Own Eurovision Song Contest 28

Own Eurovision Song Contest 28, often referred to as OESC #28, is the 28th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will take place in the city of Algiers, Algeria, after Indila won the previous contest hosted in Kraków, Poland with the song "Dernière danse ". The venue for the contest will be announced before April 2014.

Venue
On March 30, 2014, Algerian public broadcaster, ENTV, announced that it had chosen the Baraki Stadium to be the venue of the Own Eurovision Song Contest 28.

Baraki Stadium is an indoor arena located in Algiers, Algeria that is under construction. It will have a seating capacity of 40,000 for sporting events and is expected to open in 2014.

The future Baraki Stadium will provide a number of Algiers football clubs, such as the NA Hussein Dey, CRB, USMA, MCA, RCK, OMR and USMH, with a major venue for national and international matches that is built to international standards.

Location
Algiers is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population at about 3,574,000 as of 2010. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria.

Sometimes nicknamed El-Behdja (البهجة) or alternatively Alger la Blanche ("Algiers the White") for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle.

Some 20 km (12 mi) to the west of Algiers are such seaside resorts as Sidi Fredj (ex-Sidi Ferruch), Palm Beach, Douaouda, Zéralda, and the Club of the Pines (residence of State); there are tourist complexes, Algerian and other restaurants, souvenir shops, supervised beaches, and other amenities. The city is also equipped with important hotel complexes such as the hotel Hilton, El-Aurassi or El Djazair. Algiers also has the first water park in the country. The tourism of Algiers is growing but is not as developed as that of the larger cities in Morocco or Tunisia.

This is the first time the contest will be held in Algeria.

Semi-final Allocation Draw
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on April 10, 2014 at the Baraki Stadium. The participating countries, excluding the Big 3, were split into eight pots, based on voting history and geographical location. From these pots, 19 countries were allocated to compete in each of the three semifinals.

The pots are as follows:

The big 3 will vote as follow: Algeria in the first semi-final, Andorra in the second semi-final and Bulgaria in the third semi-final.

Running Order
The running order for the semi-finals was revealed on the April 11, 2014. Also it was revealed that Algeria will perform on the 25th spot, Andorra will take the 19th spot and Bulgaria will perform on the 15th position.

Semi-Final 1

 * The nine countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the Grand Final.
 * (host) will vote in this semi-final.
 * On April 16, 2014 the nine qualifiers were announced.

Semi-Final 2

 * The nine countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the Grand Final.
 * will vote in this semi-final.
 * On April 18, 2014 the nine qualifiers were announced.

Semi-Final 3

 * The nine countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the Grand Final.
 * will vote in this semi-final.
 * On April 18, 2014 the nine qualifiers were announced.

Finalists
The thirty finalists are:
 * the Big 3 countries: - the host country,  and.
 * the top nine countries from the first semi-final.
 * the top nine countries from the second semi-final.
 * the top nine countries from the third semi-final.

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

Voting Ceremony
The order in which each country announced their votes was determined in a draw. Similar to the last editions an algorithm was used to generate as much suspense as possible. The spokespersons are shown alongside each country. A public voting was used.

Spokepersons

 * 1) [[File:Scotland.png]] Nicole Treacy
 * 2) [[File:Macedonia.png]] Tamara Todevska
 * 3) [[File:Georgia.png]] Sofia Nizharadze
 * 4) [[File:Uzbekistan.png]] Manzura Yuldasheva
 * 5) [[File:Greece.png]] Yannis Tsimitselis&Vaso Laskaraki
 * 6) [[File:France.png]] Amandine Bourgeois
 * 7) [[File:Romania.png]] Ana Claudia Grigore
 * 8) [[File:Malta.png]] Ira Losco
 * 9) [[File:Northern Ireland.png]] Nadine Coyle
 * 10) [[File:Cyprus.png]] Nikki Ponte
 * 11) [[File:Monaco.png]] Baptiste Giabiconi
 * 12) [[File:Kosovo.png]] Dafina Zeqiri
 * 13) [[File:Lithuania.png]] Vaidas Baumila
 * 14) [[File:San Marino.png]] Maria Chiara Fraschetta
 * 15) [[File:Israel.png]] Mei Finegold
 * 16) [[File:Italy.png]] Christof Innerhofer
 * 17) [[File:Czech Republic.png]] Jason Thomas Mraz
 * 18) [[File:Turkey.png]] Serenay Sarikaya
 * 19) [[File:Wales.png]] Gaynor Hopkins
 * 20) [[File:Luxembourg.png]] Helene Fischer
 * 21) [[File:Latvia.png]] Zane Vaļicka
 * 22) [[File:Azerbaijan.png]] Farid Hasanov
 * 23) [[File:Syria.png]] Wissam Hilal
 * 24) [[File:Ukraine.png]] Vera Brezhneva
 * 25) [[File:Slovenia.png]] Tinkara Kovač
 * 26) [[File:Andorra.png]] Joel Molina
 * 27) [[File:Spain.png]] Paulino Rubio
 * 28) [[File:Armenia.png]] Dj Vaktsinan
 * 29) [[File:Iceland.png]] Birgitta Olsen
 * 30) [[File:Liechtenstein.png]] Angela Merkel