Eurovision Song Contest 2013
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | |
|---|---|
| "We Are One" | |
 | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 14 May 2013 |
| Semi-final 2 | 16 May 2013 |
| Final | 18 May 2013 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Malmö Arena Malmö, Sweden[1] |
| Presenter(s) | Petra Mede[2] |
| Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
| Host broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 39 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |  Armenia |
| Non-returning countries | |
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". This is the fifth time that Sweden will host the Contest, the last time being in 2000. Sveriges Television (SVT) chose Malmö Arena as the venue following the consideration of several venues within Sweden. 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.[6] There will be one host for this contest which was announced on 28 January as comedian Petra Mede.[2] Thirty-nine countries will participate, including Armenia, who were last represented in 2011.[7][8] Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Slovakia and Turkey have announced their withdrawal from the 2013 Contest.[9][10][11][12] The design of the contest is built around the theme "We are one" – highlighting equality and unity of all the participating countries alongside the cultural diversity and influence of each participant.[13]
Location
On 8 July 2012, Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) announced that Malmö Arena in Malmö would be the host venue for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. This will be the fifth time after 1975, 1985, 1992 and 2000 that the competition will be held in Sweden and the second time, after 1992, that it will be held in Malmö.
Malmö, in the southern province of Scania, is Sweden's third largest city by population after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and is one of the largest cities in Scandinavia. It is also a part of the Øresund Region, and Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is only a trainride of about half an hour away. Malmö is the seat of the 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).[14] Part of Malmö is also formally situated in Burlöv Municipality. The total population of the urban area was 280,415 in December 2010.[15]
Bidding phase
On the night of the final for the 2012 Contest, the chief executive of SVT, Eva Hamilton, stated to the Swedish media that various venues in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö were being considered for hosting the 2013 Contest.[16]
One alternative put forward in the Expressen, was to hold the competition at three different venues – the semi-finals in Gothenburg and Malmö, and the final in Stockholm.[17] This proposal was dismissed as unfeasible by SVT, which declared that the contest would be hosted in only one city.[18]
On 20 June 2012, it was announced that Gothenburg had withdrawn from the bidding process due to the city being the host of the Göteborg Horse Show in late April 2013. There were also concerns about the availability of hotel rooms due to a variety of other events taking place in the same time frame as the Eurovision Song Contest.[19]
SVT had expressed the desire to host the contest at a slightly smaller venue than previous years, and this was a factor in the choice of Malmö Arena as the host venue.[20] The executive producer for the 2013 Contest, Martin Österdahl, told Swedish press that he did not like the decisions made by previous hosts to hold the contest in larger arenas, stating that he and SVT wants the 2013 Contest to be "more close and personal".[20][21] SVT has also claimed that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) wanted the 2013 Contest to be "smaller" due to the escalating costs of previous contests.[21]
The following candidate cities had provisionally reserved venues and hotel rooms, as part of their bids to host the 2013 Contest.[22] On 8 July 2012, Malmö Arena was confirmed as the host venue for the contest.
| City | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stockholm | Friends Arena | Opened in October 2012; hosted the final of Melodifestivalen in March 2013. |
| Malmö | Malmö Arena | The venue has served as the host of the Melodifestivalen semi-finals for the past four years. |
| Gothenburg | Scandinavium | The venue hosted the 1985 Contest. |
| Swedish Exhibition Centre | Withdrew on 20 June 2012.[19] |
Format
Voting
The combination of televoting and jury voting results underwent changes that were detailed in the official rules for the 2013 contest.[23][24] Each member of a respective nation's jury will be required to rank every song, except that of their own country. The voting results from each member of a particular nation's jury will be combined to produce an overall ranking from first to last place. Likewise, the televoting results will also be interpreted as a full ranking, taking into account the full televoting result rather than just the top 10. The combination of the jury's full ranking and the televote's full ranking will produce an overall ranking of all competing entries. The song that scores the highest overall rank will receive 12 points, while the tenth-best ranked song will receive 1 point.
Host
On 17 October 2012, executive producer, Martin Österdahl, told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter that SVT plans for the 2013 Contest to have only one presenter for the entire contest, unlike previous years where there were up to three presenters per show. The last time there was just one presenter was in the 1995 Contest, in Dublin, Ireland when the solo host was Mary Kennedy.[25][26] Petra Mede was announced as the host for the 2013 contest on 28 January 2013.[27]
Sarah Dawn Finer will also appear in both semifinals and the final in segments presenting Sweden for the viewers as the comical character Lynda Woodruff.[28] "Lynda" presented the votes for Sweden at the previous contest in Baku.[28]
Graphic design
The visual look of the contest was assigned to Gothenburg-based branding agency Happy F&B.[29]
On 17 January 2013, at the semi-final allocation draw, The EBU revealed the graphic design, created by Happy F&B for the 2013 contest, featuring a butterfly and slogan "We Are One". The butterfly features an array of colours and textures, it also represents something small which can start powerful and big movements, a phenomenon known as the butterfly effect, indicating that a flap from one butterfly can start a hurricane.
SVT confirmed on 19 February 2013 that the postcard films, used to introduce each song in the contest, will this year feature each artist in their respective country, to give the viewer a personal insight of each competing participant. This breaks with recent tradition of the postcards often containing short segments of life within either the host city or country of the contest.[30]
Ticket sale
On 11 July 2012, show producer, Christer Björkman, advised the public not to buy tickets for the 2013 Contest that are currently in circulation and instead wait for tickets to be released through official channels. Björkman said that official tickets had not yet been released, as necessary decisions over the stage and seating plans had not yet been made.[31] Björkman also gave reassurance that accommodation would be available, as while the organizers had booked a large quantity of hotel rooms, some may be made available to the general public.[31] On 21 November 2012, SVT officially announced the launch of ticket sales.[32]
Sponsors
Official sponsors of the broadcast are the main Swedish telecommunication company TeliaSonera, and the German cosmetics company Schwarzkopf.[33][34] Also makeup company IsaDora, supermarket ICA and Tetra Pak will be the sponsors of the competition.[35][36]
Semi-final allocation draw
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on 17 January 2013 at the Malmö City Hall.[37] Prior to the allocation draw, on 7 November 2012 it was announced that, due to their geographical proximity with Malmö, Denmark and Norway would perform in different semi-finals in order to maximise the availability of tickets for visitors from both countries. A draw at the EBU headquarters determined that Denmark will perform in the first semi-final, while Norway will perform in the second semi-final.[38] The EBU also allocated Israel to the second semi-final after a request from the delegation in order to avoid complications with a national holiday coinciding with the date of the first semifinal.[39] The remaining participating countries, excluding the automatic finalists (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom), were split into five pots, based on voting patterns from the previous nine years. From these pots, 15 (in addition to Denmark) were allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 and 15 (in addition to Norway and Israel) were allocated to compete in the second semi-final on 16 May 2013.[40]
The pots were calculated by the televoting partner Digame and were as follows:[39]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Running order
Unlike previous years, the running order will not be decided by the drawing of lots, but instead by the producers, with the aim of making the shows more exciting and ensuring that all contestants have a chance to stand out, preventing entries that are too similar cancelling each other out.[38] The decision elicited mixed reactions from both fans of the contest and participating broadcasters.[41][42][43][44]
The running order for the semi-finals was released on 28 March 2013.[45] The running order for the final will be determined by 17 May 2013 at 3:00 CEST.[46] An additional allocation draw will occur for the final with each finalist nation drawing to perform either in the first or second half of the final.[46] The qualifying countries from the semi-finals will draw for their allocation during the semi-final winners press conferences following each semi-final, while the Big Five countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) will draw for their allocation during their first individual press conferences on 12 May 2013.[46] As the host country, the running order position for Sweden in the final was exclusively determined by a draw during the heads of delegation meeting on 18 March 2013.[46] Sweden was drawn to perform 16th in the final.[46]
Participating countries
21 December 2012 brought the announcement that 39 countries would compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Armenia (which was last represented in 2011) confirmed that it would be returning to the contest following a one-year break.[7]
Returning artists
Valentina Monetta will be representing San Marino for the second year in a row.[47] Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov are returning as a duo, having previously represented Bulgaria in 2007.[48] Nevena Božović will be representing Serbia as part of Moje 3 and will become the first contestant to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest after competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, where she came third in 2007. Bledar Sejko, who will represent Albania, was the on-stage guitarist for the Albanian entry in 2011. Gor Sujyan, who will represent Armenia, was a backing vocalist for the Armenian entry in 2010. Aliona Moon, who will represent Moldova, was a backing vocalist for the Moldovan entry in 2012. Also Pasha Parfeny, the representative of Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 is the composer of the Moldovan entry. Estonian backing vocalists Lauri Pihlap and Kaido Põldma were a part of the group 2XL, which won the contest in 2001 together with Dave Benton and Tanel Padar.
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom will vote in this semi-final.[40] 10 songs will qualify to the final.
| Draw[45] | Country[49] | Language[50] | Artist[51] | Song[51] | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Austria
|
English | Natália Kelly | "Shine" | — |
| 02 |  Estonia
|
Estonian | Birgit | "Et uus saaks alguse" | So there can be a new beginning |
| 03 |  Slovenia
|
English | Hannah | "Straight Into Love" | — |
| 04 |  Croatia
|
Croatian | Klapa s Mora | "Mižerja" | Misery |
| 05 |  Denmark
|
English | Emmelie de Forest | "Only Teardrops" | — |
| 06 |  Russia
|
English | Dina Garipova | "What If" | — |
| 07 |  Ukraine
|
English | Zlata Ognevich | "Gravity" | — |
| 08 |  Netherlands
|
English | Anouk | "Birds" | — |
| 09 |  Montenegro
|
Montenegrin | Who See | "Igranka" | The party |
| 10 |  Lithuania
|
English | Andrius Pojavis | "Something" | — |
| 11 |  Belarus
|
English | Alyona Lanskaya | "Solayoh" | — |
| 12 |  Moldova
|
Romanian | Aliona Moon | "O mie" | A thousand |
| 13 |  Ireland
|
English | Ryan Dolan | "Only Love Survives" | — |
| 14 |  Cyprus
|
Greek | Despina Olympiou | "An Me Thimasai" (Αν Με Θυμάσαι) | If you remember me |
| 15 |  Belgium
|
English | Roberto Bellarosa | "Love Kills" | — |
| 16 |  Serbia
|
Serbian | Moje 3 | "Ljubav je svuda" (Љубав је свуда) | Love is everywhere |
Semi-final 2
Germany, France and Spain will vote in this semi-final.[40] 10 songs will qualify to the final.
- 1.^ The song is in Greek, however the titular English phrase is repeated throughout the song.
- 2.^ Due to EBU regulations banning political and religious content, Heilsarmee (German for Salvation Army) changed their name to Takasa for the contest.
Final
| Draw[46] | Country[49] | Language[50] | Artist[51] | Song[51] | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Sweden
|
English | Robin Stjernberg | "You" | — |
| TBD |  France
|
French | Amandine Bourgeois | "L'enfer et moi" | Hell and me |
| TBD |  Germany
|
English | Cascada | "Glorious" | — |
| TBD |  Italy
|
Italian | Marco Mengoni | "L'essenziale" | The essential |
| TBD |  Spain
|
Spanish | ESDM | "Contigo hasta el final" | With you until the end |
| TBD |  United Kingdom
|
English | Bonnie Tyler | "Believe in Me" | — |
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.[53][54]
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) have announced that the country will not participate in the 2013 Contest due to the economic difficulties facing the broadcaster.[9]
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.[55]
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.[56] 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 it would not be participating.[57][58]
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.[59]
Monaco – On 24 September 2012, Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) confirmed that Monaco will not return to the 2013 Contest for unspecified reasons.[60]
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.[61]
Poland – In August 2012 Telewizja Polska (TVP) announced that a decision regarding a return to the 2013 Contest would be made in October 2012. Poland withdrew in 2012 due to the broadcaster's primary financial focus being on the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (which Poland co-hosted with Ukraine) along with the 2012 Summer Olympics.[62] On 22 November 2012, TVP officially announced the country wouldn't be returning in 2013.[63]
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 for financial reasons. A return in 2014 has not been ruled out.[10]
Slovakia – On 4 December 2012, Slovakian broadcaster Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS), announced that Slovakia would not be participating in the 2013 Contest.[11]
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 current status of the "Big Five".[12]
International broadcasts and voting
Voting and spokespersons
The order in which each country will announce their vote has yet to be determined. However details of spokespersons that have been confirmed are shown below.
Austria – Katharina Bellowitsch[64]
Italy – Federica Gentile[65]
Hungary - Éva Novodomszky[citation needed]
Commentators
Most countries will send commentators to Malmö or commentate from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information.
Australia – Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang (SBS One, all shows)[66]- Austria – Andi Knoll (ORF eins, semi-finals and final)[64]
Belgium – French: Maureen Louys and Jean-Louis Lahaye (La Une)[67]
Denmark – Ole Tøpholm (DR1)[68]
Finland – Finnish: Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki (Yle TV2, Yle HD and Yle Radio Suomi)[69], Swedish: Eva Frantz and Johan Lindroos (Yle Fem, all shows)[70]
France – Audrey Chauveau and Bruno Berberes (France Ô, semi-finals),[71] Cyril Féraud and Mireille Dumas (France 3, final)[72]
Germany – Peter Urban (Das Erste)[73]
Greece – Maria Kozakou and Giorgos Kapoutzidis (ET1, all shows)[74][75]- Hungary - Gábor Gundel Takács (MTV, Duna World - all shows)[citation needed]
Iceland – Felix Bergsson (RÚV)[76]
Ireland – Marty Whelan (RTÉ One)[77]- Italy – Federica Gentile (Rai 5, first semi-final), Filippo Solibello, Marco Ardemagni and Natascha Lusenti (Rai 2/Rai HD, final)[78][79]
Netherlands – Jan Smit and Daniël Dekker (Nederland 1)[80]
San Marino – Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo (SMRTV, all shows)[81]
Spain – José María Íñigo (La 2, second semi-final; La 1, final)[82]
Switzerland – German: Sven Epiney (SRF 1)[83]
United Kingdom – Scott Mills and Ana Matronic (BBC Three, semi-finals); Graham Norton (BBC One, final); Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2, final)[84]
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