Own Eurovision Song Contest 13

Own Eurovision Song Contest 13, often referred to as OESC #13, was the 13th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Warsaw, Poland, after MaRina's win in Andorra la Vella. Algeria and Tunisia made their débuts at the Own Eurovision Song Contest.

Fifty-two contries participated in the 13th edition, with Albania,Armenia, Belarus, Estonia,Faroe Islands, France, Ireland, Latvia, Switzerland returning. Czech Republic, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, San Marino and Vatican City announce their withdrawal. This marks the second time in the history of the contest, when 52 countries participates.

The edition was won by England. "DNA" performed by the girl band Little Mix manage to receive a total amount of 170 points, winning by a margin of only 4 points. England's win was their first. Second place went to Russia. Third place was occupied by Scotland, fourth by Bosnia and Herzegovina and fifth went to Albania.

For the first time in the history of the contest, the edition had the "Big 4" status, following San Marino's withdrawal. From the countries with the "Big 4" status, only Russia manage to place in the top 10. The host country, Poland received a total of 104 points and placed 16th, Romania placed 26th receiving 69 points, while Sweden came last out of 27 countries that were in the Grand Final, receiving a total of 53 points.

Venue
The National Stadium (Polish: Stadion Narodowy) is a retractable roof football stadium located in Warsaw, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of Poland national football team.

The stadium has a seating capacity of 58,145 which makes it the largest association football arena in Poland. Its construction started in 2008 and finished in November 2011. It is located on the site of the former 10th-Anniversary Stadium, on Aleja Zieleniecka in Praga Południe district, near the city center. The stadium has a retractable PVC roof which unfolds from a nest on a spire suspended above the centre of the pitch. The retractable roof is inspired by the cable-supported unfolding system of Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, and is also similar to the newly renovated roof of BC Place in Vancouver, Canada.

The National Stadium hosted the opening match (a group match), the 2 group matches, a quarterfinal, and the semifinal of the UEFA Euro 2012, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

The stadium is equipped with a heated pitch, training pitch, façade lighting, and underground parking. It is a multipurpose venue able to host sporting events, concerts, cultural events, and conferences. The official stadium opening took place on 19 January 2012, and the first football match was played on 29 February 2012. The match between the Polish national football team and the Portuguese team ended with a 0–0 draw.

The stadium will host the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League final.

Allocations draw
The draw to determine, in which positions, the countries from the semifinals will participate and in which semi-final the countries from Big 5 will vote, was revealed on a period of three days, respectively on November 11, 2012 were announced the countries that will perform in the first semi-final, on November 12, 2012 the countries from second semi-final and on November 13, 2012 from the third semi-final.

On November 21, 2012 the final line-up was announced.

Location
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly 260 kilometres (160 mi) from the Baltic Sea and 300 kilometres (190 mi) from the Carpathian Mountains.

The first fortified settlements on the site of today's Warsaw were Bródno (9th/10th century) and Jazdów (12th/13th century). After Jazdów was raided, a new similar settlement was established on the site of a small fishing village called Warszowa. The Płock prince Bolesław II of Masovia, established this settlement, the modern Warsaw, about 1300. In the beginning of the 14th century it became one of the seats of the Dukes of Masovia, becoming the capital of Masovia in 1413. 14th-century Warsaw's economy rested on crafts and trade. Upon the extinction of the local ducal line, the duchy was reincorporated into the Polish Crown in 1526.

This is the first time the contest is hosted in Poland.

Participation
Fifty-two countries have confirmed partipation in the 13th edition, with Algeria and Tunisia debuting, Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France, Ireland, Latvia and Switzerland returning and Czech Republic, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, San Marino and Vatican City deciding to withdraw.

Withdrawal
At first there were supposed to be 53 countries in the contest, but later San Marino was forced to withdraw, Benny Benassi & Gary Go with their song "Cinema" were selected as the country's representetive. San Marino was part of the Big Five, meaning there were auto-qualified for the final. They were selected to vote in the second semi-final.

San Marino's withdraw means that there was only, Big Four and were introduced two wildcards, this is the first time in the history of the contest, that only four countries were alowed to auto-qualify for the final and two countries out of four will battle for a spot in the final.

Semi-final 1

 * on 11 November 2012 the final running of the first semi-final was announced.
 * on 19 November 2012 the seven countries that advanced to the grand final were announced.
 * (host country) and will vote in this semi-final.

Notes
 * 1.Although the song is completely in English, the title is in Greek.

Semi-final 2

 * on 12 November 2012 the final running of the second semi-final was announced.
 * on 20 November 2012 the seven countries that advanced to the grand final were announced.
 * (host country) and will vote in this semi-final.
 * was disqualified for not voting.

Semi-final 3

 * on 13 November 2012 the final running of the third semi-final was announced.
 * on 21 November 2012 the seven countries that advanced to the grand final were announced.
 * (host country) and will vote in this semi-final.
 * and won the wildcards.

Wildcard battles

 * all the participanting countries are allowed to vote.
 * for the wildcard places will fight 8th place from each semi final and one country choosen by the host.
 * on 21 November 2012 the songs that will battle for a spot in the final were announced.
 * on 22 November 2012 the results were revealed.

Grand Final
The twenty-seven finalist are:
 * The Big 4: (host country),, and.
 * The top seven countries from the 1st semi-final.
 * The top seven countries from the 2nd semi-final.
 * The top seven countries from the 3rd semi-final.
 * The two wildcards.

12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:

Voting ceremony
All 52 countries voted. The countries revealed their points in the following order.

Spokepersons

 * 1) Northern Ireland.png       Tula Contostavlos
 * 2) Russia.png                 Ivan Urgant
 * 3) Wales.png
 * 4) Azerbaijan.png             Alimuradova Gulnara
 * 5) Algeria.png                Khaled Hadj Ibrahim
 * 6) Romania.png                Delia Matache
 * 7) Estonia.png                Getter Jaani
 * 8) Armenia.png                Astghik Safaryan
 * 9) Andorra.png
 * 10) Greece.png
 * 11) England.png                 Ella Henderson
 * 12) Slovenia.png                Julio Rosales
 * 13) Poland.png                  Sylwia Grzeszczak
 * 14) Austria.png                 Udo Jürgens
 * 15) Cyprus.png                  Loukas Giorkas
 * 16) Åland Islands.png           Molly Sandén
 * 17) Slovakia.png                TWiiNS
 * 18) Turkey.png                  Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
 * 19) Macedonia.png               Karolina Gočeva
 * 20) Belarus.png                 Anastasia Vinnikova
 * 21) Belgium.png                 Timo Descamps
 * 22) The Netherlands.png         Anouk Teeuwe
 * 23) Faroe Islands.png           Bryan Rice
 * 24) Malta.png                   Jessica Muscat
 * 25) Croatia.png
 * 26) Moldova.png                 Cristina
 * 27) Bosnia and Herzegovina.png  Fuad Backović
 * 28) Sweden.png                  Zlatan Ibrahimović
 * 29) Luxembourg.png              Monrose
 * 30) Latvia.png                  Aija Andreeva
 * 31) Kazakhstan.png              Dinara Sultan
 * 32) Italy.png                   Ignazio Abate
 * 33) Hungary.png                 Szekeres Adrien
 * 34) France.png                  Jesse Williams
 * 35) Israel.png                  Boaz Mauda
 * 36) Germany.png                 Natalie Horler
 * 37) Serbia.png                  Mirka Vasiljević
 * 38) Scotland.png                Susan Boyle
 * 39) Denmark.png                 Christina Chanée
 * 40) Ireland.png                 Dustin the Turkey
 * 41) Georgia.png                 Eldrine
 * 42) Iceland.png                 Of Monsters and Men
 * 43) Bulgaria.png                Poli Genova
 * 44) Switzerland.png             Magdalena Tul
 * 45) Albania.png                 Miriam Cani
 * 46) Lithuania.png               Evelina Sašenko
 * 47) Lebanon.png                 Nicole Saba
 * 48) Spain.png                   Karmele Marchante
 * 49) Kosovo.png                  Patrick Nuo
 * 50) Montenegro.png              Slavko Perović
 * 51) Tunisia.png                 Oussama Mellouli
 * 52) Ukraine.png                 Anastasiya Petryk

Cities

 * 1) Northern Ireland.png          Belfast
 * 2) Russia.png                    Smolensk
 * 3) Wales.png                     Cardiff
 * 4) Azerbaijan.png                Baku
 * 5) Algeria.png                   Algiers
 * 6) Romania.png                   Constanța
 * 7) Estonia.png                   Tallinn
 * 8) Armenia.png                   Yerevan
 * 9) Andorra.png                   Andorra la Vella
 * 10) Greece.png                    Igoumenitsa
 * 11) England.png                   London
 * 12) Slovenia.png                  Ljubljana
 * 13) Poland.png                    Legnica
 * 14) Austria.png                   Vienna
 * 15) Cyprus.png                    Limassol
 * 16) Åland Islands.png             Mariehamn
 * 17) Slovakia.png                  Bratislava
 * 18) Turkey.png                    Istanbul
 * 19) Macedonia.png                 Ohrid
 * 20) Belarus.png                   Minsk
 * 21) Belgium.png                   Antwerp
 * 22) The Netherlands.png           Amsterdam
 * 23) Faroe Islands.png             Torshavn
 * 24) Malta.png                     Qormi
 * 25) Croatia.png                   Zagreb
 * 26) Moldova.png                   Chișinău
 * 27) Bosnia and Herzegovina.png    Mostar
 * 28) Sweden.png                    Malmö
 * 29) Luxembourg.png                Luxembourg
 * 30) Latvia.png                    Riga
 * 31) Kazakhstan.png                Astana
 * 32) Italy.png                     Milan
 * 33) Hungary.png                   Szeged
 * 34) France.png                    Paris
 * 35) Israel.png                    Haifa
 * 36) Germany.png                   Berlin
 * 37) Serbia.png                    Belgrade
 * 38) Scotland.png                  Glasgow
 * 39) Denmark.png                   Copenhagen
 * 40) Ireland.png                   Dublin
 * 41) Georgia.png                   Tbilisi
 * 42) Iceland.png                   Reykjavik
 * 43) Bulgaria.png                  Sofia
 * 44) Switzerland.png               Geneva
 * 45) Albania.png                   Mitrovice
 * 46) Lithuania.png                 Vilnius
 * 47) Lebanon.png                   Beirut
 * 48) Spain.png                     Barcelona
 * 49) Kosovo.png                    Pristina
 * 50) Montenegro.png                Cetinje
 * 51) Tunisia.png                   Aryanah
 * 52) Ukraine.png                   Kiev