In May 2013, Petra hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden after Loreen's win in Baku in the previous year's competition. Her performance was widely acclaimed by TV critics and journalists around Europe and she performed an interval act during the Grand Final. She was the first solo presenter in nearly 20 years after Mary Kennedy hosted solo in Dublin back in 1995. However in 1995 the contest consisted of only one show, whereas there were three shows (two semi-finals and a final) in 2013 which were all hosted by Mede by herself.