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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the Шаблон:Escyr with the song "Running Scared" by Ell and Nikki. It was the first time Azerbaijan hosted the contestШаблон:Sndonly four years after the country made its debut. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV), the contest was held at the Baku Crystal Hall, and consisted of two semi-finals on 22 and 24 May, and a final on 26 May 2012. The three live shows were presented by Azerbaijani television presenter Leyla Aliyeva, newsreader Nargiz Birk-Petersen and singer Eldar Gasimov, the latter of whom was one of the previous edition's winners.[1][2]

Forty-two countries participated in the contest. Шаблон:Esccnty returned to the contest for the first time since Шаблон:Escyr. Meanwhile, Шаблон:Esccnty withdrew due to security concerns in relation to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan. Шаблон:Esccnty also did not participate due to financial concerns.

The winner was Шаблон:Esccnty with the song "Euphoria", performed by Loreen and written by Thomas G:son and Peter Boström. The song won both the jury vote and televote and received 372 points out of a maximum of 492. Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty and Шаблон:Esccnty rounded out the top five, with Albania achieving their best result to date. Out of the "Big Five" countries, Germany, Italy and Spain all managed to rank within the top 10, finishing eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively.

The lead-up to the contest was met with political concerns and protests surrounding the host country, including its human rights record and allegations by advocacy groups that Baku was carrying out forced evictions in the construction of the contest's venue, along with objections to the contest's presence by Iranian officialsШаблон:Sndwho felt that the event was anti-Islamic because it was, according to them, a "gay parade".

Location

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Baku Crystal Hall, Baku - host venue of the 2012 contest.

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Azerbaijan got the right to host the 2012 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the previous 2011 edition with the song "Running Scared" performed by Ell and Nikki.[3][4] Baku, the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region, was named the host city for the contest, with the venue being the Baku Crystal Hall, built a few months prior to the contest on the city's coastline.

Shortly after Azerbaijan's victory at the 2011 edition, officials announced that a new 23,000-seat concert venue was to be built near National Flag Square in Baku, as a potential venue for the event.[5][6] Three days later, other venue options were revealed by organisers, such as the 37,000-seat Tofiq Bahramov Stadium and the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex.[7] On 2 August 2011, Alpine Bau Deutschland AG was awarded the contract to construct the Baku Crystal Hall. Preparations for construction began in the area shortly after the announcement.[8] Even though the full cost of the contract was not named, the government allocated 6 million AZN for the construction of the venue.[9]

On 8 September 2011, Azad Azerbaijan TV (ATV) reported that Baku Crystal Hall would be the venue of the contest, but no formal confirmation was made at the time by the EBU. On 31 October 2011, Ismayil Omarov, the director general of Azerbaijani national broadcaster İctimai Television announced that a decision on the venue choice would be taken by the steering committee in January 2012.[10] On 25 January 2012, it was confirmed that the Baku Crystal Hall would be the venue of the contest.[11] Even though the venue had an extended capacity of 23,000 people, only 16,000 people were able to attend each show.[11] Tickets for the contest became available online for purchase on 28 February 2012.[12][13]

Participating countries

Шаблон:Further On 17 January 2012, the EBU initially announced that forty-three countries would take part in the 2012 contest.[14] The 57th edition saw the return of Montenegro, who was last represented by Andrea Demirović in 2009.[15] Poland decided not to participate, due to the financial burden of the UEFA Euro 2012 (which Poland co-hosted with Ukraine) and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[14] Armenia, who had originally planned to participate, later withdrew their application due to security concerns related to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, subsequently reducing the number of participating countries to 42.[16]

Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012[17][18]
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
Шаблон:Esc RTSH Rona Nishliu "Шаблон:Lang" Albanian Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc ORF Trackshittaz "Шаблон:Lang" German Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc İTV Sabina Babayeva "When the Music Dies" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc BTRC Litesound "We Are the Heroes" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc VRT Iris "Would You?" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc BHRT Maya Sar "Шаблон:Lang" Bosnian Maja Sarihodžić
Шаблон:Esc BNT Sofi Marinova "Love Unlimited" Bulgarian Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc HRT Nina Badrić "Шаблон:Lang" Croatian Nina Badrić
Шаблон:Esc CyBC Ivi Adamou "La La Love" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc DR Soluna Samay "Should've Known Better" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc ERR Ott Lepland "Шаблон:Lang" Estonian Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc Yle Pernilla "Шаблон:Lang" Swedish Jonas Karlsson
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Lang Anggun "Echo (You and I)" French, English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc GPB Anri Jokhadze "I'm a Joker" English, Georgian Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc NDRШаблон:Efn Roman Lob "Standing Still" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc ERT Eleftheria Eleftheriou "Aphrodisiac" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc MTVA Compact Disco "Sound of Our Hearts" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc RÚV Greta Salóme and Jónsi "Never Forget" English Greta Salóme
Шаблон:Esc RTÉ Jedward "Waterline" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc IBA Izabo "Time" English, Hebrew Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc RAI Nina Zilli "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" English, Italian Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc LTV Anmary "Beautiful Song" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc LRT Donny Montell "Love Is Blind" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc MRT Kaliopi "Шаблон:Lang" (Шаблон:Lang) Macedonian Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc PBS Kurt Calleja "This Is the Night" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc TRM Pasha Parfeny "Шаблон:Lang" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc RTCG Rambo Amadeus "Euro Neuro" English Rambo Amadeus
Шаблон:Esc TROS Joan Franka "You and Me" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc NRK Tooji "Stay" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc RTP Filipa Sousa "Шаблон:Lang" Portuguese Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc TVR Mandinga "Zaleilah" Spanish, English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc RTR Buranovskiye Babushki "Party for Everybody" Udmurt, English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc SMRTV Valentina Monetta "The Social Network Song (Oh Oh – Uh – Oh Oh)" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc RTS Željko Joksimović "Шаблон:Lang" (Шаблон:Lang) Serbian Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc RTVS Max Jason Mai "Don't Close Your Eyes" English Max Jason Mai
Шаблон:Esc RTVSLO Eva Boto "Шаблон:Lang" Slovene Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc RTVE Pastora Soler "Шаблон:Lang" Spanish Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc SVT Loreen "Euphoria" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc SRG SSR Sinplus "Unbreakable" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc TRT Can Bonomo "Love Me Back" English Can Bonomo
Шаблон:Esc NTU Gaitana "Be My Guest" English Шаблон:Hlist
Шаблон:Esc BBC Engelbert Humperdinck "Love Will Set You Free" English Шаблон:Hlist

Returning artists

Four artists returned in this year's contest. Kaliopi for Macedonia who previously participated in the 1996 contest with the song "Samo ti", which placed in 26th position in the pre-qualifying round.[19][20] Kaliopi would then go on to represent Macedonia once more at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Jónsi for Iceland[21] and Željko Joksimović for Serbia[22] both previously participated in 2004. Joksimović had represented Serbia and Montenegro in 2004 with the song "Lane moje" which placed second in that year, and co-hosted the 2008 contest with Jovana Janković. Jónsi performed "Heaven" in 2004, which placed 19th.[23]

For a second consecutive year Jedward participated for Ireland, after their 8th-place finish at the 2011 contest with the song "Lipstick".[24][25]

Martina Majerle, who represented Slovenia in 2009, returned as a backing vocalist for Slovenia.

Lys Assia, the winner of the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, had entered her song "C'était ma vie" written by Ralph Siegel and Jean Paul Cara into the Swiss national selection for the 2012 contest.[26][27] The song, however, only came eighth in a closely fought national selection. Assia attended the event in Baku as a guest of honour.[28]

Languages

The Finnish entry, "När jag blundar", sung by Pernilla Karlsson, was only Finland's second entry in Swedish (after "Fri?" by Beat in 1990) and the first entry at all to be sung in Swedish since 1998. Russia's entry, "Party for Everybody", sung by Buranovskiye Babushki, was the first entry ever to be performed in Udmurt. The Georgian entry, "I'm a Joker" was the first Eurovision entry containing the Georgian language while the Bulgarian song "Love Unlimited" had a few words in the Azerbaijani language, both of whom never appeared at the contest before.

Other countries

Active EBU members

  • Шаблон:EscШаблон:SndOn 7 March 2012, the EBU announced that Armenian broadcaster ARMTV had decided to withdraw despite originally being included in the list of participating countries, after Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev had given a speech the previous week calling "Armenians of the world" one of Azerbaijan's "main enemies".[29][30] The country was consequently fined by the EBU and was expected to face further penalties, such as exclusion from participation in future contests if it failed to comply with the EBU requirements.[31][32] Armenia had been in a continuous state of war with Azerbaijan since the early 1990s due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[33]

Active EBU member broadcasters in Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty, Шаблон:Esccnty and Шаблон:Esccnty confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] The Шаблон:Esccnty and Шаблон:Esccnty broadcasters did the same, despite previous speculations of a possible return.[42][43][44][45]

Non-EBU member

On 26 November 2011, it was reported that two official EBU documents showed that Шаблон:Esccnty's only national broadcaster 1 FL TV was being granted active EBU membership, sparking speculations of a debut for the nation.[46] However, it was clarified a few days later that these documents contained editing mistakes.[47]

Format

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Presenters of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, from left to right – Leyla Aliyeva, Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen

In a meeting of the Eurovision Reference Group on 29 June 2011,[48] it was decided that the televoting system would revert the format used most recently in the 2009 contest, in which the phone and SMS lines opened for a fifteen-minute window after all songs had been performed, instead of opening before the show starts, which was the system used between 2010 and 2011. The results format of each show remained the same with each country's votes being decided on a 50:50 split between televoting and a national jury. Each participating country had their own national jury, which consisted of five professional members of the music industry.[49]

Under the official rules released on 24 November 2011, the number of participants in the grand final was raised to 26, including the host nation, the "Big Five", and the ten qualifiers from each semi-final. This was the second time in the Eurovision Song Contest that 26 countries were in the grand final, the first being the 2003 contest.[49][50][51]

Semi-final allocation draw

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Semi-final allocation draw ceremony at the Buta Palace in Baku.
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The draw that determined the semi-final running order was held on 25 January 2012 at the Buta Palace. The participating countries, excluding the automatic finalists (Azerbaijan, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), were split into six pots, based upon how those countries voted in past contests. From these pots, half (or as close to half as possible) competed in the first semi-final on 22 May 2012. The other half in that particular pot competed in the second semi-final on 24 May 2012.[52] This draw also acted as an approximate running order, in order for the delegations from the countries to know when their rehearsals would commence and determine which semi-final the automatic finalists would be allowed to vote in.[53][54]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
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Graphic design

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Stage design of the contest.

The design of the contest was built around the motto "Light Your Fire!", inspired by the nickname of Azerbaijan itself, "Land of Fire".[55]

Each introductory video postcard began with a shot of the artist and performers, followed with the flag and country name in a handwritten font with a background resembling the yellow, orange and red fire of the 2012 theme art.[56] The postcards consisted of various shots of Azerbaijan, with a caption displaying 'Azerbaijan' and underneath 'Land of ...' (e.g. Land of Abundance; Land of Poetry etc.), which were then followed by the name of a town or geographic feature, showing the landscape and culture of the country.[56] Some postcards focused on the host city of Baku with text changing to 'Baku' and underneath 'City of ...' (e.g. City of Jazz; City of Leisure etc.). The postcards finished with a shot of the Crystal Hall displayed in the colours of the performing country's flag. These postcards acted as a tourism mechanism to present the country to a wider audience.[56][57]

The artist, song and number graphics as well as tables and voting graphics were kept the same as those used in 2011, with a slight modification to incorporate the 2012 theme art.[56] The lower points (1-7) were highlighted in red squares while the top points (8, 10, 12) were highlighted in orange squares with each square increasing in size in relation to the point value. Both sets of graphics were designed by London brand design agency Turquoise Branding.[58][59]

National host broadcaster

İctimai Television (İTV), which was the EBU member that broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan, is one of country's public-service broadcasters.[60][61] Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Azerbaijan, Iltimas Mammadov, stated that telecom networks were ready to host the event. Azerbaijan's largest telecommunications operator, Azercell, was chosen as the presenting partner for the contest.[62] On 1 December 2011, İTV named the German production company Brainpool as its official production partner for the contest, citing the quality of its work on the previous year's contest.[63]

Contest overview

Semi-final 1

Azerbaijan, Italy and Spain voted in the first semi-final.[52] The EBU allowed the Albanian broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) to defer transmission and only use jury votes due to the Qafa e Vishës bus accident.[64]

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Results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012[65][66]
Шаблон:Abbr Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Шаблон:Nowrap Шаблон:Sortname "Euro Neuro" 20 15
2 Шаблон:Esc Greta Salóme and Jónsi "Never Forget" 75 8
3 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Aphrodisiac" 116 4
4 Шаблон:Esc Anmary "Beautiful Song" 17 16
5 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 146 2
6 Шаблон:Esc Mandinga "Zaleilah" 120 3
7 Шаблон:Esc Sinplus "Unbreakable" 45 11
8 Шаблон:Esc Iris "Would You?" 16 17
9 Шаблон:Esc Pernilla "Шаблон:Lang" 41 12
10 Шаблон:Esc Izabo "Time" 33 13
11 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "The Social Network Song (Oh Oh – Uh – Oh Oh)" 31 14
12 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "La La Love" 91 7
13 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Should've Known Better" 63 9
14 Шаблон:Esc Buranovskiye Babushki "Party for Everybody" 152 1
15 Шаблон:Esc Compact Disco "Sound of Our Hearts" 52 10
16 Шаблон:Esc Trackshittaz "Шаблон:Lang" 8 18
17 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 100 5
18 Шаблон:Esc Jedward "Waterline" 92 6

Semi-final 2

France, Germany and the United Kingdom voted in the second semi-final. Germany requested that they vote in this semi-final.[52] Before it withdrew, Armenia was drawn to perform in the first half of this semi-final.[16]

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Results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012[65][67]
Шаблон:Abbr Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 159 2
2 Шаблон:Esc Kaliopi "Шаблон:Lang" 53 9
3 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "You and Me" 35 15
4 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "This Is the Night" 70 7
5 Шаблон:Esc Litesound "We Are the Heroes" 35 16
6 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 39 13
7 Шаблон:Esc Gaitana "Be My Guest" 64 8
8 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Love Unlimited" 45 11
9 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 31 17
10 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 42 12
11 Шаблон:Esc Loreen "Euphoria" 181 1
12 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "I'm a Joker" 36 14
13 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Love Me Back" 80 5
14 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 100 4
15 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Don't Close Your Eyes" 22 18
16 Шаблон:Esc Tooji "Stay" 45 10
17 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 77 6
18 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Love Is Blind" 104 3

Final

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Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012[65][68]
Шаблон:Abbr Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Love Will Set You Free" 12 25
2 Шаблон:Esc Compact Disco "Sound of Our Hearts" 19 24
3 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 146 5
4 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Love Is Blind" 70 14
5 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 55 18
6 Шаблон:Esc Buranovskiye Babushki "Party for Everybody" 259 2
7 Шаблон:Esc Greta Salóme and Jónsi "Never Forget" 46 20
8 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "La La Love" 65 16
9 Шаблон:Esc Anggun "Echo (You and I)" 21 22
10 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" 101 9
11 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 120 6
12 Шаблон:Esc Tooji "Stay" 7 26
13 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "When the Music Dies" 150 4
14 Шаблон:Esc Mandinga "Zaleilah" 71 12
15 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Should've Known Better" 21 23
16 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Aphrodisiac" 64 17
17 Шаблон:Esc Loreen "Euphoria" 372 1
18 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Love Me Back" 112 7
19 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 97 10
20 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Standing Still" 110 8
21 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "This Is the Night" 41 21
22 Шаблон:Esc Kaliopi "Шаблон:Lang" 71 13
23 Шаблон:Esc Jedward "Waterline" 46 19
24 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 214 3
25 Шаблон:Esc Gaitana "Be My Guest" 65 15
26 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Sortname "Шаблон:Lang" 81 11

Spokespersons

The order in which each country announced their vote was determined in a draw following the jury results from the final dress rehearsal. Similar to the 2011 contest an algorithm was used to add as much excitement as possible. The spokespersons are shown alongside each country.[69]

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  1. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndAndri Xhahu
  2. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndMarija Marković
  3. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndPaula Seling
  4. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndKati Bellowitsch
  5. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndOleksiy Matias
  6. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndDmitry Koldun
  7. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndPeter Van de Veire
  8. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndSafura Alizadeh
  9. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndKeith Demicoli
  10. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndMonica Fabbri
  11. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndAmaury Vassili
  12. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndScott Mills
  13. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndШаблон:Ill
  14. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndAdriana Magania
  15. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndElvir Laković Laka
  16. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndOlivia Fortuna
  17. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndAnna Angelova
  18. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndSara Hildebrand
  19. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndLorella Flego
  20. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndLoucas Hamatsos
  21. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndNevena Rendeli
  22. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndMária Pietrová
  23. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndKristina Talevska
  24. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndVivienne van den Assem
  25. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndJoana Teles
  26. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndMatthías Matthíasson
  27. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndSarah Dawn Finer[70]
  28. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndNadia Hasnaoui
  29. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndIgnas Krupavičius
  30. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndGetter Jaani
  31. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndШаблон:Ill
  32. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndValters Frīdenbergs
  33. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndElena S. Sánchez
  34. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndMr Lordi
  35. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndSopho Toroshelidze
  36. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndШаблон:Ill
  37. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndШаблон:Ill
  38. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndAnke Engelke
  39. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndOxana Fedorova
  40. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndÉva Novodomszky
  41. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndOfer Nachshon
  42. Шаблон:FlaguШаблон:SndGráinne SeoigeШаблон:Efn

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Detailed voting results

The EBU and PwC audit company checked and verified the individual jury and televoting results, which were combined to create the overall national vote for the contests. On 18 June 2012, the EBU published the following results.[71][72]

Semi-final 1

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Place Combined Jury Televoting
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1 Шаблон:Esc 152 Шаблон:Esc 131 Шаблон:Esc 189
2 Шаблон:Esc 146 Шаблон:Esc 107 Шаблон:Esc 132
3 Шаблон:Esc 120 Шаблон:Esc 103 Шаблон:Esc 131
4 Шаблон:Esc 116 Шаблон:Esc 90 Шаблон:Esc 116
5 Шаблон:Esc 100 Шаблон:Esc 87 Шаблон:Esc 110
6 Шаблон:Esc 92 Шаблон:Esc 81 Шаблон:Esc 99
7 Шаблон:Esc 91 Шаблон:Esc 76 Шаблон:Esc 85
8 Шаблон:Esc 75 Шаблон:Esc 75 Шаблон:Esc 79
9 Шаблон:Esc 63 Шаблон:Esc 72 Шаблон:Esc 53
10 Шаблон:Esc 52 Шаблон:Esc 72 Шаблон:Esc 49
11 Шаблон:Esc 45 Шаблон:Esc 70 Шаблон:Esc 39
12 Шаблон:Esc 41 Шаблон:Esc 57 Шаблон:Esc 36
13 Шаблон:Esc 33 Шаблон:Esc 45 Шаблон:Esc 25
14 Шаблон:Esc 31 Шаблон:Esc 42 Шаблон:Esc 24
15 Шаблон:Esc 20 Шаблон:Esc 38 Шаблон:Esc 18
16 Шаблон:Esc 17 Шаблон:Esc 28 Шаблон:Esc 16
17 Шаблон:Esc 16 Шаблон:Esc 27 Шаблон:Esc 15
18 Шаблон:Esc 8 Шаблон:Esc 17 Шаблон:Esc 2
Detailed voting results of semi-final 1[73][74]
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rowspan="18" Шаблон:Vert header Montenegro 20 12 8
Iceland 75 5 5 5 4 5 10 4 3 8 10 1 4 2 2 1 6
Greece 116 10 5 8 12 3 8 3 7 12 4 5 1 10 10 10 5 3
Latvia 17 2 4 4 4 3
Albania 146 12 3 10 4 4 12 10 5 5 10 10 7 2 10 12 1 1 12 12 4
Romania 120 7 4 8 5 2 4 8 6 6 1 8 3 5 12 12 7 10 12
Switzerland 45 2 7 3 2 1 1 2 8 3 8 8
Belgium 16 4 2 1 2 6 1
Finland 41 7 6 1 1 1 2 8 12 3
Israel 33 1 5 3 1 3 6 5 7 2
San Marino 31 4 2 10 7 5 3
Cyprus 91 6 12 12 3 6 7 3 1 10 7 3 5 1 7 8
Denmark 63 8 1 8 3 10 8 4 4 3 1 7 6
Russia 152 8 6 7 12 6 8 12 12 12 2 7 12 7 10 6 8 8 2 7
Hungary 52 7 8 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 2
Austria 8 1 5 2
Moldova 100 3 6 2 4 10 7 6 6 5 3 6 12 2 6 2 6 4 10
Ireland 92 1 10 3 10 7 7 7 12 2 10 6 8 4 5

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semi-final:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
3 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
2 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
1 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc

Semi-final 2

Шаблон:Legend

Шаблон:Nowrap
Place Combined Jury Televoting
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1 Шаблон:Esc 181 Шаблон:Esc 145 Шаблон:Esc 180
2 Шаблон:Esc 159 Шаблон:Esc 141 Шаблон:Esc 148
3 Шаблон:Esc 104 Шаблон:Esc 109 Шаблон:Esc 128
4 Шаблон:Esc 100 Шаблон:Esc 102 Шаблон:Esc 114
5 Шаблон:Esc 80 Шаблон:Esc 97 Шаблон:Esc 88
6 Шаблон:Esc 77 Шаблон:Esc 77 Шаблон:Esc 72
7 Шаблон:Esc 70 Шаблон:Esc 66 Шаблон:Esc 70
8 Шаблон:Esc 64 Шаблон:Esc 62 Шаблон:Esc 63
9 Шаблон:Esc 53 Шаблон:Esc 58 Шаблон:Esc 59
10 Шаблон:Esc 45Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Esc 55 Шаблон:Esc 51
11 Шаблон:Esc 45Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Esc 52 Шаблон:Esc 39
12 Шаблон:Esc 42 Шаблон:Esc 49 Шаблон:Esc 37
13 Шаблон:Esc 39 Шаблон:Esc 42 Шаблон:Esc 37
14 Шаблон:Esc 36 Шаблон:Esc 40 Шаблон:Esc 34
15 Шаблон:Esc 35Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Esc 40 Шаблон:Esc 32
16 Шаблон:Esc 35Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Esc 31 Шаблон:Esc 27
17 Шаблон:Esc 31 Шаблон:Esc 27 Шаблон:Esc 24
18 Шаблон:Esc 22 Шаблон:Esc 25 Шаблон:Esc 15
Detailed voting results of semi-final 2[75][76]
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rowspan="18" Шаблон:Vert header Serbia 159 12 10 5 8 8 8 12 12 10 8 10 1 8 10 10 2 12 10 3
Macedonia 53 8 1 2 5 7 6 7 1 8 8
Netherlands 35 2 1 7 7 3 3 8 4
Malta 70 3 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 4 4 6 3 2 6 12
Belarus 35 1 1 4 12 2 8 7
Portugal 39 6 3 3 1 5 5 4 1 8 3
Ukraine 64 4 3 6 12 2 5 1 6 6 5 1 2 2 5 2 2
Bulgaria 45 2 6 2 6 10 6 3 3 2 5
Slovenia 31 10 4 8 5 4
Croatia 42 12 7 1 1 8 12 1
Sweden 181 7 8 12 8 7 10 7 10 10 6 12 5 12 12 12 7 10 6 12 8
Georgia 36 6 1 10 3 4 12
Turkey 80 10 7 12 2 8 7 3 2 3 1 6 7 6 6
Estonia 100 8 4 12 3 3 1 12 7 10 8 8 10 7 7
Slovakia 22 1 7 4 3 6 1
Norway 45 3 3 3 3 2 10 4 8 4 1 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 77 5 5 5 5 1 5 12 5 2 12 6 4 4 5 1
Lithuania 104 6 4 10 10 7 4 4 7 4 2 5 2 10 7 7 5 10

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semi-final:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
6 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
4 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
2 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
1 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc

Final

Шаблон:Legend

Шаблон:Nowrap
Place Combined Jury Televoting
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1 Шаблон:Esc 372 Шаблон:Esc 296 Шаблон:Esc 343
2 Шаблон:Esc 259 Шаблон:Esc 173 Шаблон:Esc 332
3 Шаблон:Esc 214 Шаблон:Esc 157 Шаблон:Esc 211
4 Шаблон:Esc 150 Шаблон:Esc 157 Шаблон:Esc 176
5 Шаблон:Esc 146 Шаблон:Esc 154 Шаблон:Esc 151
6 Шаблон:Esc 120 Шаблон:Esc 152 Шаблон:Esc 125
7 Шаблон:Esc 112 Шаблон:Esc 125 Шаблон:Esc 117
8 Шаблон:Esc 110 Шаблон:Esc 118 Шаблон:Esc 106
9 Шаблон:Esc 101 Шаблон:Esc 104 Шаблон:Esc 89
10 Шаблон:Esc 97 Шаблон:Esc 98 Шаблон:Esc 89
11 Шаблон:Esc 81 Шаблон:Esc 94 Шаблон:Esc 79
12 Шаблон:Esc 71Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Esc 85 Шаблон:Esc 78
13 Шаблон:Esc 71Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Esc 85 Шаблон:Esc 75
14 Шаблон:Esc 70 Шаблон:Esc 82 Шаблон:Esc 68
15 Шаблон:Esc 65 Шаблон:Esc 71 Шаблон:Esc 63
16 Шаблон:Esc 65 Шаблон:Esc 70 Шаблон:Esc 57
17 Шаблон:Esc 64 Шаблон:Esc 69 Шаблон:Esc 56
18 Шаблон:Esc 55 Шаблон:Esc 60 Шаблон:Esc 45
19 Шаблон:Esc 46 Шаблон:Esc 53 Шаблон:Esc 39
20 Шаблон:Esc 46 Шаблон:Esc 53 Шаблон:Esc 37
21 Шаблон:Esc 41 Шаблон:Esc 51 Шаблон:Esc 36
22 Шаблон:Esc 21 Шаблон:Esc 50 Шаблон:Esc 20
23 Шаблон:Esc 21 Шаблон:Esc 30 Шаблон:Esc 18
24 Шаблон:Esc 19 Шаблон:Esc 24 Шаблон:Esc 16
25 Шаблон:Esc 12 Шаблон:Esc 14 Шаблон:Esc 10
26 Шаблон:Esc 7 Шаблон:Esc 11 Шаблон:Esc 0
Detailed voting results of the final[77][78]
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rowspan="26" Шаблон:Vert header United Kingdom 12 1 5 2 4
Hungary 19 7 1 1 8 2
Albania 146 10 1 8 10 1 12 5 10 6 4 12 3 4 5 12 1 5 1 6 3 12 1 6 8
Lithuania 70 1 8 4 4 3 7 5 1 6 3 4 12 5 7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 55 6 7 10 1 7 10 2 7 5
Russia 259 3 4 4 5 10 12 8 10 3 10 4 3 7 4 3 6 6 8 5 6 3 4 4 8 7 7 8 6 8 8 10 8 8 5 10 7 7 7 7 6
Iceland 46 4 1 4 5 6 6 4 7 3 6
Cyprus 65 6 2 2 12 8 12 5 5 8 2 3
France 21 2 2 6 6 2 3
Italy 101 7 2 4 10 7 1 3 5 5 5 2 2 5 5 2 4 4 7 3 1 4 2 5 4 2
Estonia 120 1 4 10 4 2 10 7 7 10 8 7 8 8 6 10 4 6 8
Norway 7 3 1 3
Azerbaijan 150 4 5 12 7 12 4 2 12 5 7 10 10 8 6 2 12 10 3 10 8 1
Romania 71 3 6 2 4 7 12 3 4 1 10 7 1 6 5
Denmark 21 5 2 2 5 2 5
Greece 64 12 8 5 2 5 3 1 4 1 12 1 4 1 3 2
Sweden 372 5 7 10 12 6 6 12 7 6 3 12 12 6 6 8 7 8 7 10 10 7 12 6 12 3 12 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 8 10 12 12 12 12 12
Turkey 112 10 3 3 7 12 8 5 5 1 4 7 3 8 8 6 1 2 7 8 3 1
Spain 97 6 6 6 1 6 8 5 3 8 6 6 12 2 4 4 3 1 10
Germany 110 2 4 2 7 6 4 2 4 2 10 3 3 10 10 7 3 1 2 8 10 10
Malta 41 7 3 8 2 5 2 1 7 6
Macedonia 71 8 8 3 2 8 12 2 6 8 1 1 12
Ireland 46 1 4 1 10 3 5 4 5 4 5 4
Serbia 214 1 12 5 10 2 5 5 6 8 8 10 3 12 10 12 7 12 7 10 10 5 3 10 10 5 2 6 10 4 4
Ukraine 65 10 3 7 1 8 3 1 1 2 1 6 2 6 3 8 3
Moldova 81 3 12 1 8 5 8 2 2 1 1 6 7 7 4 7 2 5

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the grand final:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
18 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
4 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
2 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc, Шаблон:Esc
1 Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc
Шаблон:Esc Шаблон:Esc

Broadcasts

Шаблон:More citations needed section Most countries sent commentators to Baku or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, the provision of voting information.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Шаблон:Tooltip Commentator(s) Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Flagu RTSH TVSH All shows Andri Xhahu
Шаблон:Flagu ORF ORF eins All shows Andi Knoll [79][80][81]
Final Stermann and Grissemann and Шаблон:Ill
Шаблон:Flagu İTV All shows Konul Arifgizi and Шаблон:Ill [82]
Шаблон:Flagu BTRC Belarus-1 All shows Denis Kurian
Шаблон:Flagu VRT Шаблон:Lang, Radio 2 All shows André Vermeulen and Peter Van de Veire [83]
RTBF Шаблон:Lang Jean-Pierre Hautier and Шаблон:Ill [84]
Шаблон:Flagu BHRT BHT 1 All shows Dejan Kukrić [85]
Шаблон:Flagu BNT Шаблон:N/A All shows Georgi Kushvaliev and Elena Rosberg
Шаблон:Flagu HRT HRT 1 All shows Duško Ćurlić
Шаблон:Flagu CyBC RIK 1 All shows Melina Karageorgiou [86]
Шаблон:Flagu DR DR1, DR HD All shows Ole Tøpholm [87]
Шаблон:Flagu ERR ETV All shows Marko Reikop
Шаблон:Flagu YLE YLE TV2, Шаблон:Ill All shows Шаблон:Ubl [88][89]
Шаблон:Lang Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
Yle Radio Vega Шаблон:Ill and Johan Lindroos
Шаблон:Flagu Шаблон:Lang France3.fr SF1 Шаблон:N/A [90]
France Ô SF2 Шаблон:Ill and Шаблон:Ill
France 3 Final Cyril Féraud and Mireille Dumas [90][91]
Radio France France Bleu Шаблон:Ill and Serge Poezevara
Шаблон:Flagu GPB 1TV All shows Temo Kvirkvelia
Шаблон:Flagu ARD Das Erste All shows Peter Urban [92]
NDR 2 Thomas Mohr [93]
hr3 Tim Frühling [94]
Шаблон:Flagu ERT NET All shows Maria Kozakou [95]
Шаблон:Flagu MTVA m1 All shows Шаблон:Ill [96]
Шаблон:Flagu RÚV Sjónvarpið All shows Hrafnhildur Halldorsdóttir [97]
Шаблон:Flagu RTÉ RTÉ Two Semi-finals Marty Whelan [98][99]
RTÉ One Final
RTÉ Radio 1 Shay Byrne and Zbyszek Zalinski [100]
Шаблон:Flagu IBA Шаблон:N/A All shows No commentary
Шаблон:Flagu RAI Rai 5 SF1 Шаблон:Ill [101]
Rai 2 Final Шаблон:Ill and Шаблон:Ill [102]
Шаблон:Flagu LTV LTV1 All shows Valters Frīdenbergs [103]
Final Kārlis Būmeisters [104]
Шаблон:Flagu LRT Шаблон:N/A All shows Шаблон:Ill
Шаблон:Flagu MRT MRT 1 All shows Karolina Petkovska [105]
Шаблон:Flagu PBS TVM All shows Elaine Saliba and Ronald Briffa
Шаблон:Flagu TRM Moldova 1 All shows Marcel Spătari
Шаблон:Flagu RTCG TVCG 1 SF1/Final Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković [106][107]
TVCG 2 SF2 [108]
TVCG MNE All shows [109][110][111]
Шаблон:Flagu NPO Nederland 1 All shows Jan Smit and Daniël Dekker [112][113]
Шаблон:Flagu NRK NRK1 All shows Olav Viksmo-Slettan [114]
Шаблон:Flagu RTP RTP1 All shows Шаблон:Ill [115]
Шаблон:Flagu TVR TVR 1 All shows Leonard Miron and Gianina Corondan [116]
Шаблон:Flagu RTR Russia-1 All shows Шаблон:Ill and Dmitry Guberniev [117]
Шаблон:Flagu SMRTV SMtv San Marino All shows Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo [118]
Шаблон:Flagu RTS RTS1, RTS Sat SF1 Dragan Ilić [119][120][121][122]
SF2/Final Duška Vučinić-Lučić
Шаблон:Flagu RTVS Jednotka, Rádio Slovensko All shows Roman Bomboš
Rádio FM Final Шаблон:Ill and Pavol Hubinák [123]
Шаблон:Flagu RTVSLO Шаблон:Ill Semi-finals Шаблон:Ill [124][125]
Шаблон:Ill Final [126]
Шаблон:Flagu RTVE Шаблон:Lang SF1 José María Íñigo [127]
Шаблон:Lang Final
Шаблон:Flagu SVT SVT1 All shows Gina Dirawi and Edward af Sillén [128]
SR SR P3 Carolina Norén and Björn Kjellman
Шаблон:Flagu SRG SSR Шаблон:Lang SF1/Final Sven Epiney [129]
Шаблон:Lang Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner [130]
Шаблон:Lang SF1 Шаблон:Ill and Paolo Meneguzzi [131]
Шаблон:Lang Final
Шаблон:Flagu TRT TRT 1, TRT HD, Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Lang All shows Bülend Özveren and Шаблон:Ill [132]
Шаблон:Flagu NTU Шаблон:Lang All shows Timur Miroshnychenko and Tetyana Terekhova [133]
Шаблон:Flagu BBC BBC Three Semi-finals Scott Mills and Sara Cox [134]
BBC One Final Graham Norton [135]
BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce [136]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Шаблон:Tooltip Commentator(s) Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Flagu AMPTV Armenia 1 All shows Gohar Gasparyan and Artur Grigoryan [137]
Шаблон:Flagu SBS SBS One All showsШаблон:Efn Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang [138][139]

Incidents

Human rights concerns

Azerbaijan's large investment in hosting the Eurovision contest was widely discussed in Western media as an attempt to "mitigate misgivings about its poor democracy and human rights record".[140][141] Elnur Majidli, an activist imprisoned during the Arab Spring-inspired 2011 Azerbaijani protests, was released in an apparent effort to soften Azerbaijan's image ahead of the contest, but many political prisoners remained.[141] Human Rights Watch reported a "violent crackdown on protesters" on the eve of the contest,[142] and Amnesty International condemned the "stern crackdown of freedom of expression, dissent, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), critical journalists, in fact anyone who criticised the Aliyev regime too strongly" that continued up to the contest.[143]

Human Rights Watch also criticised the Azerbaijani government and the Baku City Authority for carrying out forced evictions against local residents, in order to allow for the demolition of flats to make way for construction in the neighbourhood where the Baku Crystal Hall was built.[144] The Public Association for Assistance to Free Economy, a transparency and economic rights campaign group, had described the evictions as a "violation of human rights", and as having "no legal authority". However, in a statement to the BBC, the EBU said that on a recent visit to Baku they had observed "that the construction of the concert hall [which] media reports refer to was already well under way on a clean construction site and thus there are no demolitions needed".[145] The EBU cited the "apolitical" nature of the contest and the Azerbaijani government's claim that the construction was not tied to the contest.[144]

The contest's eventual winner Loreen met local human rights activists during the event weeks, the only entrant to do so. She later told reporters, "Human rights are violated in Azerbaijan every day. One should not be silent about such things."[143] An Azerbaijan government spokesman criticized her in response, saying that the contest should not "be politicised" and requested the EBU prevented further meetings of a similar nature.[146] Swedish diplomats replied that the EBU, the Swedish broadcaster SVT and Loreen had not acted against the competition's rules.[147]

On 26 May, a flash mob of anti-government protesters were quickly dispersed by police.[140] Activists expressed fears that they would face a crackdown when the international spotlight left Azerbaijan again at the end of the contest.[141] Before presenting the results of the German vote, the German spokesperson Anke Engelke gave a live statement that alluded to the human rights issues in Azerbaijan, saying: "Tonight nobody could vote for their own country. But it is good to be able to vote. And it is good to have a choice. Good luck on your journey, Azerbaijan. Europe is watching you."[148][149]

Tensions with Iran

Iranian officials objected to Azerbaijan hosting the contest, with Iranian clerics Ayatollah Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari and Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani condemning Azerbaijan for "anti-Islamic behaviour", while also claiming that Azerbaijan was hosting a gay parade.[150] This led to protests in front of Iranian embassy in Baku, where protesters carried slogans mocking the Iranian leaders. Ali Hasanov, head of the public and political issues department in Azerbaijani president's administration, said that gay parade claims were untrue, and advised Iran not to meddle in Azerbaijan's internal affairs.[151] In response, Iran recalled its ambassador from Baku,[152] while Azerbaijan demanded a formal apology from Iran for its statements in connection with Baku's hosting of the contest,[153] and later also recalled its ambassador from Iran.[154]

On 30 May, the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan announced that they had thwarted a series of planned terror attacks against the contest, among the targets being Baku Crystal Hall, as well as Marriott and Hilton hotels in Baku.[155] On 22 August, The Daily Telegraph reported that according to Western intelligence services, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei personally gave orders to the elite Quds Force unit to launch terrorist attacks against the West and its allies, including Azerbaijan during the contest.[156]

Other awards

In addition to the main winner's trophy, the Marcel Bezençon Awards and the Barbara Dex Award were contested during the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The OGAE, "General Organisation of Eurovision Fans" voting poll also took place before the contest.

Marcel Bezençon Awards

The Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and 1984 winner Richard Herrey, honours songs in the contest's final.[157] The awards are divided into three categories: Artistic Award, Composers Award, and Press Award.[158]

Category Country Song Performer(s) Composer(s)
Artistic Award Шаблон:Esc "Euphoria" Loreen Шаблон:Hlist
Composers Award
Press Award Шаблон:Esc "When the Music Dies" Sabina Babayeva Шаблон:Hlist

OGAE

OGAE, an organisation of over forty Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, conducts an annual voting poll first held in 2002 as the Marcel Bezençon Fan Award. After all votes were cast, the top-ranked entry in the 2012 poll was also the winner of the contest, "Euphoria" performed by Loreen; the top five results are shown below.[159][160][161]

Country Song Performer(s) OGAE result
Шаблон:Esc "Euphoria" Loreen 375
Шаблон:Esc "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" Nina Zilli 212
Шаблон:Esc "Never Forget" Greta Salóme and Jónsi 211
Шаблон:Esc "Шаблон:Lang" Željko Joksimović 199
Шаблон:Esc "Stay" Tooji 164

Barbara Dex Award

The Barbara Dex Award is a humorous fan award given to the worst dressed artist each year. Named after Belgium's representative who came last in the 1993 contest, wearing her self-designed dress, the award was handed by the fansite House of Eurovision from 1997 to 2016 and is being carried out by the fansite songfestival.be since 2017.[162][163]

Place Country Performer(s) Votes
1 Шаблон:Esc Rona Nishliu 829
2 Шаблон:Esc Jedward 551
3 Шаблон:Esc Sofi Marinova 232
4 Шаблон:Esc Joan Franka 163
5 Шаблон:Esc Gaitana 145

Official album

Файл:ESC 2012 album cover.jpg
Cover art of the official album

Eurovision Song Contest: Baku 2012 was a compilation album put together by the European Broadcasting Union, and released by Universal Music Group on 4 May 2012. The album featured all 42 songs that entered in the 2012 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final.[164]

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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Шаблон:Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Шаблон:Eurovision Song Contest Шаблон:Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits

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