Eurovision Dream Contest 2011

The Eurovision Dream Contest 2011 is going to be the first edition of the Eurovision Dream Contest. The event will take place at the Geusselt (MVV) Stadium in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The final was originally planned to take place on the evening of 4 July 2011; however, due to organization needs and the steadily increasing number of participants, the final has been rescheduled and two semifinals have been planned.
The semifinals will take place on 29 July 2011 and 30 July 2011, its results will be announced on 5 and 6 August 2011, respectively. The final will take place in the evening of 7 August, and the final results announcement will take place on 13 August 2011.
So far, thirty-nine countries have confirmed their participation, all of them making their début. This is a remarkable edition of the Eurovision Dream Contest for being the first one; the one with most participant countries (39); the one with most languages used (18): Albanian, Armenian, English, French, Greek, Greenlandic, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbocroat (Bosnian, Serbian), Slovene, Spanish, Swahili and Turkish; and the one with the least number of participant countries not singing in one of their national languges or regional languages (10): Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden.
==Venue==
The Geusselt Stadium was announced as the venue for the first edition of the Eurovision Dream Contest on 18th July 2011. Works inside the stadium allowed sufficient space to accomodate 16.000 spectators for the contest. Maastricht will offer that same number of beds in hotels and apartments inside the city itself and on surrounding towns.Maastricht Aachen Airport is just 12 kilometers away from the venue.
===Event concept===
The stadium will be split in two parts separated from each other. On one part of the stadium the stage will be installed. The part located in the back of it will function as background dressing rooms, and at the back of this part, the press centre will be instaled.
==Format==
Due to the number of participants, two semifinals will be hosted. The rules posted in the official website remain the same for this edition. The official participants list will be revealed on 4th July. The running order in the semifinals is already determined (as of June 29), and that of the final will be determined on 6th August.
===Hosts===
It was revealed on 18th June that the presenters of the contest will be Tooske Ragas and Reinout Oerlemans. (1)
===Graphic Design===
The design of this contest was built around the concept of introducing the contest to the public, and the motto "Live the dream, join our party". The postcards introducing each performance include: a photo of a place in Maastricht, then, photos of diverse places around the performing country (and a photo of the performing artist(s)). Afterwards, the information of the song would be revealed, with the default logo of the contest in the colours and language of the performing country in the background. The main colours used in the letterboxes and images were black, blue and red.
==Participating Countries==
Each day since the starting of the convocatory, the official page was revealing new participating countries; to date, 39 countries have confirmed their debuting participation.
Country 	Participation confirmed	Status 	Song presented
Albania 	June 18 2011 	Debuting Country	June 18 2011
Andorra 	June 20 2011 	Debuting Country	June 20 2011
Armenia 	June 19 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Azerbaijan 	June 19 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Belgium 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Bosnia and Herzegovina	June 20 2011 	Debuting Country	June 20 2011
left Bulgaria 	June 29 2011 	Debuting Country	June 29 2011
Croatia 	June 21 2011 	Debuting Country	June 21 2011
Czech Republic 	June 19 2011 	Debuting Country	June 19 2011
Denmark 	June 23 2011 	Debuting Country	June 23 2011
France 	June 21 2011 	Debuting Country	June 21 2011
Germany 	June 19 2011 	Debuting Country	June 19 2011
Greece 	June 21 2011 	Debuting Country	June 21 2011
Hungary 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Iceland 	June 19 2011 	Debuting Country	June 19 2011
Ireland 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Israel 	June 29 2011 	Debuting Country	June 29 2011
Italy 	June 29 2011 	Debuting Country	June 29 2011
Kazakhstan 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Kosovo 	June 20 2011 	Debuting Country	June 20 2011
Macedonia 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Malta 	June 19 2011 	Debuting Country	June 19 2011
Moldova 	June 18 2011 	Debuting Country	June 18 2011
Monaco 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Netherlands 	June 18 2011 	Debuting Country	June 18 2011
Norway 	June 18 2011 	Debuting Country	June 18 2011
Poland 	June 29 2011 	Debuting Country	June 29 2011
Romania 	June 18 2011 	Debuting Country	June 18 2011
Russia 	June 29 2011 	Debuting Country	June 29 2011
San Marino 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Serbia 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
left Slovakia 	June 29 2011 	Debuting Country	June 29 2011
Slovenia 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Spain 	June 19 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Sweden 	June 18 2011 	Debuting Country	June 23 2011
Switzerland 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Turkey 	July 6 2011 	Debuting Country	TBA
Ukraine 	June 19 2011 	Debuting Country	June 19 2011
United Kingdom 	June 18 2011 	Debuting Country	June 18 2011
===Invited Countries (Possible Participants)===
The following are participants that still can be taken for this year's contest.
Country	Country 	Country
Austria	Georgia 	Luxembourg
Belarus	Latvia 	Montenegro
Cyprus 	Liechtenstein	Portugal
Finland	Lithuania 	Vatican City
===Possible Future Participants===
The following are countries that may take part on future editions, but that cannot take part in this edition due to rules established by the organizers of this edition.
Country	Country	Country
Algeria	Lebanon	Morocco
Egypt 	Libya 	Tunisia
Jordan 	 	
==Results==
===Semifinals===
====SemiFinal 1====
*The first semifinal will take place on 29 July 2011. The results will be announced on 5 August 2011.
*The twelve countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to a combination of televotes and jury votes from each voting country, will qualify for the final.
*The voting countries are the same as the twenty-two participant countries in this semifinal.
Dr.	Country 	Language 	Artist 	Song 	Meaning 	Place	Points
01 	France 	French 	Alizée 	"J'en ai marre" 	I am sick of it 	- 	-
02 	25pxBulgaria 	English 	Poli Genova (Поли Генова) 	"One Lifetime Is Not Enough" 	- 	- 	-
03 	Norway 	English, Swahili	Stella Mwangi 	"Lookie Lookie (Angalie Hapa)"	Lookie Lookie (Look Here)	- 	-
04 	Romania 	English 	Alexandra Stan 	"Mr. Saxobeat" 	- 	- 	-
05 	Croatia 	English 	Ariana Dvornik 	"Fly Away" 	- 	- 	-
06 	Ukraine 	Russian 	Inna Voronova (Инна Воронова) 	"Mnogotochie" (Многоточие) 	Ellipsis 	- 	-
07 	Czech Republic	English 	Charlie Straight 	"School Beauty Queen " 	- 	- 	-
08 	Moldova 	English 	Antonia 	"Marionette" 	- 	- 	-
09 	United Kingdom	English 	Adele 	"Set Fire to the Rain" 	- 	- 	-
10 	Ireland 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
11 	Malta 	English 	Ira Losco 	"Love Me or Hate Me" 	- 	- 	-
12 	25pxSlovakia 	English 	Kristina 	"Life Is A Game" 	- 	- 	-
13 	San Marino 	Italian 	Senit 	"Io non dormo" 	I do not sleep 	- 	-
14 	Hungary 	Hungarian 	Kati Wolf 	"Sír a hegedű" 	Grave of the violin 	- 	-
15 	Serbia 	Bosnian 	Saša Matić & Radmila Manojlović	"Mešaj mala" 	Stay out 	- 	-
16 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
17 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
18 	Slovenia 	Slovenian 	Maja Keuc 	"Poletna noč" 	Summer Night 	- 	-
19 	Macedonia 	Macedonian 	Elena Risteska (ЕленаРистеска) 	"Milioner" (Милионер) 	Millionaire 	- 	-
20 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
21 	Azerbaijan 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	- 	- 	-
22 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
====SemiFinal 2====
*The first semifinal will take place on 30 July 2011. The results will be announced on 6 August 2011.
*The twelve countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to a combination of televotes and jury votes from each voting country, will qualify for the final.
*The voting countries are the same as the twenty-one participant countries in this semifinal, plus the host country, Netherlands.
Dr.	Country 	Language 	Artist 	Song 	Meaning 	Place	Points
01 	Denmark 	Greenlandic 	Nanook 	"Timmissat Taartut" 	Dark Birds 	- 	-
02 	Italy 	Italian 	Nathalie 	"In Punta Di Piedi" 	On tiptoe 	- 	-
03 	Spain 	Spanish 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	- 	-
04 	Germany 	English 	Lena Meyer-Landrut 	"Bee" 	- 	- 	-
05 	Andorra 	Spanish 	Zenttric 	"Sólo Quiero Bailar" 	I Just Want to Dance 	- 	-
06 	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian 	Dino Merlin 	"Sve je laž" 	Everything is a lie 	- 	-
07 	Israel 	Hebrew 	Roni Dalumi (רוני דלומי) 	"K'zat Aheret " (קצת אחרת) 	A little different 	- 	-
08 	Russia 	Russian 	Leningrad (Ленинград) 	"Nikogo Ne Zhalko " (Никого не жалко)	No pity for anyone 	- 	-
09 	Sweden 	English 	Eric Saade 	"Manboy" 	- 	- 	-
10 	Switzerland 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
11 	Greece 	English, Greek	Helena Paparizou (Έλενα Παπαρίζου)	"Mambo" 	- 	- 	-
12 	Iceland 	Icelandic 	Yohanna 	"Nótt" 	Night 	- 	-
13 	Turkey 	Turkish 	Ajda Pekkan 	"Bambaşka Biri" 	Quite something 	- 	-
14 	Monaco 	French 	Jena Lee 	"Du style" 	(The) style 	- 	-
15 	Poland 	English 	Lidia Kopania 	"Sleep" 	- 	- 	-
16 	Belgium 	French 	Witloof Bay 	"Une chanson douce" 	A sweet song 	- 	-
17 	Kosovo 	Albanian 	Miriam Cani & Alban Skënderaj 	"Ende ka shpresë" 	Still having hope 	- 	-
18 	Armenia 	Armenian 	Inga & Anush (Ինգա եվ Անուշ) 	"Ser Yerevan"(Սեր Երևան) 	Love, Yerevan 	- 	-
19 	Albania 	Albanian 	Adelina Thaçi 	"Do Të Urrej (Orët E Fundit)" 	I Will Hate (Last Hours)	- 	-
20 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
21 	Kazakhstan 	Russian 	A-Studio 	"Fashion Girl" 	- 	- 	-
===Final===
*The final will take place on 7 August 2011. The results will be announced on 13 August 2011.
*Only the host country, the Netherlands, is automatically qualified for the final.
*From the two semi-finals on 29 and 30 July 2011, twenty-four countries qualified for the final. A total of twenty-five countries competed in the final.
*The voting system used is the same as in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, with a combination of televotes and jury votes selecting the winner. Each country will be able to vote during the voting window, opened after the conclusion of the songs for 15 minutes.
Dr.	Country 	Language	Artist 	Song 	Meaning	Place	Points
01 	Netherlands 	English 	Within Temptation	"Sinéad"	- 	- 	-
02 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
03 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
04 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
05 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
06 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
07 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
08 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
09 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
10 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
11 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
12 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
13 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
14 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
15 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
16 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
17 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
18 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
19 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
20 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
21 	
TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
22 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
23 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
24 	TBD (SF1 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-
25 	TBD (SF2 Qualifier)	TBD 	TBD 	TBD 	- 	- 	-