Own Eurovision Song Contest 37 Welcome to Belgium! All I Want Is Music! | ||||
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Dates | ||||
Semi-final 1 date | 1 April 2015 | |||
Semi-final 2 date | 6 April 2015 | |||
Final date | 14 April 2015 | |||
Host | ||||
Venue | Sportpaleis Antwerp | |||
Presenter(s) | Kjell Bracke | |||
Broadcaster | ATV | |||
Opening act | "All I Want" by Emma Bale | |||
Interval act | Semi-Final 1: "The Sound Of Missing You" by Ameerah Semi-Final 2: "Je t'adore" by Kate Ryan Final: "Stand up" by Funda and "Rhytm Inside" by Loïc Nottet | |||
Participants | ||||
Entries | 47 | |||
Debuting | None | |||
Returning | Algeria Latvia Luxembourg Monaco Ukraine | |||
Withdrawing | Lebanon Moldova San Marino | |||
Voting | ||||
System | Each country awardes 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs | |||
Winner | Greece "Otan aggeli klene" | |||
Own Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Own Eurovision Song Contest 37, often referred to as OESC #37, is the 37th edition of the Own Eurovision Song Contest musical event. The contest took place in Antwerp, Belgium, following Emma Bale 's victory in the 36th edition with her song "All I want". This is the second time that Belgium host the contest after holding its Own Eurovision Song Contest 5 edition in Brussels. The contest consist of two semi-finals and a final presented by Kjell Bracke.
Forty-seven countries participated in the contest, with Algeria, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco and Ukraine returning. Lebanon, Moldova and San Marino, however, announced their withdrawal. This is the first time in the history of the competition when this amount of countries participate.
The Big 6 status countries and also the countries that automatically qualified for the Grand Final in the 37th edition are Albania, the host country Belgium, England, Finland, Israel and Serbia.
The winner of the Own Eurovision Song Contest 37 was Helena Paparizou from Greece with the song "Otan aggeli klene". This is Greece's first win in the competition. The runner-up was the band Years & Years from the Northern Ireland. Third place went to Czech Republic, being their best result in the history of the contest. Fourth place went to Poland, fifth went to Russia and sixth to France. Uzbekistan received theirs best result in the competition finishing on the 8th place.
From the countries with the Big 6 status, only England ended in the top 10, receiving 123 points and ended on the 9th place. The host country, Belgium ended on the 13th place with 103 points. Albania received a total amount of 108 points and ended on the 12th place. The other 3 countries ended on the second half of the scoreboard with Israel ending on the 22nd place, Serbia on the 24th place and Finland ending last out of 26 countries.
The Own Eurovision Song Contest 37 marks Syria's last participation in the contest.
Venue
The Sportpaleis Antwerpen (Antwerp's Sport Palace), or simply the Sportpaleis, is an arena in Antwerp, Belgium. It is a multipurpose hall where concerts, sporting events, festivals and fairs are organized. The arena was built for sport, especially track cycling, but there is now little sport there, an exception being the Diamond Games tennis.
According to Billboard Magazine, the Sportpaleis is the second most visited event hall in the world, second only to Madison Square Garden. The Sportpaleis is known for performances by both Dutch-speaking and international artists. It also hosts the Nekka-Nacht, the Proximus Diamond Games tennis tournament for women and Pop Poll De Luxe, organised by the magazine HUMO.
The main building is 88 metres wide and 132 metres long and has a roof spanning 11.600 m². Under the stands, there is a wooden cycling track 250 meters long and 8 meters wide. The arena is elliptical and has two floors.
The arena can hold 23.001 people after expansions in 2012 and 2013.
Next to the Sportpaleis is its sister venue the Lotto Arena, a hall that can accommodate 8,000 spectators.
Location
Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province of Belgium.
With a population of 510,610, it is by far the most populous city in Belgium.
Antwerp has long been an important city in the Low Countries, both economically and culturally, especially before the Spanish Fury (1576) in the period of the Dutch Revolt. The inhabitants of Antwerp are locally nicknamed Sinjoren, after the Spanish honorific señor or French seigneur, "lord". It refers to the leading Spanish noblemen who ruled the city during the 17th century.
According to folklore, notably celebrated by a statue in front of the town hall, the city got its name from a legend involving a mythical giant called Antigoon who lived near the Scheldt river. He exacted a toll from those crossing the river, and for those who refused, he severed one of their hands and threw it into the river. Eventually, the giant was slain by a young hero named Brabo, who cut off the giant's own hand and flung it into the river. Hence the name Antwerpen, from Dutch hand werpen, akin to Old English hand and wearpan (to throw), which has evolved to today's warp.
This is the second time in the history of the Own Eurovision Song Contest, when the contest is held in Belgium and the first time to be held in Antwerp, last time the contest was held in Brussels, back in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 5.
Semi-final and Grand Final allocation draw
Semi-final Allocation Draw
The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on March 26, 2015 at the Sportpaleis Antwerpen. The participating countries, excluding the Big 6 countries, were split into six pots, based on voting history and geographical location. From these pots, 20 countries each were allocated to compete in first semifinal, and 21 in second semifinal. The pots are as follows:
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
The host country, Belgium will vote in the first semi-final. The rest of the big six countries will vote as follow: Finland with Serbia in first semifinal, while Albania with England and Israel in second semifinal.
Running Order
The official running order of the two semifinals was held on March 26, 2015. Also, the running order of the Big 6 countries in the Grand Final was revealed, with the host country, Belgium performing 21st out of 26 countries.
The official running order of the qualifiers from the semifinals was held after the winners were revealed.
Participants
Forty-seven countries have confirmed participation in the 37th edition, with five countries returning and three countries withdrawing.
The 37th edition will see the return of Algeria, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco and Ukraine, while Lebanon, Moldova and San Marino withdrew from this edition.
Returning artists
Twenty-nine returning artists were present in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 37. Former band winner Cash Cash returned this time for Estonia, last time they won for Macedonia in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 30, also former winner of Georgia in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 32, Ani Lorak returned for Ukraine.
Returns | Contestant | Currenty country | Past country |
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6 | Ani Lorak | Ukraine | |
Helena Paparizou | Greece | ||
5 | Kerli Kõiv | Estonia | |
Kati Wolf | Hungary | ||
4 | Costi Ioniță | Uzbekistan | |
Besa Kokëdhima | Albania | ||
3 | Elvana Gjata | Kosovo | |
Tereza Kerndlová | Czech Republic | ||
Molly Sandén | Sweden | ||
2 | Magdalena Ena Cvetkoska | Macedonia | |
Stefan Cvijovic | Montenegro | ||
Zlata Ognevich | Azerbaijan | ||
1 | Cash Cash | Estonia | |
Ines Erbus | Slovenia | ||
Faydee Fatrouni | Uzbekistan | ||
Faun | Germany | ||
Diandra Flores | Finland | ||
Eldar Gasimov | Azerbaijan | ||
Jess Glynne | England | ||
Hozier | Ireland | ||
Mafia Corner | Czech Republic | ||
Sergey Lazarev | Russia | ||
Rada Manojlović | Serbia | ||
Miri Milman | Israel | ||
Zilola Musaeva | Uzbekistan | ||
Karen Ørsted | Denmark | ||
Markus Riva | Latvia | ||
Paulina Rubio | Andorra | ||
Emeli Sandé | Spain |
Results
Semifinals
Semi-Final 1
- The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the Grand Final.
- Belgium, Finland and Serbia will vote in this semi-final.
- The ten qualifiers of the first semifinal were announced on April 1, 2015.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Estonia | English | Cash Cash feat. Kerli | "Here And Now" | — | 10 | 80 |
02 | Sweden | English | Molly Sandén | "Phoenix" | — | 2 | 103 |
03 | Scotland | English | Samantha Jade | "Sweet Talk" | — | 8 | 85 |
04 | Netherlands | English | Bingo Players | "Knock You Out" | — | 17 | 33 |
05 | Russia | Russian | Sergey Lazarev | "7 Tsifr" | 7 Digits | 9 | 84 |
06 | Syria | English | Wissam Hilal | "I Want You To Know" | — | 20 | 10 |
07 | Poland | Polish | Liber & Natalia Szroeder | "Teraz Ty" | Now You | 1 | 124 |
08 | Cyprus | Greek | Giorgos Papadopoulos | "Gia Sena" | For You | 6 | 89 |
09 | Denmark | English | Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ | "Lean On" | — | 11 | 75 |
10 | Monaco | French | Joyce Jonathan | "Ça Ira" | We'll Get Along | 13 | 68 |
11 | Armenia | English | Aram Mp3 | "Help" | — | 15 | 50 |
12 | Spain | English, Spanish | Alejandro Sanz feat. Emeli Sandé & Jamie Foxx | "This Game Is Over" | — | 18 | 22 |
13 | Northern Ireland | English | Years & Years | "King" | — | 7 | 89 |
14 | Romania | Romanian | Lora | "Arde" | It Burns | 3 | 99 |
15 | Lithuania | Lithuanian | Nota | "Mano Dainoje" | In My Song | 5 | 92 |
16 | Andorra | Spanish | Paulina Rubio feat. Morat | "Mi Nuevo Vicio" | My New Addiction | 12 | 73 |
17 | Macedonia | Macedonian | Magdalena Ena Cvetkoska | "Ucam Od Najdobriot" | I Learn From The Best | 4 | 95 |
18 | Luxembourg | English | Kovak | "Killer Boots" | — | 19 | 17 |
19 | Kosovo | Albanian | Elvana Gjata | "Kudo Qe Jam" | Wherever I Am | 16 | 41 |
20 | Kazakhstan | Mongolian | Marta | "Atom" | Atom | 14 | 63 |
Semi-Final 2
- The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the Grand Final.
- Albania, England and Israel will vote in this semi-final.
- The ten qualifiers of the second semifinal were announced on April 6, 2015.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Iceland | English | Thorsteinn Einarsson | "Leya" | — | 16 | 57 |
02 | Azerbaijan | English | Zlata Ognevich & Eldar Gasimov | "Ice and Fire" | — | 4 | 96 |
03 | Algeria | English | YADi | "Guillotine" | — | 12 | 65 |
04 | Ireland | English | Hozier | "Someone New" | — | 17 | 56 |
05 | Italy | English | Lorenzo Fragola | "The Reason Why" | — | 13 | 64 |
06 | France | French | Cécile Corbel | "Entendez-Vous" | Can You Hear | 1 | 106 |
07 | Hungary | Hungarian | Kati Wolf | "Ne Engedj El!" | Don't Let Me Go! | 14 | 63 |
08 | Turkey | Turkish | Edis | "Benim Ol" | Be Mine | 8 | 74 |
09 | Germany | German | Faun | "Hörst Du Die Trommeln" | Do You Hear The Drums | 15 | 59 |
10 | Uzbekistan | English, Russian1 | Shahzoda feat. Faydee & Dr. Costi | "Habibi (Ulybnis' I Vse Ok)" | Baby (Smile And Everything Is Ok) | 3 | 98 |
11 | Ukraine | Russian | Ani Lorak | "Zazhigaj Serdce" | Inflame The Heart | 5 | 91 |
12 | Latvia | English | Markus Riva | "Take Me Down" | — | 9 | 69 |
13 | Czech Republic | Czech, Slovak | Mafia Corner feat. Tereza Kerndlová | "Být Či Nebýt" | To Be Or Not To Be | 7 | 80 |
14 | Greece | Greek | Helena Paparizou | "Otan Aggeli Klene" | When Angels Cry | 2 | 101 |
15 | Montenegro | Montenegrin | Cvija | "Čekam Te" | I`m Waiting For You | 20 | 35 |
16 | Portugal | Portuguese | Tiago Bettencourt | "Canção Do Engate" | Engage Song | 19 | 41 |
17 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian, English | Eva feat. Braketo | "Kade Si" | Where Are You | 18 | 49 |
18 | Wales | English | The Earth | "Liberty Road" | — | 21 | 25 |
19 | Austria | English | GuGabriel | "Salvation" | — | 10 | 69 |
20 | Slovenia | Serbian | Ines Erbus | "Moje Oči Plave" | Blue Eyes | 6 | 84 |
21 | Norway | English | Astrid | "2AM" | — | 11 | 68 |
Notes
- 1. ^ The song from Uzbekistan contains also words in Spanish and Arabic.
Finalists
The twenty-six finalists are:
- the Big 6 countries.
- the top ten countries from the first semi-final.
- the top ten countries from the second semi-final.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Azerbaijan | English | Zlata Ognevich & Eldar Gasimov | "Ice and Fire" | — | 21 | 76 |
02 | Greece | Greek | Helena Paparizou | "Otan Aggeli Klene" | When Angels Cry | 1 | 190 |
03 | Cyprus | Greek | Giorgos Papadopoulos | "Gia Sena" | For You | 23 | 74 |
04 | Scotland | English | Samantha Jade | "Sweet Talk" | — | 17 | 89 |
05 | Austria | English | GuGabriel | "Salvation" | — | 25 | 60 |
06 | Latvia | English | Markus Riva | "Take Me Down" | — | 20 | 83 |
07 | Turkey | Turkish | Edis | "Benim Ol" | Be Mine | 14 | 99 |
08 | Romania | Romanian | Lora | "Arde" | It Burns | 18 | 88 |
09 | Poland | Polish | Liber & Natalia Szroeder | "Teraz Ty" | Now You | 4 | 144 |
10 | Serbia | Serbian | Rada Manojlović | "Alkotest" | Alcohol Test | 24 | 66 |
11 | England | English | Jess Glynne | "Hold My Hand" | — | 9 | 123 |
12 | Slovenia | Serbian | Ines Erbus | "Moje Oči Plave" | Blue Eyes | 15 | 98 |
13 | France | French | Cécile Corbel | "Entendez-Vous" | Can You Hear | 6 | 139 |
14 | Ukraine | Russian | Ani Lorak | "Zazhigaj Serdce" | Inflame The Heart | 11 | 114 |
15 | Lithuania | Lithuanian | Nota | "Mano Dainoje" | In My Song | 10 | 116 |
16 | Finland | Finnish | Diandra | "Onni On" | Happiness Is | 26 | 43 |
17 | Russia | Russian | Sergey Lazarev | "7 Tsifr" | 7 Digits | 5 | 144 |
18 | Uzbekistan | English, Russian1 | Shahzoda feat. Faydee & Dr. Costi | "Habibi (Ulybnis' I Vse Ok)" | Baby (Smile And Everything Is Ok) | 8 | 128 |
19 | Czech Republic | Czech, Slovak | Mafia Corner feat. Tereza Kerndlová | "Být Či Nebýt" | To Be Or Not To Be | 3 | 145 |
20 | Estonia | English | Cash Cash feat. Kerli | "Here And Now" | — | 19 | 84 |
21 | Belgium | English | Lost Frequencies | "Are You With Me" | — | 13 | 103 |
22 | Sweden | English | Molly Sandén | "Phoenix" | — | 7 | 138 |
23 | Albania | Albanian | Besa | "Mbretëreshë" | Queen | 12 | 108 |
24 | Northern Ireland | English | Years & Years | "King" | — | 2 | 162 |
25 | Macedonia | Macedonian | Magdalena Ena Cvetkoska | "Ucam Od Najdobriot" | I Learn From The Best | 16 | 94 |
26 | Israel | Hebrew | Miri Milman | "Ha'or Shelcha" | Your Light | 22 | 76 |
Notes
- 1. ^ The song from Uzbekistan contains also words in Spanish and Arabic.
Scoreboards
First semifinal
Semi-final 1 Voting Rest of the World | ||
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Place | Voting | Points |
1 | Northern Ireland | 66 |
2 | Poland | 49 |
3 | Andorra | 47 |
4 | Scotland | 46 |
5 | Estonia | 45 |
6 | Sweden | 44 |
7 | Lithuania | 39 |
8 | Denmark | 37 |
9 | Russia | 37 |
10 | Romania | 33 |
11 | Monaco | 27 |
12 | Macedonia | 24 |
13 | Cyprus | 22 |
14 | Kazakhstan | 18 |
15 | Syria | 16 |
16 | Netherlands | 15 |
17 | Kosovo | 12 |
18 | Spain | 4 |
19 | Luxembourg | 1 |
20 | Armenia | 0 |
12 points awarded in the first semifinal
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semifinal.
No. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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4 | Northern Ireland | Macedonia, Netherlands, Rest of the World, Russia |
Sweden | Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Poland | |
2 | Cyprus | Northern Ireland, Spain |
Denmark | Kazakhstan, Luxembourg | |
Monaco | Estonia, Serbia | |
Poland | Armenia, Belgium | |
Russia | Andorra, Kosovo | |
1 | Andorra | Sweden |
Kazakhstan | Lithuania | |
Kosovo | Romania | |
Lithuania | Syria | |
Romania | Scotland | |
Scotland | Monaco |
Second semifinal
Semi-final 2 Voting Rest of the World | ||
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Place | Voting | Points |
1 | Norway | 54 |
2 | Uzbekistan | 45 |
3 | Greece | 42 |
4 | Bulgaria | 37 |
5 | Ukraine | 34 |
6 | Algeria | 32 |
7 | Czech Republic | 29 |
8 | Azerbaijan | 28 |
9 | Hungary | 25 |
10 | France | 23 |
11 | Montenegro | 19 |
12 | Slovenia | 18 |
13 | Turkey | 14 |
14 | Italy | 14 |
15 | Austria | 14 |
16 | Iceland | 13 |
17 | Latvia | 10 |
18 | Ireland | 7 |
19 | Wales | 3 |
20 | Portugal | 3 |
21 | Germany | 0 |
12 points awarded in the second semifinal
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semifinal.
No. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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3 | Hungary | Algeria, Latvia, Portugal |
Norway | Iceland, Ireland, Rest of the World | |
Portugal | Albania, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic | |
2 | Azerbaijan | England, Greece |
Greece | Hungary, Wales | |
Latvia | France, Italy | |
Slovenia | Austria, Montenegro | |
1 | Austria | Israel |
Czech Republic | Germany | |
France | Bulgaria | |
Iceland | Ukraine | |
Italy | Norway | |
Montenegro | Slovenia | |
Turkey | Uzbekistan | |
Ukraine | Turkey |
Grand Final
Grand Final Voting Rest of the World | ||
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Place | Voting | Points |
1 | Lithuania | 48 |
2 | Latvia | 43 |
3 | Sweden | 41 |
4 | Uzbekistan | 35 |
5 | Israel | 29 |
6 | Greece | 23 |
7 | Ukraine | 22 |
8 | Estonia | 21 |
9 | Northern Ireland | 21 |
10 | Romania | 18 |
11 | Albania | 18 |
12 | Azerbaijan | 16 |
13 | Macedonia | 16 |
14 | Czech Republic | 15 |
15 | England | 15 |
16 | Turkey | 13 |
17 | Finland | 13 |
18 | Slovenia | 13 |
19 | Serbia | 12 |
20 | Belgium | 11 |
21 | Russia | 7 |
22 | Austria | 5 |
23 | Scotland | 5 |
24 | France | 2 |
25 | Poland | 2 |
26 | Cyprus | 0 |
12 points awarded in the grand final
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the Grand Final.
No. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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6 | Greece | Cyprus, Hungary , Poland, Spain, Syria, Wales |
Northern Ireland | Algeria, England, Ireland, Macedonia, Netherlands, Russia | |
4 | Czech Republic | Andorra, Germany, Kazakhstan, Montenegro |
3 | Belgium | Austria, Azerbaijan, Romania |
Poland | Armenia, Belgium, Serbia | |
Sweden | Finland, Italy, Norway | |
2 | Albania | Portugal, Uzbekistan |
Cyprus | Greece, Northern Ireland | |
England | Estonia, Ukraine | |
France | Bulgaria, Luxembourg | |
Lithuania | Iceland, Rest of the World | |
Russia | France, Slovenia | |
Ukraine | Kosovo, Lithuania | |
Uzbekistan | Czech Republic, Israel | |
1 | Azerbaijan | Turkey |
Latvia | Sweden | |
Macedonia | Latvia | |
Romania | Scotland | |
Serbia | Denmark | |
Slovenia | Albania | |
Turkey | Monaco |
Voting Ceremony
Country order
- Algeria
- Spain
- France
- Monaco
- Kazakhstan
- Belgium
- Greece
- Cyprus
- Ukraine
- Portugal
- Ireland
- Wales
- Italy
- Macedonia
- Armenia
- Germany
- Turkey
- Serbia
- Hungary
- Syria
- Uzbekistan
- Montenegro
- Northern Ireland
- Estonia
- Azerbaijan
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Slovenia
- Austria
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Finland
- Scotland
- Romania
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
- Israel
- Sweden
- Poland
- Russia
- Andorra
- Iceland
- Luxembourg
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- England
- Rest of the World
Spokepersons
- Amel Bent
- Vanesa Romero
- Kendji Girac
- Tamara Marthe
- Kazakh Model
- Bartek Wasilewski
- Doukissa Nomikou
- Chris J
- Mariya Yaremchuk
- Susana Guerra
- Nikki Kavanagh
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Fillipo Nek Neviani
- Daniel Kajmakoski
- Kim Kardashian & Kanye West
- Ilka Bessin
- Demet Akalın & Gökhan Özen
- Danica Krstić
- Ryan Belitsky
- Helly Luv
- Rayhon Gʻaniyeva
- Vlado Georgiev
- James Dornan
- Elisa Kolk
- Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
- TBA
- Aija Andrejeva
- Jolanda Čeplak
- Anna Fenninger
- Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau
- Alejandro Fuentes
- Essi Luttinen
- Jasmine van den Bogaerde
- Larisa Borza
- Era Istrefi
- Poli Genova
- Monika Linkytė
- Boyband Israel
- Malin Sundström
- Monika Kuszyńska
- Polina Gagarina
- Susanne Georgi
- Fanney Osk
- Vicky Leandro
- Sára Vondrášková
- Armin Hamzic
- Natalia Cappuccini-Sinclair
- Laura van den Bruel
Other countries
- Algeria: After some editions of not competing, the african country announced that they are returning to the contest.
- Latvia: After their bad results Latvia had 3 editions of absense,but they confirmed their return to the contest,after a long time.
- Luxembourg: The small country had plans to return to the contest. But as the last country to confirm participation,their HoD got disqualified for bad behaviour to the contest and other participants,and they withdrew. Although what happend, Luxembourg is back to the contest,after many editions of absense.
- Monaco: Although Monaco achieve a good result at their last time they participated,they decided to withdraw due to lack of money. They announced today that they are coming back to the contest stronger than ever with a new HoD.
- Ukraine: After their needed withdrawal due to the new rule,Ukraine is back to the contest,trying to avoid what happend last time!
See also
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