Own Eurovision Song Contest 11 Welcome to the Netherlands! | ||||
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Dates | ||||
Semi-final 1 date | 3 October 2012 | |||
Semi-final 2 date | 4 October 2012 | |||
Final date | 15 October 2012 | |||
Host | ||||
Venue | Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
Presenter(s) | Ilse DeLange Joan Franka Ralf Mackenbach | |||
Broadcaster | TROS | |||
Opening act | "In and out of love" by Armin van Buuren (feat. Sharon den Adel) | |||
Participants | ||||
Entries | 52 | |||
Debuting | Libya | |||
Returning | Belarus Germany Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Macedonia Portugal Slovakia Vatican City Åland Islands | |||
Withdrawing | Austria Montenegro Norway Ukraine | |||
Voting | ||||
System | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs | |||
Winner | Andorra "Bandera blanca" | |||
Own Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Own Eurovision Song Contest 11, often referred to as OESC #11, is the 11th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The contest is host in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, after Armin van Buuren and Sharon den Adel won the special edition, OESC #10, that took place in Copenhagen, Denmark with their song "In and out of love". Libya will make its debut in the contest.
A record of fifty-two countries wishes to participate in this edition. To accommodate the increasing number of countries, a new rule will be introduced: the countries will battle in three semi-finals to reach the grand final. That means, only seven countries, from each semi-final, will qualify for the Grand Final.
The Netherlands, host country, Malta, Denmark, Belgium and Moldova, being Top 5 from last edition, also known as the Big 5, will automatically qualify for the final.
The contest was won by Andorra's Pastora Soler and David Bustamante and their song "Bandera blanca", which received 183 points, winning with a margin of only one point. Andorra's win was their first. The runner-up was Libya, scoring second on their debut. Third place went to Greenland, fourth to Malta and Wales taking the 5th place. The host country, The Netherlands manage to make it in the first part of the leaderboard , finishing on 7th place receiving 146 points.
Venue
Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the country and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events. The stadium has a retractable roof combined with a grass surface. It has a capacity of 53,052 seats during football matches and 68,000 places during concerts if a centre-stage setup is used (the stage in the middle of the pitch); for end-stage concerts, the capacity is 50,000, and for concerts where the stage is located in the east side of the stadium, the capacity is 35,000. It held UEFA five-star stadium status which was superseded by a new system of classification. On 15 May 2013, the Amsterdam Arena hosted the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final between S.L. Benfica and Chelsea F.C. which Chelsea won 2-1.
The stadium is the home of the association football club AFC Ajax (1996–present) and was the home of the now-defunct American football club Amsterdam Admirals (1996–2007). It was one of the stadiums used during Euro 2000. Both international and Dutch artists gave concerts in the ArenA, including Celine Dion, Madonna, Michael Jackson, André Hazes and The Rolling Stones. Dance event Sensation is held in the stadium every year.
Location
Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. Its status as the Dutch capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although Amsterdam is not the seat of the Dutch government which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 801,200 within city limits, 1,557,905 in the urban region and 2,332,839 in the greater metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. It comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 7 million.
Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age, a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city was the leading center for finance and diamonds. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded, and many new neighborhoods and suburbs were planned and built. The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam (in Dutch: 'grachtengordel'), located in the heart of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2010.
As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe, Amsterdam is considered an alpha world city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group. The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, and 7 of the world's top 500 companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city. In 2012, Amsterdam was ranked 2nd best city to live by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and 12th globally on quality of living by Mercer. The city was previously ranked 3rd in innovation by 2th in know in the Innovation Cities Index 2009.
This is the first time, so far, the contest is held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Allocations semifinals and final
The draw to determine in which semi-finals are going to participate the semifinalist was held on Wensday 26 September 2012. Forty-seven countries have been distributed in one of three semifinals, respectively sixteen countries were drawn in the first semi-final, fifteen in the second semi-final and sixteen in the third semifinal. The countries were revealed on the 27th of September 2012. Also, was discovered how the Big Five will vote in the semi-finals.
Semi-Final Running Order
On 28 September 2012, the allocation draw to determine the semi-final running order was held .
Grand Final Running Order
On 5 October 2012, the allocation draw to determine the final running order was held.
Participants
Fifty-two countries have confirmed participation in the 11th competition, with Libya debuting, Austria, Montenegro, Norway and Ukraine withdrawing. Åland Islands, Belarus, FYR Macedonia, Germany, Italy,Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Slovakia and Vatican City returns in the contest.
Returning artists
Artist | Country | Previous edition(s) | Place(s) |
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Eric Saade | Åland Islands | OESC #04(for Norway with Tone Damli) | 11th |
OESC #10(for Norway with Tone Damli) | 18th | ||
Elvana Gjata | Albania | OESC #07 | 12th |
Sofi Mkheyan | Armenia | OESC #08 SF | 16th SF |
OESC #10 SF | 13th SF | ||
Safura | Azerbaijan | OESC #06 | 9th |
Kate Ryan | Belgium | OESC #03 | 19th |
Colonia | Croatia | OESC #08 | 9th |
Valando Tryfonos | Cyprus | OESC #08(for Greece) | 13th |
Getter Jaani | Estonia | OESC #05(with Koit Toome) | 6th |
OESC #07 | 11th | ||
OESC #10 SF | 12th SF | ||
Christopher | Faroe Islands | OESC #04(for Denmark) | 9th |
Bob Sinclar | France | OESC #06(for Bulgaria with Sahara and Shaggy) | 20th |
Karolina Goceva | FYR Macedonia | OESC #03(with Vlatko Stefanovski) | 12th |
Nina Badric | FYR Macedonia | OESC #01(for Bosnia and Herzegovina with Hari Varesanovic) | 12th |
OESC #03 (for Croatia ) | 4th | ||
OESC #07 SF(with Tavitjan Brothers) | 18th SF | ||
Helena Paparizou | Greece | OESC #01(as part of Antique) | 3rd |
Balogh Brigitta | Hungary | OESC #08(with Snoop Dogg) | 12th |
OESC #10(with Snoop Dogg) | 12th | ||
One Direction | Ireland | OESC #03(for Scotland) | 6th |
OESC #08(for Ireland) | 5th | ||
Kesh You | Kazakhstan | OESC #08 SF | 14th SF |
OESC #10 SF | 18th SF | ||
Lauris Reiniks | Lithuania | OESC #05 SF(with Monika) | 12th SF |
Cascada | Luxembourg | OESC #04 (for Liechtenstein ) | 24th |
Raquela | Malta | OESC #01 SF | 11th SF |
David Guetta | Monaco | OESC #06(with Nicki Minaj) | 18th |
OESC #07 SF(with Snoop Dogg) | 20th SF | ||
OESC #07 (for France with Sia) | 5th | ||
OESC #10(for France with Sia) | 15th | ||
The Saturdays | Northern Ireland | OESC #06(for Ireland) | 12th |
Andra | Romania | OESC #03 | 9th |
Alsu | Russia | OESC #02 | 19th |
TWiiNS | Slovakia | OESC #04 | 21st |
David Bisbal | Spain | OESC #02(for Andorra) | 22nd |
OESC #06 SF(with Miley Cyrus) | 18th SF | ||
Hande Yener | Turkey | OESC #06 | 19th |
Toše Proeski | Vatican City | OESC #02(for Macedonia) | 9th |
OESC #08(for Macedonia) | 21st |
Results
Semifinals
Semi-final 1
On the 3rd of October 2012, the seven countries that have qualified to the final were revealed.
- Malta and Netherlands(host country) 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 | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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01 | Italy | Nina Zilli | "L'uomo che amava le donne" | 9 | 70 |
02 | Belarus | Anastasia Vinnikova | "Shining in twilight" | 12 | 50 |
03 | Northern Ireland | The Saturdays | "Up" | 4 | 79 |
04 | Faroe Islands | Christopher | "Nothing in common" | 2 | 95 |
05 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Vesna Pisarović | "Da je meni (Oko moje)" | 16 | 25 |
06 | Bulgaria | Deep Zone Project | "I love my DJ" | 5 | 77 |
07 | Libya | Nadia Ali | "Rapture" | 1 | 107 |
08 | Russia | Alsu | "Teardrops" | 8 | 70 |
09 | Georgia | Nino Dzotsenidze | "Shavia zghva" | 6 | 75 |
10 | Åland Islands | Eric Saade feat. Dev | "Hotter than fire" | 3 | 94 |
11 | Lithuania | Lauris Reiniks | "Aš bėgu" | 7 | 71 |
12 | Czech Republic | Revolverheld feat. Marta Jandová | "Halt Dich an mir fest" | 14 | 35 |
13 | Greece | Helena Paparizou | "Pios" | 13 | 50 |
14 | Kosovo | Genta Ismajli feat. DJ Blunt & Real 1 | "Ole Ole" | 10 | 63 |
15 | Scotland | Ellie Goulding | "Your song" | 11 | 53 |
16 | Israel | Dana Lapidot | "Halo adon, shalom gvirti" | 15 | 30 |
Semi-final 2
On the 4th of October 2012 the qualified countries were revealed.
- Belgium, Denmark and Netherlands(host country) 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 | Albania | Albanian | Elvana Gjata | "Afër dhe larg" | Near and far | 11 | 60 |
02 | France | Italian | Bob Sinclar & Raffaella Carrà | "Far l'amore" | Make love | 15 | 37 |
03 | Liechtenstein | English | Eisblume | "Iceflowers" | - | 14 | 57 |
04 | Armenia | Armenian | Sofi Mkheyan | "Uzum em xosel" | I want to talk | 12 | 60 |
05 | Spain | Spanish | David Bisbal | "Dígale" | Tell her | 6 | 79 |
06 | England | English | Stooshe | "Black heart" | - | 8 | 64 |
07 | Greenland | English | Bryan Rice feat. Julie | "Curtain call" | - | 3 | 87 |
08 | Poland | Polish | Alexandra | "Poplyniemy daleko" | Sail far | 4 | 84 |
09 | Cyprus | English | Valando Tryfonos | "The time is now" | - | 9 | 64 |
10 | Finland | Finnish | Robin | "Frontside ollie" | - | 2 | 91 |
11 | Iceland | English | Of Monsters and Men | "Little talks" | - | 10 | 62 |
12 | Azerbaijan | English | Safura | "Paradise" | - | 1 | 94 |
13 | Romania | English | Andra | "Something new" | - | 7 | 66 |
14 | Kazakhstan | Kazakh | Kesh You | "Asykpa" | Don't hurry | 13 | 58 |
15 | Germany | English | Roman Lob | "Call out the sun" | - | 5 | 81 |
Semi-final 3
On the 5th of October 2012, the seven qualified countries were revealed.
- Moldova and Netherlands(host country) 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 | Sweden | English | Linda Sundblad | "2 all my girls" | - | 14 | 38 |
02 | Turkey | Turkish | Hande Yener | "Bodrum" | - | 16 | 29 |
03 | Portugal | English | Nelly Furtado | "Powerless (Say What You Want)" | - | 11 | 56 |
04 | Serbia | Serbian | Saša Kovačević | "Lapsus" | Misspoke | 12 | 53 |
05 | Vatican City | Italian | Toše Proeski & Gianna Nannini | "Aria" | Air | 15 | 33 |
06 | Hungary | English | Balogh Brigitta | "Cruel intention" | - | 6 | 72 |
07 | Andorra | Spanish | Pastora Soler & Bustamante | "Bandera blanca" | White flag | 4 | 78 |
08 | Estonia | English | Getter Jaani | "Robot" | - | 8 | 69 |
09 | Ireland | English | One Direction | "Live while we're young" | - | 2 | 101 |
10 | Lebanon | English | Mika | "Relax, take it easy" | - | 7 | 71 |
11 | Croatia | Croatian | Colonia | "Laž za laž" | A lie for a lie | 13 | 48 |
12 | Macedonia | Macedonian | Nina, Karolina, Aleksandra & Maya | "Moj je život moja pjesma" | My life is my song | 10 | 58 |
13 | Monaco | English | David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland | "When love takes over" | - | 1 | 109 |
14 | Slovakia | English | TWiiNS | "Compromise" | - | 9 | 59 |
15 | Luxembourg | English | Cascada | "The rhytm of the night" | - | 5 | 72 |
16 | Wales | English | Duffy | "Mercy" | - | 3 | 98 |
Grand Final
The twenty-six finalist are:
- The Big 5: Belgium, Denmark, Malta, Moldova and Netherlands(host country).
- 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.
Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Spain | Spanish | David Bisbal | "Dígale" | Tell her | 10 | 126 |
02 | Azerbaijan | English | Safura | "Paradise" | - | 16 | 97 |
03 | Denmark | English | Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand | "Let me think about it" | - | 20 | 82 |
04 | Greenland | English | Bryan Rice feat. Julie | "Curtain call" | - | 3 | 157 |
05 | Andorra | Spanish | Pastora Soler & Bustamante | "Bandera blanca" | White flag | 1 | 183 |
06 | Bulgaria | English | Deep Zone Project | "I love my DJ" | - | 17 | 94 |
07 | Netherlands | English | Ilse DeLange | "Hurricane" | - | 7 | 146 |
08 | Åland Islands | English | Eric Saade feat. Dev | "Hotter than fire" | - | 8 | 145 |
09 | Belgium | French | Kate Ryan | "Voyage Voyage" | Travel Travel | 15 | 103 |
10 | Malta | English | Raquela | "If I could do it all again" | - | 4 | 156 |
11 | Ireland | English | One Direction | "Live while we're young" | - | 12 | 123 |
12 | Lithuania | Lithuanian | Lauris Reiniks | "Aš bėgu" | I'm running | 23 | 76 |
13 | Moldova | English | Dj Layla feat. Sianna | "I'm your angel" | - | 14 | 114 |
14 | Wales | English | Duffy | "Mercy" | - | 5 | 153 |
15 | Lebanon | English | Mika | "Relax, take it easy" | - | 13 | 119 |
16 | Libya | English | Nadia Ali | "Rapture" | - | 2 | 182 |
17 | Faroe Islands | English | Christopher | "Nothing in common" | - | 19 | 88 |
18 | Hungary | English | Balogh Brigitta | "Cruel intention" | - | 24 | 63 |
19 | Romania | English | Andra | "Something new" | - | 9 | 136 |
20 | Finland | Finnish | Robin | "Frontside ollie" | - | 26 | 37 |
21 | Northern Ireland | English | The Saturdays | "Up" | - | 6 | 146 |
22 | Monaco | English | David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland | "When love takes over" | - | 11 | 124 |
23 | Germany | English | Roman Lob | "Call out the sun" | - | 21 | 81 |
24 | Georgia | Georgian | Nino Dzotsenidze | "Shavia zghva" | The black sea | 22 | 78 |
25 | Luxembourg | English | Cascada | "The rhytm of the night" | - | 25 | 57 |
26 | Poland | Polish | Alexandra | "Poplyniemy daleko" | Sail far | 18 | 92 |
Scoreboards
Semi-final 1
Semi-final 2
Semi-final 3
Grand Final
Three parts of the voting results will be shown:
- on 13 October 2012, the first part of the voting results was revealed.
- on 14 October 2012, the second part of the voting results was revealed.
- on 15 October 2012, the third part of the voting results was revealed.
Voting and spokespersons
51 out of 52 countries have voted in the Grand Final. Portugal didn't vote in the Grand Final. The order was used to add as much excitement as possible. The spokespersons and the city from where they were calling, were shown alongside each country.
Country Order
- Malta
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- Åland Islands
- Russia
- Andorra
- Belgium
- Romania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Northern Ireland
- Wales
- Cyprus
- Vatican City
- Slovakia
- Monaco
- Azerbaijan
- Czech Republic
- Belarus
- Moldova
- Luxembourg
- Poland
- France
- Lithuania
- Georgia
- Macedonia
- Finland
- Italy
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Albania
- Croatia
- Ireland
- Kazakhstan
- Faroe Islands
- Spain
- Hungary
- Greenland
- Lebanon
- England
- Israel
- Scotland
- Bulgaria
- Libya
- Denmark
- Kosovo
- Turkey
- Greece
- Serbia
- Estonia
- Armenia
- Germany
- Valletta
- Stockholm
- Amsterdam
- Mariehamn
- Saint Petersburg
- Ordino
- Brussels
- Craiova
- Mostar
- Belfast
- Cardiff
- Limassol
- Vatican City
- Bratislava
- Monte Carlo
- Baku
- Prague
- Minsk
- Chișinău
- Luxembourg
- Lublin
- Paris
- Vilnius
- Tbilisi
- Skopje
- Helsinki
- San Remo
- Reykjavik
- Vaduz
- Tirana
- Zagreb
- Dublin
- Astana
- Torshavn
- Barcelona
- Budapest
- Sisimiut
- Beirut
- Brighton
- Haifa
- Glasgow
- Sofia
- Tripoli
- Copenhagen
- Pristina
- Istanbul
- Athens
- Belgrade
- Tallinn
- Yerevan
- Berlin
Spokepersons
- Kevin Borg
- Helena Paparizou
- Marike Jager
- Daniel Saucedo
- Natalia Zemtsova
- Gerard Piqué
- Dennis De Neyer
- Alina Şleahtiţkaia
- Vesna Pisarović
- Nadine Coyle
- Mariana Diamandis
- George Michael
- Raphael Gualazzi
- Kristina Peláková
- Tal Benyerzi
- Sabina Babayeva
- Markéta Jakšlová
- Irina Dorofeyeva
- Dan Bălan
- Patricia Kaas
- Edyta Gorniak
- David Guetta
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Sofia Nizharadze
- Sara Markoska
- Jørgen Petersen
- Emmanuela Marrone
- Jóhanna Jónsdóttir
- Sarah Terenzi
- James Belushi
- Doris Pinčić
- Tula Contostavlos
- Ainura Toleuova
- Christina Chanée
- Cristina Pedroche
- Gabriella Tóth
- Maria Joensen
- Dolly Shaheen
- Adele Adkins
- Dana International
- Alexander Claire
- Teodora Andreeva
- Ayman Alatar
- Rasmus Seebach
- Blerim Destani
- Atiye Deniz
- Elena Papavasileiou
- Natasa Bekvalac
- Ott Lepland
- Eva Rivas
- Lena Meyer-Landrut
See also
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