• epa03704805 The show's host, Swedish comedian Petra Mede onstage during the dress rehearsal for the Grand Final of the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena, in Malmo, Sweden, Sweden, 17 May 2013. The grand final will take place on 18 May. EPA/JESSICA GOW SWEDEN OUT *** Local Caption *** 03704805.jpg
    epa03704805 The show's host, Swedish comedian Petra Mede onstage during the dress rehearsal for the Grand Final of the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena, in Malmo, Sweden, Sweden, 17 May 2013. The grand final will take place on 18 May. EPA/JESSICA GOW SWEDEN OUT *** Local Caption *** 03704805.jpg
  • Finnish fans arrive for thethe 58th Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow / EPA
    Finnish fans arrive for thethe 58th Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow / EPA
  • Hungarian singer ByeAlex performs the song 'Kedvesem'. Jessica Gow / EPA
    Hungarian singer ByeAlex performs the song 'Kedvesem'. Jessica Gow / EPA
  • Italy's Marco Mengoni performs the song 'Lessenziale' during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow /EPA
    Italy's Marco Mengoni performs the song 'Lessenziale' during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow /EPA
  • Ireland's Ryan Dolan, centre, performs the song 'Only love survives' . Jessica Gow / EPA
    Ireland's Ryan Dolan, centre, performs the song 'Only love survives' . Jessica Gow / EPA
  • Norway's Margaret Berger performs the song 'I feed you my love' . Jessica Gow / EPA
    Norway's Margaret Berger performs the song 'I feed you my love' . Jessica Gow / EPA
  • A Malmo resident dressed in a viking costume holds a composite "scandinavian" flag at a Eurovision public viewing area in downtown Malmo ahead of the final. John MacDoughall / AFP
    A Malmo resident dressed in a viking costume holds a composite "scandinavian" flag at a Eurovision public viewing area in downtown Malmo ahead of the final. John MacDoughall / AFP
  • Malta's Gianluca, centre, performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo. John MacDoughall / AFP
    Malta's Gianluca, centre, performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo. John MacDoughall / AFP
  • French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, centre, attends the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. John MacDoughall / AFP
    French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, centre, attends the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. John MacDoughall / AFP
  • Ukraine's Zlata Ognevich, left, performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. John MacDoughall / AFP
    Ukraine's Zlata Ognevich, left, performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. John MacDoughall / AFP
  • Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang 'Only Teardrops', celebrates with the trophy after the final. Alastair Grant / AP Photo
    Winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Emmelie de Forest of Denmark who sang 'Only Teardrops', celebrates with the trophy after the final. Alastair Grant / AP Photo
  • Farid Mammadov, right, of Azerbaijan performs the song 'Hold Me' during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow /Scanpix Sweden / Reuters
    Farid Mammadov, right, of Azerbaijan performs the song 'Hold Me' during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow /Scanpix Sweden / Reuters
  • Koza Mostra featuring Agathon Iakovidis of Greece performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow / Scanpix Sweden / Reuters
    Koza Mostra featuring Agathon Iakovidis of Greece performs during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow / Scanpix Sweden / Reuters
  • Duo Nodi Tatisjvili, right, and Sophie Gelovani of Georgia perform the song 'Waterfall' during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Opera Hall in Malmo May 18, 2013. Jessica Gow / Scanpix Sweden/ Reuters
    Duo Nodi Tatisjvili, right, and Sophie Gelovani of Georgia perform the song 'Waterfall' during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Opera Hall in Malmo May 18, 2013. Jessica Gow / Scanpix Sweden/ Reuters
  • The winner of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Loreen, in white, performs her song 'We Got The Power' during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow / Scanpix Sweden / Reuters
    The winner of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Loreen, in white, performs her song 'We Got The Power' during the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Jessica Gow / Scanpix Sweden / Reuters

In pictures: Eurovision Song Contest 2013


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