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Own Eurovision Song Contest 8
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OESC 08
Dates
Semi-final 1 date 12 August 2012
Semi-final 2 date 13 August 2012
Final date 19 August 2012
Host
Venue Telenor Arena
Oslo, Norway
Presenter(s) Tone Damli
Eric Saade
Broadcaster Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
Opening act "Europe's skies" by Alexander Rybak
Participants
Entries 44
Debuting Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Flag of Latvia Latvia
Åland Islands Åland Islands
Returning Flag of Armenia Armenia
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Flag of Finland Finland
Greenland Greenland
Flag of Iceland Iceland
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Withdrawing Flag of Austria Austria
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus
Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Flag of Italy Italy
Flag of Monaco Monaco
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Flag of Poland Poland
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Voting
System Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winner Flag of Sweden Sweden
"Release me"
Own Eurovision Song Contest
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Own Eurovision Song Contest 8, often referred to as OESC #08, was the 8th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The Grand Final took place on 19 August 2012 at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway.

The contest was won by Sweden's Agnes with her song "Release me", which received a total amount of 172 points winning by a margin of 17 points. Second place went to Romania, third to Scotland, fourth to Andorra, and Ireland taking the 5th.

Forty-four countries participated in the contest.Kazakhstan, Latvia and Åland Islands made their debut in the Own Eurovision Song Contest. The Own Eurovision Song Contest 8 saw the return of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Finland, Iceland, Montenegro and Portugal. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Poland and Ukraine have announced their withdrawal.


Venue

Telenor Arena, sometimes referred to as Fornebu Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located at Fornebu in Bærum, outside Oslo, Norway. It serves as a venue for a variety of events, including concerts, exhibitions, action shows, family shows, TV and sport. It has a capacity for 15,000 spectators for sports and 23,000 for concerts, including 40 luxury boxes and club seating for 1,200. The venue has a fixed roof and an asphalt floor. The venue was opened ahead of the 2009 season as a replacement for Nadderud Stadion. It cost 585 million Norwegian krone (NOK) to build, of which NOK 300 million was for the sports venue.

During the 2000s, Nadderud was below standards for play in the top national league. Fornebu was at the time undergoing an urban redevelopment; after several years of negotiations and public grants, Stabæk secured a lot in 2004. Construction started in 2007. In 2010, a disagreement arose between the club and venue-owner Kjell Chr. Ulrichsen, with the latter demanding that the team leave the venue to allow for more event revenue. Telenor Arena has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, as well as concerts for Bon Jovi, Madonna, AC/DC, Tina Turner, Metallica, Scorpions Andrea Bocelli, Iron Maiden, Roger Waters The Wall, Foo Fighters, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Beyoncé. Telenor holds the naming rights.


Location

Own Eurovision Song Contest 8 is located in Norway
Red pog
Oslo
Location of the host city in Norway.

Oslo is the capital of and most populous city in Norway. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, the city was moved closer to Akershus Castle during the reign of King Christian IV and renamed Christiania in his honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. Following a spelling reform, it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925, when its original Norwegian name was restored.

According to the Norse sagas, Oslo was founded around 1049 by King Harald Hardråde. Recent archaeological research has uncovered Christian burials which can be dated to prior to AD 1000, evidence of a preceding urban settlement.[citation needed] This called for the celebration of Oslo's millennium in 2000.

It has been regarded as the capital city since the reign of King Haakon V (1299–1319), the first king to reside permanently in the city. He also started the construction of the Akershus Castle. A century later, Norway was the weaker part in a personal union with Denmark, and Oslo's role was reduced to that of provincial administrative centre, with the monarchs residing in Copenhagen. The fact that the University of Oslo was founded as late as 1811 had an adverse effect on the development of the nation.

Oslo was destroyed several times by fire, and after the fourteenth calamity, in 1624, King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway ordered it rebuilt at a new site across the bay, near Akershus Castle and given the name Christiania. Long before this, Christiania had started to establish its stature as a centre of commerce and culture in Norway. The part of the city built starting in 1624 is now often called Kvadraturen because of its orthogonal layout. The last plague outbreak ravaged Oslo in 1654. In 1814 Christiania once more became a real capital when the union with Denmark was dissolved.

Many landmarks were built in the 19th century, including the Royal Palace (1825–1848); Stortinget (the Parliament) (1861–1866), the University, Nationaltheatret and the Stock Exchange. Among the world-famous artists who lived here during this period were Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun (the latter was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature). In 1850, Christiania also overtook Bergen and became the most populous city in the country. In 1877 the city was renamed Kristiania. The original name of Oslo was restored in 1925

Participants

Forty-four countries have confirmed participation for the 8th edition, with three countries debuting, respectively Kazakhstan, Latvia and Åland Islands. Also, the Own Eurovision Song Contest 8 saw the return of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Finland, Iceland, Montenegro and Portugal.

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Monaco, Northern Ireland, Poland and Ukraine decided to withdraw.

Returning artists

Artist Country Previous edition(s) Place(s)
INNA Flag of Andorra Andorra OESC #02(for Flag of Romania Romania) 2nd
OESC #04(for Flag of Romania Romania) 3rd
OESC #07(for Flag of Romania Romania) 16th
Juan Magan Flag of Andorra Andorra OESC #07 SF(for Flag of Spain Spain) 12th SF
Nikki Jamal Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan OESC #04 6th
Tose Proeski Macedonia Macedonia OESC #02 9th
Snoop Dogg Flag of Hungary Hungary OESC #07 SF(for Flag of Monaco Monaco with David Guetta) 20th SF
One Direction Flag of Ireland Ireland OESC #03(for Scotland Scotland) 6th
Dana International Flag of Israel Israel OESC #05 24th
Serebro Flag of Russia Russia OESC #01 5th
Rihanna Scotland Scotland OESC #05(for England England with Coldplay) 15th
Agnes Flag of Sweden Sweden OESC #06 8th
Atomic Angels Flag of Switzerland Switzerland OESC #06 16th
Nightwish Åland Islands Åland Islands OESC #06(for Flag of Finland Finland) 6th

Results

Semifinals

Semi-Final 1

  • The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the voting of the countries, qualified for the final.
  • Flag of Belgium Belgium, Flag of Norway Norway(host country) and Flag of Serbia Serbia voted in this semifinal.
  • Flag of Armenia Armenia, Flag of France France, Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein and Flag of Turkey Turkey were the disqualified for not voting.
  • The 10 qualifiers were announced on 12 August 2012.
Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Romania Romania English Antonia "Marionette" 3 93
02 Flag of Latvia Latvia English Ella & Tito Torres "Sunrise" 13 31
03 Flag of France France English Anggun "I'll be alright" 171 54
04 Flag of Georgia Georgia English

2

Goga Khachidze "Summer in Batumi" 12 36
05 Flag of Denmark Denmark English The Storm "My crown" 10 45
06 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein English Monrose "Like a lady" 181 48
07 Flag of Ireland Ireland English One Direction "What makes you beautiful" 2 103
08 Flag of Armenia Armenia Armenian Sofi Mkheyan "2012" 161 68
09 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Montenegrin In Vivo feat. Boyant "Moje leto" My summer 7 53
10 Greenland Greenland English Alphabeat "Fascination" 9 51
11 Åland Islands Åland Islands English Nightwish "Bye bye beautiful" 11 43
12 Macedonia Macedonia English Toše Proeski "The hardest thing" 8 53
13 Flag of Estonia Estonia English Kerli "Tea party" 5 59
14 Scotland Scotland English Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris "We found love" 1 114
15 Flag of Sweden Sweden English Agnes "Release me" 4 87
16 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo English Ardian Bujupi "This is my time" 6 55
17 Flag of Turkey Turkey English Bedük "Electric girl" 191 11
18 Flag of Belarus Belarus English Aura "Whisper of silence" 15 11
19 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Slovenian Alenka Gotar "Nek te voli kao ja" No one loves you like I do 14 29

Notes

1.^ The countries were disqualified for not voting, this is the first time four countries were disqualified in one semi-final.
2.^ Though the title is in English, the song has no lyrics.

Semi-final 2

  • The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the voting of the countries, qualified for the final.
  • Flag of Moldova Moldova, Flag of Norway Norway(host country) and Flag of Switzerland Switzerland voted in this semifinal.
  • Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan won the wilcard.
  • The 10 qualifiers were announced on 13 August 2012.
Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Lithuanian 69 Danguje "Skrisim" We will fly 17 46
02 Wales Wales English Lilygreen & Maguire "Ain't love crazy" 10 68
03 Flag of Albania Albania Albanian Dr. Flori feat. Fatima "Pasion" Passion 20 27
04 Flag of Russia Russia Russian Serebro "Davay derzhatsa za ruki" Let's hold hands 6 77
05 Flag of Malta Malta English Deborah C feat. Leila James "You make me go Uh Uh" 15 50
06 Flag of Spain Spain Spanish La Musicalité "Última noche en la tierra" Last night on earth 18 41
07 England England English Mark Ronson feat. Katy B "Anywhere in the world" 12 61
08 Flag of Andorra Andorra English, Spanish INNA feat. Juan Magán "Un momento" One moment 5 80
09 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan English Nikki Jamal "One with the music" 113 64
10 Flag of Israel Israel Hebrew, English Subliminal & Dana International "Alay" At me 16 46
11 Flag of Croatia Croatia Croatian Colonia "Tako ti je mali moj" That's my boy 8 70
12 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia English Mista "Vendetta" 19 32
13 Flag of Finland Finland Finnish Chisu "Sabotage" Sabotage 4 87
14 Flag of Portugal Portugal Spanish, Portuguese Don Omar feat. Lucenzo "Danza kuduro" Dance to Kuduro 3 94
15 Flag of Germany Germany Spanish Marquess "Vayamos compañeros" Let's go mates 9 70
16 Flag of Greece Greece Greek Valando Tryfonos "Na mou eksigieis" Explain to me 2 97
17 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakh Kesh You "Persona" Person 14 52
18 Flag of Hungary Hungary English Brighi feat. Snoop Dogg "Play me like a violin" 7 71
19 Flag of Iceland Iceland English Yohanna "Beautiful silence" 1 144
20 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands English Lana Wolf "Letting go" 13 57

Notes

3.^ The country won the wildcard battle, recevieng a ticket for the Grand Final.

Second Chance Round

  • the second chance round took place on August 14, 2012.
Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Åland Islands Åland Islands English Nightwish "Bye bye beautiful" 2 43
02 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan English Nikki Jamal "One with the music" 1 64

Grand Final

The finalists are:

  • the big five: Flag of Belgium Belgium, Flag of Moldova Moldova, Flag of Norway Norway (host country), Flag of Serbia Serbia and Flag of Switzerland Switzerland.
  • the top ten countries from the first semifinal
  • the top ten countries from the second semifinal
  • the wildcard, chosen by the countries


Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Scotland Scotland English Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris "We found love" 3 144
02 Flag of Germany Germany Spanish Marquess "Vayamos compañeros" Let's go mates 17 69
03 Flag of Iceland Iceland English Yohanna "Beautiful silence" 7 112
04 Flag of Hungary Hungary English Brighi feat. Snoop Dogg "Play me like a violin" 12 81
05 Flag of Russia Russia Russian Serebro "Davay derzhatsa za ruki" Let's hold hands 6 124
06 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland English Atomic Angels "Black symphony" 20 65
07 Greenland Greenland English Alphabeat "Fascination" 23 56
08 Flag of Andorra Andorra English, Spanish INNA feat. Juan Magán "Un momento" One moment 4 142
09 Macedonia Macedonia English Toše Proeski "The hardest thing" 21 65
10 Flag of Croatia Croatia Croatian Colonia "Tako ti je mali moj" That's my boy 9 97
11 Flag of Belgium Belgium English Jessy "Look at me now" 24 42
12 Flag of Moldova Moldova English Katalina Rusu "My name is love" 14 75
13 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Montenegrin In Vivo feat. Buoyant "Moje leto" My summer 22 61
14 Flag of Sweden Sweden English Agnes "Release me" 1 172
15 Flag of Greece Greece Greek Valando Tryfonos "Na mou eksigieis" Explain to me 13 76
16 Flag of Finland Finland Finnish Chisu "Sabotage" Sabotage 11 84
17 Flag of Estonia Estonia English Kerli "Tea party" 18 69
18 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo English Ardian Bujupi "This is my time" 19 69
19 Flag of Serbia Serbia Serbian Jovana Nikolić "Moli, moli" Pray, pray 8 104
20 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan English Nikki Jamal "One with the music" 16 70
21 Flag of Portugal Portugal Spanish, Portuguese Don Omar feat. Lucenzo "Danza kuduro" Dance to Kuduro 10 95
22 Flag of Norway Norway English Paula Seling feat. Ovi "We got something" 25 41
23 Romania Romania English Antonia "Marionette" 2 155
24 Flag of Ireland Ireland English One Direction "What makes you beautiful" 5 137
25 Flag of Denmark Denmark English The Storm "My crown" 15 75
26 Wales Wales English Lilygreen & Maguire "Ain't love crazy" 26 40

Scoreboard

Semi-final 1

Voting results Semifinal 1
Total Score Romania Latvia France Gergia Denmark Liechtenstein Ireland Armenia Montenegro Greenland Aland Islands Macedonia Estonia Scotland Sweden Kosovo Turkey Belarus Slovenia Belgium Serbia Norway
Contestants Romania 93 10 12 3 10 1 6 4 10 4 8 12 6 7
Latvia 31 8 6 4 6 4 3
France 54 6 10 4 4 1 4 2 7 8 3 1 1 3
Georgia 36 5 7 3 2 5 2 2 2 8
Denmark 45 1 1 4 4 4 6 8 2 12 3
Liechtenstein 48 3 8 12 1 8 7 5 4
Ireland 103 12 12 2 7 5 10 5 12 8 12 2 10 2 4
Armenia 68 2 3 2 8 7 5 3 10 6 3 7 12
Montenegro 53 3 7 4 10 3 12 3 1 5 5
Greenland 51 6 8 3 6 2 7 5 8 6
Aland 43 5 7 6 2 1 5 12 5
Macedonia 53 10 8 1 10 2 1 3 6 12
Estonia 59 5 2 5 7 12 10 4 10 4
Scotland 114 7 5 12 12 12 3 7 8 5 10 8 7 10 8
Sweden 87 8 8 5 2 12 8 10 12 6 6 10
Kosovo 55 4 7 1 6 10 6 3 5 4 7 2
Turkey 11 2 7 1 1
Belarus 11 4 7
Slovenia 29 6 1 6 1 1 10 3 1

Semi-final 2

Voting results Semifinal 2
Total Score Lithuania Wales Albania Russia Malta Spain England Andorra Azerbaijan Israel Croatia Slovakia Finland Portugal Germany Greece Kazakhstan Hungary Iceland Netherlands Moldova Switzerland Norway
Contestants Lithuania 46 10 3 6 4 7 6 5 5
Wales 68 4 10 5 1 12 8 3 10 1 3 10 1
Albania 27 5 8 2 6 2 4
Russia 77 1 10 1 4 3 6 10 1 4 5 8 3 12 2 7
Malta 50 5 12 8 4 4 1 12 1 3
Spain 41 8 6 1 2 5 1 4 1 2 6 3 2
England 61 4 8 1 4 7 5 2 8 2 12 7 1
Andorra 80 7 6 5 12 5 8 2 3 5 5 8 8 6
Azerbaijan 64 3 4 10 7 1 4 6 3 7 3 4 12
Israel 46 3 8 12 3 8 4 2 6
Croatia 70 2 7 12 7 6 4 3 1 10 5 3 8 2
Slovakia 32 5 12 10 2 2 1
Finland 87 10 12 10 6 7 6 12 12 12
Portugal 94 3 3 8 1 12 10 12 5 8 10 7 5 10
Germany 70 12 2 3 4 8 7 4 3 7 7 1 12
Greece 97 6 2 4 2 6 5 6 2 5 6 6 6 8 12 1 4 8 4 4
Kazakhstan 52 12 2 2 3 8 7 6 5 7
Hungary 71 4 8 5 3 1 10 2 2 4 3 6 10 10 3
Iceland 144 8 1 7 8 7 5 10 12 12 10 10 7 10 10 2 7 10 2
Netherlands 57 7 6 7 1 7 1 12 5 5 6


Grand Final

Voting results Grand Final
Total score Scotland Germany Iceland Hungary Russia Switzerland Greenland Andorra Macedonia Croatia Belgium Moldova Montenegro Sweden Greece Finland Estonia Kosovo Serbia Azerbaijan Portugal Norway Romania Ireland Denmark Wales Latvia France Georgia Liechtenstein Armenia Aland Islands Turkey Belarus Slovenia Lithuania Albania Malta Spain England Israel Slovakia Kazakhstan Netherlands
Contestants Scotland 144 6 1 10 12 3 2 3 5 6 3 7 6 8 10 8 1 10 12 6 10 7 1 7
Germany 69 6 1 4 6 10 5 3 6 8 12 1 7
Iceland 112 2 7 10 2 1 12 5 7 7 1 5 12 3 1 7 8 1 7 3 8 3
Hungary 81 5 6 1 4 1 7 3 1 7 7 5 5 4 6 1 2 10 6
Russia 124 6 8 12 3 10 2 2 3 7 2 3 2 12 2 10 1 10 12 2 3 4 8
Switzerland 65 3 3 8 2 1 5 1 12 7 6 5 10 2
Greenland 56 4 4 2 8 4 2 5 7 8 12
Andorra 142 8 10 5 7 3 5 12 4 5 4 12 8 10 8 12 3 1 6 3 8 3 5
Macedonia 65 4 1 12 8 12 5 1 4 5 8 5
Croatia 97 4 10 7 7 8 4 8 3 2 1 2 10 4 7 3 7 1 5 4
Belgium 42 6 4 7 1 7 3 2 2 6 2 2
Moldova 75 5 5 6 6 2 4 1 4 4 10 8 3 5 2 6 2 2
Montenegro 61 8 10 4 4 10 4 12 3 6
Sweden 172 7 8 7 12 7 12 3 6 4 12 6 8 3 6 7 12 7 10 4 6 7 10 8
Greece 76 1 12 5 5 2 1 2 5 8 8 6 10 4 6 1
Finland 84 8 2 6 10 12 5 3 7 12 3 4 12
Estonia 69 3 12 6 3 3 12 12 5 1 3 1 8
Kosovo 69 5 4 1 8 2 12 8 5 2 10 12
Serbia 104 2 10 8 10 12 6 1 7 4 4 4 10 2 5 6 6 1 6
Azerbaijan 70 2 3 2 12 8 1 6 2 6 4 7 12 5
Portugal 95 10 1 1 2 4 2 8 6 6 4 10 6 8 8 5 3 10 1
Norway 41 3 5 5 7 3 10 4 4
Romania 155 6 7 2 12 1 10 8 7 5 10 5 3 7 7 8 7 12 4 12 12 5 2 3
Ireland 137 12 7 8 8 5 4 5 1 10 10 3 8 10 6 6 6 12 4 12
Denmark 75 10 12 3 7 10 10 4 1 2 1 8 5 2
Wales 40 5 4 7 1 3 10 10
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. Recipient nation Voting nation
4 Romania Albania, Belarus, Georgia, Russia
Sweden Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Greenland, Turkey
3 Andorra Ireland, Moldova, Serbia
Estonia Iceland, Kosovo, Sweden
Finland Greece, Kazakhstan, Lithuania
Ireland England, Latvia, Scotland
Russia Croatia, Slovenia, Wales
2 Azerbaijan Israel, Switzerland
Iceland Finland, Romania
Kosovo Azerbaijan, Malta
FYR Macedonia Montenegro, Norway
Scotland Andorra, Denmark
1 Denmark Hungary
Germany Spain
Greece Germany
Greenland The Netherlands
Montenegro Armenia
Serbia Belgium
Switzerland Portugal

Voting and spokespersons

40 of the 44th countries voted in the Grand Final. Flag of France France, Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein, Flag of Slovakia Slovakia and Åland Islands Åland Islands didn't send their votes. The order was used to add as much excitement as possible. The spokespersons were shown alongside each country.

Country order


Spokepersons

  1. Moldova Natalia Barbu
  2. Greece Loukas Giorkas
  3. Belgium Funda Kilic
  4. Malta Kelly Schembri
  5. Estonia Getter Jaani
  6. The Netherlands Sieneke Peeters
  7. Switzerland Anna Rossinelli
  8. Ireland Katty Taylor
  9. Sweden Molly Sanden
  10. Lithuania Donny Montell
  11. Montenegro Rambo Amadeus
  12. Croatia Mario Mandzuki
  13. Georgia Shorena Janiashvili
  14. Romania Corina Bud
  15. Russia Alexey Vorobyov
  16. Serbia Željko Joksimović
  17. Macedonia Elena Risteska
  18. England Boris Johnson
  19. Finland Pernilla Karlsson
  20. Norway Tone Damli
  21. Turkey Merve Boluğur
  22. Hungary Kati Wolf
  23. Armenia Sirusho Harutyunyan
  24. Belarus Anastasiya Tihanovich
  25. Albania Shpat Kasapi
  26. Portugal Filipa Sousa
  27. Spain Soraya Arnelas
  28. Kazakhstan Tolkyn Zabirova
  29. Iceland Greta Salóme
  30. Slovenia Maja Keuc
  31. Latvia Elīna Fūrmane
  32. Denmark Aura Dione
  33. Israel Dafna Dekel
  34. Scotland Amy Macdonald
  35. Germany Roman Lob
  36. Greenland Rasmus Lyberth
  37. Wales Marina Diamandis
  38. Andorra Anna Simon
  39. Azerbaijan Eldar Gasimov
  40. Kosovo Elvana Gjata


See also

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