Borealis Song Contest 1

Borealis Song Contest 1, often referred as BSC 1, was the debut edition of the Borealis Song Contest. The edition was held in Tallinn, Estonia. The estonian broadcaster ERR selected the Saku Suurhall as venue for the edition. The event was hosted by Elina Born.

Fourteen countries participated in the first edition, all of them being debutants. In order to participate, the countries have been approved to be full members of the Borealis Broadcasting Union. Fourteen other countries, the so-called "Non-BBU-Members" of this edition, had to vote in all the shows as well.

The winner of the edition was Norway with the song "Not Gonna Cry" performed by Emma Steinbakken, which scored 198 points, only three points over the runner-up, Canada. On the third place finished Sweden's Molly Sandén with 190 points.

Location
For further information see Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital, primate and the most populous city of Estonia. Located in the northern part of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of 434,562. Tallinn is the main financial, industrial, cultural, educational and research centre of Estonia. The city is located 80 kilometres south of Helsinki, Finland, 320 kilometres west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, 300 kilometres north of Riga, Latvia, and 380 kilometres east of Stockholm, Sweden. It has close historical ties with these four cities. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century Tallinn was known in most of the world by its historical German name Reval.

Participating countries
Only fourteen countries have been full members of the Borealis Broadcasting Union in the first edition of the contest and therefore were eligible to submit an entry. Fourteen other countries had to vote in this edition. They haven't been full members of the BBU at this time and couldn't submit an entry. Table key

Qualification 1
Seven countries participated in the first qualification. All 28 BBU-Members and Non-BBU-Members of this edition had to vote. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Qualification 2
Seven countries participated in the second qualification. All 28 BBU-Members and Non-BBU-Members of this edition had to vote. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Final
Ten countries participated in the final. All 28 BBU-Members and Non-BBU-Members of this edition had to vote.