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Eurovision Song Contest 2012
File:Eurovision Song Contest 2012 logo.svg
Dates
Semi-final 122 May 2012
Semi-final 224 May 2012
Final26 May 2012
Host
VenueBaku,[1][2] Azerbaijan
Host broadcasterAzerbaijan İctimai Television
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/baku-2012 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries10 (to date)
2011 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2013

The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest with Eldar & Nigar's song "Running Scared". The preliminary dates set for the two semi-finals are 22 May and 24 May 2012, with the final planned for the evening of 26 May 2012, in Azerbaijan.[3]

Venue

On 16 May 2011, it was announced that a special concert complex with 20,000 seats for Eurovision 2012 is to be built near National Flag Square in Baku.[4][5] However, on 19 May 2011, organizers announced that they may use the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium which contains 37,000 seats, or the Heydar Aliyev Palace.[6]

Role of the national host broadcaster

The İctimai Television which is the European Broadcasting Union member to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan is one of country's public-service broadcasters. Furthermore, Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Azerbaijan, Iltimas Mammadov, stated that telecom networks are ready to host this event.[7]

Participating countries

As of 20 May 2011, 11 countries have confirmed participation:

Possible withdrawals

References

  1. ^ ""Евровидение-2012" пройдет в Баку". Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Азербайджан пообещал, что «Евровидение» в Баку затмит шоу, которое прошло в Германии". Rosbalt.ru. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  3. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (12 May 2011). "The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest: what's up?". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Для "Евровидения-2012" будет построена новая арена?". Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Special concert complex for Eurovision 2012 to be built in centre of Baku". Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Azerbaijan has not yet selected site for Eurovision 2012". Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Azerbaijan already preparing to host Eurovision 2012". News.az. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Österreich beim ESC 2011/12" (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Steve De Coninck: 'We zweren bij Tom Dice-parcours voor 2012′ – Eurosong.be". Eurosong.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Danmark er med i 2012". Esconnet. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Heidy Purga: "Ärge otsige draamat! Eestil läks ju väga hästi!"". ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Finové nepřímo potvrdili účast na Eurovizi 2012 – escportal.cz". escportal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Auch 2012: ARD und Raab suchen «ESC»-Kandidat". quotenmeter.de (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  14. ^ Ghassan. "MTV CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN 2012". oikotimes.com. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  15. ^ "TROS gaat door met Songfestival - Shownieuws.tv". shownieuws.tv (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  16. ^ G, Luke (11 May 2011). "Switzerland: Selection format for 2012 already known". ESCDaily.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  17. ^ "National holiday falls on ESC - Israel might be out of Eurovision 2012". 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
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