In a climatic finale, Ukraine has championed over rivals Russia and Australia to win the 2016 Eurovision contest.
The contest held in Stockholm, Sweden was won by Ukraine's Jamala who scored 534 points with the song 1944.
Her song was deemed an unusual entry, touching on historical and political topics, including ethnic cleansing of Crimean citizens by Russian dictators.
Australia finished a close second with 511 points after being pushed out of the lead in the final minutes of voting.
Australia debuted at the contest last year, representing Oceania for the first time.
The country was allowed back this year, despite its entry originally being planned as a one-off.
Russia finished third with 491 points, despite going into the competition as the favourite to win.
The winning song 1944 is about the deportation of the entire Tatar population from Crimea by Soviet troops during World War II.
Jamala says the song is "deeply personal", as her great-grandmother's family was among some 250,000 Tatars relocated to the inhospitable outer reaches of the Soviet Union.
One of her great-grandmother's children died on the train ride, in which the Tatar's were reportedly packed "like animals".
The topic is especially emotive due to the recent annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, but Jamala claims her song is not political.
Eurovision rules forbid any "lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or similar nature".
The competition has stood by its decision to allow Jamala to perform 1994.
Newshub.