Own Eurovision Song Contest 12

Own Eurovision Song Contest 12, often referred to as OESC #12, is the 12th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, after Pastora Soler and David Bustamante won the last edition, with their song "Bandera blanca". Forty-nine countries have confirmed participation in the 12th competition, with Morocco debuting, Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Ireland, Libya and Monaco withdrawing, while Austria, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, Slovenia and Ukraine returned to the contest.

Andorra, host country, Greenland, Malta, Northern Ireland and Wales, also known as the Big five, automatically qualified for the final. These countries managed to end in top six last edition. Libya, despite ending in top two, withdrew from the competition, meaning that the country from the 6th place in previous edition became part of the Big five.

This is the second time in the history of the contest, where the final includes twenty-seven countries. For the first time, the winner was disqualified for not voting, Morocco received a total amount of 227 points. After the disqualification, the winner was declared Poland with the song "Electric Bass", performed by Marina, which received 221 points, winning with a margin of 20 points. Poland's win was their first. The runner-up was Russia, third place went to San Marino, fourth to Romania and Sweden taking the 5th place. The host country, Andorra managed to make it in the first part of the leaderboard, finishing on 6th place receiving 118 points.

Location
Further information on the host country: Andorra

Host City
Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital.

As of 2012, the city has a population of 22,886, and the urban area, which includes Escaldes-Engordany plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants.

The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax haven. Furniture and brandies are local products. Being at an elevation of 1,023 m (3,356 ft), it is the highest capital city in Europe and a popular ski resort.

Andorra la Vella means "Andorra the Town", to distinguish it from the Principality of Andorra as a whole. Although in Catalan the word vella (like French vieille) is derived from the Latin word vetula which means "old", the Vella here (like French ville and Catalan vila) is derived from the Latin word villa and means "town".

Venue
Poliesportiu d'Andorra, also known as Poliesportiu de Govern, is an indoor sporting arena located in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Opened in 1991, the initial capacity of the arena was 3,000 people. It was temporarily expanded to 5,000 with additional seats from 1993 to 1996 when BC Andorra played in Liga ACB. It also hosts various sporting events such as team handball and futsal matches.

In 2011, the Poliesportiu d'Andorra hosted the Final Eight of the roller hockey's European League.

Semi-final 1
Fourteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Andorra, Malta and Wales also voted in this semi-final.

Semifinal 2

 * on 24 October 2012, the seven qualifiers were announced.
 * (host country) and will vote in this semi-final.
 * The seven countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the final.

Notes
 * 1.The country was disqualified for not casting their votes.
 * 2.The country manage to receive the highest amount of points from this semi-final, unfortunately it was disqualified for not voting.

Semifinal 3

 * On 26 October 2012 the seven finalists were announced.
 * (host country) and will vote in this semi-final.
 * The seven countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country, qualifies for the final.

Notes
 * 3.Although the song is completely in English, the title is in Romanian.
 * 4.Although the country was declared qualifier, on 25 October 2012 the country was disqualified for cheating.

Final
The twenty-seven finalist are:
 * The Big 5: (host country),, , and.
 * The top seven countries from the 1st semi-final.
 * The top seven countries from the 2nd semi-final.
 * The top seven countries from the 3rd semi-final.
 * The wildcard.

Notes
 * 5.The country manage to receive the highest amount of points from the final, not only that, but the number of points is a record till date in the contest. Unfortunately, the country's votes were not sent on time, so the country was disqualified.
 * 6.The country was disqualified for not voting, if Morocco and Norway's votes were cast, Norway should've end on 22nd place.

12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:

Voting ceremony
All 49 countries casted their votes, with the exception of Morocco, which didn't sent their votes in time, they were replaced by a jury.

Spokepersons

 * 1) Åland Islands.png Jenni Vartiainen
 * 2) Moldova.png Diana Grigor
 * 3) Czech Republic.png Iva Frühlingová
 * 4) Hungary.png Friderika Bayer
 * 5) Italy.png Veronica Scopelliti
 * 6) Slovakia.png Miroslav Šmajda
 * 7) Northern Ireland.png Nicola Roberts
 * 8) Lebanon.png Nelly Makdissi
 * 9) Georgia.png TBA
 * 10) Poland.png Sylwia Grzeszczak
 * 11) Belgium.png Manuela Kamosi
 * 12) San Marino.png Senhit Zadik
 * 13) Cyprus.png Anna Vissi
 * 14) Andorra.png Javier Estrada
 * 15) Turkey.png Beren Saat
 * 16) Ukraine.png Karolina Kuiek
 * 17) Macedonia.png Bobby Andonov
 * 18) The Netherlands.png Arjen Robben
 * 19) Slovenia.png Lara Baruco
 * 20) Russia.png Elena Maksimova
 * 21) Croatia.png Elizabeta Burg
 * 22) England.png Andrew Webber
 * 23) Wales.png Katherine Jenkins
 * 24) Greenland.png Maria Joensen
 * 25) Serbia.png Željko Joksimović
 * 26) Malta.png Deborah C
 * 27) Azerbaijan.png Priscilla Lee
 * 28) Luxembourg.png Patricia Kaas
 * 29) Iceland.png Vala Torfadóttir
 * 30) Kazakhstan.png Kesh You
 * 31) Bulgaria.png Miroslav Kostadinov
 * 32) Bosnia and Herzegovina.png Ivana Maric
 * 33) Sweden.png Kevin Borg
 * 34) Lithuania.png Aistė Pilvelytė
 * 35) Germany.png Ereilt Raffaela
 * 36) Scotland.png Eamon Doorley
 * 37) Austria.png Nadine Beiler
 * 38) Liechtenstein.png Selina Bübl
 * 39) Spain.png Jesús Vázquez
 * 40) Vatican City.png Antonio Maiello
 * 41) Montenegro.png Andrija Milošević
 * 42) Denmark.png Sanne Madsen
 * 43) Kosovo.png Rita Ora
 * 44) Israel.png Harel Skaat
 * 45) Greece.png Katerina Kainourgiou
 * 46) Portugal.png Rodrigo Soares
 * 47) Morocco.png Sofia Essaïdi
 * 48) Norway.png Tone Damli
 * 49) Romania.png Elena Apostoleanu

Cities

 * 1) Åland Islands.png Mariehamn
 * 2) Moldova.png Chișinău
 * 3) Czech Republic.png Litvinov
 * 4) Hungary.png Budapest
 * 5) Italy.png Venice
 * 6) Slovakia.png Košice
 * 7) Northern Ireland.png Belfast
 * 8) Lebanon.png Beirut
 * 9) Georgia.png Tbilisi
 * 10) Poland.png Lublin
 * 11) Belgium.png Antwerp
 * 12) San Marino.png San Marino
 * 13) Cyprus.png Nicosia
 * 14) Andorra.png Andorra la Vella
 * 15) Turkey.png Istanbul
 * 16) Ukraine.png Kiev
 * 17) Macedonia.png Skopje
 * 18) The Netherlands.png Amsterdam
 * 19) Slovenia.png Ljubljana
 * 20) Russia.png Kursk
 * 21) Croatia.png Zagreb
 * 22) England.png London
 * 23) Wales.png Cardiff
 * 24) Greenland.png Sisimiut
 * 25) Serbia.png Belgrade
 * 26) Malta.png Valletta
 * 27) Azerbaijan.png Baku
 * 28) Luxembourg.png Luxembourg
 * 29) Iceland.png Reykjavik
 * 30) Kazakhstan.png Astana
 * 31) Bulgaria.png Sofia
 * 32) Bosnia and Herzegovina.png Livno
 * 33) Sweden.png Stockholm
 * 34) Lithuania.png Vilnius
 * 35) Germany.png Berlin
 * 36) Scotland.png Glasgow
 * 37) Austria.png Salzburg
 * 38) Liechtenstein.png Vaduz
 * 39) Spain.png Ogassa
 * 40) Vatican City.png Vatican City
 * 41) Montenegro.png Podgorica
 * 42) Denmark.png Copenhagen
 * 43) Kosovo.png Pristina
 * 44) Israel.png Tel Aviv
 * 45) Greece.png Livadeia
 * 46) Portugal.png Maia
 * 47) Morocco.png Casablanca
 * 48) Norway.png Oslo
 * 49) Romania.png Sibiu