FSC 73

March 2015 saw the 73rd edition of FSC. It was held in the city of Salzburg in Austria because Conchita Wurst won in the preceding edition with the song "Heroes". 34 countries participated - all of FSC 72 except for Albania and Spain. However, Brazil returned after a longer absence.
Norway achieved its second win thanks to group Ask Embla and their song "Lay It On Me". They had a margin of 18 points to the Finnish entry that placed second. The United States, Germany and Switzerland completed the top five.
== The Host City ==
Our host city this month is historic Salzburg, the fourth largest city in Austria, named after the salt barges carrying their precious cargo up the Salzach river.
Salzburg's "Old Town" (Altstadt) is internationally renowned for its baroque architecture and is one of the best-preserved city centers north of the Alps. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city has three universities and a large population of students. Tourists also visit Salzburg to tour the historic center and the scenic Alpine surroundings.
Salzburg was the birthplace of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In the mid‑20th century, the city was the setting for the musical play and film The Sound of Music.
== The Venue ==
Our venue this month is Hangar 7, a multifunctional building with a restaurant, bars, a lounge, and a collection of historical aircraft on display.
== The Hosts ==
Michael Ostrowski is an Austrian actor, writer, and presenter, best known for his work on screenplays and as a host of large events like the Amadeus Austrian Music Award. 
Peter Rapp is an Austrian TV presenter who has won multiple awards for his contributions to television programming. He hosted the talent show Die große Chance during its first incarnation in the 80s. In the show's current version, Rapp is now part of the jury selecting talented artists from across Austria. (Conchita Wurst, as you might recall, was in the 2011 season of this show.)
Herr Hermes is an Austrian TV presenter, entertainer, and DJ. He is known from his days on the radio in the 1990s and has since hosted numerous shows as well as lent his voice to narrating various German-language film adaptations.
== The Show ==
Draw	Jury 	Artist 	Entry 	Place	Points
01 	Estonia 	Tommy Cash 	Tokyo Drift 	32. 	27
02 	Turkey 	Hadise 	Prenses 	20. 	51
03 	Israel 	Liran Danino 	Harbe Mimech Ni'shar 	18. 	52
04 	Switzerland 	Stefanie Heinzmann 	Stranger In This World	5. 	76
05 	Philippines 	Tony Gonzaga 	This Love Is Like 	27. 	38
06 	Austria 	Bilderbuch 	OM 	7. 	71
07 	Belgium 	Balthazar 	Then What 	21. 	50
08 	United Kingdom	Cheryl Cole 	Only Human 	6. 	73
09 	Netherlands 	Rondé 	Run 	31. 	29
10 	Morocco 	Aziz Sahmaoui & Univ. of Gnawa	Mazal 	30. 	31
11 	United States 	Vanic x Zella Day 	Hypnotic 	3. 	100
12 	Croatia 	Silente 	Čudna ili čudesna 	25. 	40
13 	Poland 	Tomasz Niecki 	Lodołamacz 	22. 	50
14 	Serbia 	Marina Viskovic 	Ljubav Za Sva Vremena 	11. 	63
15 	Russia 	Sergey Zverev 	Chanel ot sglaza 	17. 	53
16 	Bulgaria 	Gloria 	Obratno broene 	9. 	68
17 	Ireland 	No Monster Club 	I've Retired 	23. 	45
18 	South Africa 	Daniel Baron 	Indestructible 	8. 	69
19 	Malta 	The Busker 	Percussion Song 	24. 	45
20 	Greece 	Alexandra Kladi 	Mazi Gia Panta 	33. 	20
21 	Malaysia 	Elizabeth Tan 	Knock Knock 	26. 	39
22 	Indonesia 	Saint Loco 	Dibalik Pintu Istana 	34. 	0*
23 	Ukraine 	A. Prykhodko & M. Rubchenko1 	Heroyi ne vmyrayut' 	16. 	60
24 	Australia 	Guy Sebastian 	Linger 	13. 	61
25 	Finland 	Nightwish 	Élan 	2. 	113
26 	Germany 	Femme Schmidt 	Kill Me 	4. 	81
27 	Czech Republic	Kryštof 	Srdcebeat 	12. 	62
28 	Brazil 	Suricato 	Trem 	19. 	52
29 	Romania 	Alexandra Stan 	Holding Aces 	15. 	60
30 	Sweden 	1987 	Bomb 	14. 	61
31 	Norway 	Ask Embla 	Lay It On Me 	1. 	131
32 	Mexico 	Thalía feat. Fat Joe 	Tranquila 	10. 	67
33 	Cyprus 	Louis 	San Horos 	28. 	37
34 	Slovenia 	Nuša Derenda 	Blues in vino 	29. 	34
1 Anastasia Prykhodko and Mykyta RubchenkoNote: Indonesia did not vote in time and would have received a point reduction of 30 because of this. However Indonesia scored only five points, so their final score was lowered to 0.
== The Results ==
== The Winner ==
Ask Embla - Lay it on me:
File:Ina Wroldsen, Broiler - Lay It On Me