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Date: Final: 8 May 2013 - Host venue: Malmö Arena, Malmö, Sweden
Presenters: Petra Mede - Eric Saade (green room, final)
Directed by Daniel Jelinek, Robin Hofwander, Sven Stojanović
Executive supervisor: Jon Ola Sand - Executive producer Martin Österdahl
Host broadcaster: Sveriges Television (SVT)

The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2012 contest with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Malmö Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2013. The three live shows were presented by Swedish comedian and television presenter Petra Mede, being the first time only one host had presented the show since the 1995 contest. Former Swedish entrant Eric Saade acted as the green room host in the final.

Thirty-nine countries participated in the contest, with Armenia returning after its one-year absence. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Slovakia and Turkey all ceased their participation for various reasons. Slovakia and Turkey have yet to return to the contest since.

The winner was Denmark with the song "Only Teardrops", performed by Emmelie de Forest and written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard. The song had the highest average score in both the televote and jury vote. Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Norway and Russia rounded out the top five.

This year marked the reintroduction of the "Parade of Nations", a concept which was first used in the contest from 1959 to 1963 (with the exception of 1962) before making a one-off return in 1983. The concept had also been used, on-and-off, in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2004. It sees all countries performing in the final presenting themselves with their national flags before the contest begins. This year, the contestants entered the main stage by walking across a bridge over the audience. This idea has subsequently continued in every edition of the contest onwards.

The EBU reported that 170 million viewers watched the semi-finals and final of the 2013 edition.

Final:

For the first time since the 1985 contest, which was, coincidentally, held in Sweden as well, no country of the former Yugoslavia participated in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

R/O Country Artist Song Points Place

1 France Amandine Bourgeois "L'Enfer et moi" 14 23
2 Lithuania Andrius Pojavis "Something" 17 22
3 Moldova Aliona Moon "O mie" 71 11
4 Finland Krista Siegfrids "Marry Me" 13 24
5 Spain ESDM "Contigo hasta el final" 8 25
6 Belgium Roberto Bellarosa "Love Kills" 71 12
7 Estonia Birgit "Et uus saaks alguse" 19 20
8 Belarus Alyona Lanskaya "Solayoh" 48 16
9 Malta Gianluca "Tomorrow" 120 8
10 Russia Dina Garipova "What If" 174 5
11 Germany Cascada "Glorious" 18 21
12 Armenia Dorians "Lonely Planet" 41 18
13 Netherlands Anouk "Birds" 114 9
14 Romania Cezar "It's My Life" 65 13
15 United Kingdom Bonnie Tyler "Believe in Me" 23 19
16 Sweden Robin Stjernberg "You" 62 14
17 Hungary ByeAlex "Kedvesem" (Zoohacker Remix) 84 10
18 Denmark Emmelie de Forest "Only Teardrops" 281 1
19 Iceland Eythor Ingi "Ég á líf" 47 17
20 Azerbaijan Farid Mammadov "Hold Me" 234 2
21 Greece Koza Mostra feat. Agathon Iakovidis "Alcohol Is Free" 152 6
22 Ukraine Zlata Ognevich "Gravity" 214 3
23 Italy Marco Mengoni "L'essenziale" 126 7
24 Norway Margaret Berger "I Feed You My Love" 191 4
25 Georgia Nodi Tatishvili and Sophie Gelovani "Waterfall" 50 15
26 Ireland Ryan Dolan "Only Love Survives" 5 26