Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Eurovision Song Contest 2012; "Light Your Fire!"
Dates
Semi-final 1 date	22 May 2012
Semi-final 2 date	24 May 2012
Final date	26 May 2012
Host
Venue	Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan
Presenter(s)	Leyla Aliyeva,; Eldar Gasimov and; Nargiz Birk-Petersen
Executive supervisor	Jon Ola Sand
Host broadcaster	İTV
Interval act	Semi-final 1 Natig Rhythm Group; Semi-final 2: Marija Šerifović, Dima Bilan, Alexander Rybak, Lena, Ell & Nikki; Final: Emin Agalarov;
Participants
Number of entries	42
Debuting countries	None
Returning countries	Montenegro
Withdrawing countries	Armenia; Poland;
Vote
Winning song	Sweden ; Loreen - "Euphoria"
Eurovision Song Contest
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The 57th Annual Eurovision Song Contest was held in Baku, Azerbaijan in May of 2012.^[6] It was held in Azerbaijan since they won in 2011 with their singers Ell & Nikki with their song "Running Scared" in Düsseldorf, Germany. Forty-two countries announced their participation in this year's contest which less than the 2011 edition when that year, forty-three countries participated in the contest. This year's contest, saw the return of Montenegro after not being part in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2009 and the withdrawal of Armenia and Poland.

Sweden and its representative Loreen, won the contest with the song "Euphoria" with 372 points; ahead Russia, Serbia, the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Azerbaijan and Albania.

Final

Draw^[7]	Country^[8]	Language^[9]	Artist^[10]	Song^[10]	English translation	Place	Points
01	United Kingdom	English	Engelbert Humperdinck	"Love Will Set You Free"	—	25	12
02	Hungary	English	Compact Disco	"Sound of Our Hearts"	—	24	19
03	Albania	Albanian^[11]	Rona Nishliu	"Suus"³	Personal^[12] ⁴	5	146
04	Lithuania	English	Donny Montell	"Love Is Blind"		14	70
05	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian	MayaSar	"Korake ti znam"	I know your steps	18	55
06	Russia	Udmurt, English	Buranovskiye Babushki	"Party for Everybody"	—	2	259
07	Iceland	English	Gréta Salóme & Jónsi	"Never Forget"	—	20	46
08	Cyprus	English	Ivi Adamou	"La La Love"	—	16	65
09	France	French, English	Anggun	"Echo (You and I)"	—	22	21
10	Italy	English, Italian	Nina Zilli	"L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)"	Love Is Female (Out of love)	9	101
11	Estonia	Estonian	Ott Lepland	"Kuula"	Hear Me	6	120
12	Norway	English	Tooji	"Stay"	—	26	7
13	Azerbaijan	English	Sabina Babayeva	"When the Music Dies"	—	4	150
14	Romania	Spanish, English	Mandinga	"Zaleilah"	—	12	71
15	Denmark	English⁶	Soluna Samay	"Should've Known Better"	—	23	21
16	Greece	English	Eleftheria Eleftheriou	"Aphrodisiac"	—	17	64
17	Sweden	English	Loreen	"Euphoria"	—	1	372
18	Turkey	English	Can Bonomo	"Love Me Back"	—	7	112
19	Spain	Spanish	Pastora Soler	"Quédate conmigo"	Stay with me	10	97
20	Germany	English	Roman Lob	"Standing Still"	—	8	110
21	Malta	English	Kurt Calleja	"This Is the Night"	—	21	41
22	Republic of Macedonia	Macedonian	Kaliopi	"Crno i belo" (Црно и бело)	Black and white	13	71
23	Ireland	English	Jedward	"Waterline"	—	19	46
24	Serbia	Serbian	Željko Joksimović	"Nije ljubav stvar" (Није љубав ствар)	Love is not an object	3	214
25	Ukraine	English	Gaitana	"Be My Guest"	—	15	65
26	Moldova	English⁸	Pasha Parfeny	"Lăutar"	Traditional musician	11	81

Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Media

Presenters of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, from left to right – Leyla Aliyeva, Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen
Semi-final allocation draw ceremony at the Buta Palace in Baku.
Countries in the first semi-final Countries voting in the first semi-final Countries in the second semi-final Countries voting in the second semi-final
Stage design of the contest.