Europe Edition 02

Slogan : "#fantasy"

## Participation map

Previous edition: French Song Contest #60
Following edition: French Song Contest #62

The second European Edition held in  Helsinki after the second place of **Marc-Antoine** in the previous edition.
Usually awarded to the winner of the previous season, the winner *(and supervisor if the FSC Group)* decide to give his opportunity to Marc-Antoine, wishing to welcome the FSC to his hometown. Meaning that the previous winning city  Cholet will host edition 62.

For the 5th anniersary of the contest, 47 delegations make the travel to Finland : a record attendance !
Like the previous international seasons, 2 classic semi-finals, and third one, specially composed by the Big 6 members of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, will fight for the 3 and lasts tickets. At the end, a Grand Final composed of 24 delegations will determinate the second winner of an Europe Edition.

## Participating countries

Among the 47 delegations, 6 makes her debut in the FSC Group :

 Belgrade,  Podgorica,  Prague,  Skopje,  Tórshavn,  Vaduz.

## Slogan & logo

**The northern lights** are the dominant point of the visual poem of this second European edition In addition to its strong link with Scandinavian countries such as Finland, it is also a great way to recall the diversity of colors of the European continent and the flags of each country.

As for the slogan: ***#fantasy***, it was not chosen by chance. It was determined with the objective of linking to the visual but also to the history of the host country of Eurovision in 2007 whose slogan was: "True Fantasy".

## Venue and staging

Produced in close cooperation between the FSC design internship team and the Finnish broadcaster Yle, which is hosting this exceptional edition, the stage is part of Finland's desire to shine both in terms of avant-garde and of diversity.
Avant-garde first of all, due to the presence of four massive triangular screens suspended via a set of ropes, accommodating various projectors, which are both rotatable but also removable in height, and which can be removed from the scene according to the requests of the participating countries.
But diversity however, with this request from the broadcaster to guarantee a very diverse show in terms of scenography, with a hybrid stage, which can adapt to different musical genres: pop-electro with the myriad of projectors present as well as removable screens; rock with the spotlights, as well as the various lighting equipment present at the back of the stage; or even balades with these retractable screens that can give priority to the artist, and the wall of diodes in the background that can offer different visual atmospheres.
In short, this scene represents both Finnish culture and musical diversity and their desire to be part of an audiovisual avant-garde by guaranteeing a platform for exceptional shows! ***- Alvid, stage director of the FSC.***

## Presenters

At the helm of this anniversary edition taking place in Helsinki, 3 Finnish Eurovision figures have been chosen to determine the presentation:

* **Krista Siegfrids :** A true audiovisual face and Finnish musical comedies, Krista made her debut on stage in the rock opera *"Play Me"* then in *The Voice of Finland* in 2011. Her journey led her to Eurovision in 2013, in which she was publicly committed to LGBTQIA+ rights. Today, she has become a strong face for eurofans thanks to her talent, her personality but also thanks to her professionalism. She provided the English-speaking part of the presentation.
* **Bess :** 3rd in the Finnish selection in 2022 with her title *"Ram Pam Pam"*, she has conquered the hearts of eurofans with her titles and her staging reminiscent of big names in international pop. With her title *"Lähtee käsistä"*, she also proved that she mastered the language of Molière. She ensured the French part of the presentation.
* **Robin Packalen :** Since there was a lack of a masculine touch in this trio, Robin Packalen's name came fairly quickly to the supervisor's mind. A real star in Finland Robin is known to have participated in many singing competitions before a two-year break to serve in the Finnish army. He returns to the stage in 2019 to announce his return and tries to represent his country at Eurovision in 2023. He provided the Finnish part of the presentation.

## Semi-Final

**Color key**
     **Qualified for the Grand Final**

     Dead last

### First Semi-Final

Out of the 20 participating capitals in this semi-final, 10 capitals qualify for the Grand Final.

### Second Semi-Final

18Out of the 20 participating captals in this semi-final, 10 capitals qualify for the Grand Final.

### Third Semi-Final

Out of the 6 participating capitals in this semi-final, 3 capitals qualify for the Grand Final.

## Grand Final

### Predictions for the trophy

  Rome
  Ankara
  Varsovie

### Results

Color key
     **Winning city**

     Runner-up

     3rd place

     Dead last

24 capitals fought to win this european edition, the 23 qualified cities from the semis-finals, & the host  Helsinki.

### Spokepersons

* Copenhague : Emmelie de Forest
* Bucarest : Paula Selling
* Minsk : Parade of Planets
* Rome : Damiano David
* Chisinau : Epic Sax Guy
* Belgrade : Nikola Karabatić
* Vilnius : Vaidotas Valiukevičius
* Bruxelles : Maureen Louys
* Skopje : Marija Ivanovska
* Varsovie : Michal Szpak
* Reykjavik : Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir
* Prague : We Are Domi
* Londres : Sam Ryder
* Nicosie : Ivi Adamou
* Sofia : Poli Genova
* Madrid : Miki Nunez
* Oslo : Alexandra Rotan
* Dublin : Brooke Scullion
* Ankara : Ferman Akgül
* Athènes : Stefania
* Luxembourg : Stéphane Bern
* Budapest : Freddie
* Stockholm : Petra Mede
* Helsinki : Käärijä.