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North Vision Song Contest 3
Live Your Dream!
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Dates
Semi-final 1 date 11 July 2013
Semi-final 2 date 17 July 2013
Final date 23 July 2013
Host
Venue Eulachhalle
Winterthur, Switzerland
Presenter(s) Tanja Bachmann
Participants
Entries 48
Debuting Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
Returning Flag of Georgia Georgia
Flag of Italy Italy
Withdrawing Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Voting
System Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs
Null points None
Winner Flag of Sweden Sweden
"One Step From Paradise"
North Vision Song Contest
◄ 2 Eurovision Heart 4 ►

North Vision Song Contest 3, often referred as NVSC 3, was the 3rd edition of North Vision Song Contest. It took place in Winterthur, Switzerland, following TinkaBelle's victory in the 2nd edition. It was the first time that Switzerland hosted the contest. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) selected the Eulachhalle as the venue for the contest while Tanja Bachmann from TinkaBele was selected as the host. Forty-eight countries participated in the edition including Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein that made their debut appearance in the edition with Georgia and Italy returning. Bulgaria announced their withdrawal from the edition.

The winner of the edition was Sweden with the song "One Step From Paradise" performed by Malena Ernman, which scored 194 points with a 13 points lead ahead the runner-up, France. FYR Macedonia finished on the third place, followed by Romania and Ireland in the fourth and fifth places respectively.

Location

During the Roman era, from 70 AD to around 400 AD, there was a Roman settlement in what would become Oberwinterthur. This settlement, known as Vitudurum, was initially a Vicus that later included a fort.

The first buildings, in what would become the old city of Winterthur, date to around 600–700. Around 1000, the town became the capital of the counts of Kyburg. They built walls, a moat and towers around the town. In 1264 the Habsburg family inherited Winterthur when the last male of the counts of Kyburg died. In the same year Winterthur gained city rights from the new owners. From 1415 until 1442 Winterthur became reichsfrei or subject only to the Holy Roman Emperor. However, in the Old Zürich War they lost this freedom and came back under the control of the Austrian Habsburgs. Needing money, in 1467, the Habsburgs sold Winterthur to the city of Zurich. In the time under the leadership of Zurich, Winterthur's economic freedom was restricted. They lost many of their market rights and the right to trade in some goods. This ended in 1798 when Napoleonic troops liberated the town.

On 27 May 1799, it was the site of the Battle of Winterthur between elements of the French Army of the Danube and the elements of the Habsburg army, commanded by Friedrich, Baron von Hotze during the War of the Second Coalition, in the French Revolutionary Wars. Because Winterthur lies near Zurich and at the junction of seven cross-roads; the army that held the town held the access to most of Switzerland and points crossing the Rhine into southern Germany. Although the forces involved were small, the ability of the Austrians to sustain an 11-hour assault against the French line, on the plateau north of Zürich, resulted in the consolidation of three Austrian forces. This led to the French defeat a few days later.

In the 19th century, Winterthur became an industrial town when companies, like Sulzer, Rieter and SLM, built large industrial plants. The Great Depression, in the 1930s, hit Winterthur extremely hard. 60% of the total employees in town worked in the machine industry. Jobs became extremely hard to find. However, with the outbreak of World War II, industry grew again in the city.

In 2008, Winterthur reached 100,000 inhabitants.

Participating countries

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     Countries in the first semi-final
     Countries voting in the first semi-final
     Countries in the second semi-final
     Countries voting in the second semi-final

Forty-eight countries confirmed their participation for the edition. Two of them, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein, made their debut appearance in the contest; Azerbaijan initially expressed their interest for participating in the contest before the 2nd edition but only confirmed their participation for this edition while Liechtenstein had applied their broadcaster to join the NBU and were accepted just before this edition.

Bulgaria decided to pull out from this edition but did not give out a reason. However, financial issues were reported to be the main reason. Also, Monaco announced that they would not return to the contest after withdrawing from the 2nd edition. Georgia and Italy returned to the contest after being absent from the 2nd edition.

Returning artists

Results

Semi-final 1

Twenty-one countries participated in the first semi-final. Andorra, Finland and San Marino also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Belarus Belarus Dmitry Koldun "Ray of Light" 13 66
02 Flag of Ireland Ireland Leona Lewis "I See You" 3 103
03 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lisa Wohlgemuth "Heartbreaker" 10 72
04 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Kristina "Viem Lebo Viem" 5 77
05 Austria Austria Christina Stürmer "Ich Lebe" 6 76
06 Flag of Georgia Georgia Tamta "With Love" 11 67
07 Flag of France France Leslie "Des mots invincibles" 2 118
08 Flag of Poland Poland Marina "Glam Pop" 19 34
09 Flag of Latvia Latvia Samanta Tīna "For Father" 18 38
10 Flag of Morocco Morocco Saad Lamjarred "Salina Salina" 21 9
11 Flag of Russia Russia T-Killah & Vika Daineko "Mirror Mirror" 1 123
12 Flag of Malta Malta Chiara "Here I Am" 15 55
13 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus DJ San & Nikki Ponte "Love's Like Breathing" 7 74
14 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Rambo Amadeus "Rano Za Početak, Prekasno Za Kraj" 20 34
15 Flag of Belgium Belgium Willow "Remedy" 12 67
16 Flag of Serbia Serbia Lexington "Miris Karmina" 9 72
17 Flag of Hungary Hungary Laura Cserpes "Most kezdődik el" 14 57
18 Flag of Moldova Moldova Alexandrina "Printre Flori" 17 45
19 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Eduard Romanyuta "Get Real With My Heart" 4 82
20 Flag of Czech Republic Czechia Victoria & Royal Elements "This Life" 8 73
21 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Demet Akalın "Giderli Şarkılar" 16 50

Semi-final 2

Twenty-two countries participated in the second semi-final. Denmark and Switzerland also voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final. 

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Seyran "My Plaything Lady" 22 17
02 Flag of Portugal Portugal Ana Free "Electrical Storm" 13 57
03 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Vanillaz & Kosta Radman
feat. Hannah Mancini
"Back 2 Life" 9 69
04 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Eglė Jakštytė "Skrendi" 18 33
05 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Jessie J "Wild" 5 83
06 Flag of Armenia Armenia Hasmik & DerHova "Anhnare" 15 52
07 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Marija Šestić & Jacques Houdek "Odavno" 21 26
08 Flag of Sweden Sweden Malena Ernman "One Step From Paradise" 1 131
09 Flag of Iceland Iceland Of Monsters and Men "King and Lionheart" 2 117
10 Flag of Estonia Estonia Sinine & Sandra Nurmsalu "Sel Teel" 11 66
11 Flag of Germany Germany Ich + Ich "Vom selben Stern" 12 59
12 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia Esma & Lozano "Imperija" 3 107
13 Flag of Albania Albania Blero feat. Astrit Stafaj "Summer Love" 19 28
14 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 3JS "De Stroom" 8 72
15 Flag of Romania Romania Inna "Fall In Love/Lie" 4 92
16 Flag of Israel Israel TAL "Le sens de la vie" 6 80
17 Flag of Spain Spain Mónica Naranjo & Pastora Soler "Pantera en Libertad" 20 28
18 Flag of Croatia Croatia Raspashow "Dovoljno Luda" 16 43
19 Flag of Norway Norway Gaute Ormåsen "Awake" 7 74
20 Flag of Greece Greece Paola "Krata Me" 10 67
21 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Miss Montreal & Nielson "Hoe" 14 55
22 Flag of Italy Italy Gigi D'Agostino "L'amour toujours" 17 36

Final

Twenty-five countries participated in the final, with all forty-eight participating countries eligible to vote.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Serbia Serbia Lexington "Miris Karmina" 15 100
02 Flag of Iceland Iceland Of Monsters and Men "King and Lionheart" 8 115
03 Flag of Andorra Andorra Ruth Lorenzo "The Night" 14 100
04 Flag of Israel Israel TAL "Le Sens De La Vie" 16 87
05 Flag of Romania Romania Inna "Fall In Love/Lie" 4 148
06 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 3JS "De Stroom" 19 79
07 Flag of Greece Greece Paola "Krata Me" 9 111
08 Flag of Czech Republic Czechia Victoria & Royal Elements "This Life" 11 109
09 Flag of France France Leslie "Des mots invincibles" 2 181
10 Flag of Denmark Denmark Aura Dione "Reconnect" 21 70
11 Flag of Sweden Sweden Malena Ernman "One Step From Paradise" 1 194
12 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Vanillaz & Kosta Radman
feat. Hannah Mancini
"Back 2 Life" 20 72
13 Austria Austria Christina Stürmer "Ich Lebe" 17 80
14 Flag of Russia Russia T-Killah & Vika Daineko "Mirror Mirror" 7 118
15 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus DJ San & Nikki Ponte "Love's Like Breathing" 22 65
16 Flag of Norway Norway Gaute Ormåsen "Awake" 12 108
17 Flag of San Marino San Marino Lara Fabian "No Big Deal" 24 62
18 Flag of Finland Finland The Rasmus & Anette Olzon "October & April" 23 63
19 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Eduard Romanyuta "Get Real With My Heart" 10 110
20 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Kristina "Viem Lebo Viem" 13 106
21 Flag of Ireland Ireland Leona Lewis "I See You" 5 137
22 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Toby Meyer "Forever" 25 29
23 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Jessie J "Wild" 6 125
24 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Lisa Wohlgemuth "Heartbreaker" 18 79
25 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia Esma & Lozano "Imperija" 3 162

Non-qualifier results

Place Country Semi-final Place Points Percentage
26 Flag of Georgia Georgia 11 67 4.81%
27 Flag of Belgium Belgium 12 67 4.81%
28 Flag of Estonia Estonia 11 66 4.74%
29 Flag of Belarus Belarus 13 66 4.74%
30 Flag of Germany Germany 12 59 4.24%
31 Flag of Portugal Portugal 13 57 4.09%
32 Flag of Hungary Hungary 14 57 4.09%
33 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 14 55 3.95%
34 Flag of Malta Malta 15 55 3.95%
35 Flag of Armenia Armenia 15 52 3.74%
36 Flag of Turkey Türkiye 16 50 3.59%
37 Flag of Moldova Moldova 17 45 3.23%
38 Flag of Croatia Croatia 16 43 3.09%
39 Flag of Latvia Latvia 18 38 2.73%
40 Flag of Italy Italy 17 36 2.59%
41 Flag of Poland Poland 19 34 2.44%
42 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 20 34 2.44%
43 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 18 33 2.37%
44 Flag of Albania Albania 19 28 2.01%
45 Flag of Spain Spain 20 28 2.01%
46 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina 21 26 1.87%
47 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 22 17 1.22%
48 Flag of Morocco Morocco 21 9 0.65%

Voting grids

Semi-final 1

Voting results
Total Score NBelarus NIreland NLiechtenstein NSlovakia NAustria NGeorgia NFrance NPoland NLatvia NMorocco NRussia NMalta NCyprus NMontenegro NBelgium NSerbia NHungary NMoldova NUkraine NCzech Republic NTurkey NAndorra NFinland NSanMarino
Belarus 66 6 10 6 3 5 8 6 2 1 8 4 4 1 2
Ireland 103 6 7 3 2 2 1 7 12 12 6 10 8 5 5 8 1 8
Liechtenstein 72 4 6 10 4 5 7 7 12 2 10 5
Slovakia 77 8 2 2 2 5 3 5 2 12 1 7 12 6 10
Austria 76 6 12 2 7 7 1 2 6 3 1 12 3 7 7
Georgia 67 8 12 1 12 1 7 8 5 10 3
France 118 3 10 12 4 10 3 3 8 12 6 10 8 1 10 12 6
Poland 34 2 4 1 3 2 3 8 5 6
Latvia 38 4 7 1 12
Morocco 9 6 1 2
Russia 123 12 6 5 8 8 10 10 7 1 10 6 12 10 4 2 7 1 4
Malta 55 10 7 4 4 8 8 7 1 1 5
Cyprus 74 8 3 5 1 8 8 4 3 8 2 4 10 8 2
Montenegro 34 1 12 5 10 1 5
Belgium 67 5 5 8 7 4 2 6 6 12 12
Serbia 72 1 5 12 4 10 5 6 10 3 6 3 7
Hungary 57 3 8 5 4 7 4 4 4 3 2 7 4 2
Moldova 45 12 10 6 3 10 4
Ukraine 82 10 1 1 12 12 6 5 10 2 4 3 4 12
Czech R. 73 7 7 4 10 2 3 6 7 5 3 7 2 3 6 1
Turkey 50 3 5 12 7 5 2 8 8

12 points

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

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
3 Flag of France France Andorra, Belgium, Slovakia
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Georgia, Latvia, San Marino
2 Flag of Ireland Ireland Cyprus, Malta
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Czech Republic, Cyprus
Austria Austria Liechtenstein, Ukraine
Flag of Georgia Georgia Montenegro, Morocco
Flag of Russia Russia Belarus, Hungary
Flag of Belgium Belgium Finland, Turkey
1 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Moldova
Flag of Latvia Latvia Poland
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Austria
Flag of Serbia Serbia France
Flag of Moldova Moldova Ireland
Flag of Turkey Türkiye Russia

Semi-final 2

Voting results
Total Score NAzerbaijan NPortugal NSlovenia NLithuania NUnitedKingdom NArmenia NBosniaHerzegovina NSweden NIceland NEstonia NGermany NMacedonia NAlbania NNetherlands NRomania NIsrael NSpain NCroatia NNorway NGreece NLuxembourg NItaly NDenmark NSwitzerland
Azerbaijan 17 5 1 1 8 2
Portugal 57 1 12 4 8 8 4 2 4 6 4 1 3
Slovenia 69 12 6 1 3 2 7 8 3 5 10 12
Lithuania 33 2 10 2 5 3 1 3 7
UK 83 3 2 8 2 12 5 3 12 10 1 10 6 6 3
Armenia 52 2 12 10 10 8 4 6
B&H 26 4 2 6 10 4
Sweden 131 12 12 12 10 1 4 7 7 8 12 10 10 4 6 1 5 10
Iceland 117 6 6 8 5 12 12 7 5 6 1 2 6 10 6 5 2 2 8 8
Estonia 66 10 3 6 8 7 2 6 8 3 6 3 3 1
Germany 59 4 8 7 4 8 4 1 4 3 10 5 1
Macedonia 107 5 7 3 12 8 8 5 12 5 12 12 12 6
Albania 28 7 5 5 1 8 2
Netherlands 72 6 4 3 5 10 4 12 7 7 7 7
Romania 92 8 5 8 2 6 4 8 12 3 4 12 12 8
Israel 80 10 10 10 10 5 6 10 7 12
Spain 28 6 5 3 4 8 2
Croatia 43 1 5 7 7 3 6 5 5 2 2
Norway 74 7 3 3 3 6 6 2 1 7 5 3 1 8 12 7
Greece 67 2 4 3 2 1 7 6 2 3 4 7 4 7 7 4 4
Luxembourg 55 10 1 1 10 2 1 8 5 7 10
Italy 36 1 10 4 12 1 2 1 5

12 points

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

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5 Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Spain
4 Flag of Sweden Sweden Azerbaijan, FYR Macedonia, Portugal, Slovenia
3 Flag of Romania Romania Israel, Luxembourg, Norway
2 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Lithuania, Switzerland
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Iceland, Romania
Flag of Iceland Iceland Armenia, Estonia
1 Flag of Portugal Portugal United Kingdom
Flag of Armenia Armenia Sweden
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Germany
Flag of Israel Israel Denmark
Flag of Norway Norway Italy
Flag of Italy Italy Netherlands

Final

Voting results
Total Score NSerbia NIceland NAndorra NIsrael NRomania NNetherlands NGreece NCzech Republic NFrance NDenmark NSweden NSlovenia NAustria NRussia NCyprus NNorway NSanMarino NFinland NUkraine NSlovakia NIreland NSwitzerland NUnitedKingdom NLiechtenstein NMacedonia NBelarus NGeorgia NPoland NLatvia NMorocco NMalta NMontenegro NBelgium NHungary NMoldova NTurkey NAzerbaijan NPortugal NLithuania NArmenia NBosniaHerzegovina NEstonia NGermany NAlbania NSpain NCroatia NLuxembourg NItaly
Serbia 100 6 8 8 10 5 3 8 10 12 3 1 12 1 1 12
Iceland 115 4 2 10 5 3 12 2 2 3 5 5 7 10 6 5 12 10 2 7
Andorra 100 5 1 2 12 2 4 3 10 1 1 4 7 5 6 4 1 4 6 2 10 4 6
Israel 87 3 5 7 4 6 12 10 4 12 2 12 10
Romania 148 8 3 2 12 6 12 12 7 1 12 12 4 6 2 4 4 7 1 7 2 5 7 2 10
Netherlands 79 2 1 5 10 2 5 3 4 7 4 2 7 8 6 6 7
Greece 111 1 3 5 7 1 6 6 2 8 2 4 6 2 4 10 2 3 5 4 6 12 4 8
Czech R. 109 10 2 7 5 8 5 1 5 8 1 7 8 5 4 7 1 3 4 12 6
France 181 12 12 8 7 3 6 2 12 1 10 1 6 5 7 6 8 8 5 7 10 10 6 5 10 2 12
Denmark 70 4 2 5 12 4 3 1 2 1 8 6 1 2 6 7 1 5
Sweden 194 8 1 10 4 7 5 7 12 10 12 12 10 2 12 12 12 8 10 12 8 3 7 10
Slovenia 72 6 2 7 4 12 3 4 3 8 2 4 7 10
Austria 80 3 12 1 8 2 6 10 8 2 3 1 3 10 5 5 1
Russia 118 6 2 2 6 4 6 6 4 12 3 1 12 12 12 8 8 8 6
Cyprus 65 1 10 10 1 7 3 6 3 3 6 1 5 4 5
Norway 108 5 10 8 8 7 7 3 3 7 5 6 5 5 6 6 1 4 12
San Marino 62 4 1 10 3 4 5 10 3 1 8 6 7
Finland 63 7 10 4 3 5 4 5 10 2 4 4 5
Ukraine 110 4 5 7 6 3 3 12 5 7 5 10 10 7 8 1 12 1 4
Slovakia 106 10 8 12 1 2 5 12 8 7 6 6 6 8 3 3 3 3 3
Ireland 137 6 8 12 5 12 7 8 2 8 2 2 5 4 3 10 7 7 10 7 3 2 7
Switzerland 29 4 4 1 1 1 6 2 2 2 1 5
UK 125 12 10 10 5 3 8 4 4 12 7 8 10 6 5 12 2 4 1 2
Liechtenstein 79 7 6 1 1 3 4 7 6 2 8 10 7 1 1 4 3 8
Macedonia 162 6 7 3 3 2 8 10 5 8 6 10 7 8 10 3 8 12 10 1 8 3 8 8 8
The table is ordered by appearance in the final, then by appearance in the semi-finals.

12 points

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

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
7 Flag of Sweden Sweden Belgium, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Portugal, Slovakia
5 Flag of Romania Romania Cyprus, Denmark, France, Israel, Norway
4 Flag of France France Albania, Andorra, Austria, Serbia
Flag of Russia Russia Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Ukraine
3 Flag of Israel Israel Luxembourg, Malta, United Kingdom
Flag of Serbia Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Iceland, Ireland, Turkey
2 Flag of Iceland Iceland Estonia, Finland
Flag of Ireland Ireland Netherlands, Slovenia
Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Czech Republic, Russia
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Azerbaijan, San Marino
1 Flag of Andorra Andorra Sweden
Austria Austria Greece
Flag of Czech Republic Czechia Lithuania
Flag of Denmark Denmark Romania
Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia Morocco
Flag of Greece Greece Germany
Flag of Norway Norway Italy
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Switzerland

Other countries

Countries that are active members of the North Broadcasting Union (NBU), are also eligible to participate in the North Vision Song Contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members had been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. Forty-eight countries confirmed their participation in the edition. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

Active NBU members

  • Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria: Bulgaria withdrew on June 21 2013.
  • Flag of Monaco Monaco: Monaco announced that they again will not participate.

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