Own Eurovision Song Contest 1

Own Eurovision Song Contest 1, often referred to as OESC #01, is the first edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest, held in Chișinău, Moldova.

Twenty-nine countries participated in the first contest.

The winner was Charlotte Perrelli from Sweden with the song "The Girl", receving a total of 115 points. Spain finished in second place, with Greece finishing in third place. They were followed by Romania, which reached the 4th place and Russia on 5th place. The host country, Moldova failed to make it into the first half of the leader board, receiving 42 points and placed 19th.

Location
Further information on the host country: Moldova

Host City
Chișinău, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bâc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2014 census, the city proper had a population of 532,513, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău (which includes the city itself and other nearby communities) was 700,000. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub. Nearly a third of Moldova's population lives in the metro area.

The origin of the city's name is unclear. A theory suggests that the name may come from the archaic Romanian word chișla (meaning "spring", "source of water") and nouă ("new"), because it was built around a small spring, at the corner of Pușkin and Albișoara streets.

The other version, formulated by Ștefan Ciobanu, Romanian historian and academician, holds that the name was formed the same way as the name of Chișineu (alternative spelling: Chișinău) in Western Romania, near the border with Hungary. Its Hungarian name is Kisjenő, from which the Romanian name originates. Kisjenő comes from kis "small" and the Jenő, one of the seven Hungarian tribes that entered the Carpathian Basin in 896. At least 24 other settlements are named after the Jenő tribe.

Venue
Zimbru Stadium is a football-specific stadium in Chişinău, Moldova completed in May, 2006 with a capacity of 10,400 people, corresponds to all norms required by UEFA and FIFA for national and international matches. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Zimbru Chişinău and the Moldova national football team.

The Moldovan football team's second biggest defeat took place in this stadium, a 5-0 defeat to England in September 2012, during FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualification.

Semi-final 1
Fourteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Moldova (host country) voted in this semi-final. Andorra and San Marino were disqualified.

Semi-final 2
Fourteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Moldova (the host country) voted in this semi-final. Italy and Switzerland were disqualified.

Second Chance Round
The countries which placed 11th in each semi-final were allowed to battle for a second chance to reach the Grand Final.

Final
Twenty-two countries participated in the final, with all 29 participating countries eligible to vote.

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

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

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

Rules violation
It was discovered in the second edition that Albania, Andorra, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland were cheating, awarding high points to each other. This was not according to the rules so they were disqualified. The results were affected because of this, especially in the Grand Final. Below you can find the official results and the real results, if those countries haven't voted.