Sunday, September 7 2008, 09:22 BST
By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter
Poland triumphed in the Eurovision Dance Contest last night, beating off competition from 13 rival countries.Marcin Mroczek and Edyta Herbus topped the leaderboard with a grand total of 154 points, which were based on viewer votes and scores given by an independent judging panel.Russia, represented by dancing duo Alexander Litvinenko and Tatiana Navka, came second with 121 points, followed by the Ukraine's Serhij Kostetskiy and Liliya Podkopaeva with 119 points in third place.The UK's representatives Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone finished in ninth position with 47 points. They had previously been paired together on series four of Strictly Come Dancing.The contest was held at Glasgow's Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre and was hosted by Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman. Strictly stars Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood were among the judges who provided commentary on each routine, but the result was eventually determined by a separate panel.Last year's competition was won by Finland, while the UK's Brendan Cole and Camilla Dallerup finished second from last.
Edyta Herbuś, one of the winners
The Polish team of Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek have won the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008. The pair performed a version of the Rumba, Cha-Cha and Jazz Dance. 

The pair were given 20 points by the jury and 134 points from the voting public with a total of 154. They were given the maximum 12 points by Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Russia came second with 121 points and Ukraine with 119 points.

This years contest was held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in 	Glasgow, Scotland. This is only the second Eurovision Dance Contest. The first contest was held at the BBC Television Centre, London. Three countries withdrew from the competition Germany, Spain and Switzerland. Azerbaijan debuted and came in 5th.