Israeli pop star Noa Kirel took third place at the Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Liverpool on Saturday night.
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With her song "Unicorn," Kirel garnered 362 points, ranking after runner-up Finland's Käärijä and winner Sweden's Loreen. A returning champion, Loreen won the competition in 2012 with "Euphoria."
This year, she gained victory with her hit "Tattoo," becoming the second singer in Eurovision history to win the competition twice. The only other artist to do so was Ireland's Johnny Logan, who won in 1980 and 1987.
While the votes were being counted, Israel's Netta Barzilai, also performed on stage along with several other Eurovision icons.
Following the grand final, Kirel said, ""It exceeds the expectations, I am the happiest in the world."
Between the first semi-final on Tuesday, when Kirel performed, and the grand final on Saturday, Kirel garnered hundreds of thousands of followers on social media and "Unicorn" was viewed on social media, particularly YouTube, over two million times.
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