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Bonnie Tyler: 'I did my best at Eurovision' | Bonnie Tyler: 'I did my best at Eurovision' |
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Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has said she "did the best that I could do" at the Eurovision Song Contest after her UK entry came 19th out of 26 countries. | Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has said she "did the best that I could do" at the Eurovision Song Contest after her UK entry came 19th out of 26 countries. |
"I'm sure a lot of people will be disappointed on my behalf but I have really enjoyed my Eurovision experience," she said in Malmo, Sweden. | "I'm sure a lot of people will be disappointed on my behalf but I have really enjoyed my Eurovision experience," she said in Malmo, Sweden. |
"I did the best that I could do with a great song. I don't feel down and I'm ready to party." | "I did the best that I could do with a great song. I don't feel down and I'm ready to party." |
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the contest with her song Only Teardrops. | Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the contest with her song Only Teardrops. |
Denmark finished with 281 points, followed by Azerbaijan with 234 points, while Ukraine were third with 214 points. | Denmark finished with 281 points, followed by Azerbaijan with 234 points, while Ukraine were third with 214 points. |
Tyler, who found global fame in the 1980s with hits such as Total Eclipse of the Heart, finished with 23 points. | Tyler, who found global fame in the 1980s with hits such as Total Eclipse of the Heart, finished with 23 points. |
"The songs at the top of the table totally deserve to be up there," the 61-year-old star said afterwards. "Of course I would have liked to bring it back to the UK but it's been a night to remember." | "The songs at the top of the table totally deserve to be up there," the 61-year-old star said afterwards. "Of course I would have liked to bring it back to the UK but it's been a night to remember." |
She added: "I'm so glad and so happy that I did it because it was an incredible experience. It was like the Grammy Awards all over again." | She added: "I'm so glad and so happy that I did it because it was an incredible experience. It was like the Grammy Awards all over again." |
Her result was an improvement on last year when the UK's entrant Engelbert Humperdinck came second from last with just 12 points. | Her result was an improvement on last year when the UK's entrant Engelbert Humperdinck came second from last with just 12 points. |
Overnight viewing figures show that an average of 7.7 million people tuned into the contest on BBC One in the UK, reaching a peak of 9.2 million between 22:45 and 23:00 BST (21:45 and 22:00 GMT). | |
There was disappointment for Ireland's Ryan Dolan, who came last with just five points. | There was disappointment for Ireland's Ryan Dolan, who came last with just five points. |
Johnny Logan, the three-time Eurovision winner who represented Ireland, said the UK's entries had not been strong enough in recent years. | Johnny Logan, the three-time Eurovision winner who represented Ireland, said the UK's entries had not been strong enough in recent years. |
"I think over the years it's been slated so much in England and Ireland that the best writers don't take part in it any more. That's the reality," he said. | "I think over the years it's been slated so much in England and Ireland that the best writers don't take part in it any more. That's the reality," he said. |