Eurovision Song Contest (2013)

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
 * Date: 18 May 2013 (Semi-finals 14 & 16 May)
 * Location: Malmö, Sweden
 * Venue: Malmö Arena
 * Countries participating: 26 finalists (out of 39)
 * Countries returning: Armenia
 * Debut countries: -
 * Non-returning countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey


 * Broadcaster: SVT
 * Presenter(s): Petra Mede (b.1970), Eric Saade (b.1990)
 * Winning entry: Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops (Denmark)


 * UK entry: Bonnie Tyler - Believe In Me (19th)
 * UK commentators: Graham Norton (BBC One), Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2)

Trivia

 * Second time Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmo and the fifth time that Sweden hosted the contest the years (1975, 1985, 1992, 2000).
 * This was the second time that Denmark won on Swedish soil after 2000. The UK was one of the eight countries who awarded the full 12 points to Denmark.