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| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 14 May 2013 |
| Semi-final 2 | 16 May 2013 |
| Final | 18 May 2013 |
| Host | |
| Host broadcaster |  SVT |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 18 (to date) |
| Returning countries |  Armenia |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will be the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will take place in Sweden, following Loreen's win with the song "Euphoria" in the 2012 Contest.
The preliminary dates set for the two semi-finals are 14 May and 16 May 2013, with the final planned for the evening of 18 May 2013. So far, eighteen countries have confirmed participation.
Venue
StockholmMalmöGothenburgclass=notpageimage| Locations of the three possible host cities
On the night of the win, the chief executive of Sveriges Television, Eva Hamilton, stated to Swedish media that venues in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö are being considered as host venues for the 2013 Contest. The most recent host arena, the Ericsson Globe, used for the 2000 Contest, is however booked for the World Ice Hockey Championships, and will not be used to host the Eurovision Song Contest on the scheduled dates.
The following candidate cities have provisionally reserved venues and hotel rooms, as part of their bids to host the 2013 Contest.
| City | Venue | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm | Friends Arena | 67,500 | Under construction; scheduled to host the final of Melodifestivalen in March 2013, and also the 2013 Svenska Cupen Final five days after the Eurovision Song Contest final. |
| Malmö | Malmö Arena | 15,500 | The venue has served as the host of the Melodifestivalen semi-finals for the past four years. |
| Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 14,000 | The venue hosted the 1985 Contest. |
| Swedish Exhibition Hall | No permanent seating is currently set-up. |
Participating countries
Presently, the following countries have confirmed participation:
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Other countries
Liechtenstein – The head of 1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television (1FLTV), Peter Kölbel, has said that due to a lack of financial subsidies from the Government of Liechtenstein, participation will be impossible until 2013 at the earliest. 1FLTV have been trying to join the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 2010, however the government has not granted the nation's only channel the necessary subsidies. Kölbel believes that the country had a good chance of joining the contest in 2013, if funding is approved.
References
- Roxburgh, Gordon. "Dates announced for 2013 Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- "SVT redan förberedda på schlager-EM 2013". Expressen. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- Gustavsson, Rikard (28 May 2012). "The bidding has started!". ESCToday.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- Hondal, Victor (28 May 2012). "Albania to participate in Eurovision 2013". ESCToday.
- Hondal, Victor (27 May 2012). "Armenia set to return in 2013". ESCToday.
- "Austrian broadcaster confirms 2013 participation". ESCToday. 27 May 2012.
- "Belarussian official: Participation must go on". Esctoday. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- "BNT: Next year we will be part of the European competition again, it only remains to specify the selection process". BNT (in Bulgarian). 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- "Denmark: participation confirmed: Melodi Grand Prix 2013". DR. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013: Foråret 2013
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- ^ "General: Three more countries confirm". escextra.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- "La France devrait-elle se retirer de l'Eurovision?, Les meilleures audiences de France 3". francetv.fr (in French). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- "Der ESC 2013". Eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- "Maďarské národní kolo zakončil úspěch u diváků". eurocontest.cz (in Czech). 14 February 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- "RTÉ's Eurovision chief admits relief at not having to host 2013 contest". The Journal. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
RTÉ would discuss a potential change of approach to the contest "in the next few weeks"...
- "TROS blijft zich inzetten voor songfestival". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 May 2012.
- "ROMANIA MOST LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN 2013". ESCToday.com. 31-05-2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - "TVE no se plantea abandonar el Festival de Eurovisión". Vanitatis.com (in Spanish). 16 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- Toronidis, Theofilos (26 March 2012). "Sweden: New venue for Melodifestivalen 2013 final". ESCDaily.com. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- "Das sagen Musik-Promis zum Baku-Aus". 20min.ch (in German). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- "No Participation of Liechtenstein at Eurovision 2012". Eurovision Times. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- "Liechtenstein Will Not be In Eurovision Till 2013". Eurovoix.com. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
