FSC 47

Forum Song Contest #47
Host	Liege, Belgium
Date	January 2, 2013
Entries	34
Winner	United Kingdom
Debuting countries	none
Returning countries	Australia
Withdrawing countries	Poland; Portugal
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The Host City[]

The host city of this FSC-edition is Liège , a major city and municipality located in the province of Liège in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. The city, with its historical industrial tradition, is, furthermore, the principal economic and cultural centre of Wallonia.

The city is well known for its very crowded folk festivals. The 15th August festival ("Le 15 août") is maybe the best known, but you also have the Saint Nicholas festival around the 6th December which is organized by and for the students of the city University. Liège is, moreover, home to the well known and respected Opéra Royal de Wallonie (see picture below) and the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège.

Some main sights in the city are the 16th century palace of the Prince-Bishops of Liège, the present Liège Cathedral, the church of Saint-James (Saint-Jacques), and the museums MAMAC (Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art), Museum of Walloon Life, and Museum of Walloon Art & Religious Art.

Other sites of interest include the historical city centre (the Carré), the Hors-Château area, the Outremeuse area, the parks and boulevards along the Meuse river, the Citadel, the 400 steps stairway "Montagne de Bueren", and the stylish, imposing Liège-Guillemins Railway Station (see picture below) designed by Santiago Calatrava.

The Venue[]

The host venue of FSC January 2013 is Le Forum de Liège , a historical and prestigious theatre/entertainment venue (see picture below) in Liège which opened its doors to the public in 1922. It is presented in the Art Deco architectural style and has up through the years catered to famous singers and artists, accomplished comedians and dedicated variety performers. It has over time become a monument of cultural life in Liège and Wallonia.

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The Hosts[]

Our lovely hosts this evening are: Matthias Schoenaerts and Cécile de France.

Matthias Schoenaerts (born on 8th December 1977 in Antwerpen, Belgium) is a famous Belgian actor. He first starred in the Oscar-nominated film ’Daens’ but is best known for his role in the films ’Loft’ (a successful Flemish film at the Belgian box-office), ‘Bullhead’ (a nominee for the best foreign-language Oscar ) and ‘Rust and Bone’ (which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival).

Cécile de France (born on 17th July 1975 in Namur, Belgium) is a Belgian actress. She left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris, France where she studied theatre for two years. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as ‘L'Art (délicat) de la séduction’ (2001) and ‘Irène’ (2002), she gained international attention for her lead role in the films ‘Haute Tension’ (2003) and ‘Hereafter’ (2010).

The Show[]

Draw	FSC jury	Performer	Song	Place	Points
01	Ukraine	Ruslana	Ey-Phori-Ya	8	74
02	The Netherlands	Nina June	Work Of Art	19	52
03	Hungary	Ruzsa Magdi	Egyszer	29	27
04	Germany	The Sinderellas	My Mother Used To Tell Me	17	52
05	Indonesia	Noah	Hidup Untukmu, Mati Tanpamu	12	55
06	France	Feloche	Silbo	5	88
07	Mexico	Aflonso Loher	Goodbye	14	55
08	USA	In This Moment	Blood	28	34
09	Spain	Juan Magan ft. Belinda	Te Voy A Esperar	30	21
10	Austria	Esteban's	Preservation	22	48
11	Macedonia	Kaliopi	Melem	9	64
12	Switzerland	Coldeve	The Next Level	16	53
13	Israel	Mor Avrahami ft. Lihi	Immortality	31	13
14	Slovenia	Tina Maze	My Way Is My Decision	11	55
15	Denmark	Berlinn	Sand	23	47
16	Czech Republic	Kryštof	Inzerat	18	52
17	Cyprus	Valando Tryfonas	Na Mou Exigisis	4	104
18	Belgium	Netsky	Come Alive	24	42
19	United Kingdom	Tom Odell	Another Love	1	163
20	Greece	Nino	Apopse Den Pame Spiti	6	88
21	Bulgaria	Ivena	A4	26	37
22	BIH	Grupa Regina	Hvala Bogu	25	37
23	Ireland	SOAK	Sea Creatures	7	79
24	Russia	Julia Savicheva	Julia	13	55
25	Azerbaijan	Leyla	Make Up	21	49
26	Croatia	Eli E ft. Marinna Soul	Hentai	32	12
27	Romania	Paula Seling & Cristi	Lumi Paralele	33	1
28	Morocco	Monsif	Letters Worden Zinnen	34	0
29	Turkey	Yora	Isik Lekesi	27	34
30	Norway	Helene Boksle	Ved Havet	2	134
31	Serbia	Sloba Bajic feat. Dejan BB	Iluzija	10	59
32	Australia	Guy Sebastian ft. Lupe Fiasco	Battle Scars	3	105
33	Canada	Anjulia	You And I	15	53
34	Estonia	Koit Toome	Tagasi Alguses	20	52