FSC 52

Forum Song Contest #52
Host	Friends Arena Stockholm, Sweden
Date	June 3, 2013
Entries	38
Winner	Spain
Debuting countries	none
Returning countries	Belgium Brazil Denmark Malta Poland Switzerland
Withdrawing countries	Italy Russia
FSC
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June 2013 sees the 52nd edition of FSC. It's held in Sweden's capital after Petra Marklund gave the country its second FSC win with the song "Händerna mot himlen".

38 juries participate in this edition which makes FSC 52 the edition containing the most entries in 2013 so far. Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Malta, Poland and Switzerland returned to the stage, Italy and Russia however didn't send an entry.

The Host City

The host city for FSC 52 is the Swedish capital, Stockholm.

Stockholm is located on Sweden's south-central east coast, where the freshwater Lake Mälaren — Sweden's third largest lake — flows out into the Baltic Sea. The central parts of the city consist of fourteen islands that are continuous with the Stockholm archipelago. The geographical city centre is situated on the water, in Riddarfjärden bay. Over 30% of the city area is made up of waterways and another 30% is made up of parks and green spaces.

The city's oldest section is Gamla stan (Old Town), located on the original small islands of the city's earliest settlements and still featuring the medieval street layout. Some notable buildings of Gamla Stan are the large German Church (Tyska kyrkan) and several mansions and palaces: the Riddarhuset (the House of Nobility), the Bonde Palace, the Tessin Palace and the Oxenstierna Palace.

The city is home to some of Europe's top ranking universities, such as the Stockholm School of Economics, Karolinska Institute and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). It hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and banquet at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall. One of the city's most prized museums, the Vasa Museum, is the most visited non-art museum in Scandinavia. The Stockholm metro, opened in 1950, is well known for its decoration of the stations; it has been called the longest art gallery in the world. Sweden's national football arena is located north of the city centre, in Solna. Ericsson Globe, the national indoor arena, is in the southern part of the city. The city was the host of the 1912 Summer Olympics, and hosted the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics otherwise held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The Venue

The venue is the brand new Friends Arena which lies in Solna, Stockholm!

The Hosts

Ola Rapace born Pär Ola Norell, 41-year-old Swedish actor Rapace debuted on Swedish Television back in 1999. His breakthrough came in the early 00's with the TV-series Tusenbröder. Ola also had an active role as one of the leads in the Wallander-series. His international breakthrough came in 2012 when he played one of the villains in the latest James Bond-movie Skyfall. Ola has been previously married to famous Swedish actress Noomi Rapace (known from the Swedish movie-adaptations of the Millenium-series and the 2012- sci-fi thriller Prometheus).

Victoria Silvstedt is a 38-year-old model, actress and celebrity. This former Miss Sweden and Miss World participant became one of the most famous Swedish females during the late 90's when she dropped her clothes modelling for the Playboy Magazine and became Playmate of the Year 1997. She has then acted in some movies, in particular semi-flopping American comedies, often portraying clichéd Swedish ”dumb-blondes”. In the late 1990's, Victoria also tried on a singing career, and got herself a summer-hit in Sweden with the 1999's Hello Hey.

Carolina Gynning is a 34-year-old celebrity, TV personality, model and author. Carolina Gynning, coming from Sweden's most southern region Skåne, rose to fame as the winner of the Swedish version of Big Brother in 2004. She became widely known for her outspoken persona and her loud vocals in thick Scanian accent. Since winning Big Brother, she has tried a bit of everything; hosting TV-shows and even her own reality-show series aswell as acting in some movies (both foreign and Swedish). She has also become a semi-successful author in Sweden, aswell as pursuing her passion as an artist (painter).

The Show

Draw	FSC jury	Performer	Song	Place	Points
01	Austria	GuGabriel	Adam and Eve	13	71
02	Macedonia	Esma & Lozano	Imperija	15	68
03	Croatia	Severina	Uzbuna	7	93
04	Norway	Madcon	In My Head	34	19
05	United States	She & Him	Never Wanted Your Love	20	49
06	Indonesia	Natasha St-Pier & Anggun	Vivre d’Amour	12	71
07	Brazil	Anitta	Show das Poderosas	30	29
08	Czech Republic	Ben Cristovao	Úžasná	26	36
09	Malta	Ira Losco	What I’d Give	19	57
10	Spain	Pablo Alborán	Me Iré	1	151
11	Denmark	MØ	Pilgrim	18	60
12	Hungary	Zoohacker feat. Judie Jay	Best Friends	14	70
13	Romania	Plastik Charm	Human Emotion	16	63
14	Israel	Paula Valstein	Play With Me	28	34
15	Canada	Walk Off the Earth	Red Hands	8	83
16	Ukraine	Ani Lorak	Zazhikay Serdce	9	79
17	Finland	Krista Siegfrieds	Can You See Me?	3	114
18	Slovenia	Rock Partyzani	Moj lubi	21	47
19	Ireland	Daithí feat. Raye	Chameleon Life	23	42
20	Cyprus	Michalis Hatzigiannis & Midestinis	Se Enan Tiho	25	38
21	Bulgaria	Mihaela Fileva feat. VenZy	Opasno blizki	33	20
22	Serbia	Eeva	Backdoor	29	29
23	Turkey	Şebnem Ferah	Savaş Boyası	38	0
24	Portugal	Deolinda	Seja Agora	37	7
25	Poland	LemON	Będe z Tobą	27	35
26	France	Lylloo & Matt Houston	Tu y yo	17	62
27	Germany	Glasperlenspiel	Nie vergessen	6	95
28	United Kingdom	Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith	La La La	10	76
29	Switzerland	Steff La Cheffe	Ha ke Ahnig	24	39
30	Sweden	Panda Da Panda	Spegelen	22	46
31	Netherlands	Kane	Come Together	32	24
32	Belgium	Stromae	Papaoutai	2	118
33	Estonia	T. Padar, O. Lepland & J. Vabarna	Jõesäng	35	18
34	Azerbaijan	Latifa Soyuoz	Hedef	4	113
35	Australia	Sheppard	Let Me Down Easy	11	74
36	Mexico	Winter Heaven	Battle of Solstice	31	26
37	Taiwan	Magic Power	Marksman	36	18
38	Greece	Eleonora Zouganelli	Vals gia ena fili	5	98

The Results

Unfortunalety the final voting grid could not be found.

The Winner

Pablo Alborán - Me Iré