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Azerbaijan is the winner of this year's Eurovision Song Contest...held in Germany.
Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal of Ell/Nikki scored 221 points with their love song..."Running Scared."
Italy's Raphael Gualazzi won second place...followed by Sweden's Eric Saade.
It was Azerbaijan's first victory in the 56-year-old contest.
It joined Eurovision in 2008.
Next year's contest will be held in its capital city...Baku.
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