2013

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013.

The Contest was hosted by Petra Mede at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden.

See national final entries for 2013.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2013

Name	Previous appearances
Dea Norberg	8
Jorunn Hauge	5
Martin Kagemark	5
May Kristin Kaspersen	3
Monika Ballwein	3
Anders Øhrstrøm	3
Ksenija Milošević	3
Leanne Moore	2
Johanna Beijbom	2
Kristján Gíslason	2
Vadim Tsurkan	1
Alvaro Estrella	1
Bledar Sejko	1
Fernando Fuentes	1
Gor Sujyan	1
Jennie Jahns	1
Alexander Kuzmenko	1
Elitsa Todorova	1
Anne Murillo	1
Stoyan Yankoulov	1
Lauri Pihlap	1
Bojan Kavedžija	1
Kaido Põldma	1
Louise Ann Bugeja Tate	1
Valentina Monetta	1
Lisette Vega	1
Jelena Đurić	1
Pasha Parfeni	1
Mey Green	1
Aliona Moon	1
Susanne Ørum	1
Helga Wéber	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2013

Name	Previous songs
Ralph Siegel	20
Thomas G:son	7
Karen Kavaleryan	7
Örlygur Smári	3
Marc Paelinck	3
Erik Bernholm	2
Marina Tucaković	2
Boris Bergman	2
Lise Cabble	2
Elitsa Todorova	1
Iain James	1
Zenon Zintillis	1
Andreas Giorgallis	1
Alexander Kahr	1
Cristian Faur	1
Darko Dimitrov	1
Mikhail Nekrasov	1
Saša Milošević Mare	1
Vardan Zadoyan	1
Pasha Parfeni	1
Dimitris Kontopoulos	1

Artists who performed in 2013

Named artists	Backing artists
Albania	Identitet
Adrian Lulgjuraj Bledar Sejko	Edris Kraja Eldi Smaja Ergys Abdyli Ergys Turku
Bledar Sejko, Eda Sejko
Andri Xhahu
Armenia	Lonely Planet
Arman Jalalyan (Dorians) Arman Pahlevanyan (Dorians) Edgar Sahakyan (Dorians) Gagik Khodavirdi (Dorians) Gor Sujyan (Dorians)
Tony Iommi, Vardan Zadoyan
André
Austria	Shine
Natália Kelly	Birgit Kubica Hari Baumgartner Ina Regen Karin Bauer Monika Ballwein
Alexander Kahr, Andreas Grass, Nikola Paryla, Natália Kelly
Kati Bellowitsch
Azerbaijan	Hold Me
Farid Mammadov	Alexander Kuzmenko Alvaro Estrella Fernando Fuentes Iyrine Nevmyvanaya Jennie Jahns
Dimitris Kontopoulos, John Ballard, Ralph Charlie
Tamilla Shirinova
Belarus	Solayoh
Alyona Lanskaya	Ana Mašulović Marija Lazić Mehmet Durmaz Willem Botha Žiga Sotlar
Marc Paelinck, Martin King
Darya Domracheva
Belgium	Love Kills
Roberto Bellarosa	Cassandra Markopoulos Ivann Vermeer Magali David Manelle Jebira Virginie Luypaerts
Iain James, Jukka Immonen
Barbara Louys
Bulgaria	Samo Shampioni (Only Champions)
Elitsa Todorova Stoyan Yankoulov	Bilyana Sokolova Biserka Danova-Pilarska Desislava Georgieva Venci Venc'
Christian Talev, Elitsa Todorova
Yoanna Dragneva
Croatia	Mižerja
Ante Galić (Klapa s Mora) Bojan Kavedžija (Klapa s Mora) Ivica Vlaić (Klapa s Mora) Leon Bataljaku (Klapa s Mora) Marko Škugor (Klapa s Mora) Nikša Antica (Klapa s Mora)
Goran Topolovac
Uršula Tolj
Cyprus	An me thimase
Despina Olympiou
Andreas Giorgallis, Zenon Zintillis
Loukas Hamatsos
Denmark	Only Teardrops[Winning song]
Emmelie de Forest	Anders Øhrstrøm Anne Murillo Heidi Degn Jacob Baagøe Thomsen Morten Specht Larsen
Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Lise Cabble, Thomas Stengaard
Sofie Lassen-Kahlke
Estonia	Et Uus Saaks Alguse
Birgit Sarrap	Kaido Põldma Lauri Pihlap Raimondo Laikre
Mihkel Mattisen, Silvia Soro
Rolf Roosalu
Finland	Marry Me
Krista Siegfrids	Emelie Granvik Haza Kajipoori Katrin Vaskelainen Kiira Kilpiö Reetta Korhonen
Erik Nyholm, Jessica Lundström, Krista Siegfrids, Kristoffer Karlsson
Kristiina Wheeler
France	L'enfer Et Moi
Amandine Bourgeois	Fanny Llado Guillaume Eyango Judith Flessel-Toto
David Salkin, Boris Bergman
Marine Vignes
Georgia	Waterfall
Nodiko Tatishvili Sopho Gelovani	Johanna Beijbom Lisette Vega Martin Kagemark
Erik Bernholm, Thomas G:son
Liza Tsiklauri
Germany	Glorious
Natalie Horler (Cascada)	Elli Azuro Rayla Sunshine
Andres Ballinas, Manuel Reuter, Tony Cornelissen, Yann Peifer
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Greece	Alcohol Is Free
Agathonas Iakovidis Alex Archontis (Koza Mostra) Christos Kalaitzopoulos (Koza Mostra) Ilias Kozas (Koza Mostra) Stelios Siomos (Koza Mostra) Vassilis Nalbantis (Koza Mostra)
Ilias Kozas, Stathis Pachidis
Andrianna Maggania
Hungary	Kedvesem (Zoohacker Remix)
ByeAlex	Dániel Kővágó Helga Wéber
ByeAlex, Zoltán Palásti Kovács
Éva Novodomszky
Iceland	Ég á líf
Eythor Ingi	Bergþór Smári Jakobsson Einar Þór Jóhannsson Hannes Heimir Friðbjarnarson Kristján Gíslason
Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Guðmundsson
María Sigrún Hilmarsdóttir
Ireland	Only Love Survives
Ryan Dolan	Alan McGrath Alison Vard Miller Colm Farrell Leanne Moore Nicky Bailey
Ryan Dolan, Wez Devine
Nicky Byrne
Israel	Rak Bishvilo
Moran Mazor	Avia Shoshani Chen Metzger-Eder Daniel Skaat
Hen Harari, Gal Sarig
Ofer Nachshon
Italy	L'Essenziale
Marco Mengoni
Francesco De Benedittis, Marco Mengoni, Roberto Casalino
Federica Gentile
Latvia	Here We Go
Edmunds Rasmanis (PeR) Ralfs Eilands (PeR)	Arturas Burke Lauris Valters
Arturas Burke, Ralfs Eilands
Anmary
Lithuania	Something
Andrius Pojavis	Anatolijus Oleinikas Jurijus Veklenko Martynas Puchovičius Monica Cikanovačikté
Andrius Pojavis
Ignas Krupavičius
Malta	Tomorrow
Gianluca Bezzina	Chris Tate Gabriel Cassar Kenny D'Ugo Louise Ann Bugeja Tate Samaria Bezzina
Boris Cezek, Dean Muscat
Emma Hickey
Moldova	O Mie
Aliona Moon	Iuri Rîbac Pasha Parfeni Vadim Tsurkan Vova Hincu
Pasha Parfeni, Yuliana Scutaru
Olivia Furtună
Montenegro	Igranka
Dejan Dedović (Who See) Mario Đorđević (Who See) Nina Žižić (Who See guest vocalist)
Djordje Miljenovic, Dejan Dedović, Mario Đorđević
Ivana Sebek
Netherlands	Birds
Anouk	Ricardo Burgrust Shirma Rouse Yerry Rellum
Martin Gjerstad, Tore Johansson, Anouk
Cornald Maas
North Macedonia	Pred Da Se Razdeni
Esma Redžepova Vlatko Lozanoski	Eleonora Mustafovska Nina Yaneva
Darko Dimitrov, Lazar Cvetkoski, Simeon Atanasov, Magdalena Cvetkovska
Dimitar Atanasovski
Norway	I Feed You My Love
Margaret Berger	Axel Tidemann Jorunn Hauge May Kristin Kaspersen Nicoline Berg Kaasin
Karin Park, Niklas Olovson, Robin Lynch
Tooji
Romania	It's My Life
Cezar Ouatu	Alexandra Toma Florentin Munteanu Sandra Mavhima Simona Deaconescu Sivu Mititelu
Cristian Faur
Sonia Argint-Ionescu
Russia	What If
Dina Garipova	Alexandra Hamnede Anders von Hofsten Gabriel Alares Sofia Lilja Ulrika Skoglund
Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin
Alsou
San Marino	Crisalide (Vola)
Valentina Monetta	Alessia Eva Mangano Ilaria Ercolani
Ralph Siegel, Mauro Balestri
John Kennedy O'Connor
Serbia	Ljubav je svuda
Mirna Radulović (Moje 3) Nevena Ivanović (Moje 3) Sara Jovanović (Moje 3)	Dunja Vujadinović Jelena Đurić Ksenija Milošević
Saša Milošević Mare, Marina Tucaković
Maja Nikolić
Slovenia	Straight Into Love
Hannah Mancini	Anže Škrube Linda Andrews Matic Zadravec Primož Pavlič Susanne Ørum
Erik Margan, Gregor Zemljic, Hannah Mancini, Matija Rodic, Marko Primuzak
Andrea F
Spain	Contigo Hasta El Final (With You Until The End)
David Feito (ESDM) Juan Luis Suárez (ESDM) Raquel del Rosario (ESDM)	Javi Mendéz Mey Green Milena Brody
David Feito, Juan Luis Suárez, Raquel del Rosario
Inés Paz
Sweden	You
Robin Stjernberg	Anna Holmström Dea Norberg João Assunção Johan Boding Juan Ramón Fuenzalida
Joakim Harestad Haukaas, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Robin Stjernberg
Yohio
Switzerland	You And Me
Christoph Jakob (Takasa) Emil Ramsauer (Takasa) Jonas Gygax (Takasa) Katharina Hauri (Takasa) Michel Sterckx (Takasa) Sarah Breiter (Takasa)
Fred Herrmann, Georg Schlunegger, Roman Camenzind
Mélanie Freymond
Ukraine	Gravity
Zlata Ognevich	Ann Bailey-Simons Cleveland Watkiss Dasha Mineeva Hollie Petrie Igor Vovkovinskiy
Mikhail Nekrasov, Karen Kavaleryan
Oleksiy Matias
United Kingdom	Believe In Me
Bonnie Tyler	Anthony Goldsbrough Grant Mugent-Kershaw Hayley Sanderson Krysten Cummings Michael Gazzard
Christopher Braide, Desmond Child, Lauren Christy
Scott Mills

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