It wouldn't be Saturday night without a Scandinavian crime drama. This weekend the action moved to Malmö in southern Sweden. The sensible knitwear was replaced by glittering spandex and the only thing murdered were pop songs.
But though Denmark won easily in the end, the true winner of the evening was the event's host, Swedish comedian Petra Mede. Resplendent in a purple ballgown by Jean Paul Gaultier, Mede navigated perfectly Eurovision's unique blend of geo-political rivalries, deadly serious musical ambitions and camp nonsense.
