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. Tap to unmute. [80] 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". [18][19][20], The draw that determined the semi-final running order was held on 25 January 2012 at the Buta Palace. The spokespersons are shown alongside each country.[100]. "[79] An Azerbaijan government spokesman criticized her in response, saying that the contest should not "be politicised"[79] and requested the EBU prevented further meetings of a similar nature. Wer hat noch mal den Eurovision Song Contest … Concursul Muzical Eurovision 2012 a fost cea de-a 57-a ediție anuală a Concursului Muzical Eurovision.A avut loc în Baku, Azerbaidjan, ca urmare a câștigării concursului de către această țară în 2011 cu piesa „Running Scared”, cântată de Ell & Nikki, care a acumulat 221 de puncte. [32], On 17 January 2012, the EBU announced that initially forty-three countries would take part in the 2012 contest. Four artists returned in this year's contest. [22][23], The design of the contest was built around the motto "Light your fire! [4][5] It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held in a South Caucasus country. [10] On 2 August 2011, Alpine Bau Deutschland AG was awarded the contract to construct the Baku Crystal Hall. [33] Armenia, who had originally planned to participate, later withdrew their application due to security fears of the continuous Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, subsequently reducing the number of participating countries to 42.[35]. The 64th Eurovision Song Contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv (International Convention Center). [94], OGAE is an international organisation which conducts a voting poll for the favourite songs among its members before the annual contest. [76][77] 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. Participants: 41 countries. These postcards acted as a tourism mechanism to present the country to a wider audience. Both sets of graphics were designed by London brand design agency Turquoise Branding. Eurovision Song Contest 2011 (ESC 2011) - Alles über den Eurovision Song Contest 2011: Teilnehmer, Videos, Lyrics, Livestream und vieles mehr. Nationaal Songfestival 2012 was the national final that selected the Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. [86] This led to protests in front of Iranian embassy in Baku, where protesters carried slogans mocking the Iranian leaders. Website: eurovision.tv Here is an unofficial client for Eurovision Song Contest 2012. ", Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eurovision_Song_Contest_2012&oldid=1013398128, Articles with dead external links from April 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Pages using collapsible list with both background and text-align in titlestyle, Articles containing Serbian-language text, Articles containing Macedonian-language text, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Alle 42 Teilnehmerländer waren abstimmungsberechtigt. 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 the grand final on 26 May 2012. [91] 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 Eurovision Song Contest.[92]. Her song ‘Quédate Conmigo’ gave them one of their best results of the last decade. Good luck on your journey, Azerbaijan. City of Jazz; City of Leisure etc.). Albania achieved their best result in their Eurovision history. [34] 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. The unfortunates came last in 1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2004 and in the Grand Final of 2012. [77] Before submitting the results of the German vote, the presenter from Germany Anke Engelke gave a live statement that alluded to the human rights issues in Azerbaijan, saying: "Tonight nobody could vote for their own country. No country took nul points (receiving 0 points total) when both scores were added together, but France received 0 points at the televoting stage. [79], 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. Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. [81] The EBU cited the "apolitical" nature of the contest and the Azerbaijani government's claim that the construction was not tied to the Eurovision Song Contest. The first Semi-Final was held on Tuesday 14 May, the second Semi-Final on Thursday 16 May and the Grand Final took place on Saturday 18 May. [95][96] Below are the top five overall results, after all the votes had been cast. Share. [8][9] 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. Eurovision 2012: Sebastien Tellier gives his verdict The French star (joint 18th, Eurovision 2008) makes his picks and announces the launch of his own quasi-political movement while he’s at it. Hosts: Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen and Jan Smit. Hinzu kamen je zehn Länder aus den beiden Halbfinals, sodass im Finale 26 Länder antraten. [27][28], İctimai Television (İTV), which was the EBU member that broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan, is one of country's public-service broadcasters. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 24 jan 2021 om 11:12. [82] Swedish diplomats replied that the EBU, Swedish TV and Loreen had not acted against the competition's rules. ", "EBU: List of Participants To Be Released Next Week", "Azerbaijan hopes Eurovision Song Contest will distract from poor human rights record", "Eurovision does little help to human rights in Azerbaijan", "Eurovision: The view from the courtroom", "Swedish Eurovision star strays into Azeri rights row", "Azerbaijan: Homeowners Evicted for City Beautification. [11] Even though the full cost of the contract was not named, the government allocated 6 million AZN for the construction of the venue. ", "José María Íñigo repite como comentarista de TVE en el Festival de Eurovisión", "Gina Dirawi och Edward af Sillén kommenterar Eurovision Song Contest", "mardi 22 mai à 21:00 sur RTS Deux Eurosong 2012 22. Out of the "Big Five" countries Germany, Italy and Spain all managed to rank within the top 10, finishing eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively. Preparations for construction began in the area shortly after the announcement. 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. [29][30] Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Azerbaijan, Iltimas Mammadov, stated that telecom networks were ready to host the event. Eurovision Song Contest 2012, the ceremony of awarding a symbolic key.jpg 4,018 × 2,673; 7.76 MB Eurovision taxi in Baku.jpg 3,264 × 1,832; 914 KB Eurovisionhelp.png 1,366 × 768; 237 KB 10.^ Ireland was originally scheduled to announce its votes as the 32nd country, but instead voted 42nd (last). ", "Tøpholm skal kommentere dansk Grand Prix", "Eurovision laulukilpailun 42 kilpailubiisiä lauantai-illan esikatselumaratonissa", "Eurovision 2012: Euroviisujen ensimmäinen karsinta", "Programme de Le 57ème Concours Eurovision de la chanson", "Soirée fun en vue: Mireille Dumas et Cyril Féraud commenteront l'Eurovision", "NDR 2 Spezial: Der umstrittene ESC in Baku", "Gunda goes to the Eurovision Song Contest", "Eurovision just won't be the same without Larry, admits Marty", "Non solo Gialappa's Band: la semifinale a Federica Gentile (Radio 2)", "La finale dell'Eurovision 2012 affidata a Solibello e Ardemagni (Radio 2)", "Noskaties, kādas dziesmas piedalīsies Eirovīzijas finālā VIDEO", "Jan Smit heeft altijd slingers op zak – Metro", "Welkom op de site van Eurovision Artists", "Ecco il video ufficiale de "L'amore è femmina". [13] On 25 January 2012, it was confirmed that the Baku Crystal Hall would be the venue of the contest. The other half in that particular pot competed in the second semi-final on 24 May 2012. Die Länder der Big Five (Deutschland, Frankreich, Italien, Spanien, Vereinigtes Königreich) und das Gastgeberland Aserbaidschan waren direkt für das Finale qualifiziert. Nevertheless, they also won 3 times, in 1985, 1995 and 2009. Jónsi performed "Heaven" in 2004, which placed 19th. [1] Nachdem der deutsche Beitrag Satellite der Interpretin Lena Meyer-Landrut im Jahr zuvor den 55. Location: Rotterdam Ahoy, Netherlands. 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. The album featured all 42 songs that entered in the 2012 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. [15][16], In a meeting of the Eurovision Reference Group on 29 June 2011,[17] 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. 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[25] 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. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. De asemenea, regulamentul concursului interzice și efectele pe voce. This file has been extracted from another file: Pht-Vugar Ibadov eurovision (18).jpg I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Marcel Bezençon Awards Η Λις Άσια, η νικήτρια του πρώτου Διαγωνισμού Τραγουδιού της Eurovision το 1956, συμμετείχε με το τραγούδι της "C'était ma vie" που γράφτηκε από τους Ralph Siegel και Jean Paul Cara στην εθνική επιλογή της Ελβετίας για το διαγωνισμό του 2012. Poland did not participate due to financial concerns. [80], The festival's winner Loreen met local human rights activists during the contest, the only entrant to do so. ", "Participants of Baku 2012 - Eurovision Song Contest", "Split Jury and Televoting results announced", "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed", "Scoreboard: Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Final 1", "Scoreboard: Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Final 2", "Scoreboard: Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Final", "Andorra: RTVA to quit the European Broadcasting Union! 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This was the second time in the Eurovision Song Contest that 26 countries were in the grand final, the first being the 2003 Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Ell & Nikki's win at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "Running Scared". The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. [6][7] 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. Info. [33] The 57th edition saw the return of Montenegro, who was last represented by Andrea Demirović in 2009. The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). [97], The Barbara Dex Award is a humorous fan award given to the worst dressed artist each year. 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 was already well under way on a clean construction site and thus there are no demolitions needed". Copy link. Eurovision Song Contest 2012 byl 57. ročník každoroční soutěže. 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. [24], 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. March 11 at 11:21 PM. In 2012, Buranovskiye Babushki, who are affectionately known by the Eurovision fans as “the grannies”, represented Russia in Eurovision. The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Martina Majerle, who represented Slovenia in 2009, returned as a backing vocalist for Slovenia. Austria, Azerbaijan, Italy, Montenegro, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia. Mehriban Aliyeva First Vice President. 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. Mai 2012 um 21:00 Uhr (MESZ) statt. Eurovision laulukilpailu 2012 ”Light Your Fire!” (”Sytytä tulesi!”) Päivämäärät; 1. semifinaali: 22. toukokuuta 2012: 2. semifinaali: 24. toukokuuta 2012: Finaali: 26. toukokuuta 2012: Isäntä; Tapahtumapaikka: Bakı Kristal Zalı, Baku, Azerbaidžan: Juontaja(t) Leyla Əliyeva Eldar Qasımov Nargiz Berk-Petersen: Isäntämaan toimittaja: İTV: Avajaisnumero With application you will be able to: - … [18], 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. [25] The postcards consisted of various shots of Azerbaijan, with a caption displaying 'Azerbaijan' and underneath 'Land of ...' (e.g. As expected Sweden’s Loreen won both the jury vote and the televote. Named after the founder of the contest, the awards were created and first handed at the 2002 contest by Christer Björkman (Sweden's representative in the 1992 contest and the country's current Head of Delegation), and Richard Herrey (a member of the Herreys who won the 1984 contest for Sweden). Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semi-final: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semi-final: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the grand final:[55]. Eurovision - Winner Betting Odds. It was the first time Azerbaijan had hosted the contest - only four years after the country made its debut. Baku's urba… This is a country that in recent years has over-performed for its small size because of … Regulamentul Eurovision interzice ca un interpret să facă playback în semifinale sau finala concursului internațional. Der 56. Vertically, the table is ordered by appearance in the grand final. [25][26], 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. Forty-two countries participated in the contest – one less than the record number of 43 set at the previous contest. [36][37] Kaliopi would then go on to represent Macedonia once more at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Assia attended the event in Baku as a guest of honour.[45]. 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". Eurovision Song Contest 2012 var den 57.Eurovision Song Contest og blev afholdt i Aserbajdsjan efter at Ell & Nikki vandt for Aserbajdsjan i Eurovision Song Contest 2011.. Den første semifinale blev afholdt 22. maj og den anden 24. maj 2012, mens finalen fandt sted lørdag den 26. maj 2012. Read more: Eurovision … 22 mei 2012: Halve finale 2: 24 mei 2012 Finale: 26 mei 2012 Presentatoren: Leyla Əliyeva Nərgiz Birk-Petersen Eldar Qasımov: Winnaar: Land Zweden: Lied: Euphoria: Artiest: Loreen: Tekst: Tomas Gustafsson, Peter Boström Componist: Peter Boström Andere gegevens: Stemgegevens: Elk land verdeelt 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 en 12 punten; 50% via televoting, 50% via een vakjury 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. Speaking in the latest episode of the The Euro Trip podcast, Eldar Gasimov, host of Eurovision 2012, has revealed he told eventual winner Loreen that he hoped Sweden would triumph in that year’s contest.. Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.The Latvian entry was selected through an Eirodziesma 2012, a national selection consisting of a web selection, two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Latvian broadcaster LTV. Azerbaijan, Italy and Spain voted in the first semi-final. [87] In response, Iran recalled its ambassador from Baku,[88] while Azerbaijan demanded a formal apology from Iran for its statements in connection with Baku's hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest,[89] and later also recalled its ambassador from Iran. Shopping. Buranovskiye Babushki. Top of Semi 1 would have been Sweden with 'Move' by The Mamas. [46], France, Germany and the United Kingdom voted in the second semi-final. [12], 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. The reason for this was technical difficulties in the minutes running up to the voting presentation. . E San Marino...", "Úspechy Romana Bomboša: Svadba, ocenenie a Eurovízia priamo v Baku! 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. 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. The winner was Sweden with the song "Euphoria", performed by Loreen and written by Thomas G:son and Peter Boström. 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", "Second Semi-Final: We have our ten qualifiers", "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Official Logo + Visual Identity", "Eurovision Song Contest governing body to meet in Baku first time", "Azercell becomes Eurovision 2012 Presenting Partner", "Brainpool chosen Eurovision 2012 Production Partner", "43 countries represented at Eurovision 2012", "FYR Macedonia: Kaliopi internally selected to Baku! Slogan: Open Up. READ MORE: Get to know the hosts! Read more. Similar to the 2011 contest an algorithm was used to add as much excitement as possible. 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. Danke, Anke! ", "Eurovízia s Balážom a Hubinákom - vyberajte najlepší komentár! [25] Some postcards focused on the host city of Baku with text changing to 'Baku' and underneath 'City of ...' (e.g. [151], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}40°20′39″N 49°51′01″E / 40.3442°N 49.8502°E / 40.3442; 49.8502, "Eurovision 2012" redirects here. Horizontally, the table is ordered by voting order. Po vítězství ázerbájdžánských reprezentantů, dua Ell & Nikki s písní "Running Scared"" na Eurovizi 2011 v Düsseldorfu byla soutěž uspořádána v Baku.. Vítězkou se stala švédská zástupkyně Loreen s písní "Euphoria", která obdržela 372 bodů, druhé nejvyšší skóre v historii (po Alexanderu Rybakovi. Azerbaijan's largest telecommunications operator, Azercell, was chosen as the presenting partner for the contest. With application you will be able to: - … [21] Before it withdrew, Armenia was drawn to perform in the first half of this semi-final. [21] 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. France will host Junior Eurovision 2021! Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom, Macedonia, Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Christian Rabb, Kristoffer Sjökvist, Frida Molander, Charlie Mason, No commentators (CCTV-15, broadcast the grand final on 1 December 2013, shortened into two hours), This page was last edited on 21 March 2021, at 12:21. Iranian clerics Ayatollah Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari and Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani condemned Azerbaijan for "anti-Islamic behaviour", claiming that Azerbaijan were going to host a gay parade.