FSC 66

August 2014 sees the 66th edition of FSC, held in The Hague in the Netherlands after the country's second win in 2014 achieved by The Common Linnets and their song "Hungry Hands". 
Originally, 36 countries applied for FSC 66 with Austria, Portugal and Ukraine returning after an one-month absence. The Portuguese entry however - "Can't Feel Love Tonight" by Kika featuring Andreas Wijk - was found to be older than ten months, violating FSC rules. As also the provided back-up entry was too old, no Portuguese song participated in FSC 66 and the overall number of participants was 35. Nevertheless Portugal took part in the voting and returned in the following month.
The Swedish entry, "Gunshot" by Lykke Li was the winner of this edition with a score of 157. Romania and South Africa completed the top three.
== The Host City ==
Our host city for this month is The Hague, in the Netherlands. The Hague is the seat of government of The Netherlands, and is the capital of the province of South Holland. It is the third largest city in The Netherlands, following Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Not only does this city house the Dutch Government, Parliament, Supreme Court, and Council of State, but it is also one of the major host cities of the United Nations.
== The Venue ==
Our venue this month is the Theater aan het Spui, which bills itself as the living room of The Hague, where people come to see festivals and performances from various film and dance companies from around The Netherlands.
== The Hosts ==
Your hosts: Tim Douwsma and Monique Smit. This multitalented duo is the all-around entertainment powerhouse. Both Tim and Monique have been entertaining people since they were young. After first meeting at the Dutch edition of Dancing on Ice, the two immediately clicked and have been performing music as a duo since then, appearing on Dutch charts with their songs "Eén zomeravond met jou" and "Langzaam wordt het zomer", among others.
Each has also had great success as solo singers before their collaboration. Monique's "Wild" reached the 4th spot on the Dutch singles charts, while Tim participated in the reality singing contest De beste zangers van Nederland.
Not only are the pair singers, but they also are two of the Netherlands' most celebrated television presenters. Monique is the host of Kids Top 20, Mijn vader is de beste and Sterrenparade, while Tim hosted Karaoke Kids, Tim op Tilt, and AVRO Junior Dance. You might also know Tim as the "hot Dutch guy" who presented the votes for The Netherlands for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
== The Show ==
Draw	Jury 	Performer 	Entry 	Place	Points
01 	Spain 	Juan Magán feat. Zion & Lennox 	Falling in Love 	29. 	20
02 	Sweden 	Lykke Li 	Gunshot 	1. 	157
03 	Turkey 	Ayşe Hatun Önal 	Çak Bir Selam (Gurcell Style Mix)	13. 	61
04 	Ukraine 	The Hardkiss 	Stones 	6. 	98
05 	Czech Republic	Verona 	Nech si zdát 	24. 	34
06 	Hungary 	András Kállay-Saunders 	Juliet 	9. 	79
07 	Netherlands 	Kensington 	Streets 	4. 	111
08 	Mexico 	La Rumorosa feat. Fark 	Eres Tú 	31. 	18
09 	Canada 	Zeds Dead feat. Twin Shadow & D'Angelo Lacy 	Lost You 	16. 	54
10 	Russia 	Heda Gaziyeva 	Kalimatan 	22. 	44
11 	Taiwan 	Claire 	Spilling Autumn 	34. 	0*
12 	Bulgaria 	Desislava 	Grim po dlanite 	20. 	46
13 	United States 	Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea 	Problem 	15. 	54
14 	Greece 	Despina Vandi 	Kalimera 	10. 	68
15 	Philippines 	Angelique Quinto 	Sana 2x 	19. 	49
16 	United Kingdom	Leah McFall feat. will.i.am 	Home 	8. 	79
17 	Poland 	Mrozu feat. Tomson 	Jak Nie My To Ko 	21. 	45
18 	Romania 	Elena Gheorghe feat. Glace 	Mamma Mia (He's Italiano) 	2. 	121
19 	Switzerland 	Traktorkestar feat. Esma Redžepova & Steff La Cheffe	Un Tour d'Horizon 	7. 	79
20 	Malta 	Joe Roscoe 	Home Is Where the Heart Is 	33. 	13
21 	Croatia 	Lana Jurčević 	Majica 	12. 	63
22 	Malaysia 	Faizal Tahir, Jaclyn Victor & Astro Radio Allstars 	Faith 	27. 	23
23 	Norway 	Ask Embla 	Legion 	18. 	52
24 	France 	Calogero 	Un Jour au Mauvais Endroit 	5. 	104
25 	South Africa 	Andriëtte 	Sewe Oseane 	3. 	114
26 	Indonesia 	Glenn Fredly 	Tinggikan 	35. 	0*
27 	Serbia 	Nevena Božović 	Bal 	17. 	53
28 	Cyprus 	Antri Karantoni 	Esy 	11. 	63
29 	Finland 	Krista Siegfrieds 	Cinderella 	32. 	17
30 	Germany 	Beatsteaks 	Gentleman of the Year 	14. 	56
31 	Ireland 	The Rubberbandits feat. Gabriel Byrne 	Fellas 	28. 	21
32 	Estonia 	Tanja 	Forevermore 	26. 	26
33 	Slovenia 	Laibach 	The Whistleblowers 	23. 	43
34 	Brazil 	Phillip Long 	Wild Thing 	25. 	30
35 	Austria 	Wanda 	Auseinandergehen ist schwer 	30. 	20
Note: Indonesia and Taiwan did not vote and their score was reduced by 30 because of this. However they did not score more than 30 points, so their amount of points was lowered to 0. The "rightful" red lantern in this case belongs to Indonesia, originally getting 17 points compared to the 19 of Taiwan.
== The Results ==
== The Winner ==
Lykke Li - Gunshot:
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