Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan in May of 2012.[1] 42 countries took part, with Sweden winning with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen.[2]
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It was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan after they won in 2011 with their song "Running Scared" in Düsseldorf, Germany. The show was hosted by Leyla Aliyeva, Nargiz Birk-Petersen and Eldar Gasimov, who won the competition in 2011 alongside Nikki Jamal.
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Overview
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 consisted of 26 countries. These included the previous winning country (Azerbaijan), the Big Five countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) and ten countries from each of the two semi-finals.
First semi-final
The first semi-final took place on the 22nd of May 2012. Eighteen countries took part. Those eighteen countries plus Azerbaijan, Italy and Spain voted in this semi-final. The ten qualifiers were decided by the combined results of groups of professional jurors and the public televotes from each country.
Second semi-final
The second semi-final took place on the 24th of May 2012. Eighteen countries took part. Those countries plus France, Germany and the United Kingdom voted. Armenia was supposed to compete in this semi-final but quit the competition because of security concerns relating to their conflict with Azerbaijan.[3] The ten qualifiers were decided by the combined results of groups of professional jurors and the public televotes from each country.
Grand Final
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The Grand Final took place on the 26th of May 2012. Twenty-six countries took part in the final. These were the host country (Azerbaijan), the Big Five countries and the twenty countries which passed the semi-finals.
Each country used a combination of groups of music professionals called a 'jury' and public televoting to rank the songs. Each country then awarded 12 points to their favourite song, 10 points to their second-favourite and 8 to 1 points to their third to tenth favourite songs.
The winner of the competition was Loreen, who represented Sweden with the song "Euphoria". The runners-up were the Buranovskiye Babushki from Russia with their song "Party for Everybody". This was Sweden's 5th win in the contest. Both Loreen and Moldovan contestant Pasha Parfeni returned to Eurovision 2023, which Loreen also won, making her the second person and first woman to win Eurovision twice.
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