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Forum Song Contest #44
Host	Le Mans, France
Date	October 2, 2012
Entries	35
Winner	Denmark
Debuting countries	none
Returning countries	Denmark; Switzerland
Withdrawing countries	Australia; Macedonia; Poland; Sweden
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This month we'll go the country with the most famous tower in the world, the country with a lot of beautiful places, people and much much more!

Yes, you read it well, we are arrived in "La France"! After a big selection with a lot of interested cities, the Head of Delegation of France decided to organize the show in Le Mans.

The Host city[]

Le Mans is a city in France, on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.

Since 1923, the city has hosted the internationally famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance sports car race.

The venue[]

Antarès is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Le Mans, France. The arena is located inside the Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, and adjacent to the first right kink on the Mulsanne Straight. The seating capacity of the arena, which was inaugurated in 1995, is 6,023 people when configured for basketball games.

The Hosts[]

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, born 17 April 1985 is a French professional tennis player. He was born in Le Mans, to a Congolese father, Didier Tsonga, who moved to France in the 1970s to play handball, and a French mother, Évelyne. Tsonga is a member of the Tennis Club de Paris (TCP). His career-high singles ranking is world No. 5, which he achieved in February 2012.

Tsonga rose to fame by virtue of his performance in the 2008 Australian Open when, as an unseeded player, he reached the final, having defeated four seeded players along the way, including a straight-sets win over world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Tsonga eventually lost to world No. 3 Novak Djokovic in the final in four sets, after winning the first set; it was the only set Djokovic dropped during the tournament.

Leslie

Leslie Bourgouin, better known by her mononym Leslie, is a French pop-R&B singer born on February 4, 1985 in Le Mans, France. Her father is Vietnamese and Polynesian while her mother is French. She is married to French music producer Djamel Ferazi known as Kore, with whom she has a son.

In 2007, she recorded a duet single with the R&B singer Bobby Valentino, "Accorde-moi". The same year, she covered several 1980s songs on her album Futur 80, including "Boule de flipper" originally sung by Corynne Charby, "Mise au point" by Jakie Quartz and "Les Bêtises" by Sabine Paturel.

The Show[]

Draw	FSC jury	Performer	Song	Place	Points
01	Mexico	Paulina Rubio	Boys Will Be Boys	7	89
02	Cyprus	Marianne's Wish	Still Here	10	76
03	Estonia	Sinine ft. Sandra Nurmsalu	Sel Teel	6	102
04	Ireland	Benny Smiles ft. Niamh Farell	Moonlight	14	69
05	Czech Republic	Zrni & Marketa Irglova	Mejso	15	67
06	Taiwan	Deserts Xuan	Significant Others	31	17
07	Croatia	Luka Nizetić	Jugo	12	71
08	Belarus	Litesound	Finally	33	13
09	Canada	Tegan & Sara	Closer	17	58
10	Hungary	Notar Mary	Megegett A Vakaro	23	35
11	Bulgaria	Milenita	Da ti go nachuli	24	34
12	Turkey	Mustafa Ceceli	Es	34	12
13	Romania	Lucia	Me Over You	26	29
14	Morocco	Nabila Maan	Bnat Lalla Menana	35	-22
15	Ukraine	Zlata Ognevich	Za Lisamy Horamy	2	131
16	Russia	Irina Dubtsova	Esh, Molys, Lyubi	4	105
17	Israel	Meital De Razon & Asi	Le Lo Le	19	45
18	Germany	Mandy Capristo	Closer	9	80
19	United States	Imagine Dragons	Bleeding Out	8	84
20	Azerbaijan	Roya	Son Gorush	32	13
21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nikolina Kovač	Ljubav Je Lavirint	28	20
22	Indonesia	Nadya Atira	A New World	13	71
23	Norway	Frida Amundsen	You Are Not Alone	5	103
24	United Kingdom	Amelia Lily	You Bring Me Joy	11	74
25	Denmark	Soluna Samay	Come Again	1	167
26	Portugal	Mickael Carreira	Viver A Vida	18	52
27	Austria	Ogris Debris ft. Ken	The Way	25	30
28	Greece	Demy	Poses Xiliades Kalokairia	20	42
29	France	Shy'm	Et Alors!	16	65
30	Switzerland	Seven	The Art Is King	21	42
31	Serbia	Goca Trzan	Strašilo	27	22
32	Slovenia	Big Foot Mama	Užitek Na Replay	30	17
33	Netherlands	Delain	We Are The Others	3	130
34	Spain	Macaco	Love Is The Only Way	29	18
35	Belgium	Merdan Taplak	Une Affaire A Istanbul	22	39