Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Sweden is slowly recovering from the royal wedding but today finally Peter Jöback married his Oscar Nilsson, nicely on midsummer! They must have been thinking of this day in the royal wedding where they were also invited. See the newlyweds right after the wedding here . Pernilla Wahlgren was there, so was Andreas Lundstedt and Sarah Dawn Finer, another royal wedding performer. Congrats Peter & Oscar!

The happy wedding couple Victoria & Daniel has left for honeymoon in some secret location but the Love Stockholm 2010 is still here and here's Darin's contribution. He wrote Can't stop love inspired by the couple in like 5 seconds the other night. Sometimes all you need is an inspiration and beautiful things happen.... (and you end up wearing some weird things, too). He's going on a summer tour shortly and will release a new album on August 25.

Agnes Carlson & Björn Skifs sung to Victoria and Daniel in the wedding When you tell the world you're mine

While the wedding dinner is going on in the Royal Palace tonight and if you are not invited you can head to the Kungsträdgården and be entertained by Caroline af Ugglas and Magnus Carlson with others. I have my wedding chocolate to go with the live broadcast..... :-)

You can follow it live here . Malena Ernman ( Jeg elsker dig) and Salem Al Fakir (world premiere for Princess) have already performed amongst many others in front of Victoria and Daniel, the Swedish royal family and some 70 other royalties from all over the world and 1300 other guests in Konserthuset in Stockholm the night before the wedding. Peter Jöback now on stage with She . And now ever so fabulous Sarah Dawn Finer with Kärleksvisan . Lisa Nilsson with Utan din andetag . We have had accapella and male choirs but now again Lisa Nilsson and Sarah Dawn Finer together in At last. Followed by Malena Ernman & co in hilarious Flight of a bee.  After that absolutely stunning Swanlake by some Chinese dancers and then Peter Jöback and Helen Sjöholm in Come what may. And then the icing on the cake: Roxette! And by special request by Victoria herself they did The Look! Standing ovation from all the royals, even the queen mummies! Grand finale with all the singers doing Can't he...

It's the night before the wedding and reigning Schöager queen Anna Bergendahl entertains the masses in Kungsträdgården tonight. And just if you wonder if Finns care about the wedding let me tell you this: the wedding chocolates are sold at Stockmann's and both YLE1 and MTV3 are broadcasting the wedding live on telly! YLE1 has the wedding and afterparty live plus various documents running from 11.10 tomorrow until 01.00 - total of 7,5 hours of programming. MTV3 also has various programmes about the royal family and the live broadcast for over 3,5 hours tomorrow so the answer is yes.

Carola was singing last night at the roof terrace of the Royal Opera of Stockholm as part of the pre-wedding celebrations. She did Barbra Streisand's Woman in love, a teaser from her coming Streisand-Presley concerts. She also did the song written for Victoria and Daniel, Det är bara vi . And here's a little interview where she talks about the duet with Daniel in Fångad av en stormvind in his bachelor party! Doesn't she look gorgeous here or what? Weddings suit her I guess... And here's less glamourous medley with her Melodifestivalen songs from Love Stockholm 2010.

Two days to go and the kings and queens, crownprinces and other blue blooded are heading to Stockholm. Today also the lists of the invited and selected ones have been published. We already know Eurovision and Melodifestivalen veterans have been singing all around Stockholm this week and will continue to do so tonight and tomorrow in official and unofficial receptions. Carola and others will entertain the guests in the royal wedding dinner Saturday night, Agnes and Björn Skifs will perform in the church during the wedding. But also amongst the real guest - both in church and the dinner - we also have some names: Roxette's Per Gessle with his wife, Malena Ernman with her husband, Lisa Nilsson with her husband and Peter Jöback with his husband to be shortly, Oscar Nilsson. Schlager rules in Sweden!

A bunch of male artists on stage tonight in Kungsträdgården in Love Stockholm 2010 when the wedding's only two days away. Eurovision veteran Martin Stenmarck with Melodifestivalen stars Ola, Orup (but where is lena Philipsson??), Style and Star Pilots on stage tonight!

The Royal Gardens in Stockholm go on with the celebrations. Tonight amongst other Eurovision winner (and flopper) Charlotte Perrelli together with Magnus Carlsson perform together a special song for the occasion and their own hits. Another schlagertastic night to come!

The pre-celebrations for the royal wedding in Stockholm continue. Last night Darin did his most amongst others and tonight's star in Kungsträdgården is Eurovision and Melodifestivalen veteran Nanne Grönwall!

Stockholm is filled with Love this week in preparations for the royal wedding on Saturday afternoon. Amonst many festivities Kungsträdgården hosts concerts every night and already Friday Carola and Cookies n Beans amongst others performed there. Saturday it was time for Alexander Rybak , Annelie Rydé, Sanna Nielsen and Shirley Clamp. Last night no Eurovision or Melodifestivalen artists involved but tonight it's Darin and Idol 2009 winner Erik Grönwall . Darin just visited Finland this Saturday on his tour and has recently said he won't take part in Melodifestivalen again. For now. Ask again in 20 years or so! Stay tuned for daily updates as BlogIlkar joins in the celebrations for the wedding of schlager fan Victoria!