, says Sam was "amazing" and his electric guitar segment was a "moment".

Nicky, also from London, says Sam's performance gave him "goosebumps" and the whole party was "shocked" by how well he did.

Matt in Finchley, London, says Sam hands down got the biggest cheer.

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I presume some of these people have work to do, but until then...

Mark Savage
Music correspondent, BBC News

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Now for a very special moment, as Eurovision’s first ever Italian winner, Gigliola Cinquetti, returns to the competition.

She’s here to perform Non ho l’eta (per amarti), the song that earned her the crown in 1964, when she was just 16 years old.

In rehearsals, this has been utterly beguiling, and an emotional tribute to a Eurovision legend.

Fans of the contest will also know that Gigliola had a second attempt at winning the contest in Brighton in 1974. That year, she had to settle for second place, having come up against the unstoppable pop force of Abba.

Journalists are supposed to be objective and impartial. Not at Eurovision.

The French delegation were dancing on tables during Alvan and Ahez's performance.

Then the Norwegian press then had a go at recreating Subwoolfer's choreography.

Since then, Italy's journalists have had a group hug during Mahmood's moving Brividi, and Spain started throwing shapes to Chanel's SloMo.

Ukraine's press, with more urgent matters to worry about, were absent for Lakush Orchestra's performance...

But reporters from across the continent gave them a standing ovation and one even brought along a replica of lead singer Oleh's trademark pink bucket hat.

Mark Savage
Music correspondent, BBC News

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Here we go… the most successful act to emerge from Eurovision in decades are back for a victory lap.

Since Måneskin soared to victory last year with their pop-metal hit Zitti E Buoni, they’ve scored top 10 hits around the world, toured with the Rolling Stones and been nominated for a Brit Award.

They’re about to perform their new single Supermodel – but there’s an element of jeopardy to the performance. Singer Damiano David tore his ankle shooting a video and missed all the rehearsals for tonight’s show. The band, and the camera crew, will be winging it.

Let’s just hope someone’s told Damiano where the pyrotechnics have been placed.

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Last year's Eurovision winners Maneskin are back and performing tonight.

In 2021, the catsuit-wearing rock band won the Eurovision crown with their song Zitti E Buoni.

They became Italy’s first win since 1990 and only the third Italian act to win the contest.

The foursome, who originally became famous on X Factor Italy, have since had chart success in the UK and US following their Eurovision triumph.

Here's a re-cap on how the voting works:

• After all songs have been performed, each country will give two sets of points. One set is given by a jury of five music industry professionals from each of the countries taking part, while the other is from viewers at home. It’s a 50/50 split.
• Viewers can vote by telephone and through the official app but you cannot vote for your own country.
• Once the voting window has closed, the spokespersons in all participating countries will reveal their jury points live on air.
• Next, viewers' points from all participating countries are added up, and revealed from the lowest to the highest.
• This leads to the nail-biting result, which will reveal the winner of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest.

Well, we did it - we listened to all 25 songs, including all those ballads. And breathe! The voting lines are now open! As we're sure you know, you can't vote for the UK. But we're sure something else caught your attention.

Ukraine’s Eurovision commentator has been broadcasting all the build-up from a bunker in Lviv.

TV presenter Timur Miroschnychenko says he received thousands of messages from Ukrainians all over Europe following his commentating of the semi-finals.

Timur, who also presented Eurovision when it was hosted in the Kyiv in 2017, says: “All Ukrainians need this right now.

“Just for two hours for the semi-finals or three and a half hours for the final they will get a normal and peaceful life.

“It is very important for them.”

Speaking on what it would be like for Ukraine to win, he says: “We really want to win the competition this year because it will be very symbolic to Ukraine and like the first victory, before the main victory.”

And therein lies one of many miscalculations at the heart of president Putin’s invasion. How ironic that it is a singing competition, known for not taking itself too seriously, that should have pointed it out.

You can read about what Timur and some of this year's other commentators have said about the contest here.

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That was the last performance. And now for the voting!

According to the bookmakers, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra are still the big favourites for the win tonight, with the Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs second and UK third.

Let’s see how it pans out… Eurovision can be very unpredictable!