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Own Eurovision Song Contest 4
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Dates
Semi-final 1 date 9 June 2012
Semi-final 2 date 10 June 2012
Final date 13 June 2012
Host
Venue Steel Aréna
Košice, Slovakia
Presenter(s) Celeste Buckingham
Carmel Buckingham
Broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS)
Opening act "Life is a game" by Kristina
Participants
Entries 37
Debuting Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Flag of Belarus Belarus
Flag of Finland Finland
Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
Vatican City Vatican City
Returning Flag of Albania Albania
Flag of Austria Austria
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus
Flag of Iceland Iceland
Flag of Italy Italy
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Withdrawing Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic
Flag of Greece Greece
Flag of Hungary Hungary
Macedonia Macedonia
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Voting
System Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winner Flag of Belgium Belgium
"Stand up"
Own Eurovision Song Contest
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Own Eurovision Song Contest 4, often referred to as OESC 4, was the 4th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The shows were held in Košice, Slovakia, after Kristina won the previous contest, with her song "Life is a game".

Thirty-seven countries have confirmed participation in the fourth edition. Azerbaijan, Belarus, Finland, Liechtenstein and Vatican City made their debut in the Own Eurovision Song Contest. Albania, Austria, Cyprus, Iceland, Italy and Portugal returned in the competition. Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Ukraine have announce their withdrawal.

The winner of the fourth edition was Funda with her song "Stand up", representing Belgium, receiving 146 points, winning with a margin of seven points in front of second place, who went to Croatia, third place got Romania, England got the 4th place and 5th place went to Bulgaria.


Venue

Steel Aréna – Košický štadión L. Trojáka is the new home arena of the ice hockey club HC Košice.

Steel Arena opened on February 24, 2006. Its capacity is 8,343 seats and was named in honour of the general sponsor of the club – the U. S. Steel Košice (a member of the United States Steel Corporation) and also in honour of Ladislav Troják, a Košice-born hockey player who was the first Slovak to win the World Championship with the Czechoslovakian national team.

Steel Aréna was one of the venues for the 2011 IIHF World Championship, which was hosted by Bratislava and Košice. The scoreboard, one of the most advanced LED scoreboards in the world was designed and manufactured by Colosseo, a Slovak company.

Location

Own Eurovision Song Contest 4 is located in Slovakia
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Košice
Location of the host city in Slovakia.

Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 240,000, Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia after the capital Bratislava.

Being the economic and cultural center of eastern Slovakia, Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region, the Slovak Constitutional Court, three universities, various dioceses, and many museums, galleries, and theaters. Košice is an important industrial center of Slovakia, and it accounts for about 9% of the country's GDP. The U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the biggest employer in the region. The town has good railway connections and an international airport.

The city has a well preserved historical center, which is the largest among Slovak towns. There are many heritage protected buildings in Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Art Nouveau styles with Slovakia's largest church: the St. Elisabeth Cathedral. The long main street, rimmed with aristocratic palaces, Catholic churches, and townsfolk's houses, is a thriving pedestrian zone with many boutiques, cafés, and restaurants. The city is well known as the first settlement in Europe to be granted its own coat-of-arms.

In 2013, it will hold the European Capital of Culture title together with Marseille, France.

The first evidence of inhabitance can be traced back to the end of the Paleolithic era. The first written reference to the Hungarian town of Košice (as the royal village - Villa Cassa) comes from 1230. After the Mongol invasion in 1241, King Béla IV of Hungary invited German colonists to fill the gaps in population.


The city was made of two independent settlements: Lower Košice and Upper Košice, amalgamated in the 13th century around the long lens-formed ring, of today's Main Street. The first known town privileges come from 1290. The city grew quickly because of its strategic location on an international trade route from agriculturally-rich central Hungary to central Poland, itself along a greater route connecting the Balkans and the Adriatic and Aegean seas to the Baltic Sea. The privileges given by the king were helpful in developing crafts, business, increasing importance (seat of the royal chamber for Upper Hungary), and for building its strong fortifications. In 1307, the first guild regulations were registered here and were the oldest in Kingdom of Hungary.

Participants

Returning artists

The following artists returned in the competition.

Contestant Currenty country Past country
Elena Apostoleanu Flag of Romania Romania Romania Romania 02
Tone Damli Flag of Norway Norway Norway Norway 02
Clamidia Flag of San Marino San Marino San Marino San Marino 03

Results

Semifinals

Semi-final 1

  • The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the voting of the countries, qualifies for the final.
  • Flag of Moldova Moldova, Scotland Scotland and Flag of Slovakia Slovakia(host country) voted in this semifinal.
  • Flag of Italy Italy was disqualified for not voting
Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Spain Spain Spanish Natalia "Loco por mí" Wild for me 8 54
02 Flag of Estonia Estonia English Hannah "You & I" 10 50
03 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan English Nikki Jamal "Crush on you" 5 73
04 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein English Cascada "Everytime we touch" 7 69
05 Flag of Ireland Ireland English The Wanted "Glad you came" 3 99
06 Vatican City Vatican City Italian Alex Britti "Solo una volta" Only once 15 19
07 Flag of Italy Italy Italian Giusy Ferreri "Novembre" November 161 64
08 Flag of Belarus Belarus Russian Irina Dorofeeva "Belarus sil'naya" Belarus the strongest 14 30
09 Flag of Belgium Belgium English Funda "Stand up" 1 125
10 Greenland Greenland English Aura Dione "Geronimo" 4 97
11 Flag of Malta Malta English Monroe "Life" 9 50
12 Flag of Serbia Serbia Serbian Cvija feat. Dara Bubamara "Noć za nas" The night for us 13 40
13 Flag of Romania Romania English INNA "Wow" 2 106
14 Flag of Finland Finland English Anna Abreu "Hysteria" 6 72
15 Flag of Turkey Turkey English Mert Hakan feat. Piny Fox "Time is up" 11 50
16 Flag of Israel Israel Hebrew Chen Aharoni "Nosea rahok" Driving far 12 46

Notes

1.^The country was supposed to qualify, but it was disqualified.

Semi-final 2

  • The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the voting of the countries, qualifies for the final.
  • Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, Flag of Slovakia Slovakia(host country) and Flag of Sweden Sweden votes in this semifinal.
  • Flag of San Marino San Marino was disqualified for not voting
Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Norway Norway English Tone Damli feat. Eric Saade "Imagine" 5 77
02 Flag of Denmark Denmark English Christopher "Against the odds" 6 76
03 Flag of Albania Albania English Miriam Cani feat. Alketa Vejsiul "Don't surrender" 11 59
04 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Bulgarian Alisia feat. Flori "Vajno li ti e?" How important is for you? 10 66
05 Flag of Russia Russia English Alexey Vorobyov "Shout it out" 8 67
06 Flag of Germany Germany English Schiller feat. Hen Ree "I will follow you" 7 68
07 Flag of Iceland Iceland English Selma Björnsdóttir "Weekender" 14 29
08 Flag of San Marino San Marino Italian Clamidia "Nora" 162 14
09 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania English Marijonas, Mantas & Mia "Celebrate basketball" 9 66
10 Flag of Armenia Armenia English Inga and Anush "You will not be alone" 15 24
11 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgarian Andrea "Hayde, opa" Come on, opa 3 101
12 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus English, Greek Ivi Adamou feat. TU "Madness" 4 97
13 England England English Adele "Someone like you" 2 108
14 Flag of Croatia Croatia Croatian, Italian Severina feat. FM "Italiana" Italian girl 1 120
15 Flag of Austria Austria English Julia "Beautiful" 13 30
16 Flag of Portugal Portugal Portuguese Filipa Ruas "Tensão" Tension 12 42

Notes

2.^ The country was disqualified.

Grand Final

The finalist are:


Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Greenland Greenland English Aura Dione "Geronimo" 8 100
02 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgarian Andrea "Hayde, opa" Come on, opa 5 108
03 Flag of Spain Spain Spanish Natalia "Loco por mí" Wild for me 22 57
04 Flag of Ireland Ireland English The Wanted "Glad you came" 10 90
05 Flag of Sweden Sweden English David Lindgren "Shout it out" 20 61
06 Flag of Croatia Croatia Croatian, Italian Severina feat. FM "Italiana" Italian girl 2 139
07 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian3 Dino Merlin "Undo" 25 33
08 Flag of Estonia Estonia English Hannah "You & I" 15 71
09 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania English Marijonas, Montas & Mia "Celebrate basketball" 18 70
10 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus English, Greek Ivi Adamou feat. TU "Madness" 7 101
11 Flag of Romania Romania English INNA "Wow" 3 116
12 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan English Nikki Jamal "Crush on you" 6 105
13 Flag of Germany Germany English Schiller feat. Hen Ree "I will follow you" 16 70
14 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia English TWiiNS "I don't know" 21 59
15 England England English Adele "Someone like you" 4 114
16 Flag of Denmark Denmark English Christopher "Against the odds" 9 92
17 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Bulgarian Alisia feat. Flori "Vajno li ti e?" How important is for you? 14 75
18 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein English Cascada "Everytime we touch" 24 46
19 Flag of Moldova Moldova English Cătălin Josan "Don't wanna miss you" 23 57
20 Flag of Russia Russia English Alexey Vorobyov "Shout it out" 17 70
21 Flag of Belgium Belgium English Funda "Stand up" 1 146
22 Flag of Malta Malta English Monroe "Life" 19 69
23 Flag of Finland Finland English Anna Abreu "Hysteria" 12 77
24 Scotland Scotland English Alexandra Burke "The silence" 13 77
25 Flag of Norway Norway English Tone Damli feat. Eric Saade "Imagine" 11 85

Notes

3.^ The song is in Bosnian, however, the English word is used in the song.

Scoreboards

Semifinal 1

Voting results Semifinal 1
Total Score Spain Estonia Azerbaijan Liechtenstein Ireland Vatican City Italy Belarus Belgium Greenland Malta Serbia Romania Finland Turkey Israel Moldova Scotland Slovakia
Contestants Spain 54 1 7 1 7 5 5 8 4 4 2 7 3
Estonia 50 5 3 2 10 6 3 1 8 3 1 8
Azerbaijan 73 10 8 10 12 8 5 8 6 2 4
Liechtenstein 69 6 10 8 8 2 5 5 7 5 12 1
Ireland 99 12 10 5 12 12 6 3 6 6 6 4 10 7
Vatican City 19 7 2 1 2 7
Italy 64 6 3 3 10 2 6 5 2 1 2 3 4 7 10
Belarus 30 4 7 12 1 1 3 2
Belgium 125 12 5 8 5 10 2 7 12 10 8 1 12 10 7 10 6
Greenland 97 8 6 7 6 3 10 10 10 5 12 6 6 8
Malta 50 3 2 7 1 8 6 4 5 1 1 8 4
Serbia 40 1 5 8 6 5 1 3 4 2 5
Romania 106 2 4 4 12 7 4 10 12 12 3 7 12 5 12
Finland 72 10 3 4 12 3 6 7 1 2 10 8 5 1
Turkey 50 8 12 6 7 4 7 4 2
Israel 46 2 4 1 4 3 4 2 12 8 3 3

Semifinal 2

Voting results Semifinal 2
Total Score Norway Denmark Albania Kosovo Russia Germany Iceland San Marino Lithuania Armenia Bulgaria Cyprus England Croatia Austria Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina Sweden Slovakia
Contestants Norway 77 8 7 7 5 8 4 2 6 8 7 1 12 2
Denmark 76 8 8 4 6 1 3 5 7 2 12 7 2 8 3
Albania 59 2 10 4 12 1 3 5 3 1 3 6 4 4 1
Kosovo 66 6 5 6 2 12 10 6 5 7 7
Russia 67 6 10 3 2 12 6 5 8 2 3 1 3 6
Germany 68 3 1 3 4 8 8 10 5 10 4 7 5
Iceland 29 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 1 2 3
San Marino 14 2 6 5 1
Lithuania 66 12 5 3 5 12 2 10 7 6 4
Armenia 24 1 12 1 1 7 1 1
Bulgaria 101 5 1 6 6 8 8 8 3 2 7 12 10 8 5 12
Cyprus 97 4 10 7 8 2 10 7 7 12 4 2 3 5 10 6
England 108 10 12 5 6 10 10 7 1 7 10 12 10 8
Croatia 120 7 4 12 10 12 5 12 6 8 12 8 12 2 10
Austria 30 5 1 10 8 6
Portugal 42 3 7 4 3 4 4 6 4 1 2 4

Grand Final

Voting results Grand Final
Total score Greenland Bulgaria Spain Ireland Sweden Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Lithuania Cyprus Romania Azerbaijan Germany Slovakia England Denmark Kosovo Liechtenstein Moldova Russia Belgium Malta Finland Scotland Norway Vatican Italy Bealarus Serbia Turkey Israel Albania Iceland San Marino Armenia Austria Portugal
Contestants Greenland 100 12 6 2 5 4 2 10 5 2 12 7 5 4 10 6 8
Bulgaria 108 12 8 1 5 7 7 7 10 10 8 7 5 2 12 7
Spain 57 4 1 4 6 6 4 7 1 6 1 1 10 6
Ireland 90 4 6 10 12 2 2 1 12 3 6 1 8 6 12 5
Sweden 61 2 8 5 8 5 4 5 10 3 8 3
Croatia 139 12 3 12 4 1 1 12 12 1 3 12 7 5 7 4 6 5 10 12 10
Bosnia&Herzegovina 33 5 8 2 12 1 5
Estonia 71 8 10 8 4 4 3 10 3 2 3 8 1 7
Lithuania 70 5 7 7 1 6 2 1 8 12 8 8 5
Cyprus 101 1 2 6 1 3 4 6 10 4 8 6 12 1 6 5 10 2 6 2 1 5
Romania 116 7 1 8 6 3 2 8 8 12 2 8 10 12 7 3 6 5 8
Azerbaijan 105 5 8 4 10 1 5 8 5 7 10 7 12 8 1 4 10
Germany 70 10 5 7 2 5 10 3 1 3 1 10 6 3 4
Slovakia 59 4 10 4 6 1 4 7 7 4 8 4
England 114 4 8 1 2 1 5 7 10 10 10 4 12 2 4 4 7 2 1 8 12
Denmark 92 3 6 8 7 3 8 3 7 1 6 12 7 2 6 3 10
Kosovo 75 3 3 12 2 8 6 2 4 6 8 10 1 7 3
Liechtenstein 46 12 1 7 3 10 3 10
Moldova 57 7 5 12 2 4 2 8 3 12
Russia 70 7 3 10 8 7 3 5 7 3 5 1 4 4 3
Belgium 146 10 3 5 6 12 4 4 7 2 6 7 10 2 10 12 6 6 8 12 3 5 6
Malta 69 2 12 3 5 10 10 3 3 6 1 4 8 2
Finland 77 12 2 7 1 1 12 4 8 2 3 2 12 2 7 2
Scotland 77 10 6 5 12 7 5 12 12 7 1
Norway 85 6 10 4 2 6 5 5 8 6 5 4 3 1 4 3 2 5 6
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.

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
6 Flag of Croatia Croatia Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Kosovo, Slovakia
3 Flag of Belgium Belgium Finland, Lithuania, Turkey
Flag of Finland Finland Belarus, Denmark, Greenland
Flag of Ireland Ireland Azerbaijan, Estonia, Norway
Scotland Scotland Albania, England, Israel
2 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Croatia, Iceland
England England Portugal, Scotland
Greenland Greenland Malta, Spain
Flag of Moldova Moldova Armenia, Romania
Flag of Romania Romania Moldova, Vatican City
1 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Italy
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Liechtenstein
Flag of Denmark Denmark Belgium
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Cyprus
Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Ireland
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Russia
Flag of Malta Malta Sweden

Voting ceremony

All 37 countries casted their votes. The countries revealed their votes in the following order.

See also

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