FSC 24

Forum Song Contest #24
Host	London, United Kingdom
Date	February 2011
Entries	31
Winner	Denmark
Debuting countries	Syria
Returning countries	Japan
Withdrawing countries	none
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The Host City

London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At its centre stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames River, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city.

Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. It was founded by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km²) medieval boundaries.

London is a leading global city in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation. It is the world's largest financial centre and has the fifth- or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world. London is a world cultural capital. It is the world's most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and has the world's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic. It is the world's leading investment destination, hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city. London's universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe.

The Venue

The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2 (formally the Millennium Dome) - a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London. With a capacity of up to 23,000 depending on the event, it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe alongside the Manchester Evening News Arena (MEN Arena), the Lanxess Arena in Cologne and the Belgrade Arena. In 2008, The O2 arena took the crown of the World's Busiest Arena from the MEN Arena, a title held since 2001.

The Hosts

Russ Spencer (born 1 March 1979 in Bournemouth, Dorset) is an English television presenter and singer. Russ and his pop group Scooch represented the UK at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Finland. On 17 March 2007 Scooch reformed after seven years and won Making Your Mind Up, a BBC contest to determine the UK's entry in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest beating amongst others Justin Hawkins and Brian Harvey. Russ co-wrote the song "Flying The Flag (For You)", signed to Warner Music and stormed the UK charts to the #5 position.

Davina McCall (born Davina Lucy Pascale McCall on 19 October 1967) is an English television presenter and actress, most notable as the presenter of the UK version of Big Brother. McCall presented Sport Relief 2010 alongside James Corden and others. She hosts Channel 4 gameshow The Million Pound Drop Live. She was the subject of the show Davina McCall: A Comedy Roast.In 2011 she became the host of the UK version of The Biggest Loser. McCall hosts the popular dance talent show Got To Dance. She also performed in the promotional trailer as a dancer.

The Show

Draw	FSC jury	Performer	Song	Place	Points
01	Canada	Anjulie	Warrior	13	61
02	Austria	Trackshittaz	Guugarutz	22	38
03	Macedonia	Darko Ilievski	Utre e nov den	8	86
04	USA	Chris Crocker	Freak of Nature	12	69
05	Poland	HIFI Banda	Siemano Polska'	30	4
06	Denmark	Fallulah	Out of It	1	124
07	Switzerland	Börni	Too Much	5	92
08	Syria	Assala Nasri	Qanon kefak	28	8
09	Germany	Revolverheld ft. Marta Jandová	Halt Dich an mir Fest	3	101
10	Norway	Madcon ft. Ameerah	Freaky Like Me	7	90
11	Japan	Scandal	Nanka buttobase	26	21
12	France	Grégoire	Soleil	6	92
13	Azerbaijan	Ulkar Guliyeva	Don't Cry, Maradona	29	8
14	Turkey	BiKiNi	Farkım Yok	18	47
15	Romania	Inna	Sun is Up	2	117
16	Australia	Casey Barnes	Never Break You	24	31
17	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Aleksandra Radović, Nina Badrić, Karolina Gočeva & Maya Sar	Moj je život moja pjesma	10	76
18	Hungary	Polyák Lilla	Itt és most	11	70
19	Albania	Vedat Ademi	Yjet s'bien shpesh	31	4
20	Spain	Natalia ft. Young J	Libérate	17	47
21	Bulgaria	Mariya Ilieva	I Like	16	47
22	Croatia	Leteći Odred ft. Kristijan Rahimovski	Studeni	25	25
23	Ukraine	Alyosha	Zvyozdy show	4	97
24	Brazil	Wanessa	Worth It	14	57
25	Ireland	Yeh Deadlies	The Only Innocent Ghoul Out on Halloween	23	34
26	Israel	Yinon Yahel feat. Emmi	Tonight	9	79
27	Morocco	Sofia Marikh	Nmoot 3lik	27	14
28	Sweden	Daniel Adams-Ray	Vitt	21	39
29	Serbia	Milena Ceranic	Dvadesete Gazim	15	56
30	Belgium	Stromae	House'llelujah	20	42
31	United Kingdom	The Saturdays	Missing You	19	44