EMC 17, Jeju Island - Start Voting!

It is now time to start voting in the 17th Eurosong Music Contest in Jeju Island, South Korea.

Voting format - 1-8, 10, 12
Voting deadline - Sunday 5th August, 9pm CET
Email votes to - eurosongmusiccontest@gmail.com

The top six placing countries will proceed directly to the final of the 18th EMC. The remaining countries will take part in the semi-final.

**Click on number to hear the song**

01. Colombia - Adriana Lucia - Quiero que te quedes

02. Norway - Rikke Normann - Shapeshifter

03. Switzerland - Anna Rossinelli - See What You've Done

04. Slovenia - Maja Keuc - Tako Lepo mi je

05. Iceland - Simbi & Hrútspungarnir - Hey

06. Italy - Dolcenera - Ci Vediamo a casa

07. Greece - Stavros Siolas - Tis Arnis to nero

08. FYR Macedonia - Robert Bilbilov and Viktorija Loba - Ti si Vinovna

09. Armenia - Kim Kardashian - Jam (Turn It Up)

10. Luxembourg - Collectif Paris-Africa Pour L'Unicef - Des Ricochets

11. Barbados - Shontelle - Impossible

12. Romania - Alexandra Stan - Lemonade

13. Estonia - Malcolm Lincoln - Bye

14. England - Pixie Lott - All About Tonight

15. Sweden - Eric Saade & Tone Damli - Imagine

16. Netherlands - Rochelle - Untouchable

17. South Korea - Lena Park - Moon

18. Serbia - Milica Majstorović - Savršeni Par

19. Croatia - Tonci Huljic & Madre Badessa Band Feat. Petar Graso - Providenca

20. USA - Maroon 5 - Misery

21. Fiji - Toberua Serenaders - Isa Lei

22. Russia - Vera Brezhneva - Ryeal'naya Zhizn

23. Andorra - Russian Red - Fuerteventura

24. France - Zaz - Coeur Volant

25. Poland - Brathanki - Czerwone Korale

26. Belgium - K3 - Waar zijn die engeltjes

27. Bosnia-Herzegovina - Azra Halilović - Samo sjećanja

28. Spain - Virginia Labuat - Circus

Jeju Island to host EMC 17!

The polls have close and the results have been counted and it will be Jeju Island in South Korea, who will host the 17th Eurosong Music Contest! Narrowly beating Stockholm, South Korea will now host their second EMC, after hosting the 9th edition in Seoul.

The South Korean delegation have already announced the details of the contest. The venue will be the Jeju World Cup Stadium, with a capacity of just uner 36,000. The hosts of the show will be Kang Ho Dong, Kim Shin Young and the winners of the 8th EMC, girlgroup, Kara.

The EMC would like to congratulate Jeju Island for winning the right to host the returning edition of the EMC, and we will see you all in South Korea!

Italy, Luxembourg & Serbia are back!

Luxembourg EMC 17

Italy, one of the longest serving EMC nations, is back. Dolcenera will represent her country with her song 'Ci Vediamo a casa'. Will she get Italy its second victory in the EMC?

Luxembourg will return to the EMC with the French charity single 'Des Ricochets' by Collectif Paris-Africa Pour L'Unicef. Luxembourg have come in the top 5 a few times, but are yet to get to the number one spot! Will this charity song achieve this? 

Dolcenera - Italy EMC17

Milica - Serbia EMC 17

Serbia will return after a gap of a few editions, with Milica Majstorović and her song Savršen Par. Serbia has been rather unlucky in the EMC, but will Milica get Serbia its first top 5 placing?

Host City for EMC 17: Your Decision!

After a day of voting, eight have become four! The four cities which have progressed to the final stage of voting are:
Jeju Island - South Korea
St. Petersburg - Russia
Stockholm - Sweden
Tallinn - Estonia
Unfortunately Jerusalem, Oslo, Brussels and Skopje didn't make it through, however if they win a contest, they may host an edition in the near future!

Please now use the poll to the right of the screen to pick your favourite(s) to host the 17th edition of the Eurosong Music Contest. The poll will close at 11:59pm CET on the 25th July, and the host city will be announced shortly afterwards.

Spain returns and Colombia debuts!

A further two countries will join the 17th EMC.

Spain will return to the EMC with the artist Virginia Labuat. Her entry will be the song 'Circus'. Spain are yet to win an edition of the EMC, however they did host the very first contest in Madrid. Can Virginia change Spain streak of bad luck in the contest?

Colombia will debut in this edition, being the first South American nation to take part in the contest. Adriana Lucia will fly the Colombian flag in EMC 17, with her song 'Quiero que te quedes'.

Good luck to Spain and Colombia!

Time to vote for the host city for EMC 17

The time has arrived to choose the host city for the 17th Eurosong Music Contest.

Countries have been joining for two days, but where will they be travelling to? The choice lays with you!

Eight countries have put forward a city which they feel would be the best choice to host this contest.

Brussels - Belgium
Jeju Island - South Korea
Jerusalem - Israel
Oslo - Norway
Skopje - FYR Macedonia
St. Petersburg - Russia
Stockholm - Sweden
Tallinn - Estonia

The cities have been split in to two groups, and the top two from each group will go on to the final poll.

Use the polls to the right of the screen to choose your favourites. These two polls will close on the 24th July at 23:59pm CET. Images of the 8 cities can be found below

Romania returns!

After a great day, with a lot of countries announcing their return, the nes doesn't stop there! Romania is the next country to return to the 17th edition of the Eurosong Music Contest. Well known Romanian artist, Alexandra Stan, will represent the country in hopes to win the title. Alexandra previously represented Romania in the 4th EMC, with her song 'Mr Saxobeat'. She reached an impressive 2nd place, only two points behind the eventual winner, Norway. Can she beat her personal best and win this edition? In EMC 17 she will be trying her luck with her song 'Lemonade'.

Four new participants: Slovenia, Netherlands, USA & Greece

Slovenia will have the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest represntative, Maja Keuc, fly their colours in the 17th edition of the EMC. Maja didn't quite manage a top ten placing in Germany, but can she do Slovenia proud again in this edition? She will sing her entry 'Taka Lepo mi je'.

Stavros Siolas will represent Greece in the upcoming contest, with his song 'Tis Arnis to nero'.

Rochelle will have the honour to represent the Netherlands in the 17th EMC. Her entry will be the song 'Untouchable'

The USA will be represented by famous boy band, Maroon 5. Their entry will be their song 'Misery'.

We wish all countries the best of luck in EMC 17!!