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On 26 May, a [[flash mob]] of anti-government protesters was quickly dispersed by police.<ref name=AP265 /> Activists expressed fears that they would face a crackdown when the international spotlight left Azerbaijan again at the end of the contest.<ref name=Guardian255 /> |
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Before submitting the results of the German vote, the German spokesperson [[Anke Engelke]] gave a live statement on 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." |
Before submitting the results of the German vote, the German spokesperson [[Anke Engelke]] gave a live statement on 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." |
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=== Tensions with Iran === |
=== Tensions with Iran === |
Revision as of 02:05, 12 June 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | |
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"Light Your Fire!" | |
Dates | |
Semi-final 1 | 22 May 2012 |
Semi-final 2 | 24 May 2012 |
Final | 26 May 2012 |
Host | |
Venue | Baku Crystal Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |
Presenter(s) | Leyla Aliyeva, Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen[1][2] |
Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
Host broadcaster | İTV |
Website | eurovision |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 42 |
Debuting countries | None |
Returning countries | Montenegro |
Non-returning countries | |
Vote | |
Winning song | Sweden "Euphoria" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest. It was won by singer Loreen from Sweden with the song "Euphoria".[6] The two semi-finals were held on 22 and 24 May 2012, and the final was held on 26 May 2012.[7]
Forty-two countries announced their participation in the contest, with Montenegro returning, having last taken part in 2009, and Poland and Armenia withdrawing.[8]
The runners-up were Russia, which finished second, and Serbia, which finished third. They were followed by the host country, Azerbaijan, which finished in 4th place. Albania achieved its first Top 5 placing, finishing in 5th place. Germany, Italy and Spain were the three members of the "Big Five" that managed to rank within the top 10, finishing in 8th, 9th and 10th places respectively.
Location
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The venue for the 2012 Contest was the Baku Crystal Hall in the Azerbaijani capital.
On 16 May 2011, it was announced that a special concert complex with 23,000 seats for the 2012 Contest was to be built near National Flag Square in Baku.[9][10] Three days later, organisers announced that they may use the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium which contains 37,000 seats, or the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex.[11] On 4 August 2011, it was confirmed that the laying of foundations for the Baku Crystal Hall had started near the National Flag Square,[12] but did not confirm that this was the location. The foundations were completed on 14 October 2011,[13] but the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest, still did not confirm the location. Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, which is currently under repairs to host the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in September–October 2012, was to be used as a back-up option.[14]
On 8 September 2011, Azad Azerbaijan TV (ATV) reported that Baku Crystal Hall would be the venue of Eurovision Song Contest 2012, despite not being the host broadcaster of the contest. No formal confirmation was made at the time by the EBU.[15] 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.[16] On 25 January 2012, it was confirmed that the Baku Crystal Hall would be the venue of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[17] Even though the venue had an extended capacity of 23,000 people, only 16,000 people were able to attend each show.[17]
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".[18][19] 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.[19] Human Rights Watch reported a "violent crackdown on protesters" on the eve of the contest,[20] and Amnesty International condemned the "stern crackdown of freedom of expression, dissent, NGOs, critical journalists, in fact anyone who criticises the Aliyev regime too strongly" that continued up to the contest.[21]
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.[22] The Public Association for Assistance to Free Economy, a transparency and economic rights campaign group, has described the evictions as a "violation of human rights", and as having "no legal authority". However, in a statement to the BBC, Eurovision said that on a recent visit to Baku they had observed "that the construction of the concert hall [which] media reports refer to is already well under way on a clean construction site and thus there are no demolitions needed".[23] The EBU cited the "apolitical" nature of the contest and the Azerbaijani government's claim that the construction is not tied to the Eurovision Song Contest.[22]
Loreen met local human rights activists during the contest, 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."[21] An Azerbaijan government spokesman criticized her in response, saying that the contest should not "be politicised"[21] and requested the EBU prevent such meetings.[24] Swedish diplomats replied that the EBU, Swedish TV and Loreen had not acted against the competition's rules.[25]
On 26 May, a flash mob of anti-government protesters was quickly dispersed by police.[18] Activists expressed fears that they would face a crackdown when the international spotlight left Azerbaijan again at the end of the contest.[19]
Before submitting the results of the German vote, the German spokesperson Anke Engelke gave a live statement on 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."
Tensions with Iran
Iranian officials objected to Azerbaijan hosting Eurovision 2012 song contest. Iranian clerics Ayatollah Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari and Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani condemned Azerbaijan for "anti-Islamic behaviour", claiming that Azerbaijan was going to host a gay parade.[26] 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 Azeribaijani President's administration, said that gay parade claims were untrue, and advised Iran not to meddle in Azerbaijan's internal affairs.[27] In response, Iran recalled its ambassador from Baku,[28] while Azerbaijan demanded a formal apology from Iran for its statements in connection with Baku's hosting of the Eurovision song contest,[29] and later also recalled its ambassador from Iran.[30] Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan announced that they thwarted a series of planned terror attacks against the Eurovision Song Contest, among the targets being Baku Crystal Hall, as well as Marriot and Hilton hotels in Baku.[31]
Ticket sale
Ticket sales began on 28 February 2012, and were available online.[32]
National host broadcaster
İctimai Television, which is the EBU member that broadcasts the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan, is one of country's public-service broadcasters.[33][34] 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.[35] On 1 December 2011, Brainpool was announced as being the official production partner, as İTV were impressed with the German television production company's excellence with the production of the 2011 contest.[36]
Format
In a meeting of the Eurovision Reference Group on 29 June 2011, it was decided that the televoting system would revert back to the 15-minute window format, used between the 1998 Contest and 2009 Contest, in which the phone and SMS lines open after all songs have 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.[37]
Under the official rules released on 24 November 2011, the number of participants in the final was raised to 26, including the host nation, the "Big Five", and the ten qualifiers from each semi-final.[38] This was the second time in the Eurovision Song Contest that 26 countries were in the final, the first being the 2003 Contest.
Semi-final allocation draw
The draw that determined the semi-final running order was held on 25 January 2012 at the Buta Palace.[39]
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. This draw also acts 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.[40]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
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- 1.^ Armenia withdrew 1.5 months after the semi-final allocation draw.
Graphic design
The design of the contest is built around the motto "Light your fire!", inspired by the nickname of Azerbaijan itself, "Land of Fire".[41]
Each introductory postcard begins 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. Various shots of Azerbaijan are used, with a caption displaying 'Azerbaijan' and underneath 'Land of ...' (e.g. Land of Abundance; Land of Poetry etc.). this is then followed by the name of a town or geographic feature, which shows the landscape and culture of the country. Some postcards focus 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 finish with a shot of the Crystal Hall displayed in the colours of the performing country's flag.[42][43]
The artist, song and number graphics as well as tables and voting graphics are kept the same as those used in 2011, with a slight updates to incorporate the 2012 theme art. 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.[44][45]
Participating countries
On 17 January 2012, the EBU announced that forty-three countries would take part in the 2012 contest. The 57th edition sees the return of Montenegro, which last participated in 2009, as well as the withdrawal of Poland and Armenia.[8][46] The draw to determine the running order for the semi-finals and final took place on 20 March 2012.[47]
Results
Semi-final 1
Azerbaijan, Italy and Spain voted in this semi-final.[39] The EBU allowed the Albanian broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) to defer transmission and only use jury votes due to a serious bus accident in the country.[48]
- 2.^ Contains some phrases in Montenegrin and German.
- 3.^ Although the song is completely in Albanian, the title is in Latin.
- 4.^ Suus is a Latin third person reflexive possessive pronoun, and can mean "his," "her," "its" or “their.”
- 5.^ Contains some phrases in Italian.
- 6.^ Contains some phrases in Arabic.[60]
- 7.^ Specifically Mühlviertlerisch, a Central Bavarian dialect spoken in Upper Austria.
- 8.^ Although the song is completely in English, the title is in Romanian.
Semi-final 2
France, Germany and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final. Germany requested that they vote in this semi-final.[39] Armenia was drawn to perform in the first half of this semi-final, but later withdrew from the contest due to security reasons.[46]
- 9.^ The song also contains phrases in Arabic, Azerbaijani, English, French, Greek, Italian, Romani, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish and Turkish.[66]
Final
Scoreboards
Semi-final 1
Voting Results[67] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 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 |
Semi-final 2
Voting Results[68] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Final
Voting results[69] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United Kingdom | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albania | 146 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 70 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russia | 259 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||
Iceland | 46 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cyprus | 65 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 101 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Estonia | 120 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | 150 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 71 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 64 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 372 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |||
Turkey | 112 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 97 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 110 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta | 41 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | 71 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 46 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 214 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Ukraine | 65 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moldova | 81 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The table is ordered by appearance in the final, then by appearance in the semi-finals. |
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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18 | Sweden | Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom |
4 | Albania | Macedonia, Italy, San Marino, Switzerland |
Azerbaijan | Lithuania, Malta, Turkey, Ukraine | |
Serbia | Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia | |
2 | Cyprus | Greece, Sweden |
Greece | Albania, Cyprus | |
Macedonia | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia | |
1 | Lithuania | Georgia |
Moldova | Romania | |
Romania | Moldova | |
Russia | Belarus | |
Spain | Portugal | |
Turkey | Azerbaijan |
Marcel Bezençon Awards
The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honoring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman (Sweden's representative in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest and current Head of Delegation for Sweden) and Richard Herrey (member of the Herreys, Eurovision Song Contest 1984 winner from Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon.[70] The awards are divided into 3 categories; Press Award; Artistic Award; and Composer Award.[71]
Category | Country | Song | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | Final result | Points |
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Artists Award | Sweden | "Euphoria" | Loreen | Thomas G:son (m), Peter Boström (m) | 1st | 372 |
Composer Award | ||||||
Press Award | Azerbaijan | "When the Music Dies" | Sabina Babayeva | Anders Bagge, Sandra Bjurman, Stefan Örn, Johan Kronlund | 4th | 150 |
Returning artists
Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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Jónsi[72] | Iceland | 2004 |
Jedward[73] | Ireland | 2011 |
Kaliopi[74] | Macedonia | 1996 (Pre-qualifying round) |
Željko Joksimović[75] | Serbia | 2004 (for Serbia and Montenegro) |
Other countries
- Andorra – On 19 October 2011, Andorra announced that there are no plans for the country to participate in 2012 due to financial difficulties; the country also has plans to withdraw from the EBU entirely.[76][77]
- Armenia – On 7 March 2012, the EBU announced that Armenian Public Television (ARMTV) had decided to withdraw from participation. This was due to circumstances beyond the control of the EBU. In a further statement released by ARMTV, it was announced that the sudden withdrawal was due to security issues.[46] 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.[78][79] Armenia has been in a continuous state of war with Azerbaijan since 1994 because of the Nagorno-Karabakh War.[80]
- Czech Republic – On 24 November 2011, it was reported that the Czech Republic would not compete in the 2012 contest, following the release of a television schedule by Česká televize (ČT).[81]
- Liechtenstein – On 26 November 2011, it was announced that two official EBU documents, published in March and October 2011, showed Liechtenstein's only national broadcaster 1FLTV as being granted active EBU membership, sparking speculations of a debut for the nation.[82] However, on 29 November 2011, these documents were later confirmed as editing mistakes, and thus a debut has yet to be planned.[83]
- Luxembourg – On 31 December 2011, RTL Luxembourg confirmed that Luxembourg would not participate in the forthcoming Eurovision in Baku.[84]
- Monaco – It was reported on 23 November 2011, at an EBU meeting in Geneva, that Monaco was considering a return to the 2012 contest.[85] However on 3 December 2011, Phil Bosco, a former head of delegation told a French-speaking website that the Monegasque national broadcaster Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) does not intend to return to the Eurovision Song Contest any time in the near future, as there is no financial budget available.[86]
- Morocco – In an interview with the French delegation it was revealed that Morocco were "likely to return" to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 with a new broadcaster 2M TV.[87] Reports about the proposed return of Morocco to the contest, after an absence of more than 30 years, were further enhanced at an EBU meeting in Geneva.[85][88]
- Poland – On 16 December 2011, it was reported on the official Facebook page of Telewizja Polska (TVP) that Poland would be withdrawing from the 2012 Contest.[89] This was confirmed a few days later, saying that the broadcaster would be focusing on the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (which Poland is co-hosting with Ukraine) and Summer Olympics. TVP stated that a return in 2013 has not been ruled out.[90][91][92]
Voting and spokespersons
The order in which each country announced their vote was determined in a draw following the jury results from final dress rehearsal. Similar to the 2011 contest an algorithm was used to add as much excitement as possible. The spokespersons were shown alongside each country.[93]
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Before submitting the results from the German jury, Anke Engelke gave a live statement on the human-rights issues in the hosting country, 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." She was the only commentator to articulately address human rights during the event.[94][95]
Commentators
Most countries sent commentators to Baku or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information.
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Notes
- A ^ Ireland was originally scheduled to announce its votes as the 32nd country, but instead voted 42nd (last). This was probably because Latvia's telephone voting lines closed 2 minutes before the rest of the countries closed their televote lines.
See also
For winners of other awards relating to the Eurovision Song Contest
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