Aland Sangfestivalen 1

Aland Sangfestivalen 1 was the first edition of the Alandish national selection, Aland Sangfestivalen. The Start Date Is 15 March 2013. One song will be selected to represent Aland Islands in OESC #18.

About
The edition was held for Own Eurovision Song Contest 18. Songs from singers from Sweden, Aland and Finland were sent to Tv Aland, but only ten were choosen. The most notable about the entries were Alina Devecerski keeps on trying to represent Aland and Jannika B as Well. Nine swedish entries were accepted and only one finnish entry. Three entries are swedish, one entry is finnish and six entries are english. The first edition is held in the newly built Mariehamn Friends Arena in Mariehamn,Aland. The voting system was the basic OESC voting system. The national juries awarded 12 to their favourite song, 10 the their second favourite and so on.

Presenters
Danny Saucedo And Gina Dirawi Are The Hosts Of Aland Sangfestivalen 1. Both Were Former Melodifestivalen 2013 Presenters Both Wanted To Be Presenters Of Another Selection.

Final
The final of Aland Sangdestivalen 1 took place on 15 March 2013 at the Mariehamn Friends Arena in Mariehamn. The 10 songs that were chosen for the final achieved being the favorites of the alandish jury. The winner was selected with the international jury & alandish votes. The winners were Danny Saucedo and Freja with the song    "If only you", but Danny and Freja turned down the right to represent Aland in Own Eurovision Song Contest 18 and were able to choose a new winner. They choose Alina Devecerski with her song "Jag svär"" and accepted to represent Åland Islands in Own Eurovision Song Contest 18.