FSC 53

June 2013 sees the 53rd edition of FSC. It's held in Sevilla, Spain after Pablo Alboran won the 52nd edition of FSC with a song called "Me Ira".
39 juries participate in this edition which makes FSC 53 the edition containing the most entries in 2013 so far. Malaysia joined the FSC universe and Russia returned to the stage. Switzerland, however, didn't send an entry.
== The Host City ==
The Host city for this FSC-edition is Sevilla (or Seville), the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalucia and the province of Sevilla, Spain. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir and is the only commercial river port of Spain , and the only inland city in the country , where cruise ships can arrive in the historical centre . Sevilla has a municipal population of about 700,000 + , and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the fourth-largest city in Spain. Its Old Town, the 3rd largest in Europe , with an area of 4 km² , contains 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alcázar Palace complex , the Cathedral of St. Mary (otS) , and the General Archive of the Indies .
Historically , after the discovery of the Americas in the late 1400s , Sevilla became one of the economic centres, of the Spanish Empire , as its port monopolised the trans-oceanic trade , and the Casa de Contratación ( ' House of Trade ' ) wielded its power , opening a Golden Age , of arts and of literature. Today Sevilla , whose official motto and emblem is "NO8DO" (believed to be a rebus signifying the Spanish "No me ha dejado" , meaning "It [Sevilla] has not abandoned me", with the eight in the middle representing a madeja , or skein of wool), is a modern Spanish city, with a good local communications network infr- astructure , stores and restaurants, hotels and conference facilities, museums, galleries, parks and gardens and , not the least , historic sites aplenty for visitors and locals alike.
Culturally , Sevilla has a multitude of musems (like the Museum of Arts & Traditions , the Archaeological Museum , and the Flamenco Art Museum) , galleries (like Casa de Pilatos & Museo de Bellas Artes), and is also home to many theatres & performance venues where classical music is performed including Teatro Lope de Vega, Teatro La Maestranza, Teatro Central, the Real Alcazar Gardens & the Sala Joaquín Turina. Sevilla is, furthermore, a city of sports and the football club Sevilla FC , with its historic traditions, plays in the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga). Sevilla, and most significantly the western district of Triana, on the west bank of the Guadalquivir River , was also a major centre for the development of Flamenco, the world famous Spanish Folk music & dance. It includes cante (song) , toque (guitar playing) , baile (dance) and palmas (handclaps). 'El baile flamenco' is known for its emotional intensity, proud carriage, expressive use of arms, and rhythmic feet-stamping.
Some main sights in the city: The Cathedral of St. Mary (built from 1401–1519 after the Reconquista on the former site of the city's mosque is among the largest of all medieval & Gothic cathedrals), the Courtyard of the Maidens in the Alcázar (the Alcázar facing the cathedral was developed , from a previous Moorish Palace) & the Metropol Parasol, which is popularly known as ‘the Mushrooms’ , a large wooden structure - perhaps the world’s largest - , designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer-Hermann & located at La Enc- arnación square, in the old quarter of Sevilla; see picture of this famous structure below.
The Semana Santa (Holy Week) and the Feria de Sevilla (Seville Fair) , also known as Feria de Abril (April Fair) , are , perhaps, the two most well known of Sevilla's festivals. Sevilla is internationally renowned for the solemn but decorative processions during Holy Week and the colourful and lively fair held two weeks after. During the Feria , families , businesses & organisations set up casetas (individually decorated marquee tents, which are temporarily built on the fairground), in which they spend the week dancing , drinking , and socializing. Traditionally , women wear elaborate Flamenco dresses and men dress in their best suits.
== The Venue ==
The Sevilla Conference and Exhibition Center - FIBES -, is the business centre of the city. It was specially designed to hold conferences/congresses/conventions, exhibitions, prod- uct launches , as well as meetings, both at a national and international level. With a floor- space of more than 50,000m² , the Sevilla Congress Center brings together auditoriums, meeting rooms, catering facilities, and 3 large exhibition pavilions. The Conference Center building has two auditoriums , numerous meeting rooms of different sizes , and a marble lobby of 1,500 m2. FIBES is composed of two buildings, FIBES I & FIBES II, which can be used as a single venue, or as two independent premises , completely different in terms of style and function joint by an impressive footbridge. The Module C: this module hosts the state-of-the-art Auditorium which has a maximum capacity for 3,200 people & a 620 sqm stage. The Auditorium can be divided into 2 or 3 simultaneous auditoriums with capacities for: 1,950 (central stalls) and 700 (upper part of the auditorium), or 1,950, 340 and 400.
== The Hosts ==
Eva María González Fernández, or just Eva González, (born in Sevilla, Spain) is a very pop -ular Spanish beauty pageant winner , who represented Spain at the 'Miss Universe 2003' pageant. She took part at the Miss Spain pageant in 2003 , representing Sevilla. She won the title at the age of 22 and then traveled to Panama City , Panama for the Miss Universe 2003 contest. She wore a Flamenco dress at the national costume presentation. After her reign as Miss Spain 2003, she started modelling , 'walking the runway' for Spain's fashion designers and also doing some photo shoots for magazines. She has also worked as a tv presenter on many tv-shows. She has , moreover , worked as an actress with small roles and cameos in different TV-series , and with a leading role on the sitcom ‘La tira’ (2008) .
Guillermo García , who comes from the city of Zaragoza in Spain , is a very popular Spanish male model, presenter and is former 'Mr Spain' 2009. He won the 'Mr Spain'-contest that year, having previously become Mr Zaragoza in 2008. His victory, made him the Spanish contestant , in 'Mr World 2010' in Korea. He studied market- ing , also working several years, at the Spanish " El Corte Inglés " chain of stores, and has also studied voice dubbing. He has a big passion for modelling and fashion, sees himself as an entre- preneur and has joined G-Models Management , which he calls his 2nd family. He lives his dream.
== The Interval Act ==
We are also pleased to announce the interval act:
The talented Andalucian artist and singer María Rozalén performing a song with true Spanish flavour: ’80 veces’
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== The Show ==
Draw	FSC jury 	Performer 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Portugal 	Kika 	Guess It's Alright 	1 	201
02 	Malaysia 	Yuna 	I Wanna Go 	4 	103
03 	Brazil 	Luan Santana 	Sograo Caprichou 	37 	18
04 	Russia 	Zedd ft. Foxes 	Clarity 	9 	78
05 	Croatia 	Silente 	Terca Na Tišinu 	21 	46
06 	Hungary 	Szabo Balazs Bandajo 	Bajolo 	30 	34
07 	Australia 	Harrison Craig 	Unconditional 	35 	23
08 	Indonesia 	Rock N Roll Mafia 	Never Give Up 	32 	29
09 	Estonia 	NimmerSchmidt 	Eelmise Suve Saladus 	34 	24
10 	Denmark 	Quadron 	Hey Love 	8 	86
11 	Azerbaijan 	Safura 	Sen Ve Men 	15 	57
12 	Slovenia 	April 	Paše Mi 	18 	48
13 	United Kingdom	Union J 	Carry You 	33 	27
14 	Austria 	James Hersey 	Don't Say Maybe 	36 	22
15 	Germany 	Silly 	Deine Stärken 	10 	76
16 	Netherlands 	Anouk 	The Good Life 	3 	124
17 	Poland 	Dawid Podsiadlo 	Trojkaty I Kwadraty 	27 	36
18 	Serbia 	Jelena Tomašević 	Vertigo 	13 	61
19 	Malta 	Jan Cortez 	On The Dancefloor 	25 	38
20 	Greece 	Tamta 	Pare Me 	16 	50
21 	Taiwan 	JiaJia 	Unforgettable 	31 	33
22 	Sweden 	John De Sohn ft. Kristin	Dance Our Tears Away 	5 	102
23 	Ireland 	Hologram 	Fight Or Flight 	11 	70
24 	Cyprus 	Stella Kalli 	Arnoume 	7 	94
25 	Belgium 	Slongs Dievanongs 	Lacht Nor Mij 	29 	34
26 	Turkey 	Kardes Türküler 	Tencere Tava Havasi 	39 	10
27 	Bulgaria 	Preslava 	Razkriy me 	14 	60
28 	Canada 	Alex Nevsky 	On Leur A Fait Croire 	24 	40
29 	Macedonia 	Viktorija Loba 	Pocuvstvuvaj go ritamot 	22 	44
30 	Ukraine 	Okean Elzy 	Strilyay 	19 	47
31 	Finland 	Reckless Love 	Night On Fire 	6 	94
32 	Norway 	Ralph Myerz ft. Annie 	Take A Look At The World	12 	65
33 	Mexico 	Elizabeth Valgur 	Sonamos En Zapoteco 	23 	41
34 	Spain 	Blaumut 	Pa Amb Oli I Sal 	17 	48
35 	Romania 	Cezar 	Painful Love 	26 	36
36 	Czech Republic	KLARA ft. Ambryzy 	Country Girl 	38 	17
37 	France 	Maitre Gims 	Bella 	20 	47
38 	United States 	Lana del Rey 	Young And Beautiful 	2 	164
39 	Israel 	Lior Narkis 	Az Yalla 	28 	35
== The Results ==
== The Winner ==
Kika - Guess It's Alright
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