the "last minute" carpet has just been rolled out minute before the event
the press from South Africa and Australia
Valentina from San Marino gave her special performance @ the Ralph Siegel party
Loreen from Sweden sang a special version with a string quartett @ the Swedish embassy
typical patterns in Azerbaijan
Ell & Niki the winners from 2011 with "Running Scared" from Azerbaijan
Dutch fans in the look-a-like contest with Joan Franka
there were three Jedward brothers :)
on every Eurovision party for decades: Linda Martin from Ireland (winner 1992)
Roman Lob from Germany with his typical cap
another party luminary: Alexander Rybak from Norway (winner 2009)
the lovely French singer Anggun
chic ladies from Georgia
cork shoes - a must have item @ Eurovision
a colourful appearance at the red carpet: Pernilla from Finland in green
Ott Lepland from Estonia impressed with his naturalness
the Danish singer Soluna with her guitar
La La Love - the Cypriot singer in a good mood
the Cypriot singer from 1990 Elena Patroclou with "S.O.S." - 9th place in Rome
the Bulgarian singer Sofi Manirova almost reached the final (11th place in the semi)