Salvador Sabral song 'Amor Pelos Dois' beat Eurovision favourites Italy.
Portugal had a huge lead following the juries vote and were 104 points ahead of second placed Bulgaria with the public vote to come.
While the battle for the winning spot seemed to be between Bulgaria and Portugal, Moldova, who were a huge 100/1 to win, surprised fans with great public support and shot from 110 points to 374 to secure a third place finish.
The win for Portugal was confirmed when 376 points from the public vote gave them a huge total of 758 for a resounding victory over Bulgaria.
On accepting the trophy, Sobral said: "We live in a world of disposal music. Music is not fireworks, music is feeling and this is a vicory for people who make music that actually means something. Lets bring music back."
For the United Kingdom, Lucie Jones finished in 15th place with 111 points. There was a strong reaction from the juries from the former X Factor contestant's performance of 'Never Give Up On You' with 99 points but she may have perhaps experted more than just 12 from the public vote.
While the battle for the winning spot seemed to be between Bulgaria and Portugal, Moldova, who were a huge 100/1 to win, surprised fans with great public support and shot from 110 points to 374 to secure a third place finish.
The win for Portugal was confirmed when 376 points from the public vote gave them a huge total of 758 for a resounding victory over Bulgaria.
On accepting the trophy, Sobral said: "We live in a world of disposal music. Music is not fireworks, music is feeling and this is a vicory for people who make music that actually means something. Lets bring music back."
For the United Kingdom, Lucie Jones finished in 15th place with 111 points. There was a strong reaction from the juries from the former X Factor contestant's performance of 'Never Give Up On You' with 99 points but she may have perhaps experted more than just 12 from the public vote.
