GERMANY won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time as a unified nation as teenager Lena stormed the show in Oslo with her song 'Satellite'.
Lena picked up 246 points, 76 ahead of runners-up Turkey on 170 points. The Romanians, on 162 points, were third with Denmark, on 149 points, in fourth.
Pre-contest favourites Azerbaijan could only finish fifth with 145 points, over 100 points behind the German entry.
But, while the contest went brilliantly for the German teenager, 19-year-old United Kingdom entrant Josh Dubovie finished bottom of the pile with 10 points.
The UK was fifth last year but has now finished in last place in three of the past eight years.
And, although tactical voting will always play its part, this latest failure was simply down to a pretty poor song from Pete Waterman.
By contrast, Lena - who qualified, like Josh, through a national talent contest Unser Star fur Oslo - had her own catchy number.
'Satellite' has been number one in the German charts for weeks and a polished performance earned admirers across the continent.
Germany led the voting from its early stages and hammered home the advantage in the latter part of the process, receiving five consecutive 12-point maximums from Denmark, Estonia, Slovakia, Finland and Latvia.
In all, Germany received nine sets of 12 points as Lena recorded a stunning margin of victory, bettered only by Norway's Alexander Rybak last year.
But, having won the right to host the event, the global downturn caused the Norwegians to produce a more basic effort compared the glitzy extravaganza in Moscow in 2009.
Host broadcaster NRK even had to sell its rights to the World Cup to another station in order to finance coverage of the song contest.
And financial problems were at the heart of the decision by Andorra, Czech Republic, Hungary and Montenegro to withdraw.
Perhaps it is just as well, then, that a major nation like Germany will host next year's contest. Like Lena this year, the organisers will be sure to do it justice.
The UK will also be back in 2011, and will probably settle for a better song and mid table mediocrity after this year's effort.
FULL RESULTS
1. Germany - 'Satellite', Lena - 246 points
2. Turkey - 'We Could Be The Same', maNga - 170
3. Romania - 'Playing With Fire', Paula Seling and Ovi - 162
4. Denmark - 'In A Moment Like This', Chanee and N'evergreen - 149
5. Azerbaijan - 'Drip Drop', Safura - 145
6. Belgium - 'Me and My Guitar', Tom Dice - 143
7. Armenia - 'Apricot Stone', Eva Rivas - 141
8. Greece - 'OPA!', Giorgios Alkaios and Friends - 140
9. Georgia - 'Shine', Sopho Nizharadze - 136
10. Ukraine - 'Sweet People', Alyosha - 108
11. Russia - 'Lost and Forgotten', Peter Nalitch and Friends - 90
12. France - 'Allez, Ola, Ole', Jessy Matador - 82
13. Serbia - 'Ovo je Balkan', Milan Stankovic - 72
14. 'Israel' - 'Milim', Harel Skaat - 71
15. Spain - 'Algo Pequenito', Daniel Diges - 68
16. Albania - 'It's All About You', Juliana Pasha - 62
17. Bosnia-Herzegovina - 'Thunder and Lightning', Vukasin Brajic - 51
18. Portugal - 'Ha Dias Assim', Filipa Azevedo - 43
19. Iceland - 'Je Ne Sais Quoi', Hera Bjork - 41
20. Norway - 'My Heart Is Yours', Didrik Solli-Tangen - 35
21. Cyprus - 'Life Looks Better in Spring', Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders - 27
21. Moldova - 'Run Away', SunStroke Project and Olia Tira - 27
23. Ireland - 'It's For You', Niamh Kavanagh - 25
24. Belarus - 'Butterflies', 3+2 feat Robert Wells - 18
25. United Kingdom - 'That Sounds Good To Me', Josh Dubovie - 10
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RUNNING ORDER:
1. Azerbaijan - 'Drip Drop', Safura
2. Spain - 'Algo Pequenito', Daniel Diges
3. Norway - 'My Heart is Yours', Didrik Solli-Tangen
4. Moldova - 'Run Away', SunStroke Project and Olia Tira
5. Cyprus - 'Life Looks Better in Spring', Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 'Thunder and Lightning', Vukasin Brajic
7. Belgium - 'Me and My Guitar', Tom Dice
8. Serbia - 'Ovo je Balkan', Milan Stankovic
9. Belarus - 'Butterflies', 3+2 feat Robert Wells
10. Ireland - 'It's for You', Niamh Kavanagh
11. Greece - 'OPA', Giorgos Alkaious and Friends
12. United Kingdom - 'That Sounds Good to Me', Josh Dubovie
13. Georgia - 'Shine', Sopho Nizharadze
14. Turkey - 'We Could Be The Same', maNga
15. Albania - 'It's All About You', Juliana Pasha
16. Iceland - 'Je ne sais quoi', Hera Bjork
17. Ukraine - 'Sweet People', Alyosha
18. France - 'Allez, Ola, Ole', Jessy Matador
19. Romania - 'Playing With Fire', Paula Seling and Ovi
20. Russia - 'Lost and Forgotten', Peter Nalitch and Friends
21. Armenia - 'Apricot Stone', Eva Rivas
22. Germany - 'Satellite', Lena
23. Portugal - 'Ha Dias Assim', Filipa Azevedo
24. 'Israel' - 'Milim', Harel Skaat
25. Denmark - 'In a Moment Like This', Chanee and N'evergreen
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