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Forum Song Contest #33
Host	Casablanca, Morocco
Date	November 1, 2011
Entries	40
Winner	Belgium
Debuting countries	none
Returning countries	Finland; Poland
Withdrawing countries	Belarus; Portugal
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The Host City[]

Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco, located in the central-western part of the country bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in the Maghreb, as well as one of the largest and most important cities in Africa, both economically and demographically.

Casablanca is Morocco's chief port and one of the largest financial centers on the continent. The 2012 census (adjusted with recent numbers) recorded a population of about 4 million in the prefecture of Casablanca. Casablanca is considered the economic and business center of Morocco, although the national political capital is Rabat.

The leading Moroccan companies and international corporations doing Moroccan business have their headquarters and main industrial facilities in Casablanca. Recent industrial statistics show Casablanca retains its historical position as the main industrial zone of the country. The Port of Casablanca is one of the largest artificial ports in the world, and the second largest port of North Africa, after Tanger-Med 40 km east of Tangier. Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy.

Casablanca is home to the Hassan II Mosque, designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau. It is situated on a promontory on the Atlantic Ocean. The mosque has room for 25,000 worshippers inside, and a further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque's courtyard. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 metres (690 feet). The mosque is also the largest in North Africa, and the third-largest in the world.

The Venue[]

Grand Stade de Casablanca

The Hosts[]

Princess Lalla Salma born Salma Bennani, born 10 May 1978 in Fes, is the princess consort of Morocco. She is the wife of King Mohammed VI and the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged and given a royal title.

David Guetta (born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter. He co-founded Gum Productions with Lisa Dodgson and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007).

Guetta achieved mainstream success with his 2009 album One Love which included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over", "Gettin' Over You", "Sexy Bitch", and "Memories".

Guetta has sold over nine million albums and 30 million singles worldwide. In 2011 Guetta was voted as the number one DJ in the 'DJ Mag Top 100 DJs' fan poll.

The Show[]

Draw	FSC jury	Performer	Song	Place	Points
01	Albania	Zig Zag Orchestra & Anjeza Shahini	Ti dhe unë	33	21
02	Belgium	Gotye ft. Kimbra	Somebody that I Used to Know	1	148
03	Croatia	Jelena Rozga	Razmažena	8	104
04	Morocco	Ali B ft. Brace	Summertime	37	13
05	France	Nôze ft. Wareika	Exodus	25	39
06	Azerbaijan	Miri Yusif	Men hechkimem	35	18
07	Canada	Lights	Toes	7	109
08	Sweden	Still Pee & Ru	Done Did It	27	37
09	Serbia	Ksenija Mijatović	Igra	30	35
10	United Kingdom	Will Young	Jealousy	4	114
11	Ireland	The Wonder Villains	Zola	18	50
12	Norway	Helene Bøksle	Hildring	5	111
13	Romania	Catalin Josan	Walking on Fire	6	110
14	Mexico	Sandra Echeverría	La fuerza del destino	3	116
15	Spain	Virginia	The Time is Now	14	62
16	Greece	Cabin 54	It's not Easy	38	8
17	Germany	Glasperlenspiel	Echt	9	76
18	Estonia	Outloudz	Monkey Business	13	64
19	Cyprus	Marlain	Today	36	14
20	Slovenia	Victory	Dan brez tebe	31	34
21	Austria	Hubert von Goisern	Brenna tuats guat	20	48
22	Brazil	Wanessa	DNA	12	66
23	Finland	Chisu	Minä ja mun pää	26	37
24	Macedonia	Darko Ilievski & Nikola Paunovik	Jas sum toj	28	36
25	Turkey	Aydilge	Akıllı Bir Deli	29	36
26	Taiwan	R.Chord	When You Grow Up	39	5
27	The Netherlands	One Thousand Voices	The Voice of Holland	17	53
28	Russia	Michael Blayze & AnYa Shesternina	Heal the Pain	32	21
29	Italy	Tiziano Ferro	La differenza tra me e te	10	71
30	Israel	Miri Mesika	Melech	15	62
31	Montenegro	Boajn Marović	Mislim na nas	21	46
32	Denmark	Aura Dione	Geronimo	2	148
33	Ukraine	Max Barskih	Downtown	24	43
34	Hungary	Lola	Más lettél	16	60
35	Poland	Edita Górniak	Oj, kotku!	23	44
36	Switzerland	Pegasus	Rise Up (Black Dog)	19	48
37	Bulgaria	Mastilo	Do kraya	34	21
38	USA	Allstar Weekend	Blame It on September	11	68
39	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Marta Savić	Mama	DNQ	DNQ
40	Australia	Bluejuice	Act Yr Age	22	46