Eurovision Song Contest 2013 (14.16.18 may 2013), this is Malmö calling! Options

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television calendar 2013
May 2013
14.05.2013 Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - semifinale I
(italy) Rai 5 : Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - prima serata http://www.rai5.rai.it/dl/Rai5/programma.h...&refresh_ce
15.05.2013
(england) bbc three : How to Win Eurovision http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sjs8d
16.05.2013 Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - semifinale II
(england) bbc one : Semi-Final Two
17.05.2013
(ireland) RTÉ One : A Little Bit Eurovision
18.05.2013 Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Finale http://www.eurovision.tv/page/webtv?program=83843
rehearsal III - finale
(EBU) : Final - Eurovision Song Contest 2013
(sweden) svt1: Gomorron Europa (07.55-11:00 cet)
(sweden) svt1: "Live: Studio Eurovision" (20:00-21:00 cet)
(sweden) svt1: Eurovision Song Contest 2013: Finalen (21:00-00:15 cet)
(sweden) svt1: Live: Studio Eurovision (00:15-00:30 cet)
(norway) nrk1: ESC 2013: Finale
(denmark) dr1: Europæisk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 - finale
(Switzerland) SRF 1 : Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Countdown live aus Malmö (20:10-21:00 cet) http://tvprogramm.srf.ch/details/716fcbfb-...85-2708c78a3cc1
(Switzerland) SRF 1 : Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Internationales Finale aus Malmö/Schweden (21:00-00:25 CET) http://tvprogramm.srf.ch/details/56f1a884-...07-f7b93dd838cf - http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/eurovision-son...esc-2013-finale
(germany) ard: "Countdown für Malmö" http://www.eurovision.de/news/national/cou...nmalmoe101.html <a href="http://programm.daserste.de/pages/programm...109B284FE887E7C" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://programm.daserste.de/pages/programm...109B284FE887E7C</a> http://ndr.soviet.tv/esc2013.html
(germany) ard: Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Finale http://programm.daserste.de/pages/programm...DDAB1E91E5785A2
(germany) ard: "Grand Prix Party" http://programm.daserste.de/pages/programm...28D4BCB17224E5C
(england) bbc one : Grand Final http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016v1cw
(Austria) ORF eins: Österreich rockt den Song Contest - Natália - unser Star in Malmö http://tv.orf.at/program/orf1/20130518/615163901
(Austria) ORF eins: Eurovisions Song Contest 2013 - Finale - Vorstellung der Songs 1-12 http://tv.orf.at/program/orf1/20130518/612364101
(Austria) ORF eins: Eurovisions Song Contest 2013 - Finale - Vorstellung der Songs 13-26 http://tv.orf.at/program/orf1/20130518/656241501
(Austria) ORF eins: Eurovisions Song Contest 2013 - Finale - Das Voting http://tv.orf.at/program/orf1/20130518/656241601
(Austria) ORF eins: Eurovisions Song Contest 2013 - Finale - Die Entscheidung http://tv.orf.at/program/orf1/20130518/656321801
(italy) RAI 2 : Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - finale http://www.eurovisionsongcontest.rai.it/dl...23b136dcc6.html
(ireland) RTÉ One : The Eurovision Song Contest – Final http://www.rte.ie/ten/listings/31421912_tv...ng_Contest_2013
france
http://programme-tv.francetv.fr/emission/5...b947855f90281cc
http://programme-tv.francetv.fr/emission/e...b947855f90281c7

note
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - The Grand Final (18.05.2012),
eurovision polls elections - http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=702184

19.05.2013
(sweden) svt1: (07:55-11:00 cet) Gomorron Europa
11.00 cet : Live: Studio Eurovision
12.00 cet : Eurovision Song Contest 2013: Finalen
15.15 cet : Live: Studio Eurovision
15.30 cet : Minnenas television: Melodifestivalen 1974
(england) bbc three
How to win eurovision
19,00-21,00
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The story


After 57 years, the database with Eurovision Song Contest facts and figures, stories and anecdotes is huge! A true, die-hard fan knows how many points Luxembourg got in 1980 (56), who came last in 1972 (Malta, with 48 points) and how many times the Netherlands got 12 points in 1996 (once, from Austria).


Because no one can expect you to become a living Eurovision Song Contest encyclopedia, Eurovision.tv takes you through the contest's history in fast forward. It's all you need to know before you dive into the rich history of the Eurovision Song Contest...

How it all begun

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) was formed on 12th February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organisations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in Devon, United Kingdom. It was on the 6th of June, 1954, that Montreux became the venue for the first transmission by the EBU's Eurovision Network of the Narcissus Festival and its flower-bedecked procession floats.


"Did you know that not only stars like ABBA, Celine Dion, Cliff Richard and Julio Iglesias took part, but also dance act Riverdance thanks its fame to the Eurovision Song Contest?"

The first Eurovision viewers eagerly watched on four million television sets in homes, bars, and shop windows in Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Ambitious project

In 1955, the EBU came up with the idea of an international song contest whereby countries, represeted by their respective public broadcasters, would participate in one television show, to be transmitted simultaneously in all represented nations.

This was conceived during a meeting in Monaco in 1955 by Marcel Bezençon, a Frenchman working for the EBU. The competition was based upon the Italian Festival di Sanremo, held for the first time in 1951, and was also seen as a technological experiment in live television: in those days, it was a very ambitious project to join many countries together in a wide-area international network.

Satellite television did not exist yet at that time, and the Eurovision Network comprised a terrestrial microwave network. Le Grand-Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne was born!

The successes

Without interruption, the Eurovision Song Contest has been broadcast every year since 1956, which makes it one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. In 2003, the first ever Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place, while the Eurovision Song Contest celebrated her 50th anniversity 2005. Viewers picked ABBA's Waterloo as best ever Eurovision Song Contest song.

2008 running saw a record of 43 represented countries, as Azerbaijan and San Marino joined the family.

The competition has been broadcast throughout Europe, but also in Australia, Canada, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Korea, New Zealand and the United States, even though these countries do not participate. In 2010, the format will be launched outside of Europe so that various other parts of the world will be introduced to the concept behind the show.

In 2005, the Eurovision Song Contest celebrated its 50th anniversary by picking the best entry to date.


About Sweden
Sweden (Sverige in Swedish) is the largest of the Nordic countries, with a population of about 9.3 million. It borders Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark via the bridge of Öresund (Öresundsbron). The Baltic Sea lies to the east of Sweden, as well as the Gulf of Bothnia, which separates Sweden from most of Finland. The northernmost part of Sweden belongs to the Arctic.


Although having been a military power and spanning about three times its current size during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two hundred years. Having long remained outside military alliances (including both World Wars), the country has a high peace profile, with internationally renowned names such as Raoul Wallenberg, Dag Hammarskjöld, Olof Palme and Hans Blix.

Sweden is a monarchy by constitution, but king Carl XVI Gustaf has no executive power. The Swedish people were Pagans until around the year 1000, then Christened and obedient to the Roman Pope until the 16th century, when the church was reformed to Lutheran-Protestant. Today's Sweden is a secular state with very few church-goers.

Sweden is a developed post-industrial society with an advanced welfare state. The standard of living and life expectancy rank among the highest in the world.

Sweden has a strong tradition of being an open, yet discreet country. Citizens sometimes appear to be quite reserved at first, but once they get to know who they are dealing with, they'll be as warm and friendly as you'd wish.

Sweden houses the Nobel Prize committee for all the prizes except the peace prize which is hosted in Oslo, a memento of the Swedish-Norwegian union that was dissolved in 1905.

About Malmö


Being the Host City of the Eurovision Song Contest is one of the biggest honours in Europe! Okey, we might be a bit biased but it's very close to the truth. In 2013 it'll be Malmö who will be hosting Europe's favourite decision


How was Malmö chosen?

The decision about the host city was open till the very last minute, SVT says. They received proposals from Stockholm and Malmö. "It was not really an easy decision," Martin Österdahl, Executive Producer of the 2013 contest says.

"We chose Malmö because there is a very good infrastructure and we have good experience of holding Melodifestivalen [the Swedish national selection] and the Eurovision Song Contest there," he explains. "The choice of Malmö is based on an overall assessment of the environment in which we think is best for the format of the Eurovision Song Contest, both in terms of TV shows and on the preparations."

"We are very pleased to have a Host City already at this stage. It shows the deep commitment SVT and the whole of Sweden have to host a great Eurovision Song Contest in 2013," says Jon Ola Sand, Executive Supervisor on behalf of the EBU. "We're confident Malmö will be a great host for next year's edition of Europe's favourite TV show."

The agreement means that SVT is responsible for all aspects related to TV shows and Malmö will support you with a comprehensive hosting service, logistics and events for the international press, the visiting fans and the participating delegations.

"Now the work starts on one of the biggest music shows in Europe to create an amazing event. We are obviously extremely proud and happy today," says Ilmar Reepalu, Mayor of Malmö.

By choosing Malmö and the Malmö Arena on Sunday, the groundwork for the Eurovision Song Contest has been laid. Christer Björkman, one of the organisers, believes that an unforgettable world can be created around the event.

"By arranging the event in Malmö, we believe that we can create a Eurovision Song Contest in its true spirit, where focus lies with the heart and the artists. We are going to create a Eurovision world that will be an amazing experience for everyone that visits the city", he says.

"We know after several years of organising Melodifestivalen (the Swedish national selection) at the Malmö Arena that we can create an immensely good atmosphere there with all the emotions that we believe belong to the Eurovision Song Contest. Now we are incredibly charged to reach new creative heights with the shows".

About Malmö
Malmö is the third largest city in Sweden and one of the largest ones in Scandinavia with a metro population of 664,000 people. It has easy access to Denmark via the Øresund bridge which is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe.

The city is part of the expanding Öresund region and is joined to Copenhagen in Denmark by the mighty, arching Öresund bridge.

For all the expansion, Malmö is a small, friendly city with a good choice of cultural attractions, including the new Moderna Museet Malmö. Look out for Malmö’s many quality restaurants and bistros and great cafés. And the shopping isn’t bad either, especially if you’re looking for Swedish design-ware and hip, new Swedish fashion labels.

Malmö has already hosted the contest once, back in 1992 after the Swedish pop-star Carola won the contest in 1991 with Fångad Av En Stormvind.

How does it work?

The national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest are being organised by the participating national public broadcasters.

Traditionally, in March, participating broadcasters have to come up with their entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.

The EBU, main organiser of the Eurovision Song Contest, is not involved with the national selections. The EBU only requires the national selections to be fair and transparent.

When?

The national selections start already very soon after the previous Eurovision Song Contest. To get a full overview and put the dates down in your calendar, see the timetable in our calendar!

How to take part?
In the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest, national selections take place in the represented countries. These national selections are being organized by the respective national public broadcasters who are Active Members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). In the United Kingdom, the BBC is taking care of the national selection, in Sweden it's SVT, in Germany it's NDR, etc.

Good to know
* First of all, it is important to know that the EBU is not involved in the national selections. It is entirely up to the participating broadcasters to decide how they pick their entry. However, the EBU does demand full transparency on the chosen procedure
* In most countries, televised national selections take place, and usually anyone can send in songs. A selection committee then picks the songs that will take part in the national selection, and a jury or viewers (or a mix of both) decide upon the winner
* Some broadcasters pick their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest internally. A selection committee then picks the representing artists, and sometimes also the song to be performed

Sending in your song
To take part in the Eurovision Song Contest, you need to win a national selection, or be selected by one of the participating broadcasters.
* Keep an eye on announcements made by your national public broadcaster. Usually, these announcements are made available through their website, and include details on how to send in your song
* Note that not all broadcasters accept songs from foreigh artists, song writers and composers
* If there is no public broadcaster in your country taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest, it is not possible to represent your country. To take part in the Eurovision Song Contest, you would have to enter your song for nomination in another country. Should you be selected to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest, you will then of course represent the respective country

Note that most broadcasters set their deadlines to submit songs somewhere between September and December.

If you sent in your song, the respective public broadcaster will inform you whether you have been selected for the national final, or not. From there, everything speaks for itself; you will have to win the national selection to represent the respective country at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Shows


Since 2008, the Eurovision Song Contest consists of three live shows, aired prime-time to millions of homes across Europe. During two Semi-Finals, viewers and juries across Europe determine which countries will be represented in the Final.


First Semi-Final

Tuesday, 14th of May, 2013 (21:00 CET)

The first Semi-Final will be broadcast live in some 20 countries represented in the show and several other nations. You can also watch it online here on Eurovision.tv!

Artists from some 20 countries will compete in the first Semi-Final, as ten spots for the Final are at stake. Viewers and professional juries each have a 50 percent stake in the outcome. The professional juries will feature six members in each country. The televoting window will be opened after all the songs have been performed.

The 10 qualified acts will be announced in random order, and to raise the excitement the ranking and other voting results will not be announced until right after the Final.

finalists
01_Austria
Natália Kelly - "Shine"

02_Estonia
Birgit - "Et uus saaks alguse"

03_Slovenia
Hannah - "Straight Into Love"

04_Croatia
Klapa s Mora - "Mižerja"

05_Denmark
Emmelie de Forest - "Only Teardrops"

06_Russia
Dina Garipova - "What If"

07_Ukraine
Zlata Ognevich - "Gravity"

08_Netherlands
Anouk - "Birds"

09_Montenegro
Who See - "Igranka"

10_Lithuania
Andrius Pojavis - "Something"

11_Belarus
Alyona Lanskaya - "Solayoh"

12_Moldova
Aliona Moon - "O mie"

13_Ireland
Ryan Dolan - "Only Love Survives"

14_Cyprus
Despina Olympiou - "An Me Thimasai" (Αν Με Θυμάσαι)

15_Belgium
Roberto Bellarosa - "Love Kills"

16_Serbia
Moje 3 - "Ljubav je svuda" (Љубав је свуда)

Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom will vote in this semi-final. 10 songs will qualify to the final.

Second Semi-Final

Thursday, 16th of May, 2013 (21:00 CET)

The second Semi-Final will be broadcast live in the some 20 countries represented in the show and several other nations. You can also watch the second Semi-Final online here on Eurovision.tv!

Artists from some 20 countries will compete in the second Semi-Final, as ten spots for the Final are at stake. Viewers and professional juries each have a 50 percent stake in the outcome. The professional juries will feature six members in each country. The televoting window will be opened after all the songs have been performed.

The 10 qualified acts will be announced in random order, and to raise the excitement the ranking and other voting results will not be announced until right after the Final.

finalists
01_Latvia
PeR - "Here We Go"

02_San Marino
Valentina Monetta - "Crisalide (Vola)"

03_Macedonia
Esma & Lozano - "Pred da se razdeni" (Пред да се раздени)

04_Azerbaijan
Farid Mammadov - "Hold Me"

05_Finland
Krista Siegfrids - "Marry Me"

06_Malta
Gianluca - "Tomorrow"

07_Bulgaria
Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov- "Samo shampioni" (Само шампиони)

08_Iceland
Eythor Ingi - "Ég á líf"

09_Greece
Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis - "Alcohol Is Free"

10_Israel
Moran Mazor - "Rak bishvilo" (רק בשבילו)

11_Armenia
Dorians - "Lonely Planet"

12_Hungary
ByeAlex - "Kedvesem" (Zoohacker Remix)

13_Norway
Margaret Berger - "I Feed You My Love"

14_Albania
Adrian Lulgjuraj & Bledar Sejko - "Identitet"

15_Georgia
Nodi Tatishvili & Sophie Gelovani - "Waterfall"

16_Switzerland
Takasa2 - "You and Me"

17_Romania
Cezar - "It's My Life"

Switzerland: Heilsarmee will be required to change their name before the contest due to EBU regulations banning political and religious content

Germany, France and Spain will vote in this semi-final. 10 songs will qualify to the final.


The Grand Final

Saturday, 18th of May, 2013 (21:00 CET)

The Grand Final will be broadcast live in all participating countries. You can also watch the Grand Final online here on Eurovision.tv!

Viewers and professional juries in some 40 participating countries will vote.

Viewers and professional juries each have a 50 percent stake in the outcome. The professional juries will feature six members in each country. The televoting window will be opened after all the songs have been performed.

The running order of the represented countries in the Final will be determined by draw, right after each of the two Semi-Finals.

finalists
01_France
Amandine Bourgeois - "L'enfer et moi"

02 _Lithuania
Andrius Pojavis - "Something"

03 _Moldova
Aliona Moon - "O mie"

04 _Finland
Krista Siegfrids - "Marry Me"

05 _Spain
ESDM - "Contigo hasta el final"

06 _Belgium
Roberto Bellarosa - "Love Kills"

07 _Estonia
Birgit - "Et uus saaks alguse"

08 _Belarus
Alyona Lanskaya - "Solayoh"

09 _Malta
Gianluca - "Tomorrow"

10 _Russia
Dina Garipova - "What If"

11 _Germany
Cascada - "Glorious"

12 _Armenia
Dorians - "Lonely Planet"

13 _Netherlands
Anouk - "Birds"

14 _Romania
Cezar - "It's My Life"

15 _United Kingdom
Bonnie Tyler - "Believe in Me"

16_Sweden
Robin Stjernberg - "You"

17_Hungary
ByeAlex - "Kedvesem" (Zoohacker Remix)

18 _Denmark
Emmelie de Forest - "Only Teardrops"

19 _Iceland
Eythor Ingi - "Ég á líf"

20 _Azerbaijan
Farid Mammadov - "Hold Me"

21 _Greece
Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis - "Alcohol Is Free"

22 _Ukraine
Zlata Ognevich - "Gravity"

23 _Italy
Marco Mengoni - "L'essenziale"

24 _Norway
Margaret Berger - "I Feed You My Love"

25 _Georgia
Nodi Tatishvili & Sophie Gelovani - "Waterfall"

26_Ireland
Ryan Dolan - "Only Love Survives"


Where to watch?

ON TELEVISION
If your national public broadcaster is organising a televised national selection for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, you can most likely find the program schedule on their website.

ONLINE
Several public broadcasters are streaming their national selection events over the internet, some of them our own, online TV channel ESCTV. You can find our programme schedule for the upcoming period, and watch previous events once more, in the ESCTV player..

START THE WEB TV! - http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv
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hello and welcome to the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013


Hallo und herzlich willkommen beim Eurovision Song Contest 2013


Bonjour et bienvenue sur le concours Eurovision de la chanson 2013


ciao e benvenuto al Eurofestival 2013

here i have make a eurovision facebook fanpage
http://www.facebook.com/pages/eurovision12...199632410076114



The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will be the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden, following Loreen's win in the 2012 Contest with the song "Euphoria". Three cities expressed interests to host the contest, and on 8 July 2012, the host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) decided upon the Malmö Arena as the venue. This will be the fifth time that Sweden has played host and the second time that Malmö has been the host city to the contest, having previously played host city to the 1992 Contest. The dates set for the two semi-finals are 14 May and 16 May 2013, with the final taking place on the evening of 18 May 2013.

Location
Malmö Arena in Malmö was announced by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) as the venue for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on 8 July 2012. This will be the fifth time after 1975, 1985, 1992 and 2000 that the competition is held in Sweden and the second time, after 1992 that it will be held in Malmö.

Malmö, in the southernmost province of Scania, is Sweden's third largest city by population after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and is one of the largest cities in Scandinavia. Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County. The administrative entity for most of the city is Malmö Municipality which has 303,873 inhabitants in eight different localities, with 30% being of foreign origin (either born outside of Sweden or having both parents born abroad). Malmö is also a bimunicipal locality, as part of it is formally situated in Burlöv Municipality. The total population of the urban area was 280,415 in December 2010.

Bidding phase

On the night of the win, the chief executive of Sveriges Television (SVT), Eva Hamilton, stated to Swedish media that venues in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö were being considered as host venues for the 2013 Contest. The most recent host arena, the Ericsson Globe, used for the 2000 Contest, is however booked for the World Ice Hockey Championships, and will not be available to host the Eurovision Song Contest on the scheduled dates.

One alternative put forward in Expressen was to hold the competition at three different venues – the semi-finals in Gothenburg and Malmö – and the final in Stockholm. This idea was dismissed by SVT due to the resulting complex logistics and as a result it has been confirmed that both semi-finals and the final will occur in just one city.

On 20 June 2012, it was announced that Gothenburg had withdrawn from the bidding process due to their hosting of the Göteborg Horse Show in late April. There were also concerns about the availability of hotel rooms in the city due to a variety of other events taking place during the same time frame.

The following candidate cities had provisionally reserved venues and hotel rooms, as part of their bids to host the 2013 Contest. On 8 July 2012, Malmö Arena was confirmed as the host venue for the contest.

SVT has expressed the desire to host the contest at a slightly smaller venue than previous years to increase the Eurovision experience thereby the choice of Malmö Arena. The executive producer for the Eurovision in Malmö, Martin Österdahl told Swedish press that he did not like the fact that the Eurovision had been hosted in big arenas over the last few years. And that a bigger arena did not make Eurovision better, pointing to Eurovision 2001 in Denmark as an example, and that he and SVT wants Eurovision 2013 to be more close and personal and that they want to take "The Eurovision experience to the next level". And with all the events surrounding Eurovision to be held close to the Malmö Arena so the artists can walk to the events and with no bus rides like in the last years. The choice of Malmö Arena as host of the Eurovision Song Contest has been criticized by Swedes who overall had preferred to host it in Stockholm at the Friends Arena. SVT has defended their decision of hosting it in Malmö. SVT and Österdahl also points to European Broadcasting Union (EBU)'s wishes to keep Eurovision slightly smaller for 2013 as the event and costs has grown bigger and bigger, but also says that the decisions and preparations for the 2013 edition of the contest are fully up to SVT.

Format

Ticket sale

On 11 July 2012, the Swedish production group and show producer Christer Björkman advised fans not to buy the tickets that currently are in circulation and to wait for tickets from official Eurovision channels. Björkman said that there was still a long way to go, until the official tickets would be released, due to the seating plan and stage plan not being completed yet.

Björkman also reassured Eurovision fans that accommodation options would be made available for the people that are going to travel to Malmö for the contest and that the organisation had booked a large quantity of hotel rooms for delegations and etcetera, some which may later be released to the general public.

Swedish website Biljett Nu started selling tickets before they were even released. The prices of tickets are between 5,000–7,000 Swedish kronor (€600–850). Information about official ticket sale will be released at the end of August

Participating countries
If your trying to find out the different countrys finalists pleas
go to the top and look for “semi 1” “semi 2” ”finale”


Other countries
Andorra – At a meeting with the head of the EBU, Ingrid Deltenre, Andorran Prime Minister, Antoni Martí, said that Andorra will not return for the 2013 contest due to investment cuts.

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bosnia and Herzegovina will not participate in Eurovision Song Contest 2013 because of hard economical situation that the national broadcaster is facing.

Czech Republic – Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) have announced that they have no intention of participating in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. However, they haven't ruled out a return in 2014.

Greece – On 29 November 2012, Greek broadcaster Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT), announced that due to budget cuts caused by the Greek government-debt crisis, the participation of Greece in the 2013 Contest was in doubt

Liechtenstein – The head of 1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television (1FLTV), Peter Kölbel, had said that due to a lack of financial subsidies from the Government of Liechtenstein, participation would be impossible until 2013 at the earliest. 1FLTV have been trying to join the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 2010, however the government has not granted the nation's only channel the necessary subsidies. Kölbel stated that the country had a good chance of joining the contest in 2013, if funding was approved, but it was later announced that the country would not be participating

Luxembourg – On 13 September 2012, RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg announced that they would not return to the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö due to a lack of available resources.

Monaco – On 24 September 2012, Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) confirmed that Monaco will not return to the 2013 Contest for unspecified reasons.

Morocco – On 20 September 2012, Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision (SNRT) confirmed Morocco would not be returning for the 2013 Contest, although reasons for this decision have not been published

Poland – A decision by Telewizja Polska (TVP) regarding a return to the 2013 Contest will be made in October 2012. Poland withdrew in 2012 due to the broadcasters primary financial focus being on the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (which Poland co-hosted with Ukraine) along with the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. On 22 November 2012, TVP officially announced the country wouldn't be returning in 2013.

Portugal – On 22 November 2012, Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) confirmed that Portugal will not be taking part in the 2013 Contest. A return in 2014 has not been ruled out.

Slovakia – On 4 December 2012, Slovakian broadcaster Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS), announced that Slovakia would not be participating in the 2013 Contest.

Turkey – On 14 December 2012, Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) announced their withdrawal from the contest, citing dissatisfaction with the introduction of a mixed jury/televote voting system and the status of the "Big Five".

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Switzerland


Swiss selection for ESC 2013 - now song upload!

Who is representing our country in Sweden? Swiss radio and television studied with RTS and RSI the participants for the EuroVision Song Contest 2013th From now on, artists upload their songs on the SF-Euro vision platform


From 1 September to 1 October 2012 at 08.00 clock, the artists upload their songs on the SF-Euro vision platform. In a large Internet voting then the four best songs are chosen, at which the 15th December will be presented in the big live show. The remaining five slots for the decision show awarded by RTS and RSI. The TV viewers determine there by televoting, which of the nine participants will represent Switzerland 2013 in Malmö on "EuroVision Song Contest".

Upload Now Song

From 1 September, they can upload their song to the upload platform. All this information is provided in the regulations, which can be downloaded here in the right column under "Downloads".

EuroVision Song must fulfill some requirements

SRF, RTS, RSI and RTR (SRG) are looking for a strong song, meets the international requirements. The song is performed by one or more singers. In this case, a maximum of six people (including dancers and backing vocals) on stage to be present.

The artist is nothing without definitive

Responsible for registration for the pre-judging, the final performer of the song. Songs can not be filed, in which the artist is not yet known. Authors and composers without interpreters can not sign themselves.

Song may not be longer than three minutes

The maximum length of the song is three minutes (discontinuity). The minimum age of the performers is 16 years (random date May 1, 2013). The song may not be before 1 Published September 2012 was his (radio, TV, Internet, public performance, recordings, etc.). (lady / srf)




you can watch the online songs here

http://www.eurovisionplattform.sf.tv/videos

[istersay]

another year

[world_idols]

Focus Malmö: Transport


Malmö, Sweden -
In the first of a series of articles to help you get to know next year's host city Malmö, we start by taking a look at how you get to the city and get around when you are there.

The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö will be one of the best connected in recent times, with multiple options for a) getting to the city and getting around the city and surrounding areas. The public transport offerings in this part of Sweden are incredibly good and widespread, meaning that if you are planning on visiting Malmö in May next year, you will have no problems getting around!

Getting to Malmö

Let's take a look at some of the options with regards to getting to Malmö.

Copenhagen Kastrup Airport

Copenhagen Airport is by far the biggest air transport hub in the Nordic region, with plenty of direct flights to and from all over Europe and the World and a major hub for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Norwegian Air Shuttle amongst others. We envisage that the majority of visitors to Malmö next year will arrive into Copenhagen, due to its size and the fact that it is by far the closest airport to the Malmö Arena, which is located just a 15 minute train journey from the airport over the Öresund Bridge. As well as trains, there are busses connecting the airport with Malmö and other cities in Southern Sweden and outside the airport terminal there is a dedicated taxi rank for Swedish taxis, for those who prefer a more hassle-free journey to their hotels.

Malmö Sturup Airport

Located a 40 minute drive from the centre of Malmö is Sturup Airport, offering a wide range of domestic and international flights. The airport is popular destination for Eastern European carriers such as Wizz Air and SAS, Norwegian and Malmö Aviation all operate domestic flights within Sweden, with a major link to Stockholm Bromma and Arlanda airports. Although further away from the Arena and city than Copenhagen Airport, Malmö airport offers and option for people with a more limited budget and has a regular and inexpensive bus link to the city centre. The airport has also recently undergone some renovation works to create a better experience for passengers.

Trains

Another option for travel getting to Malmö is by train. As mentioned above, there is a regular and fast train service between Copenhagen, Copenhagen Airport and Malmö operated by Øresundståg, transversing the bridge between the Danish capital and Malmö. A city centre to city centre travel time of 25 should be expected whilst it takes just 15 minutes from Copenhagen Airport to Hyllie Station, which is where the Malmö Arena is located.

Sweden also has a very well developed domestic train network operated by SJ, who operate long distance high-speed trains from Malmö to both Stockholm and Gothenburg as well as night train services and local services in the Skåne region of Sweden, operated by Skånetrafiken.

Night trains are also available from Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany into Copenhagen where regular connections depart to Malmö as mentioned above. In addition there are semi-regular trains operating between Hamburg, Berlin and Copenhagen operated by DSB and DB, providing an alternative route for those living in northern Germany.

Buses

If you have time and/or are on a limited budget, then why not take the bus to Malmö. A number of companies offer long distance services to the city from locations both inside Sweden and out. An example is Eurolines who operate three times a week from Oslo, via Gothenburg to Malmö and Copenhagen as well as from Stockholm.

Car

If you prefer to travel by car to Malmö, there are plenty of opportunities to park in the city, with many hotels offering on site parking to their guests. Malmö is an important interchange for motorways in southern Scandinavia with fast and smooth roads connecting the city with amongst others Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Trelleborg, where ferries go to Poland and Germany. In addition the well developed motorway network in Denmark will take you to Germany relatively fast.

Boat

As mentioned above there are a number of ferry options for those wishing a very leisurely journey to Malmö. From nearby Trelleborg, ferries travel to Germany and Poland and from Copenhagen there is a daily ferry service to Oslo. In addition regular ferries between Helsingør in Denmark and Helsingborg in Sweden provide an alternative to the Öresund Bridge.

It is also possible to travel relatively easy between the United Kingdom and Malmö using a mixture of ferry and car with a ferry service connecting the town of Harwich with Esbjerg in western Denmark. From there the E20 motorway will take you all the way to Malmö, over the Öresund Bridge with a total journey time of about 24 hours.

Getting Around Malmö

Getting around Malmö and the surrounding area could not be easier. Let's take a look at the options:

Buses

Malmö has a very well developed bus network, utilising very environmentally friendly buses and connecting every corner of the city with the centre and beyond. Local transport is operated by Skånetrafiken who are also reponsible for local trains.

City busses 5, 6 and 33 all stop at Hyllie Station, where the Malmö Arena is located and regional busses 346, 300 and 170 from Trelleborg, Falsterbro and Lund respectively also stop here.

Local Trains

Known as Pågåtågen, and painted in a distinct purple colour, a frequent commuter train service is operated from both Malmö Central Station and Hyllie Station connecting local stops within the City as well as travelling beyond to towns and cities in northern and southern Skåne. A journey from Hyllie to Malmö Central typically takes between 7 and 9 minutes.

Öresund Trains

Officially known as Øresundstågen (combining the Danish name "Øresund" with the Swedish word "Tåg"), these trains operate between Southern Sweden and Sjælland in Denmark using the Öresund Bridge. A regular service operates between Malmö and Copenhagen (every 10 minutes during the day from Malmö Central and every 20 minutes from Hyllie) with some services travelling beyond to Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Kalmar, Växjö, and Helsingør as examples. As mentioned above all trains stop at Copenhagen Airport providing a connection from here to Hyllie station in less than 15 minutes.

Car

There are good parking opportunities in and around Malmö although this comes at a price and near the arena parking appears to be good. However, at this stage it is unknown how parking around the Malmö Arena will be affected leading up to and during the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.

Cycling

Just like its neighbouring city, Copenhagen, Malmö has a very well developed cycle network and is very flat making it a comfortable way to travel (depending on the weather!). It is possible to hire bikes around the city and could be a fun and calorie burning alternative to the above options.

[world_idols]

DR Wants New EBU Rules on Song Publishing

EBU -The Danish national broadcaster DR has asked the EBU (see pic for new logo) to review their tough rules for the date Eurovision songs may be published. The current EBU rules state that a song that participates in the Eurovision Song Contest can not have been published or performed publicly before September 1 of the preceding year.

This year one of the songs in the Danish final, Nowhere by Tine Lyngaard had to be disqualified before the show, as the song had been available on YouTube and Facebook in July 2011. DR has now changed its own rules and now will only disqualify songs if they have gained an unfair advantage from being published earlier. As that prevents such a song to be disqualified from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, it would still not be able to take part in Eurovision should it win the Danish selection.

That is probably why DR has called on the EBU to change their rules as well and apparently fell on sympathetic ears: “We don’t believe EBU’s rules are up to date. Nowadays songwriters often exchange demo-versions of their songs online. They have listened to us, but it is too late to change for 2013, so they probably won’t be able to change the rules before 2014“, says DR’s entertainment boss Jan Lagermand Lundme.

[world_idols]

switzerland



EuroVision Song Contest 2013
Completing the upload.

All papers will be reviewed and from mid-October to vote freely given.
Until then you can watch the videos here.

Contact: eurovision@sf.tv

In a large Internet voting should the Swiss actively influence who will represent our country at the next Euro Vision Song Contest in Sweden. In a first phase, all new, specially composed for the ESC songs presented on this platform.

From mid-October, users can vote for their favorite songs. Parallel to this is a jury of experts from their judgments (rating 50 percent).

On Saturday, 15 December 2012 to present the winners of the pre-selection of the great songs in their decision show, which airs live from Kreuzlingen. The viewers decide the winner by televoting, which will represent Switzerland at the ESC 2013 in Malmö.


note
Lys Assia is the 1st eurovision 1956 winer
Lys Assia feat.NewJack - All in your head

Jesse Ritch former germany idols finalists
Jesse Ritch - Forever & a day

[world_idols]

switzerland




Vote now! Vote now!
Of 15 to 29 October, you can vote for your favorites. In order to vote you must first register with SF login.

For evaluation are 4 votes available. You can enter a post every 4 votes or distribute your 4 votes arbitrarily to the amounts that you like best.

The communication of the qualified participants from mid-November.

Contact: eurovision@sf.tv


http://www.eurovisionplattform.sf.tv/videos (vote here)

[world_idols]

Switzerland





REMEMBER Switzerland is having:
3 online election
1 national selection


So this is the Switzerland 1st online election


RSI selection - http://www.rsi.ch/home/channels/comunicazi...la-finale-regio (listing to all the songs here)

finalists
• Theo con “My wonderful life”
• N2L- Never too late con “Smoke out”
• Marilise con “Nobody”
• Ally con “Catch me”
• Chiara Dubey con “Bella sera”
• Vanda Palma con “La farfalla va”

The overall RSI selection will select two finalists. Artists can submit their entries to RSI from 1 to 30 September 2012. An internal selection comitee will decide on a number of qualifiers for the regional heat. Apart from these, the winner of the singing contest "Fattore voce 2012", Sohaila El Shater, qualifies directly to the regional heat. The regional heat will be aired by radio channel RSI Rete Tre. The two winners wil be decided by televoting

finalists
01.Chiara Dubey - "Bella sera"
02.Ally - "Catch Me"

[world_idols]

Lithuania
Lithuania: Eurovizijos 2013 - nacionalinė atranka (Heats 1)
1.Vudis & Samanta Tina - Hey Chaki – Mama - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECi4AWWgz3Q...ture=plpp_video

2.Vincentas Linkevičius - Dance The Night - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKQ8A9O3flE...ture=plpp_video

3.Gabrielius Vagelis - Sacrifise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAUO0i2hSuQ...ture=plpp_video

4.Uhnè Smile - Call To You Mum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KRvaJJ95Sg...ture=plpp_video

5.Saulès Broliai - Loreen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbgBwmLeaw...ture=plpp_video

6.Valerija Iljinaitė - Kate‘s Morning At 10:08 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuYIEzyGbKE...ture=plpp_video

7.Andrius Pojavis - Something - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMzmmN_JcMc...ture=plpp_video

8.Julija Jegorova - I‘ll Carry You - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AK3rQyd6eA...ture=plpp_video

[istersay]

thanks

[world_idols]

Lithuania

Lithuania: Eurovizijos 2013 - nacionalinė atranka (Heats 2)
NĖRIUS PEČIŪRA - Kas Gali Pakeisti Gyvenimą (Nėrius Pečiūra) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y-OnGwPhNs

TIMOHI - Time For Life (Timohi) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tVQi2LkpQM...;feature=relmfu

GIEDRĖ SMOLSKAITĖ - Stay Awake Tonight (Raigardas Tautkus/G.Griciūtė) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnLRyHNctWw

IEVA ZASIMAUSKAITĖ & GABRIELIUS VAGELIS - I Fall In Love (Raigardas Tautkus/Raimondas Nabus) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr9bZ65m01I

ALIVE WAY - Revolution (Justinas Stanislovaitis) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-6Tu1WoX7c

MUNDIS IR ELVINA - Aš Ilgiuosi Tavęs (Emanuel Gonzales "Gonza") - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlUcSg2O-LQ...;feature=relmfu

BEISSOUL & GABRIELĖ GRICIŪTĖ - Feeling Hopeless (Raigardas Tautkus/Raimondas Nabus/Beissoul/G.Griciūtė) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs4ow-VrUsY

FELIKSAS MERLIN - A Silent Scream (Feliksas Kutka, Rodion Kolomin) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M8qYUJ7-Tk...;feature=relmfu





Switzerland





REMEMBER Switzerland is having:
3 online election
1 national selection


So this is the Switzerland 2nd online election


RTS will select three finalists. A selection committee has been set up to internally decide on the three finalists.

http://www.rts.ch/emissions/dossiers/2012/eurosong/ (LISTNG TO THE SONGS ON THIS LINK)
finalists
01_Carrousel - J’avais rendez-vous
02_Nicolas Fraissinet - Lève-toi
03_Nill Klemm - On my Way




Switzerland





REMEMBER Switzerland is having:
3 online election
1 national selection


So this is the Switzerland 3rd online election

http://www.eurovisionplattform.sf.tv/ (watch online videos here)

The overall SF selection will select four finalists. Candidates can submit entries to the broadcaster from 1 September to 1 October 2012. A 50/50 mix of internet voting and the verdict of an expert jury will decide on the finalists.

finalists
01.Anthony Bighead - "Do the Monkey"
02.Heilsarmee - "You and Me"
03.Jesse Ritch - "Forever & A Day"
04.Melissa - "The Point of No Return"

[world_idols]

Lithuania

Lithuania: Eurovizijos 2013 - nacionalinė atranka (Heats 3)
1. Multiks - Crazy (Paulius Burba) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb3w10XnRkA

2. Eglė Jakštytė - Give Me The Music (Justinas Chachlauskas, Algis Gintautas) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Lr8Ij8YE0

3. Eden - War Without End (Andrej Viazinin, Jan Suchodolski, Oksana Treščenko) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi0xTLvTL4M

4. Elvina Milkauskaitė - Closer (Raigardas Tautkus, Raigardas Tautkus, Žaneta Daubarytė) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0KFVz6l2uw

5. Sophie - Make It Happen (Eglė Sabaliauskaitė, Einius Jarutis) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAByqn2g43Y

6. Neringa Šiaudikytė - Used To Be (Raigardas Tautkus) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpwOV-132lk

7. Berta Timinskaitė - Missing You, Missing Me (Eric Palmqwist, Erik Nyholm, Johan Gunnarsson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyQntRWTTjg

8. Božolė - Happy And Free (Andrius Borisevičius, Audrius Balsevičius) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JAD2jlK-TA



Lithuania

Lithuania: Eurovizijos 2013 - nacionalinė atranka (Heats 4)
1. Freezing Kiss - Nothing To Lose(Paulius Jasiūnas/Sergej Kosiuga) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ijFl4MDwaA

2. D’Oro - Will You Recognise Me? (Gediminas Rimkus Rimkevičius/Jurgita Čekatauskaitė) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkTdxjt4w7k

3. Gintare Korsakaitė - Dreaming (R.Tautkus,Jokūbas Daubaris/Gabrielė Griciūtė,Raimondas J.Nabus) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrEH2yb3qUw

4. Linas Adomaitis - I W Tonight (Linas Adomaitis/Bjorn Hansen) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RocAmcMFpGI

5. Glaam - Love Is Freedom (Jonny Rose) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxd67L6LqZU

6. Girmantė Vaitkutė - Time To Shine (Vytautas Bikus/Girmantė Vaitkutė) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vc7bGriwV8

7. Chill Out, Have No Doubt - Time (Vytautas Karpauskas/Daniel Okeoghene Williams) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jym3mmfEfQ

8. Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep - War In The Warderobe (Vilius Tamošaitis) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIjOv7vgd8w

[Gonchey]

It looks like Portugal withdrew.

[Blindy]

Is Poland going to be in this?

[world_idols]

Is Poland going to be in this?

i am unsure about that
i was reading that they will not be on next years contest
but i amwaiting for EBU to make a officielle press message about who is competing next years euroviion 2013

[Fin-Idol]

It seems that Finnish Idols winner, Diandra Flores is one of the contestants in Finnish selections. YLE is revealing all Finnish songs tomorrow.

[world_idols]

Lithuania

Lithuania: Eurovizijos 2013 - nacionalinė atranka (Heats 5)

1 Kvinta Loudside "Toks gyvenimas" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt9tuETYcmo
2 Sepa & Asorti "Money" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWqjm_u4XPk
3 Al Bagdo "Backdoor Superman" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3id2lfW5XIw
4 Baiba Skurstene "I'm on Fire" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvIr1cRgrlk
5 El Fuego "Ledo gabalėlis" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ifRxjS9I_w
6 DAR "Jump!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpqq6WxvXZs
7 Monika Linkytė "Baby Boy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeWXwO_cpm4

[world_idols]

Belarus


Belarus National Final 2013 - http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv/past/?program=70283 (full episode)

Belarus: Eurofest Final
Макс Лоренс - "I love your charming eyes"
Алена Ланская - "Rhythm in Love"
Алексей Гросс - "One Way Love"
Дария - "Catch Me Again"
группа Nuteki - "Save me"
Сацура - "Get out of my way"
Uzari - "Secret"
Beaver Band - "Incredible Girl"
Яnkey - "Letter to Mother"
Виталий Воронко - "I wonder how you"

[world_idols]

Lithuania


Lithuania: Eurovizijos 2013 - nacionalinė atranka (Semi-finals 1)
1. GERAI GERAI IR MISS SHEEP - War In The Warderobe (Vilius Tamošaitis) http://youtu.be/q5BFA5Fnprs
2. NERINGA ŠIAUDIKYTĖ - Used To Be (Raigardas Tautkus) http://youtu.be/hcYg_14WcjI
3. GABRIELIUS VAGELIS - Sacrifice (Erik Nyholm, Niklas Hast, Sam McCarthy) http://youtu.be/QbCjZZ6wShE
4. SAULĖS BROLIAI - Loreen (Vytautas Bikus, Donatas Petreikis) http://youtu.be/62ut_VE_oKU
5. ELVINA MILKAUSKAITĖ - Closer (Raigardas Tautkus, Žaneta Daubarytė) http://youtu.be/gPU8-vy7jlA
6. ANDRIUS POJAVIS - Something (Andrius Pojavis) http://youtu.be/HkUjKCA_BwU
7. TIMOHI - Time For Life (Timohi) http://youtu.be/MwYLx9EAjec
8. IEVA ZASIMAUSKAITĖ & GABRIELIUS VAGELIS - I Fall In Love (R.Tautkus & R.J.Nabus) http://youtu.be/8xFBAOwV-a4
9. BOŽOLĖ - Happy And Free (Andrius Borisevičius) http://youtu.be/2a7H6ktQZGU

[American*Juniors]

Lithuania seems really strong this year! I really like many of their songs in the semis and hope they pick one of the best