Greeks celebrate first Eurovision win

SETTING off firecrackers, blaring their horns and waving flags, thousands of Greeks yesterday continued to celebrate the country’s first win in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Watched by an estimated 150 million TV viewers, Helena Paparizou, a Swedish-born Greek, stormed Europe’s annual songfest on Saturday with the English-language My Number One beating off 23 other countries.

Irish entrants Joseph and Donna McCaul could only look on, having failed to come through the semi-final last Thursday.