FSC 51

Forum Song Contest #51
Host	Toronto, Canada
Date	May 1, 2013
Entries	34
Winner	Sweden
Debuting countries	none
Returning countries	Italy
Withdrawing countries	Belgium
	FSC
	< FSC #50 FSC #52 >

Welcome to the 51st edition of the Forum Song Contest (FSC) which takes place in Canada. We are here as a result of Canada’s great victory in FSC April 2013 with Marc Dupré’s ‘Nous Sommes Les Mêmes’. Congratulations once again!

The Host City[]

The Host city for this FSC-edition is Toronto, the largest city in Canada , - and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. Toronto is a relatively modern city, its history begins in the late 18th century when it was a British settlement and town called York. The city today has about 2.6 million residents, and the greater Toronto Metropolitan Area has a cosmopolitan and international population of about 5.6 million. As Canada's commercial capital and international centre for business and finance, it is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange and some of the nation's largest banks. The city of Toronto is also an important centre for the media, & publishing, as well as telecommunication , information technology , and the film production industries.

Culturally , the Toronto theatre and performing arts scene , has more than fifty ballet and dance companies, six opera companies, two symphony orchestras and a host of theatres. The city is home to: the Canadian Opera Company, National Ballet of Canada, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Electronic Ensemble, & the Canadian Stage Company. The city also houses a multitude of museums & art galleries like the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Museum of Inuit Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. The city is also famous for its carnivals (including Toronto's Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival or ‘Caribana’), its fun festivities and its annual Pride Week. Toronto, a city of sports, is represented with teams in seven major league sports , including basketball , football & ice-hockey. Toronto is , alas , home to the Toronto Maple Leafs , one of the National Hockey League's Original 'Six clubs' , and has also served as home to the famous Hockey Hall of Fame since 1958.

Some main sights in the city are : the CN Tower (a major tourist attraction, a 553.33 meter high concrete communications & observation tower in downtown Toronto, it was completed in 1976 , becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure & world's tallest tower at the time), the Eaton Centre (a huge shopping mall with over 250 stores , Toronto's most pop- ular tourist attraction in terms of number of visitors), and Toronto’s Old City Hall (home to its city council from 1899 to 1966, it remains one of the city's most prominent structures).

Other famous sights are: the Nathan Phillips Square (an urban plaza [named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto: 1955 to 1962] that forms the forecourt to Toronto new City Hall, the square is the site of concerts, art displays , weekly farmers' market , the winter festival of lights, and other public events), Toronto's waterfront (one of North America's largest recreational waterfronts, which provides a scenic backdrop for many popular and entertaining attractions including Harbourfront, Rogers Centre , & the Toronto Islands), St Lawrence Market & Hall (popular market & neighbourhood meeting place for over two centuries), High Park (a popular urban oasis, offers a variety of outdoor recreation), the Distillery District (historic area in downtown Toronto) , and Yorkville (a city district , the Victorian architecture in Yorkville houses many restaurants, boutiques and art galleries).

The Venue[]

The Host venue for FSC May 2013 is: the Roy Thomson Hall, a famous concert hall & music arena located in Toronto , Ontario. It is the home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Opened in 1982 , its circular architectural design exhibits a sloping and curvilinear glass exterior. It was designed by Canadian arc- hitects Arthur Erickson and Mathers and Haldenby. The hall seats 2630, and it features a pipe organ built by Canadian organ builders Gabriel Kney of London , Ontario . The hall is one of the main venues used by the Toronto International Film Festival (a publicly atten- ded film festival, held every September), with many gala screenings held there each year.

The Host[]

Dina Pugliese (born 22nd May 1974) is a Canadian television personality, currently the co- host of Citytv Toronto's Breakfast Television. She joined the show in 2006, replacing Liza Fromer. Born in Toronto, Pugliese is a graduate of York University (in Sociology and Mass Communications) & Humber College (in Journalism). Prior to joining Breakfast Television , she began her career as a producer of Global Television Network's ‘The Bynon Show’ and Toronto 1's ‘Toronto Today’ , later becoming an entertainment reporter and host of 'The A-List' and Star!'s 'Star! Daily' . She has also hosted MuchMusic's ‘MuchMusic VJ Search’ and Citytv's New Year's Eve special from Nathan Phillips Square. On 17th October 2011 , Martin Short announced on Breakfast Television, that Dina Pugliese would be the host of 'Canada's Got Talent', the Canadian 2012 show version of the hit international franchise.

The Show[]

Draw	FSC jury	Performer	Song	Place	Points
01	Israel	Shakar Algaby	Touching Your Heart	20	46
02	Greece	Stelios Legakis	San Mahairi	27	28
03	Turkey	Gülsen	Yatcaz Kalkcaz Ordayim	4	100
04	Macedonia	Kaliopi	Ako	23	35
05	Taiwan	Bii	Come Back To Me	30	20
06	Norway	Trail Of Tears	Oscillation	16	59
07	United States	Alice Smith	Cabaret	22	42
08	France	Didier Barbelivien	Tant Qu'il Y Aura Des Chansons	13	70
09	Russia	Plazma	Black Leather Boys	15	59
10	Czech Republic	Ohm Square	Humanic	26	31
11	United Kingdom	Bastille	Pompeii	2	127
12	Slovenia	Jan Plestenjak	Ne Zapusti Me	34	5
13	Canada	Jesse Labelle	How Long	8	75
14	Sweden	Petra Marklund	Händerna Mot Himlen	1	154
15	Serbia	Ivana Stamenković	Telo Gori	31	18
16	Estonia	Merili Varik	See Linn	33	9
17	Bulgaria	Anelia	Az i ti	21	44
18	Indonesia	Stereocase	Alikhan	18	55
19	Italy	Fedez ft. Francesca	Cigno Nero	25	32
20	Cyprus	Vyornas Potsos	O Horos Tis Vrohis	17	58
21	Australia	Empire Of The Sun	Alive	24	34
22	Hungary	Gigi Radics	Story's Over	28	27
23	Croatia	Ivana Radovniković	Tako Rijetko Si Tu	14	64
24	Germany	Cascada	The World Is In My Hands	19	53
25	Portugal	Salto	A Dois	29	22
26	Finland	Nuppu	Anopin Kaktus	7	77
27	Austria	J.O.E.L.	Love Drunk	5	88
28	Mexico	Thalia	Ojala	10	73
29	Netherlands	Leonie Meijer	Niemand Als Jij	3	117
30	Ireland	Two Door Cinema Club	Handshake	12	72
31	Azerbaijan	Fegan Seferov	Men Istemirem	32	14
32	Ukraine	Illariya	Anhel Svitla	6	86
33	Spain	Merche	Luna	11	73
34	Romania	Magica	Center Of The Great Unknown	9	75