So as usual all the Russian side of the team ran away from the Host City first thing on Sunday morning, leaving just me and Daniel to suffer the rain.....

Thanks and big hugs to all the team

All over for another year and here's the goodbye;-)))

Just massive hopes it's Christiania 2014

Semifinal results:
http://www.eurovision.tv/page/malmo-2013/about/shows/semi-final-1
http://www.eurovision.tv/page/malmo-2013/about/shows/semi-final-2

Final results:
http://www.eurovision.tv/page/malmo-2013/about/shows/grand-final

Avia Shoshani

Nodiko Tatishvili

This year, it's not only the artists who are participating in Eurovision. More than 18,500 of Skåne's children and young people have been taking part in the competition: Eurovision School Contest.

The theme of the competition has been "My future Europe". The winners were presented on stage at the rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest, on the 15th May, in an arena full of children and young people from all over Skåne.

By participating in the Eurovision School Contest, schoolchildren from all of Skåne's districts are given the chance to describe their future Europe, with creativity and innovation. "The school competition is unique in its kind and is in keeping with the kind of event both SVT and the European Broadcasting Union are aiming to create", says SVT's Christer Björkman, who handled the prizes together with Swedish entrant Robin Stjernberg, who also performed for the occasion.

Depending on their age, the children have been invited to express themselves through art, film, poetry, song, music or dance. The younger children (6 to 11 years) are using art and competing to decorate 100 local buses with different subjects that will be driving around Skåne during May. This is the winning picture made by Snapphaneskolan, klass 5b:

From 2nd semifinal 1st dress rehearsal

The older children (12-15 years) were competing in song, film, music, dance and poetry and here is the winning video:

From 2nd semifinal 1st dress rehearsal

"Om du ger lite kärlek får du lite kärlek" (If you give some love - you get some love" in the slogan of it and it was produced by Klass 6, Löderups skola, Löderup. The winning class had been given a very special award - tonight they will join in the Eurovision Green Room - and they chatted with our Mike just before going in the hall.

More entries can be found at http://www.eurovisionschoolcontest.se/

Glostrup 1
252 for 9 (50.0 overs)

Esbjerg 1
151 all out (40.1 overs)

Scorecard: http://www.totalcricketscorer.com/TCSLive/TCSScorecard.aspx?id=14433

1. San Marino
2. Sweden
3. Albania
4. Netherlands
5. Austria
6. United Kingdom
7. Israel
8. Serbia
9. Ukraine
10. Hungary
11. Romania
12. Moldova
13. Azerbaijan
14. Norway
15. Armenia
16. Italy
17. Finland
18. Spain
19. Belarus
20. Latvia
21. Bulgaria
22. Belgium
23. Russia
24. Malta
25. Estonia
26. Germany
27. Iceland
28. France
29. Greece
30. Ireland
31. Denmark
32. Montenegro
33. Slovenia
34. Georgia
35. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
36. Cyprus
37. Croatia
38. Switzerland
39. Lithuania

Yes more victims....

A trip to the beach and some great food from the real (non-Eurovision) side of Malmo

If you are still in town tomorrow take a trip down there, number 2 bus from Malmo Central station, get off the last stop and explore....

This is not my personal top 26, but having seen the rehearsals, semi finals and just the buzzes and all... I've come up with this prediction!

1. Denmark
2. the Netherlands
3. Greece
4. Russia
5. Norway
6. Azerbaijan
7. Germany
8. Italy
9. Georgia
10. Hungary
11. Moldova
12. Iceland
13. Ukraine
14. Sweden
15. Belgium
16. Finland
17. Romania
18. Malta
19. Ireland
20. Lithuania
21. Armenia
22. France
23. Estonia
24. Belarus
25. United Kingdom
26. Spain

Almost. Weather permits, it will be a cricket day for me tomorrow and completely Eurovision free till the evening. I'm almost certain juries will be welcoming Georgia or Italy topping Denmark tomorrow. Obviously, Copenhagen is not a favourite location for the next year for everyone involved. Ironically, it still is a big favourite to win. My personal vote goes to Romania. All-in-all it was enjoyable fortnight in Denm...Sweden, kudos to the team for making the things go very smoothly this year "Delivering news first" and for all of you for staying with us. Enjoy the show.