FSC Spin-Off October 2017

The Host City
The host city is Shanghai, China, one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China and the most populous city proper in the world with a population of more than 24 million. It's a global financial centre and transport hub, with the world's busiest container port.

Located in the Yangtze River Delta, it sits in the middle part of the East China coast. As a major admin, shipping & trading city, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to trade & recognition of its port location & economic potential.

The Edition-theme
'2000-2015 A.D.’

The Venue
Our Host venue is the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. Formerly known as the Shanghai World Expo Cultural Center, it is an indoor arena located on the former grounds of Expo 2010 in Pudong. It is owned & operated by the 'AEG-OPG' venture. The arena seats 18.000 people & includes a smaller venue The Mixing Room & Muse, which is a more intimate live-music venue. The arena became the most popular in China since it opened in 2010. It's one of the most popular arenas for concert tours by the performers in Mandarin & Cantonese.

The Hosts
Our lovely hosts this evening are Yang Lan and Wang Xiaoya. Yang Lan is a Chinese media proprietor, journalist and talk show hostess. She is the Cofounder & Chairperson of the Sun Media Group. In 2013, she was ranked in Forbes '100 World's Most Powerful Women list'.

Wang Xiaoya started to work in national China Central Television Network (CCTV) from 1997. She subsequetly became a household name for the TV show “Happy Dictionary“. She is one of the best TV hosts in China.

The Participants
 19 Participants this edition :

United States of America (JChan)

Portugal (JSSArcos)

Kazakhstan (Eulaliya)

Taiwan (BlueForever)

Azerbaijan (Bakinka)

Turkey (Journalist)

Germany (Malagant)

Croatia (Hele.)

United Kingdom (AshleyWright)

Cape Verde (chontono)

Czech Republic (honzak11)

Malaysia (hawadharma)

Moldova (aardvark)

France (AdilHassani)

Romania (tugberkic)

Poland (Multimaster)

Latvia (Alevender)

Bosnia & Herzegovina (SaladBreak)

Finland (Zorjan)

The Winner
The winner is: United States of America - Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You (JChan)

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