FSC 02

Forum Song Contest #02
Host	London, United Kingdom
Date	April 1, 2009
Entries	20
Winner	Belgium
Debuting countries	Bulgaria ; Finland ; Malta ; Netherlands ; Poland ; Serbia
Returning countries	none
Withdrawing countries	Albania ; Argentina ; Canada ; Sweden
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April 2009 saw the 2nd edition of Forum Song Contest. After Alesha Dixon was victorious in the first edition, the United Kingdom was the hosting country, and London was chosen as the host city.

20 countries participated, two more than in the premiere edition. Bulgaria, Finland, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Serbia were present for the first time, on the other hand Albania, Argentina, Canada and Sweden withdrew.

Belgian singer Lasgo emerged as the winner with her song "Gone". Ukraine and debutant Finland completed the top three.

The Host City[]

London is the capital of the United Kingdom and its history goes back to its founding by the Romans. Since its beginnings, London has been part of many movements and phenomena throughout history.English Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the Gothic Revival in architecture. London is one of the world's most important business, financial, and cultural centres and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion and the arts contributes to its status as a major global city. London currently has a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and over 300 languages are spoken within the city.

The Hosts[]

Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and multi BRIT Award-winning British singer-songwriter. His career started as a dancer and singer of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to launch his solo career. Robbie Williams as a solo artist has sold more albums in the United Kingdom than any other British solo artist in history and has won more BRIT Awards than any other artist to date. His album sales stands at over 55 million worldwide.

Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish-born British television presenter and occasional actress. After Jonsson began her TV career on TV-am in 1989 where she worked as a weather forecaster. In 1998 she was the host for Eurovision Song Contest 1998. In 2002, Jonsson presented TV makeover show Home On Their Own, a show where children made alterations to their house (how they wanted the house to be) during the course of a weekend, while their parents went on holiday. On 20 January 2007 she joined 10 other celebrities to take part in the ITV reality TV show Dancing On Ice, where she was partnered with Pavel Aubrecht. From 2 January to 23 January 2009, she took part in the Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother which she won.

The Show[]

Draw	FSC jury	Performer	Song	Place	Points
01	Denmark	Infernal	Electric Lights	07.	72
02	Belgium	Lasgo	Gone	01.	94
03	Ireland	U2	Get on Your Boots	19.	25
04	Turkey	Eylem	Let's Dance	10.	60
05	The Netherlands	Ilse de Lange	So Incredible	06.	74
06	Malta	DJ Ruby	Living in the Dark	13.	48
07	Serbia	Grand Kvartet	Rode ce se opet vratiti	14.	45
08	Finland	Anna Abreu	Something about You	03.	86
09	Germany	Monrose	Hit 'n Run	08.	66
10	Norway	Maria Mena	All This Time	04.	85
11	Macedonia	Area	Frekfencija na ljubovta	05.	75
12	Ukraine	NikitA	Veryovki	02.	92
13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Erato feat. Jacques	Putujemo snovima	09.	65
14	Romania	Sophia	My Love	17.	31
15	Greece	Nancy Alexiadi	Den se hriazoume	11.	58
16	Spain	Nena Daconte	Tenía Tanto Que Darte	16.	36
17	Poland	Marcin Rozynek	Ubieranie do snu	20.	21
18	Russia	Via Gra	My Emancipation	12.	56
19	Bulgaria	DesiSlava	Dva magnita	15.	42
20	United Kingdom	Take That	Up All Night	18.	29