FSC 82

Forum Song Contest 82
Host	Piran, Slovenia
Date	December 2015
Entries	31
Winner	Netherlands
Debuting countries	none
Returning countries	Belgium; Portugal
Withdrawing countries	Canada; Israel; Italy; Malta; United States
	FSC
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December 2015 sees the 82nd edition of Forum Song Contest (FSC), held in the town of Piran in Slovenia. FSC gathered in this country because Eurovision entrants Maraaya could reach the first spot in the preceding edition with their song "Living Again".

After 34 countries in November there were only 31 this month. While Belgium and Portugal returned to the FSC stage, Canada and Israel (both after failing to vote) withdrew, as well as the usual participants Italy, Malta and United States.

The Netherlands won FSC 82, thanks to Causes and their song "To the River". Japan and returnee Belgium completed the top three.

The Host City[]

Piran is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. The town has much medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses. Piran is the administrative centre of the local area and one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions. Until the mid-20th century, Italian was the dominant language, but was replaced by Slovene as demographics shifted.

The Venue[]

Our venue for this event is the Avditorij Portorož. The venue meets all the needs for organising a range of events, conferences, symposia, seminars, company presentations, anniversary events, concerts and receptions. The main hall the largest conference room, with a seating capacity of 500, four meeting rooms with a capacity from 20 up to 100 people, an open-air amphitheater with a capacity of 1796 seats, the Tartini Theatre with 300 seats and the Renaissance Cloister of the Minorite Monastery (for chamber performances) having a capacity of 250 seats. A large flat space serves as the main entrance, registration and hospitality desk and exhibition area. The conference centre features interpreter booths for simultaneous translation and state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment. The facilities have air conditioning and heating systems with thermostatic controls.

The Hosts[]

David Urankar first drew attention with the campaign for Mura collection 2008/09. The following projects included major clients such as Adidas, Austrian Airlines, Men's Health, Intersport, and Remington. In February 2009, he appeared on the cover of Slovenian Men's Health magazine. David first appeared on Slovenian national television in 2008, where he began as the host of national lottery game Zrebanje Deteljice. Soon after, he became a permanent member and host of the national morning show Dobro jutro. In 2012, lured by the radio world, he joined Radio Antena, where he worked as a moderator. Athlete at heart, former Slovenian national team member in track & field and the first Slovenian bobsleigh driver, he leaves no minutes wasted.

Nina Osenar is a Slovene model, TV host, actor and singer. She became popular in 2004, when she won the title "Miss Hawaiian Tropic of Slovenia". After that, she is - more or less - constantly appearing in Slovene magazines and on our TV screens. At first she was known as the Playboy Playmate (she was the first Slovene model to appear in American edition of Playboy) and as the bachelorette from the 2nd season of a show The Bachelorette Slovenia. She later became the host of Big Brother Slovenia and released a couple of singles.

The Show[]

Draw	Jury	Artist	Entry	Rank	Points
01	Netherlands	Causes	To the River	1.	116
02	Poland	Tabb & Sound'n'Grace	Na pewno (feat. Kamil Bijoś)	9.	66
03	Finland	Hevisaurus	Juranoid	19.	37
04	Greece	Eleni Peta	To Doro	22.	32
05	Austria	We Walk Walls	Little Lies	17.	43
06	Norway	Julie Bergan	All Hours	4.	86
07	Portugal	Agnes	Take Me Far	20.	34
08	Ukraine	Kazaky	Your Style	25.	18
09	Australia	Troye Sivan	Wild	7.	74
10	Japan	Superfly	Beautiful	2.	106
11	Slovenia	Anej Piletic	Ko sama boš	24.	19
12	Mexico	Pandora	Maldita sea (feat. Carlos Rivera)	10.	65
13	Indonesia	Isyana Sarasvati	Tetap Dalam Jiwa	6.	76
14	Croatia	JMZM	Centrifugo Alla Russolo	26.	6
15	South Africa	Timo ODV	Save Me (feat. Sarah Jackson)	12.	57
16	Romania	Goodbye to Gravity	Atonement	16.	44
17	Czech Republic	Klara.	Forever	18.	40
18	Germany	Glasperlenspiel	Geiles Leben	28.	61*
19	Russia	Vera Brezhneva	Mamochka	29.	59*
20	Taiwan	Cyndi Wang	Far Away	15.	45
21	Serbia	Anabela	Nocna Patrola	30.	36*
22	Turkey	Merve Özbey	Yaş Hikayesi	13.	53
23	Philippines	Josh Padilla & Yassi Pressman	Edge of the World	27.	6
24	Malaysia	De Fam	Super Girl	23.	26
25	Bulgaria	Preslava	Na tebe ne otkazvam	21.	34
26	Estonia	NOËP	Move	11.	57
27	Sweden	Dream Lake	World of Dreams	8.	69
28	Belgium	Hooverphonic	Badaboum	3.	93
29	United Kingdom	Fleur East	Sax	5.	86
30	France	Christine and the Queens	Jonathan (feat. Perfume Genius)	14.	52
31	Morocco	Hindi Zahra	Silence	31.	28*