FSC 50

Forum Song Contest #50
Host	Paris, France
Date	April 2, 2013
Entries	34
Winner	Canada
Debuting countries	none
Returning countries	Azerbaijan; Canada; Finland; Israel; Macedonia; Sweden; Taiwan
Withdrawing countries	Morocco; Switzerland
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Welcome/Bien Venue at FSC ANNIVERSARY 50 edition show.

The Host City[]

The host city for the 50th edition of FSC is Paris.

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. It has an area of 105 square kilometres and a population of 2,229,621 in 2013 within its administrative limits. The city is both a commune and department and forms the centre and headquarters of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region.

Paris has many important cultural institutions: its Louvre museum is the most visited in the world; its Musée d'Orsay is noted for its collection of French Impressionist art, and its Pompidou-center Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The central area of the city along the Seine River is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site and includes many notable monuments, including Notre Dame Cathedral, the Sainte-Chapelle, the former Universal Exposition Grand Palais, Petit Palais and Eiffel Tower, and the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre. In 2015, Paris received 22.2 million visitors, making it one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The centre of Paris contains the most visited monuments in the city, including the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre as well as the Sainte-Chapelle; Les Invalides, where the tomb of Napoleon is located, and the Eiffel Tower are located on the Left Bank south-west of the centre. The banks of the Seine from the Pont de Sully to the Pont d'Iéna have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. Other landmarks are laid out east to west along the historical axis of Paris, which runs from the Louvre through the Tuileries Garden, the Luxor Column in the Place de la Concorde, and the Arc de Triomphe, to the Grande Arche of La Défense.

Several other much-visited landmarks are located in the suburbs of the city; the Basilica of St Denis, in Seine-Saint-Denis, is the birthplace of the Gothic style of architecture and the royal necropolis of French kings and queens. The Paris region hosts three other UNESCO Heritage sites: the Palace of Versailles in the west, the Palace of Fontainebleau in the south, and the medieval fairs site of Provins in the east.

The venue[]

Our host venue is Le Grand Palais.

The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace), is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demolition of the Palais de l'Industrie (Palace of Industry) as part of the preparation works for the Universal Exposition of 1900, which also included the creation of the adjacent Petit Palais and Pont Alexandre III.

The structure was built in the style of Beaux-Arts architecture as taught by the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris. The building reflects the movement's taste for ornate decoration through its stone facades, the formality of its floor planning and the use of techniques that were innovative at the time, such as its glass vault, its structure made of iron and light steel framing, and its use of reinforced concrete.

The Hosts[]

Yodelice, french singer.

Maxime Rodolphe Nouchy better known by Maxim Nucci and as Yodelice (born 23 February 1979 Créteil) is a French singer-songwriter who performs in English. He has released five albums so far: "Maxim Nucci" (2006), Tree of Life (2009), Cardioid (2010), "Square Eyes" (2013) and "Like a Million Dreams" (2014). The songs belong to folk, rock and pop music. He is also known for his acting performance in Guillaume Canet's film Les Petits Mouchoirs with Marion Cotillard in 2010. Yodelice was awarded the best new artist prize during the 2010 Victoires de la Musique.

Camille, also a french singer.

Camille was born and raised in Paris, France. As a teenager, she studied ballet and developed an interest in bossa nova music and American stage musicals. She attended the prestigious Lycée International de Saint Germain-en-Laye, where she obtained her baccalaureate in literature. Thanks to her mother being an English teacher, Camille speaks English fluently as well as her native French. She performed her first original song "Un Homme Déserté" at the age of sixteen while attending a wedding.

In early 2002, Camille signed a recording contract with Virgin Records. She released her first studio album Le Sac des Filles. In 2004, she began working with Marc Collin and his band Nouvelle Vague, which incorporates new wave and bossa nova music. She contributed vocals to the songs "Too Drunk to Fuck", "In a Manner of Speaking", "The Guns of Brixton", and "Making Plans for Nigel" on their first album. In 2005, she released the album Le Fil, which was produced in collaboration with English producer MaJiKer.

Camille's album Music Hole was released on 7 April 2008, again produced in collaboration with MaJiKer. Music Hole was recorded and mixed by Valgeir Sigurdsson. The first single from the album, "Gospel with No Lord", was released for online download on 11 February 2008, along with another new song from the album entitled "Money Note".

The Show[]

Draw	FSC jury	Performer	Song	Place	Points
01	The Netherlands	Caro Emerald	Tangled Up	4	113
02	Azerbaijan	Chingiz Mustafayev	Sebr Ele	30	19
03	Cyprus	Marsal & Ivi Adamou	Time To Love	26	33
04	Australia	Samantha Jade	What You've Done To Me	15	59
05	Spain	Ana Alcaide	El Pozo Amargo	2	134
06	Canada	Marc Dupre	Nous Sommes Les Memes	1	136
07	Czech Republic	Gabriela Gunčikova	Černy Andel	5	109
08	Ukraine	Alyosha	Tochka Na Karte	7	107
09	Serbia	Ivana & Vanja	Poljubi Me	11	64
10	Estonia	Lenna	Sinule	34	4
11	Norway	Eva & The Heartmaker	Traces Of You	6	108
12	Macedonia	Magdalena Cvetkovska Ena	Na Vrv I Na Dno	14	61
13	Bulgaria	Dess ft. Alek Sandar	It Ain't Over	22	40
14	Hungary	HIEN	No More	29	23
15	Slovenia	Manca Špik	Iz Prve Roke	27	26
16	Germany	Bosse	Schönste Zeit	17	53
17	Romania	YellLow ft. Kluster	Scream	28	26
18	United Kingdom	Laura Mvula	Green Garden	24	36
19	Israel	Shiri Maimon	La'Isha She'Aita	23	38
20	Russia	Alsou	Oli Julnin Tuzani	16	54
21	United States	Bon Jovi	Because We Can	10	65
22	Taiwan	Ann	Meeting You	18	53
23	France	Zaz	On Ira	3	126
24	Ireland	Lust Lost	The Comedown	21	41
25	Austria	Effi	Muzik	19	52
26	Sweden	Duvchi	Whole Life Tour	8	95
27	Belgium	Axelle Red	Rouge Ardent	12	62
28	Croatia	Lea Dekleva	Gdje Ne Vidiš Očima	25	34
29	Turkey	Melis Danismend	Masa	32	5
30	Finland	Nost3 & Protro	Sellubiitti	13	62
31	Mexico	Belinda	En El Amor Hay Que Perdonar	31	18
32	Indonesia	Parisude	Di Bawah Langit Yang Sama	33	5
33	Greece	Antonis Remos	I Agapi Erhete Sto Telos	9	70
34	Portugal	Ana Moura	Desfado	20	41