The New Eurovision Song Contest 04

The New Eurovision Song Contest 04  was the fourth edition of  The New Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Helsinki, Finland. It is the first time the contest will take place in Finland after Emma won the third edition with their song "Circle of Light". The Finnish broadcaster Yle internally chose Hartwall Arena to host the three shows of the edition. Lordi was selected as the presenter of the edition after a voting round.

Sixty-four countries participated in this edition, including Brazil, India, South Africa and South Korea announcing their debut in the contest. Egypt announced their withdrawal from the edition.

France was the winner of the edition with the song "Don't Be So Shy" performed by Imany which scored 250 points, 44 points ahead the runner-up Algeria. This is the first time that the country wins the contest. United Kingdom finished in third place, which they achieved their best result since their debut. Iceland, Canada and Liechtenstein were on fourth, fifth and sixth places.

Host Venue
Hartwall Arena (previously known until 19 March 2014 as Hartwall Areena, called Helsinki Areena, Helsingin Areena or Helsingforsarenan ('The Helsinki Arena') by the national broadcaster Yle is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. Opened in 1997, the arena gets its name from its largest sponsor, the beverage company Hartwall, also based in Helsinki.

The idea of building the arena came from Harry "Hjallis" Harkimo in 1994. It was built to be ready for the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1997 and was delivered by the constructor on 11 April 1997. The building is elliptical, 153 metres long and 123 metres wide. 37 meters under ground there is a practice arena which is used by many hockey teams.

The arena is situated next to Pasila railway station, which is the second busiest railway station in Finland, 3.5 km north of Helsinki Central.

Total capacity in ice hockey games is 13,349 (all seats). The arena is convertible for various events. For sport events, the capacity is about 10,000, about 14,000 for basketball, for concerts about 13,000, and as an amphitheatre, 3,000-5,000. It is connected to a multi-storey carpark, which has a total capacity of 1,421 vehicles.

Location
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Helsinki has a population of 642,045, an urban population of 1,231,595, and a metropolitan population of over 1.4 million, making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland. Helsinki is some 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 390 km (240 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities.

The Helsinki metropolitan area includes the urban core of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns. It is the world's northernmost metro area of over one million people, and the city is the northernmost capital of an EU member state. The Helsinki metropolitan area is the third largest metropolitan area in the Nordic countries after Stockholm and Copenhagen, and the City of Helsinki is the third largest after Stockholm and Oslo. Helsinki is Finland's major political, educational, financial, cultural, and research center as well as one of northern Europe's major cities. Approximately 75% of foreign companies that operate in Finland have settled in the Helsinki region. The nearby municipality of Vantaa is the location of Helsinki Airport, with frequent service to various destinations in Europe and Asia.

In 2009, Helsinki was chosen to be the World Design Capital for 2012 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, narrowly beating Eindhoven for the title. The city was the venue for the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

In 2011, the Monocle magazine ranked Helsinki the world's most liveable city in its "Liveable Cities Index 2011". In the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 Liveability survey, assessing the best and worst cities to live in globally, Helsinki placed in ninth place among 140 cities.

This is the first time the contest will take place in Finland

Semi-final 1

 * The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country will qualify for the Grand Final.
 * The ten qualifiers were revealed on January 7, 2018.

Semi-final 2

 * The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country will qualify for the Grand Final.
 * The ten qualifiers were revealed on January 7, 2018.

Semi-final 3

 * The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country will qualify for the Grand Final.
 * The ten qualifiers were revealed on January 7, 2018.

Grand Final

 * Thirty countries participated in the final, with all countries participating in the contest eligible to vote.
 * Non-qualifying countries will be counted as televoting.

Scoreboard
Semi-final 1

Jury Voting

Semi-final 2

Jury Voting

Semi-final 3

Jury Voting

Grand Final

Other Countries

 * https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png Egypt - The Egyptian broadcaster ERTU announced its withdrawal from the competition due to poor results in the past editions.