Non-binary winner 'really sad' about protests at Eurovision...as public gives UK 'nul points'

WINNER Nemo yesterday branded chaotic scenes and protests at the Eurovision final as "really sad" - insisting the song contest should have been about "love and unity".

- Mark Jefferies and Charlotte McLaughlin

The Swiss singer, the first non-binary winner, wrote the song The Code as a hybrid of opera and hip-hop to explain coming to terms with their identity. The UK's Olly Alexander flopped on the night receiving "nul points" from the public.

But the winner, 24, said: "This whole experience was really intense, and not just pleasant all the way. There were a lot of things that didn't seem like it was all about love and unity. And that made me really sad."