Own Eurovision Song Contest 14

Own Eurovision Song Contest 14, often referred to as OESC #14, was the 14th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. This was the third special edition of the contest. The edition is dedicated to songs from the Holidays.

Following Little Mix's win at the 13th Contest, the festival was brought to the city of London, England. The three semifinals were held between 26 and 28 December 2012 and the Grand Final held on 6 January 2013. Fifty-two countries have confirmed participation in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 14, with Palestine debuting, Czech Republic, Finland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino and Vatican City returning and Algeria, Azerbaijan, Denmark , Israel, Lithuania , Switzerland , Tunsia and Turkey withdrawing.

The contest was won by singer Cascada from Germany with the song "Last Christmas". The song earned a total of 238 points. Moldova finished in second place, being with 2 points under Germany. Iceland took third place. They were followed by Åland Islands who placed fourth. Russia ended in fifth place. Iceland and Åland Islands achieved their first top 3 placing and top 4 respectively. Russia was the single country from "Big Five" who placed in top ten. Out of 27 countries who made it into the final, the remaining four of the "Big Five", failed to make it into the top half of the leader board, Bosnia and Herzegovina placed 17th, England, the host country, placed 18th, Scotland placed 23rd and Albania coming 26th.

For the fourth time in the history of the contest, there were allowed juries, this time because the edition theme, some countries don't have songs for the Holidays. The following countries were allowed to vote in the contest: Azerbaijan, Denmark, Israel, Lithuania, Portugal and Switzerland.

Location
Further information on the host country: England

Host City
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest city, urban zone and metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is the world's leading financial centre alongside New York City and has the fifth- or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world depending on measurement. London has been described as a world cultural capital. It is the world's most-visited city measured by international arrivals and has the world's largest city airport system measured by passenger traffic. London's 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.

Venue
The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the Manchester Arena, and in 2008 was the world's busiest music arena.

The arena was built under the former Millennium Dome, a large dome-shaped building built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; as the structure still stands over the arena, The Dome remains a name in common usage for the venue. The arena, as well as the overall O2 complex, is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O2, a subsidiary of Spain's Telefónica.

Semi-final 1
Fourteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Albania, England and Lithuania also voted in this semi-final.

Semi-final 2
Fifteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, England, Israel and Switzerland also voted in this semi-final. Spain was disqualified for not voting.

Semi-final 3
Sixteen countries participated in the third semi-final. Denmark, England, Russia and Scotland also voted in this semi-final.

Final
Twenty-seven countries participated in the final, with all 52 participating countries eligible to vote.

Voting ceremony
Countries revealed their votes in the following order. The voting had four parts.

Spokepersons

 * 1) FYR Macedonia.png Vlatko Lozanoski
 * 2) Andorra.png Gisela Lladó Cánovas
 * 3) The Netherlands.png Joan Franka
 * 4) San Marino.png Valentina Monetta
 * 5) Liechtenstein.png Alexander Walser
 * 6) Russia.png Alsou Abramova
 * 7) Luxembourg.png Monrose
 * 8) Switzerland.png Lys Assia
 * 9) Belgium.png Maribel Pérez
 * 10) Bosnia and Herzegovina.png Emina Jahović
 * 11) Ukraine.png Svetlana Loboda
 * 12) Azerbaijan.png Aysun Imanova
 * 13) Finland.png Jenni Vartiainen
 * 14) Romania.png Andreea Ioana Moldovan
 * 15) Italy.png Claudio Marchisio
 * 16) Slovakia.png Patrícia Vitteková
 * 17) Ireland.png Julie Kavanagh
 * 18) Lithuania.png Jurgita Jurkutė
 * 19) Malta.png TBA
 * 20) Northern Ireland.png Jessica Sutta
 * 21) Palestine.png Mira Awad
 * 22) Armenia.png Arusik Vakcina
 * 23) Albania.png Ingrid Gjoni
 * 24) France.png Isabelle Geffroy
 * 25) Kazakhstan.png Dilnaz Akhmadieva
 * 26) Wales.png Amie Ann Duffy
 * 27) Czech Republic.png Tereza Kerndlová
 * 28) Denmark.png Soluna Samay
 * 29) Norway.png Mateusz Bluszcz
 * 30) Bulgaria.png Vanya Peneva
 * 31) Iceland.png Hera Björk
 * 32) Monaco.png Josiane Grizeau
 * 33) Latvia.png Linda Amantova
 * 34) Scotland.png Mary Kiani
 * 35) Slovenia.png Maja Keuc
 * 36) Cyprus.png Pavlos Kontides
 * 37) Serbia.png Andrej Maričić
 * 38) Estonia.png Vanilla Ninja
 * 39) England.png James Arthur
 * 40) Lebanon.png Haifa Wehbe
 * 41) Sweden.png Kevin Borg
 * 42) Åland Islands.png Lynda Woodruf
 * 43) Poland.png Liber & Sylwia Grzeszczak
 * 44) Austria.png Luise Gruber
 * 45) Vatican City.png Lorenzo Cherubini
 * 46) Croatia.png TBA
 * 47) Belarus.png Alyona Lanskaya
 * 48) Faroe Islands.png Medina Valbak
 * 49) Greece.png George Tzikas
 * 50) Georgia.png Nodiko Tatishvili
 * 51) Israel.png Boaz Mauda
 * 52) Kosovo.png Rona Nishliu
 * 53) Germany.png Jennifer Braun
 * 54) Montenegro.png Mirko Vučinić
 * 55) Hungary.png Kati Wolf
 * 56) Spain.png Pastora Soler
 * 57) Moldova.png Olia Tira

Cities
From the following cities the spokespersons were calling:


 * 1) [[File:FYR Macedonia.png]] Skopje
 * 2) [[File:Andorra.png]] Andorra la Vella
 * 3) [[File:The Netherlands.png]] Arnhem
 * 4) [[File:San Marino.png]] San Marino
 * 5) [[File:Liechtenstein.png]] Vaduz
 * 6) [[File:Russia.png]] Moscow
 * 7) [[File:Luxembourg.png]] Vianden
 * 8) [[File:Switzerland.png]] Bern
 * 9) [[File:Belgium.png]] Antwerp
 * 10) [[File:Bosnia and Herzegovina.png]] Mostar
 * 11) [[File:Ukraine.png]] Kiev
 * 12) [[File:Azerbaijan.png]] Ganja
 * 13) [[File:Finland.png]] Helsinki
 * 14) [[File:Romania.png]] Timișoara
 * 15) [[File:Italy.png]] Turin
 * 16) [[File:Slovakia.png]] Prešov
 * 17) [[File:Ireland.png]] Dublin
 * 18) [[File:Lithuania.png]] Vilnius
 * 19) [[File:Malta.png]] Qormi
 * 20) [[File:Northern Ireland.png]] Belfast
 * 21) [[File:Palestine.png]] Jerusalem
 * 22) [[File:Armenia.png]] Tashir
 * 23) [[File:Albania.png]] Tirana
 * 24) [[File:France.png]] Tours
 * 25) [[File:Kazakhstan.png]] Astana
 * 26) [[File:Wales.png]] Cardiff
 * 27) [[File:Czech Republic.png]] Prague
 * 28) [[File:Denmark.png]] Copenhagen
 * 29) [[File:Norway.png]] Oslo
 * 30) [[File:Bulgaria.png]] Sofia
 * 31) [[File:Iceland.png]] Reykjavík
 * 32) [[File:Monaco.png]] Monte Carlo
 * 33) [[File:Latvia.png]] Madona
 * 34) [[File:Scotland.png]] Glasgow
 * 35) [[File:Slovenia.png]] Ljubljana
 * 36) [[File:Cyprus.png]] Nicosia
 * 37) [[File:Serbia.png]] Belgrade
 * 38) [[File:Estonia.png]] Tallinn
 * 39) [[File:England.png]] Middlesbrough
 * 40) [[File:Lebanon.png]] Beirut
 * 41) [[File:Sweden.png]] Malmö
 * 42) [[File:Åland Islands.png]] Mariehamn
 * 43) [[File:Poland.png]] Olsztyn
 * 44) [[File:Austria.png]] Vienna
 * 45) [[File:Vatican City.png]] Vatican City
 * 46) [[File:Croatia.png]] Zagreb
 * 47) [[File:Belarus.png]] Minsk
 * 48) [[File:Faroe Islands.png]] Tórshavn
 * 49) [[File:Greece.png]] Livadeia
 * 50) [[File:Georgia.png]] Tbilisi
 * 51) [[File:Israel.png]] Haifa
 * 52) [[File:Kosovo.png]] Pristina
 * 53) [[File:Germany.png]] Munich
 * 54) [[File:Montenegro.png]] Podgorica
 * 55) [[File:Hungary.png]] Budapest
 * 56) [[File:Spain.png]] Madrid
 * 57) [[File:Moldova.png]] Chișinău