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Button = Country Winner EUROVISION = The Final Contest in BAKU |
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Albania
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| Rona Nishliu
- Suus The final of Festivali i Këngës, the Albanian national selection for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, was won by Rona Nishliu tonight. The singer, who was born in Mitrovica, Kosovo, will represent Albania in Baku with her song Suus. |
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Armenia
Հայաստանի
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| Emmy - Boom Boom
Came NOT into the final. she had been internally chosen to represent her home country in December already. A 50/50 combination of televoting and the votes of an expert jury decided that she should sing Boom Boom in Düsseldorf!
See Eurovision Video! Will NOT take part this year
2012
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Austria
Österreich |
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| Trackshittaz
- Woki mit Deim Popo In a truly exciting show, ten acts were fighting for the Austrian ticket to Baku tonight. Only two of them made it to the super-final, and in the end, the public had a clear favourite: Trackshittaz will represent the Alpine republic with the Song Woki mit Deim Popo in the 2012
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Azerbaijan |
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| Sabina Babayeva
- When The Music Dies The song that Sabina Babayeva will sing on home turf in Baku has just been released by host broadcaster Ictimai Television. The song is called When The Music Dies.
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Belarus
Беларусь
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Litesound
- We Are The Heroes BRTC has just announced a new winner to represent Belarus in Baku. It's Litesound with their song We Are The Heroes!
The band Litesound was founded by two brothers Dmitri and Vladimir Karyakin. The band took part in different national and international festivals. Their songs have held high places in the national charts.
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Belgium
België |
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| Iris
- Would You? After performing two very good songs on a special show, the public voted that 17 year old Iris should sing Would You? for Belgium in Baku in May.
Tonight Belgium chose it's song after Iris performed two beautiful songs in front of a studio and TV audience. |
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Bosnia Herzegovina |
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| Maya Sar
- Korake Ti Znam Tonight in an intimate televised event in Sarajevo, talented singer Maya Sar presented Korake Ti Znam, a beautiful orchestral ballad produced in collaboration with an Italian maestro. Босна
и Херцеговина
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Bulgaria
България |
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Sofi Marinova
- Love Unlimited
After an exciting final with 12 acts competing for the right to represent Bulgaria at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest it was decided with the votes of the audience and the expert jury that Sofi Marinova will go to Baku with the song Love Unlimited! |
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Croatia
Hrvatska |
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| Nina Badric
- Nebo During a special show this evening, Nina Badric tonight performed for the first time the Croatian entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Nebo. She wrote and composed the song
herself. See Eurovision Video!
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Cyprus |
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| Ivi Adamou
- La La Love. The song La La Love sung by Ivi Adamou will represent Cyprus in the 2012
ESC in Baku. The song was chosen tonight in a special programme called A Song For Ivi by a 50/50 combination of jury and televoting.
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Denmark |
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Soluna Samay
- Should've Known Better
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is over for another year and there could only be one winner. This was Soluna Samay who now has won the right to represent Denmark in Baku in May with the song Should've Known Better. |
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Estonia
Eesti |
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Ott Lepland
- Kuula Estonia have selected Ott Lepland as their 2012 representative in Europe's Favourite TV Show, as moments ago he took the Eesti Laul title with the song Kuula.
This year a record breaking of 159 songs were sent in to Estonian broadcaster ERR. From those a total of 20 were picked by a professional jury to go forward to the two semi-finals.
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F.Y.R. Macedonia |
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Kaliopi Bukle
- Crno
i Belo Black and White Македонија
Tonight, the representative of FYR Macedonia, Kaliopi Bukle presented for the first time her entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Crno E Belo in a special show arranged by broadcaster MKRTV. Kaliopi confirmed that the song will be performed in the Macedonian language in baku.
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Finland
Suomi |
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| Pernilla Karlsson
- När Jag Blundar From the record 540 submitted entries, to the 40 displayed on the internet, we moved to 12 songs for the televised shows of UMK, the Finnish Eurovision selection. Over the last month that number was reduced to the six that competed in the final tonight. And only one of them was announced as the winner: Pernilla Karlsson with the song in Swedish När Jag Blundar!!
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France |
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| Anggun
Echo (You And I) is written by Anggun herself and composed by William Rousseau and Jean-Pierre Pilot, who currently penned the #1 selling single in France Ça Ira Mon Amour. The mix of the song is provided by Veronica Ferraro, recognised for her work with David Guetta.
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Georgia |
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| Anri
Jokhadze - I'm A Joker The the Georgian national final took place, with nine acts battling for the ticket to Baku. In the end, televoting and an expert jury decided who will represent the Caucasian country in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest: It's Anri
Jokhadze he will sing I'm A Joker! See Eurovision Video!
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Germany
Deutschland |
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| Roman
Lob - Standing Still In a truly exciting final, the winner of Unser Star für Baku and thus the German representative in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest has been chosen tonight - it's Roman Lob, and he will sing Standing Still!
VIDEOS: NEMO |
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Greece
Elláda
Ελλάδα |
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| Eleftheria Eleftheriou
- Aphrodisiac Eleftheria Eleftheriou with the song Aphrodisiac is the choice of Greece to represent them in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the national selection programme Ellinikos Telikos 2012 and the winner was decided by a 50/50 mix of televoting and a jury. |
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Hungary |
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| Compact Disco
- Sound Of Our Hearts Two weeks ago, the Hungarian national selection, A Dal, started with the first semi-final. Tonight it was finally time to find out the winner, and in an exciting and entertaining show, a four-member expert jury decided in the end that Compact Disco should represent their home country in Baku with Sound Of Our Hearts.
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Iceland |
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| Gréta Salóme & Jónsi Mundu Eftir Mér
The final of Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins has just ended in Iceland. Gréta Salóme & Jónsi were victorious and will perform Mundu Eftir Mér, the Icelandic entry in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. Jónsi will return to the Eurovision Song Contest having represented his country in 2004 in Istanbul with Heaven.
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Ireland
Éire |
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Jedward -
Waterline
Tonight in The Late, Late Show special, EuroSong 2012, the Irish televoting public and juries have selected Jedward with the song Waterline as their entry in this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. |
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Israel |
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| Izabo - Time Broadcaster IBA have just announced that the group Izabo will represent Israel in Baku with the song Time. The song was penned by two of the group's members, Ran Shem-Tov and Shiri Hadar.
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Italy
Italia |
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| Nina
Zilli - L'amore è femmina After one week full of entertainment at the Sanremo Festival, it was time during the final tonight to announce which of the participants will be waving the Italian flag in Baku. The honour fell on Nina Zilli!
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Latvia
Latvija |
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| Anmary - Beautiful Song The final of Eirodziesma 2012, the Latvian national final has just ended. After a ten song final, followed by a three song super final, it was Anmary who emerged victorious with Beautiful Song. |
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Lithuania
Lietuva |
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| Donny Montell
- Love Is Blind has been chosen as the representative of Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. An expert jury selected the song from the three songs that had reached the Superfinal, after televoters and the jury had selected them from the 14 songs that competed in tonight's final Eurovizijos nacionaline atranka
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Malta
Repubblika
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| Kurt Calleja This Is The
Night The Maltese national final has just ended, and after a very closely fought round of voting, Kurt Calleja has emerged victorious and will perform This Is The Night, the 25th Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku in May.
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Moldova
Moldova |
Moldova Comedy
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Pasha Parfeny - Lautar Lăutar
Moldova - In a long and exciting show, the Moldovan representative for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest has been chosen tonight. A 50/50 combination of the televoting public and an expert jury decided that the winner of the national final should be Pasha Parfeny!
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Montenegro |
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| Rambo Amadeus
Euro-Neuro will be the title of the song with which Rambo Amadeus will represent Montenegro in Baku, as the public broadcaster RTCG announced recently. The entry, which will be sung in English, will be premiered in a special TV show. |
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Norway
Norge |
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| Tooji
- Stay It was one of the most exciting national finals Norway has ever had but at the end there could only be one winner and that honour has befallen Tooji with the song Stay.It has been decided. After a close fought competition with 10 wonderful songs the winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2012 is Tooji with Stay who has now won the right to represent Norway in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku on the 24th of May. |
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Portugal
Portuguesa |
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| Filipa Sousa
- Vida Minha After three succesful years, Portugal didn't manage to reach the Final of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with Homens Da Luta. This year they aim to reach the Final again with Filipa Sousa who just won Festival Da Cancão 2012 with the song Vida Minha.
See Eurovision Video!
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Romania |
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| Zaleilah
- Mandinga Tonight 15 acts gave it their all to represent their country but after a marathon of three shows it was Mandinga with Zaleilah who took home victory and will wave the Romanian flag in Baku.
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Russia
Россия |
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| Buranovskiye Babushki
- Party For Everybody Tonight, the Russian national selection took place in the concert hall Academic, Moscow. 25 talented artists fought for the honour to represent Russia in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. Buranovskiye Babushki won the hearts of the TV viewers and jurors with their song Party For Everybody! Thus, they scored the highest number of points and won the Russian national final.
See Eurovision Video!
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San Marino |
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| Valentina Monetta
- Facebook Tonight, Uh, Oh, Oh San Marino presented their song for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Valentina Monetta will sing Facebook, Uh, Oh, Oh.(A Satirical Song).
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Serbia
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Željko Joksimovic - Nije Ljubav Stvar (Synonym)
Watch both!
Željko Joksimovic will represent Serbia in the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku with the song Nije Ljubav Stvar, which he wrote himself together with Marina Tucakovic and Željko Roganovic. Željko Joksimovic also recorded an English version of his song, called Synonym. |
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Slovakia
Slovensko
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| Max Jason
Mai - Don't Close Your Eyes On a press conference today, the Slovak public broadcaster presented the entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest: Max Jason Mai will represent the Central European country in Baku with Don't Close Your Eyes!
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Slovenia
Slovenija |
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Eva Boto
- Verjamem
Moments ago, the final of Misija EMA 2012 came to it's conclusion with 16 year old Eva Boto taking the coveted prize and with it earning the right to represent Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Verjamem. |
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Spain
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Pastora Soler
- Quédate Conmigo After a televised final in Madrid, a professional jury and public televoting decided that Pastora Soler will sing Quédate Conmigo in Baku on the 26th of May.
In December Pastora Soler, from Seville, was chosen as the singer
that will
represent Spain at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. After a public
and jury vote the song that will be going to Baku is Quédate Conmigo.
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Sweden
Sverige |
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| Loreen
- Euphoria Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, just celebrated its 2012 final at Globen Arena in Stockholm. After the votes of 11 international juries and the Swedish people televote, it was clear that Loreen was the winner with the song Euphoria. |
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Switzerland |
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| Sinplus
- Unbreakable. Sinplus is a duo formed by the brothers Ivan and Gabriel and they started playing music in the practice room of their father. Then they moved to San Diego and Los Angeles bringing a whole lot of musical experiences back to Switzerland. Now Baku is their next destination.
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The Netherlands |
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| Joan
Franka - You And Me Tonight in the 2012 edition of Nationaal Songfestival, six acts took part in three duels, which ended up with an exciting super final, where it was decided that Joan will represent the Netherlands with You And Me in Baku.
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Turkey
Türkiye |
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| Can
Bonomo - Love Me Back Turkey's previously announced representative,
has in a live show revealed the song he will sing in Baku in May. It's
called Love Me Back. See
Eurovision Video!
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United Kingdom |
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Engelbert Humperdinck
- Love Will Set You Free After much speculation the BBC are proud to announce that musical legend Engelbert Humperdinck will fly the flag for Britain, as our entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012!
And what a song it promises to be. Engelbert will be representing the UK with a track produced by Grammy award-winning Martin Terefe (Mary J Blige, James Morrison) and co-written by Martin and Ivor Novello winner Sacha Skarbek (Adele, Lana Del Rey, James Blunt). |
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Ukraine Україна
Ukrajina |
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| Gaitana
- Be My Guest In today's show, 21 artists competed for the honour to represent their country in Baku. Among different types of music from ballad to rock, the TV viewers and the expert jury chose the most modern one. It's Be My Guest sung by a woman with a strong and convincing voice: Gaitana!
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