Austria's Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision, Armenia comes 4th (video)

Austria's Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision, Armenia comes 4th
 May 12, 2014 - 10:20 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Singer and comedian Aram MP3’s “Not Alone” took the 4th spot at 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, gaining 174 points. France, Austria and Georgia awarded Armenia with the highest number of points (12) each.

The song is composed by the singer himself, with lyrics by Garik Papoyan.

According to BBC News, Austrian drag act Conchita Wurst has been crowned the winner. The singer, whose real name is Tom Neuwirth, won with the song Rise Like a Phoenix, collecting 290 points.

The Netherlands finished second with 238 points, with Sweden in third place with 218 points.

In total 26 countries performed at the B&W Hallerne arena for an expected television audience of more than 120 million fans.

Figures released on Sunday, May 11 showed Eurovision generated 5.4 million tweets on social media, with a peak Twitter activity of 47,136 tweets per minute when Wurst's victory was announced.

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BBC. Austria wins Eurovision Song Contest
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