Own Eurovision Song Contest 45

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Own Eurovision Song Contest 45 Welcome to Poland!
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Dates
QF date	Summer 2016
Semi-finals date	Summer 2016
Final date	Summer 2016
Host
Venue	TBD TBD, Poland
Presenter(s)	TBD
Broadcaster	TVP
Participants
Entries	42 (Provisional)
Returning	Belarus Georgia Latvia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta San Marino Slovakia United Kingdom
Withdrawing	Armenia England Montenegro Northern Ireland Uzbekistan Wales
Participation map
Voting
System	Each country awardes 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
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Own Eurovision Song Contest 45, often referred to as OESC #45, is the upcoming 45th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. It will take place in Poland, following Poland's victory at the 44th Contest with "Cool Me Down", performed by Margaret.

The United Kingdom will return in the competition, after it last participated in the second edition. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Uzbekistan withdrew from the Own Eurovision Song Contest. Uzbekistan moved to the Own Asiavision Song Contest and debuted in the 11th edition.

Location

Further information: Poland

Location of the host city in Poland.

Poland (Polish: Polska [ˈpɔlska]), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making it the 71st largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. With a population of over 38.5 million people, Poland is the 34th most populous country in the world, the sixth most populous member of the European Union, and the most populous post-communist member of the European Union. Poland is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions.

Despite the vast casualties and destruction the country experienced during World War II, Poland managed to preserve much of its cultural wealth. There are 14 heritage sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage and 54 Historical Monuments and many objects of cultural heritage in Poland. Since the end of the communist period, Poland has achieved a "very high" ranking in terms of human development, as well as gradually improving economic freedom. Poland is the sixth largest economy in the European Union and among the fastest rising economic states in the world. The country is the sole member nation of the European Union to have escaped a decline in GDP and in recent years was able to create probably the most varied GDP growth in its history. Furthermore, according to the Global Peace Index for 2014, Poland is one of the safest countries in the world to live in.

This is the fourth time that Poland hosts the contest. The first time the country has hosted the contest was in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 13 in Warsaw. The second time was in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 27 in Kraków. Last time the country hosted the competition was in the Own Eurovision Song Contest 41 in Katowice.

Bidding Phase

TVP (Telewizja Polska) announced the conditions under which cities and venues had announced their interest in hosting the 45th contest:

• The host city must be able to provide a certain number of hotels and hotel rooms to be found in the vicinity of the stadium.
• The arena must able to offer lodges adjacent to the stadium.
• A press centre had to be available at the stadium that will have a specific size.
• TVP must have access to the host venue at least 4–6 weeks before the broadcasts, in order to build the stage, rigging lights and all the technology.
• The host city must be close to a major airport.

The following cities are interested in hosting the 45th contest

City	Venue	Capacity	Notes
Gdańsk & Sopot	Ergo Arena	11,409	Hosts sports events and concerts.
Katowice	Spodek Arena	11,500	Hosted the Own Eurovision Song Contest 41.
Łódź	Atlas Arena	13,805	One of the largest Polish venues.
Poznań	Hala Arena	6,200	Primarily used for volleyball, other indoor sports, and concerts.
Wrocław	Centennial Hall	10,000	Hosts exhibitions, concerts and sporting events.
	Hala Orbita	3,000	Hosts the home games of Śląsk Wrocław.

Venue

(Coming soon)

Format

Semi-final and Grand Final allocation draw

(Coming soon)

Semi-final Allocation Draw

(Coming soon)

Running Order

(Coming soon)

Participants

Returning artists

(Coming soon)

Confirmed countries

Quarterfinalists

Country	Language	Artist	Song	English translation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faroe Islands
Serbia	Serbian	Ana Nikolic
Turkey

Semifinalists

Country	Language	Artist	Song	English translation
Albania
Algeria
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein		Tanja La Croix
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia		Simona Poposka
Malta
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway	Norwegian	Served	La meg være ung	Forever Young
Russia
San Marino		Nesli
Slovakia
Switzerland		Shana Pearson
United Kingdom

Finalists

Country	Language	Artist	Song	English translation
Egypt
Kosovo
Poland
Romania
Spain

Other countries

Further information: Own Eurovision Song Contest countries

Active Members

• Armenia: ARMTV announced on 6th July that they would withdraw from the competition due to lack of time and interest. The head of delegation made it clear that they won't return until a new HoD will be chosen.
• Monaco: TMC, which is in charge of the Monegasque participation had to say the sad news, Monaco will not take part in OESC #45 due to lack of money.
• Montenegro: Despite originally confirming their participation with Sergej Ćetković, the broadcaster later withdrew due to the resignation of their head of delegation.

Inactive Members

• England: On 15 June 2016 it was rumoured that the United Kingdom will return in the competition, meaning that England will withdraw. However, on 21 June 2016, it was announced that the UK returned to the contest, meaning that England withdrew.
• Northern Ireland: On 15 June 2016 it was rumoured that the United Kingdom will return in the competition, meaning that Northern Ireland will withdraw. However, on 21 June 2016, it was announced that the UK returned to the contest, meaning that Northern Ireland withdrew.
• Scotland: On 15 June 2016 it was rumoured that the United Kingdom will return in the competition, meaning that Scotland will withdraw. However, on 21 June 2016, it was announced that the UK returned to the contest, meaning that Scotland withdrew.
• Wales: On 15 June 2016 it was rumoured that the United Kingdom will return in the competition, meaning that Wales will withdraw. However, on 21 June 2016, it was announced that the UK returned to the contest, meaning that Wales withdrew.
• Uzbekistan: On 15 June 2016 it was announced that Uzbekistan would leave the OEBU, because of financial difficulties. Later on was revealed that the country had already activated their membership at the OABU.

See also

• Own Eurovision Song Contest