Own Eurovision Song Contest 17

Own Eurovision Song Contest 17, often referred to as OESC #17, is the up-coming 17th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, after Kato and Electric Lady Lab won the Own Eurovision Song Contest 16 with their song "Alive". Fifty-seven countries will participate, with Kyrgyzstan making their debut in the contest.

Participants
Fifty-seven countries have confirmed participation in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 17.

Semi-final and Grand Final allocation draw
The host, Denmark was draw to perform number 10 in the Grand Final. The draw to determine which country will participate in which semi-final took place on March 11, 2013. Nineteen countries were draw in the first semi-final, nineteen countries were draw in the second semi-final and eighteen countries were draw in the third semi-final. Denmark will vote in all three semi-finals.

Location
Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark is the host city for the seventeen edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The city its the most populous city, with an urban population of 1,213,822 (as of 1 January 2012) and a metropolitan population of 1,950,522 (as of 1 January 2013). Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of Zealand and stretches across part of Amager. A number of bridges and tunnels connect the parts of the city together, and the cityscape is characterised by promenades and waterfronts.

Originally a Viking fishing village founded in the 10th century, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the beginning of the 15th century, while being documented as such since the 11th century. During the 17th century, under the reign of Christian IV, it became a significant regional centre. Since the turn of the millennium, Copenhagen has seen a strong urban and cultural development. This is partly due to massive investments in cultural facilities and infrastructure. Since the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become increasingly integrated in the Øresund Region. Within this region, Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö are growing into a combined metropolitan area.

Copenhagen is a major regional centre of culture housing important, economic sectors such as biotechnology, information technology and shipping. Copenhagen is among the financial centres of Northern Europe with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and home of many companies such as Maersk, Carlsberg Group and Novo Nordisk. Copenhagen has 89,000 students enrolled in its educational institutions.

A diverse infrastructure allows for a blend of bicycles, cars and public transport while the Copenhagen Metro serves the inner city centre, the S-train connects the city centre with the outer boroughs of Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Airport is largest airport in the Nordic countries, serving 23.3 million passengers in 2012

This is the second time that the contest is held in Denmark and the first time in the history of the contest, where the competition is hosted by the same city.