Welcome to Eurovision! This year the event takes place the week of 21 May. Semi-Final 1 is on 22 May, Semi-Final 2 is on 24 May and the Grand Final is on 26 May. The 2012 contest is to be held in Baku Crystal Hall, in Azerbaijan after Azerbaijan won the contest in 2011 with
Running Scared by Eli & Nikki.. Yes we know Azerbaijan isn't in Europe, shut up.
Viewers in the countries of the participating broadcasters are invited to vote for their favourite songs without the possibility of voting for the song representing their own country) by means of televoting, which shall be implemented in all the participent countries. In both Semi-Finals and in the Final, the final scores of the songs in each country shall be calculated on the basis of both the results of televoting and the jury's vote.
Once all the songs have been performed, the results shall be announced. In each Semi-Final, the ten songs which have received the highest number of points from the combination of the televoting and jury points shall be selected for the Final.
GRAND FINAL TONIGHT FROM 21:00 TO 23:00 CET, WATCH HERE:
http://www.eurovision.tv/esctv/future/?program=47113
Semifinal 1: 22 May. Voting open to all countries except France, Germany and the United Kingdom
Albania: Rona Nishliu – Suus Austria: Trackshittaz - Woki Mit Deim Popo Belgium: - Iris - Would YouCyprus - Ivi Adamou - La La Love Denmark - Soluna Samay - Should've Known Better Finland - Pernilla Karlsson - Nar jag blunder Greece - Eleftheria Eleftheriou – Aphrodisiac Hungary - Compact Disco - Sound Of Our Hearts Iceland - Gréta Salóme & Jónsi - Never Forget Ireland - Jedward – Waterline Thanks Ireland, for another year of Jedward.
Israel - Izabo – Time Latvia - Anmary – Beautiful Song Moldova - Pasha Parfeny – Lăutar Montenegro - Rambo Amadeus – Euro Neuro Romania - Mandinga – Zalileah Russia - Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For EverybodySan Marino - Valentina Monetta - The Social Network Song (OH OH -- Uh - OH OH) Switserland - Sinplus – Unbreakable
Semifinal 2: 24 May. Voting open to all countries except Azerbaijan, Italy and Spain.
Belarus - Litesound - We Are The Heroes Bosnia & Herzegovina - Maya Sar - Korake Ti Znam Bulgaria - Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited Croatia - Nina Badrić – Nebo Estonia - Ott Lepland – Kuula Georgia - Anri Jokhadze - I’m a Joker Lithuania - Donny Montell - Love is blind Macedonia - Kaliopi - Crno i Belo Malta -Kurt Calleja - This is the night The Netherlands - Joan – You and Me Doesn't exist, move along citizen.
Norway - Tooji – Stay Portugal - Filipa Sousa - Vida Minha Serbia - Željko Joksimović - Nije Ljubav Stvar Slovakia - Max Jason Mai – Don’t Close Your Eyes Slovenia - Eva Boto – Verjamem Sweden - Euphoria – Loreen Turkey - Can Bonomo - Love Me Back[url
Ukraine - Gaitana - Be My Guest
Grand Final: 26 May
The top 10 countries from the semi-finals will join Azerbaijan, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in the Grand Final. Those last 4 get in the final automatically because they pay for a large portion of the costs of the event, so they’re total cheatyfaces who are bribing their way to the top. We could've been having a final free from Humperdinck if not for your tax money, Britain. Think about that.
Azerbaijan - Sabina Babayeva - When The Music Dies France - Anggun - Echo (You and I) Germany - Roman Lob - Standing Still Italy - Nina Zilli - L'Amore È Femmina (Out Of Love) Spain - Pastora Soler - Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me) United Kingdom - Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free
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I am so happy.
P.S. Ireland please stop subjecting everyone to Jedward
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Gumpy!
Hand over your British card.
And your miniature Wimble too
The.
Fuck.
I like how Netherlands lady's costume is nothing to do with her own country at all.
But honestly he seems to fit right into Eurovision
Welcome to Europe
Plllleeeeeeeeease releeaseeee meeee let me goooooo, IIIIIII don't love yooooou anymoreeeee!
Still drawing a blank
My musical knowledge starts in about 1990, it is my fatal weakness
Oh my god! Ask your parents they'll know who he is, he is admittedly a bit ancient.
Yes, the Ukraine 2007 is uh-maz-ing.
I really want Russia to do well
Netherlands just kinda confuses me
Me too, Gumpy, me too!
Moldova this year is tragically saxless, and their new addition of a trumpet is not enough to make it up.
It is a masterstroke thats what it is, Gumpy.
It's the work of their top spymasters, to wheedle into your head
Heh.
Humperdink.
I am amused easily, it seems.
Heeeeeeeey wait a minute!
I haven't decided which yet
REVISIONIST HISTORY! You will never silence the legend!
After last year I'm sure Google Maps searches for "Azerbaijan" went up tenfold because no one knows where the heck it is!
Compared to the Euro and wasteful farming quotas and insane fishing restrictions?
It's probably the sole saving grace
It's okay, Dave.
They gave the world you in return
I still don't know whether Moldova should be commended, or nuked from orbit for unleashing "Epic Sax Guy" upon an unsuspecting internet.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
It was a good run. 4 years. Pretty surprising, really, how long I've managed to last. But, those days are over now. The cycle repeats itself, because nothing ever really changes.
Oh yes, it's back. Moskau is stuck in my head once more. Thank you, Eurovision thread.
No matter how bad America may get.
We are not Eurovision.