Own Eurovision Song Contest 12 Welcome to Andorra! | ||||
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Dates | ||||
Semi-final 1 date | 22 October 2012 | |||
Semi-final 2 date | 24 October 2012 | |||
Final date | 6 November 2012 | |||
Host | ||||
Venue | Poliesportiu d'Andorra Andorra la Vella, Andorra | |||
Presenter(s) | Tal Benyerzi | |||
Broadcaster | Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) | |||
Opening act | "Bandera blanca" by Pastora Soler (feat. David Bustamante) | |||
Participants | ||||
Entries | 49 | |||
Debuting | Morocco | |||
Returning | Austria Montenegro Norway San Marino Slovenia Ukraine | |||
Withdrawing | Albania Armenia Belarus Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Ireland Libya Monaco | |||
Voting | ||||
System | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs | |||
Winner | Poland "Electric bass" | |||
Own Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Own Eurovision Song Contest 12, often referred to as OESC #12, is the 12th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The contest is host in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, after Pastora Soler ft David Bustamante won the last edition, OESC #11, that took place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with their song "Bandera blanca". Morroco will make it's debut in this edition.
Andorra, host country, Greenland, Malta, Wales and Northern Ireland, also known as the Big five, will automatically qualify for the final. These countries manage to end in top six, last edition. Libya ended in top two, but withdrew, meaning that the country that won 6th place, in previous edition, will be part of the Big five.
This is the second time in the history of the contest, where the final includes twenty-seven countries. For the first time, the winner was disqualified for not voting, Morocco received a total amount of 227 points.
The contest was won by Poland's Marina Łuczenko and her song "Electric bass", which received 221 points, winning with a margin of 20 point. Poland's win was their first. The runner-up was Russia. Third place went to San Marino, fourth to Romania and Sweden taking the 5th place. The host country, Andorra manage to make it in the first part of the leaderboard , finishing on 6th place receiving 118 points.
Location
Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital.
As of 2011, the city has a population of 22,256, and the urban area, which includes Escaldes-Engordany plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants. The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax haven. Furniture and brandies are local products. Being at an elevation of 1,023 metres (3,356 ft), it is the highest capital city in Europe and a popular ski resort. The settlement of Andorra la Vella has been the principal city of Andorra since 1278 when the French and the Episcopal co-princes agreed to joint suzerainty. Andorra la Vella's old town—the Barri Antic—includes streets and buildings dating from this time. Its most notable building is the Casa de la Vall—constructed in the early sixteenth century—which has been the state's parliamentary house since 1702. Andorra la Vella was, during this period, the capital of a largely isolated and feudal state, which retained its independence due to this principle of co-sovereignty. Well into the twentieth century, the area around Andorra la Vella remained largely forgotten; indeed the state was not part of the Treaty of Versailles, simply because it was not noticed. After political turmoil in the 1930s and an attempted coup by Boris Skossyreff, an informal democracy developed. In 1993, the country's first constitution formalised this parliamentary democracy with executive, legislative, and judicial branches located in Andorra la Vella. During this period, Andorra also developed as a tax haven, resulting in the construction of modern banking offices in Andorra La Vella. The city also developed its skiing facilities, to the extent that Andorra la Vella was Andorra's applicant city for the XXI Olympic Winter Games, the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, Andorra la Vella was not selected by the IOC as a candidate city, following the evaluation report of an IOC commission. It also hosted both the 1991 and 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe.
Allocations draw
The draw to determine, in which positions, the countries from the semifinals and Big five will participate, was revealed on Thursday, 18 October 2012. Also, was determine which countries from the big five will vote in which semifinal.
On 27 October 2012, the final line-up was announced.
Participants
Forty-nine countries have confirmed participation in the 12th competition, with Morocco debuting, Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Ireland, Libya and Monaco withdrawing, with Austria, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, Slovenia and Ukraine returning in the contest.
Returning artists
Artist | Country | Previous edition(s) | Place(s) |
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Shy'm | Andorra | OESC #06 SF(for France) | 12th SF |
Nikki Jamal | Azerbaijan | OESC #04 | 6th |
OESC #08 | 16th | ||
OESC #10 SF | 17th SF | ||
Pamela Ramlajak | Bosnia and Herzegovina | OESC #05 | 8th |
Eleftheria Eleftheriou | Cyprus | OESC #09 (for Greece) | 9th |
Julie Berthelsen | Greenland | OESC #11(with Bryan Rice) | 3rd |
Yohanna | Iceland | OESC #08 | 7th |
OESC #10 | 21st | ||
Dana International | Israel | OESC #05 | 24th |
OESC #08 SF | 16th SF | ||
Elvana Gjata | Kosovo | OESC #07 (for Albania) | 12th |
OESC #11 SF (for Albania) | 11th SF | ||
Tal | Luxembourg | OESC #02 SF (for Monaco) | 15th SF |
OESC #07(for Andorra) | 13th | ||
Kelly Schembri | Malta | OESC #03 | 13th |
Loreen | Morocco | OESC #03(for Sweden) | 5th |
Nelly Furtado | Portugal | OESC #11 SF | 11th SF |
Nina Zilli | San Marino | OESC #11 SF (for Italy) | 9th SF |
TWiiNS | Slovakia | OESC #04 | 21st |
OESC #11 SF | 9th SF | ||
Maja Keuc | Slovenia | OESC #07 SF | 14th SF |
Timoteij | Sweden | OESC #05 | 4th |
OESC #10 | 19th | ||
Svetlana Loboda | Ukraine | OESC #07 SF | 22nd |
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
- on 22 October 2012, the seven qualifiers were announced.
- Andorra(host country), Malta and Wales will vote in this semi-final.
- The seven countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the final.
- Poland won the wildcard.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Ukraine | Russian | Svetlana Loboda | "Na svete" | On the Earth | 11 | 61 |
02 | Austria | German | Christina Stürmer | "Wir leben den Moment" | We are living the moment | 7 | 77 |
03 | Netherlands | Dutch | Xander de Buisonjé | "De wereld redden" | Save the world | 13 | 32 |
04 | Czech Republic | English | Jan Bendig | "Sweet 17" | — | 12 | 40 |
05 | Germany | English | Mandy Capristo | "The way I like it" | — | 2 | 88 |
06 | San Marino | Italian | Nina Zilli | "Per sempre" | Forever | 5 | 82 |
07 | Portugal | English, Portuguese | Nelly Furtado | "Força" | Strength | 3 | 88 |
08 | Azerbaijan | English | Nikki Jamal | "Can't let you go" | — | 9 | 73 |
09 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian | Pamela Ramljak | "Mamin sin" | Mama's boy | 10 | 65 |
10 | Lithuania | English | Inculto | "Welcome to Lithuania" | — | 14 | 20 |
11 | Morocco | English | Loreen | "Crying Out Your Name" | — | 1 | 121 |
12 | England | English | Jade Ewen | "My man" | — | 4 | 86 |
13 | Luxembourg | French | Tal | "Je prends le large" | I take off | 6 | 79 |
14 | Poland | English | MaRina | "Electric bass" | — | 8 | 74 |
Semifinal 2
- on 24 October 2012, the seven qualifiers were announced.
- Andorra(host country) and Greenland will vote in this semi-final.
- The seven countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the final.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Spain | Spanish | Chenoa | "Absurda Cenicienta (Shortcut to Heaven)" | Absurd Cinderella | 15 | 561 |
02 | Åland Islands | English | Ronya | "Hyperventilating" | — | 4 | 67 |
03 | Macedonia | English | Rennata | "I can take you there" | — | 10 | 48 |
04 | Hungary | Hungarian | SP | "Maradnék" | I'd stay | 1 | 76 |
05 | Greece | Greek | Nikos Vertis | "An eisai ena asteri" | If you are a star | 8 | 54 |
06 | Slovenia | English | Maja Keuc | "Free love" | — | 2 | 75 |
07 | Norway | Norwegian | Gabrielle | "Ring meg" | Call me | 5 | 67 |
08 | Kosovo | Albanian | Elvana Gjata | "Me ty" | With you | 7 | 54 |
09 | Croatia | Croatian | Klapa Šufit | "Ne diraj moju ljubav" | Don't touch my love | 13 | 28 |
10 | Romania | English | Kaiia vs Manilla Maniacs | "Crazy love" | — | 6 | 57 |
11 | Lebanon | English | Kristina Maria feat. JC Chasez | "Animal" | — | 3 | 72 |
12 | Liechtenstein | English | Aloha from Hell | "Walk away" | — | 14 | 842 |
13 | Denmark | Danish | Rasmus Seebach | "Lidt i fem" | Close to five | 12 | 35 |
14 | Georgia | English | Sofia Nizharadze | "When we danced" | — | 9 | 51 |
15 | Turkey | Turkish | Sertab Erener | "Bu böyle" | This way | 11 | 46 |
Notes
- 1.^The country was disqualified for not casting their votes.
- 2.^The country manage to receive the highest amount of points from this semi-final, unfortunately it was disqualified for not voting.
Semifinal 3
- On 26 October 2012 the seven finalists were announced.
- Andorra(host country) and Northern Ireland will vote in this semi-final.
- The seven countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the final.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Vatican City | Italian | Laura Pausini | "Invece no" | Instead no | 10 | 51 |
02 | Montenegro | Montenegrin | Bojan Marović | "Mislim na nas" | I think of us | 12 | 36 |
03 | Sweden | Swedish | Timoteij | "Kom" | Run | 4 | 83 |
04 | Moldova | English | Pasha Parfeny | "Dorule" | — | 2 | 84 |
05 | Israel | Hebrew | Dana International | "Nizachti" | I won | 13 | 34 |
06 | Scotland | English | Florence & The Machine | "Spectrum (Say my name)" | — | 15 | 674 |
07 | Russia | Russian | Slava | "Odinochestvo" | Loneliness | 1 | 109 |
08 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Grafa | "Nevidim" | Invisibile | 14 | 34 |
09 | Slovakia | English | TWiiNS | "Slip of the tongue" | — | 9 | 52 |
10 | Serbia | Serbian | Luna | "Dupla škorpija" | Double scorpion | 5 | 71 |
11 | Iceland | English | Yohanna | "Walking on water" | — | 11 | 48 |
12 | Belgium | English | Lasgo | "Tonight" | — | 3 | 84 |
13 | Italy | Italian | Antonella Lo Coco | "Cuore scoppiato" | Heart burst | 6 | 62 |
14 | Cyprus | Greek | Eleftheria Eleftheriou | "Taksidi sti vrohi" | Journey in the rain | 8 | 55 |
15 | Kazakhstan | Kazakh | Ayumi | "Ehim" | My song | 7 | 58 |
Notes
- 3.^Although the song is completely in English, the title is in Romanian.
- 4.^Although the country was declared qualifier, on 25 October 2012 the country was disqualified for cheating.
Second Chance Round
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Poland | English | MaRina | "Electric bass" | — | 1 | 74 |
02 | Greece | Greek | Nikos Vertis | "An eisai ena asteri" | If you are a star | 3 | 54 |
03 | Cyprus | Greek | Eleftheria Eleftheriou | "Taksidi sti vrohi" | Journey in the rain | 2 | 55 |
Final
The twenty-seven finalist are:
- The Big 5: Andorra(host country), Greenland, Malta, Northern Ireland and Wales.
- The top seven countries from the 1st semi-final.
- The top seven countries from the 2nd semi-final.
- The top seven countries from the 3rd semi-final.
- The wildcard.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Portugal | English, Portuguese | Nelly Furtado | "Força" | Strength | 12 | 96 |
02 | Slovenia | English | Maja Keuc | "Free love" | — | 15 | 88 |
03 | Kazakhstan | Kazakh | Ayumi | "Ehim" | My song | 21 | 62 |
04 | San Marino | Italian | Nina Zilli | "Per sempre" | Forever | 3 | 175 |
05 | Austria | German | Christina Stürmer | "Wir leben den Moment" | We are living the moment | 16 | 84 |
06 | Poland | English | MaRina | "Electric bass" | — | 1 | 221 |
07 | Wales | English | Amelia Lily | "You bring me joy" | — | 8 | 111 |
08 | Serbia | Serbian | Luna | "Dupla škorpija" | Double scorpion | 11 | 99 |
09 | Sweden | Swedish | Timoteij | "Kom" | Run | 5 | 131 |
10 | Malta | English | Honorebel feat. Stephen Davids & Kelly Schembri | "Strip search" | — | 23 | 52 |
11 | Luxembourg | French | Tal | "Je prends le large" | I take off | 17 | 84 |
12 | Belgium | English | Lasgo | "Tonight" | — | 19 | 77 |
13 | Russia | Russian | Slava | "Odinochestvo" | Loneliness | 2 | 201 |
14 | Moldova | English | Pasha Parfeny | "Dorule" | — | 7 | 111 |
15 | Åland Islands | English | Ronya | "Hyperventilating" | — | 20 | 74 |
16 | Northern Ireland | English | Nadine Coyle | "Insatiable" | — | 18 | 78 |
17 | Morocco | English | Loreen | "Crying Out Your Name" | — | 26 | 2275 |
18 | Andorra | French | Shy'm | "Prendre l'air" | Take the air | 6 | 118 |
19 | Italy | Italian | Antonella Lo Coco | "Cuore scoppiato" | Heart burst | 24 | 49 |
20 | Hungary | Hungarian | SP | "Maradnék" | I'd stay | 22 | 62 |
21 | Romania | English | Kaiia vs Manilla Maniacs | "Crazy love" | — | 4 | 135 |
22 | Greenland | English | Julie Berthelsen | "Moment bliss" | — | 25 | 45 |
23 | England | English | Jade Ewen | "My man" | — | 14 | 90 |
24 | Norway | Norwegian | Gabrielle | "Ring meg" | Call me | 27 | 746 |
25 | Kosovo | Albanian | Elvana Gjata | "Me ty" | With you | 10 | 101 |
26 | Germany | English | Mandy Capristo | "The way I like it" | — | 13 | 95 |
27 | Lebanon | English | Kristina Maria feat. JC Chasez | "Animal" | — | 9 | 102 |
Notes
- 5.^The country manage to receive the highest amount of points from the final, not only that, but the number of points is a record till date in the contest. Unfortunately, the country's votes were not sent on time, so the country was disqualified.
- 6.^The country was disqualified for not voting, if Morocco and Norway's votes were cast, Norway should've end on 22nd place.
Scoreboards
Semi-final 1
Semi-final 2
Semi-final 3
Grand Final
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:
No. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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7 | Morocco | Azerbaijan, Greece, Kosovo, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Wales |
San Marino | FYR Macedonia, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia | |
4 | Poland | Malta, Moldova, The Netherlands, Turkey |
3 | Andorra | Austria, Luxembourg, Spain |
Portugal | Andorra, England, San Marino | |
Russia | Croatia, Belgium, Vatican City | |
Sweden | Austria, Luxembourg, Spain | |
2 | Austria | Czech Republic, Lebanon |
England | Bulgaria, Georgia | |
Germany | Denmark, Norway | |
Lebanon | Hungary, Portugal | |
Moldova | Montenegro, Åland Islands | |
1 | Greenland | Kazakhstan |
Hungary | Romania | |
Kosovo | Morocco | |
Luxembourg | Iceland | |
Northern Ireland | Poland | |
Norway | Norway | |
Romania | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Slovenia | Serbia | |
Wales | Liechtenstein |
Voting ceremony
All 49 countries casted their votes, with the exception of Morocco, which didn't sent their votes in time, they were replaced by a jury.
Country order
- Åland Islands
- Moldova
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Italy
- Slovakia
- Northern Ireland
- Lebanon
- Georgia
- Poland
- Belgium
- San Marino
- Cyprus
- Andorra
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Macedonia
- Netherlands
- Slovenia
- Russia
- Croatia
- England
- Wales
- Greenland
- Serbia
- Malta
- Azerbaijan
- Luxembourg
- Iceland
- Kazakhstan
- Bulgaria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sweden
- Lithuania
- Germany
- Scotland
- Austria
- Liechtenstein
- Spain
- Vatican City
- Montenegro
- Denmark
- Kosovo
- Israel
- Greece
- Portugal
- Morocco
- Norway
- Romania
Spokepersons
- Jenni Vartiainen
- Diana Grigor
- Iva Frühlingová
- Friderika Bayer
- Veronica Scopelliti
- Miroslav Šmajda
- Nicola Roberts
- Nelly Makdissi
- TBA
- Sylwia Grzeszczak
- Manuela Kamosi
- Senhit Zadik
- Anna Vissi
- Javier Estrada
- Beren Saat
- Karolina Kuiek
- Bobby Andonov
- Arjen Robben
- Lara Baruco
- Elena Maksimova
- Elizabeta Burg
- Andrew Webber
- Katherine Jenkins
- Maria Joensen
- Željko Joksimović
- Deborah C
- Priscilla Lee
- Patricia Kaas
- Vala Torfadóttir
- Kesh You
- Miroslav Kostadinov
- Ivana Maric
- Kevin Borg
- Aistė Pilvelytė
- Ereilt Raffaela
- Eamon Doorley
- Nadine Beiler
- Selina Bübl
- Jesús Vázquez
- Antonio Maiello
- Andrija Milošević
- Sanne Madsen
- Rita Ora
- Harel Skaat
- Katerina Kainourgiou
- Rodrigo Soares
- Sofia Essaïdi
- Tone Damli
- Elena Apostoleanu
Cities
- Mariehamn
- Chișinău
- Litvinov
- Budapest
- Venice
- Košice
- Belfast
- Beirut
- Tbilisi
- Lublin
- Antwerp
- San Marino
- Nicosia
- Andorra la Vella
- Istanbul
- Kiev
- Skopje
- Amsterdam
- Ljubljana
- Kursk
- Zagreb
- London
- Cardiff
- Sisimiut
- Belgrade
- Valletta
- Baku
- Luxembourg
- Reykjavik
- Astana
- Sofia
- Livno
- Stockholm
- Vilnius
- Berlin
- Glasgow
- Salzburg
- Vaduz
- Ogassa
- Vatican City
- Podgorica
- Copenhagen
- Pristina
- Tel Aviv
- Livadeia
- Maia
- Casablanca
- Oslo
- Sibiu
See also
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