FSC 115

Forum Song Contest #115
Host	Bochum, Germany
Date	September 2018
Entries	40
Winner	Norway
Debuting countries	None
Returning countries	Australia ; Morocco
Withdrawing countries	None
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We return to Germany for the 8th time for this hosting of the 115th edition of FSC. This time our host city is Bochum.

For the first time in five years, we have a full complement of 40 countries participating, due to the return of Morocco and Australia. The last time this was achieved, was in FSC 55 in September 2013.

After the results were announced, Norway was crowned as the winner, for the 8th time. Sweden came in second, with Bosnia and Herzegovina following one point behind in third place.

The Host City[]

Our Host City for this edition is Bochum, situated in the heart of the German Ruhr.

Bochum is the largest city and cultural heart of the Ruhr region. It is home to the Schauspielhaus Bochum and the Starlight Express which is the longest running musical in Germany having opened in 1988. Bochum is also home to many prestigious art galleries and museums like the Ruhr University Art Collection which houses both modern and classical sculptures and vases. Bochum is also home to the Bergbaumuseum, a museum devoted to mining technology which comes with a complete pithead tower. Bochum is also home to many public art spaces. The Terminal sculpture by Richard Sierra consists of four steel-plates with a height of 12 m. In spite of their weight the visitor becomes a vision of lightness in a different way on every side. Bochum is also home to the Josiade-fountain at Husemann-Square. It displays a scene from Hieronymus Jobs, and the main character of the "Jobsiade", a comical poem of the poet Carl Armold Kortum.

Bochum plays host to many events like the Bochum Total, a festival devoted entirely to rock music. It is also the home of the Bochumer Bachtage a festival which dedicates itself to celebrating the life and music of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. The oldest festival in Bochum, however, is the Maiabendfest, a local festival whose origins date back hundreds of years. Around Christmas, a medieval market is set up around the Paulus Church and people play historical instruments. This month, Bochum is also the proud host city of FSC 115!

The Venue[]

The venue for this month is the The Jahrhunderthalle Bochum. A former industrial plant, the Jahrhundethalle Bochum has been transformed into one of Europe’s premiere festival locations. With a truly multi purpose the Jarhrhundertalle Bochum has hosted a wide variety of events. From political rallies to galas and trade fares to a plethora of concerts, the Jahrhundethalle Bochum is one of Germany’s most prominent theatres. In 2009 it also played host to the prestigious European Film Awards, which were viewed in over 44 countries. Tonight the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum will host the 115th edition of the Forum Song Contest.

The Hosts[]

Our esteemed hosts for this evening are Carolin Kebekus and Sascha Grammel, both German comedians.

Kebekus got her start on the weekly comedy variety show Friday Night News. Following her stint on Friday Night News she moved to the RTL sitcom, Children Children. Since then, her career has taken off with film credits like Idiot and the German version of Minions. In February of 2017 she entered the political fray by joining the 16th Federal Assembly.

Grammel is also a German comedian famous for combining his comedy with ventriloquism, puppetry and magic. He has toured Germany with his shows with his primetime broadcasts being extremely highly rated. He has also received a German Comedy Award for his live program “I Find It Funny.”

The Show[]

Nr.	Jury	Artist	Song	Rank	Points
01.	Philippines	Unique	Midnight gold	35.	20
02.	Lithuania	Garbanotas Bosistas	Last summer's day	14.	74
03.	Norway	Ina Wroldsen	Mother	01.	126
04.	Denmark	Carpark North	When we were kids	30.	34
05.	Azerbaijan	Aisel	More emotion	16.	72
06.	Morocco	Jamila	Bint hadidiya	33.	23
07.	Greece	Christos Dantis	Kariola se miso	39.	08
08.	France	Bigflo & Oli, Petit Biscuit	Demain	37.	11
09.	Mexico	Carlos Rivera	Grito de guerra	15.	72
10.	Cyprus	Michalis Hatzigiannis feat. Dimitra Galanis	Se Poion Na Po To S Agapo	18.	70
11.	South Africa	The Parlotones	Antidote	22.	62
12.	Austria	Daffodils feat. Lukas Maletzky	Bright	29.	36
13.	Switzerland	Luca Hänni	Powder	06.	97
14.	Turkey	Edis feat. Emina	Güzelliğine	13.	74
15.	Portugal	ARY	If you never try you'll never know	17.	72
16.	Latvia	Aminata	Zero love	28.	38
17.	Brazil	Nina Fernandes	Cruel	09.	89
18.	Sweden	Paul Rey	What good is love	02.	107
19.	Hungary	Dystopia	Purge yourself	05.	100
20.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sudar Percussion, Stefan Milenkovich and Božo Vrećo	Revolution	03.	106
21.	Spain	Leiva	La llamada	36.	19
22.	United Kingdom	Liam Payne & J Balvin	Familiar	04.	101
23.	Romania	Karmen feat. Krishane	Lock my hips	10.	86
24.	Poland	C-BooL	Wonderland	24.	41
25.	Serbia	Jovana Nikolic	Dobar si	08.	91
26.	Australia	Delta Goodrem	Think about you	34.	21
27.	Estonia	Nubl feat. Reket	Mina ka	38.	08
28.	Taiwan	Vicky Chen	煙幕 (Smokescreen)	31.	30
29.	Ukraine	MARUV	Focus on me	12.	76
30.	Croatia	Mary May	Softest tune	07.	92
31.	Belgium	Delta	Je tire	11.	78
32.	Israel	Noa Kirel	בא לי אותך / Ba li othca	26.	39
33.	Canada	Blame it on the neon	Leaving Thomas	21.	63
34.	Italy	Elettra Lamborghini	Pem Pem	25.	30
35.	Malaysia	Ara	Bunga	19.	65
36.	Netherlands	Fais	Know you better	23.	46
37.	Bulgaria	Mihaela Marinova	Ochi v ochi	27.	39
38.	Czech Republic	LinaKaro	Cool me down	20.	65
39.	United States	Becky G feat. French Montana, Farruko	Zooted	40.	04
40.	Germany	Leon Machère	Copacabana	32.	25