Own Eurovision Song Contest 9

Own Eurovision Song Contest 9, often referred to as OESC #09, is the 9th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Malmö just off the coast of Sweden, following Agnes's win in the previous contest with the song "Release Me". It was the second time that Sweden had hosted the contest, the last time being in second edition. Sveriges Television (SVT) chose Malmö Arena as the venue following the consideration of several venues in Sweden. The hosts for the contest were Charlotte Perrelli and Danny Saucedo.

Fourty-five countries participated, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Faroe Islands, Italy, Lebanon, Northern Ireland, Poland, San Marino and Ukraine, which all returned in the competition. Lebanon last participated in the first edition. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, FYR Macedonia, Germany, Greenland, Latvia, Norway, Portugal and Slovenia announced their withdrawal.

The winner of the ninth edition was Denmark with the song "Friends" performed by Aura Dione and Rock Mafia. Second place went to the Netherlands. For the second time in the history of the contest there was a tie between the first and second places, as both received 169 points. This necessitated a count-back, since Denmark received votes from 28 countries and the Netherlands only from 25 countries, "Friends" was declared the winner song. Scotland finished in third place and Poland in fourth, while Romania finished in fifth place. Out of the countries with the 'Big 5', Andorra, Romania and Scotland managed to finish in the top ten. Ireland finished in the 14th place, while the host country received a total of 67 points, finishing in the 18th place out of 26 countries.

Location
Further information on the host country: Sweden

Host City
Malmö is the largest city in the Swedish county of Scania. It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in Scandinavia, with a population of 316,588 (municipal total 348,601 in 2021). The Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to over 700,000 people, and the Öresund region, which includes Malmö as well as Copenhagen, is home to 4 million people. Malmö is considered a gamma-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialised towns in Scandinavia, but it struggled to adapt to post-industrialism. Since the 2000 completion of the Öresund Bridge, Malmö has undergone a major transformation, producing new architectural developments, supporting new biotech and IT companies, and attracting students through Malmö University and other higher education facilities. Over time, Malmö's demographics have changed and by the turn of the 2020's almost half the municipal population had a foreign background. The city contains many historic buildings and parks, and is also a commercial centre for the western part of Skåne County. It is also home to Malmö FF, the Swedish football club with the most national championships and the only Nordic club to have reached the European Cup final.

Malmö has a mild climate for the latitude and, normally, average high temperatures remain above freezing in winter, with prolonged snow cover being rare.

Venue
Malmö Arena is a multi-use indoor arena in Malmö, Sweden, and the home of HockeyAllsvenskan ice hockey club Malmö Redhawks. Apart from hosting Redhawks hockey matches, the arena is often the venue for team handball, floorball, concerts, and other events. It has also hosted indoor athletics. Owned and operated by Parkfast AB, the arena was designed by Mats Matson of MM Matsson Konsult AB, Hannu Helkiö of Pöyry Architects, and Gert Wingårdh of Wingårdh arkitektkontor. Naming rights for the venue are owned by Malmö Stad, in a ten-year contract, agreed in 2007. Malmö Arena hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 between 14 and 18 May 2013.

With a capacity of 13,000 for sports and 15,500 for concerts, Malmö Arena is the fourth-largest indoor arena in Sweden, after Friends Arena, Tele2 Arena and Ericsson Globe, all of them located in Stockholm. The attendance record for concerts at Malmö Arena is 11,300, set by a Lady Gaga concert on 19 November 2010. The venue attendance record for ice hockey was set on 12 November 2008, when Malmö Redhawks hosted Leksands IF in front of 13,247 people. Ground was broken on 10 January 2007, and the arena was inaugurated on 6 November 2008. The final construction cost for the arena was 750 million SEK. The arena is located about 80 m (260 ft) from Hyllie railway station, from where there are rail and bus connections to Malmö Central Station, Copenhagen Airport, and Copenhagen Central Station.

Semi-final 1
Twenty countries participated in the first semi-final. Andorra, Ireland and Sweden also voted in this semi-final.

Semi-final 2

 * The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the voting of the countries, qualifies for the final.
 * (the host country), and  voted in this semifinal.
 * , and  were disqualified for not voting.
 * didn't qualify for the final, because there was an error in the voting system. So, qualified to the Grand Final, as a consequence Turkey was declared a finalist in the next edition.
 * Th 10 qualifiers were announced on August 27, 2012.

Notes
 * 1. The country was disqualified for not voting. Three countries were disqualified, they should have qualify in the Grand Final.

Second Chance Round

 * the second chance round took place on August 28, 2012.

Final
The finalist are:
 * the big five:,  ,  ,  and  (host country).
 * the top ten countries from the first semifinal
 * the top ten countries from the second semifinal
 * a wildcard, best scored semifinalist that was not in the top ten
 * and have both the same score, but the winner is Denmark because it received points from more countries then the runner-up.

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

Voting and spokespersons
40 of the 45th countries voted in the Grand Final. ,,  ,  and  didn't send their votes.

The order was used to add as much excitement as possible. The spokespersons and the city from where they were calling, were shown alongside each country.

Cities

 * 1) Russia.png Moscow
 * 2) Lebanon.png Beirut
 * 3) Poland.png Warsaw
 * 4) Bosnia and Herzegovina.png Mostar
 * 5) The Netherlands.png Eindhoven
 * 6) Andorra.png Andorra la Vella
 * 7) Georgia.png Tbilisi
 * 8) Lithuania.png Villnius
 * 9) Belgium.png Brussels
 * 10) Romania.png Timișoara
 * 11) England.png Liverpool
 * 12) Croatia.png Zagreb
 * 13) Moldova.png Chişinău
 * 14) Montenegro.png Podgorica
 * 15) Ireland.png Dublin
 * 16) Estonia.png Tallinn
 * 17) Malta.png Qormi
 * 18) Sweden.png Malmo
 * 19) France.png Paris
 * 20) Greece.png Livadeia
 * 21) Czech Republic.png Trinec
 * 22) Liechtenstein.png Vaduz
 * 23) Cyprus.png Nicosia
 * 24) Faroe Islands.png Tórshavn
 * 25) Albania.png Priztren
 * 26) Kazakhstan.png Astana
 * 27) Scotland.png Glasgow
 * 28) Denmark.png Copenhegen
 * 29) Wales.png Cardiff
 * 30) Åland.png Mariehamn
 * 31) Iceland.png Reykjavik
 * 32) Northern Ireland.png Belfast
 * 33) Finland.png Helsinki
 * 34) Turkey.png Trabzon
 * 35) Bulgaria.png Sofia
 * 36) Italy.png Rome
 * 37) Serbia.png Belgrade
 * 38) San Marino.png Acquoviva
 * 39) Hungary.png Budapest
 * 40) Switzerland.png Geneva

Spokepersons

 * 1) Russia.png Andrey Malahov
 * 2) Lebanon.png Nelly Makdessy
 * 3) Poland.png Magdalena Tul
 * 4) Bosnia and Herzegovina.png Maya Sar
 * 5) The Netherlands.png Raffaela Paton
 * 6) Andorra.png Gisela Cánovas
 * 7) Georgia.png Sofia Nizharadze
 * 8) Lithuania.png Sasha Son
 * 9) Belgium.png Yelle van Dael
 * 10) Romania.png Andra Măruţă
 * 11) England.png Rebecca Ferguson
 * 12) Croatia.png Modric Luka
 * 13) Moldova.png Olga Fesenco
 * 14) Montenegro.png Andrea Demirovic
 * 15) Ireland.png Paul Hewson
 * 16) Estonia.png Ott Lepland
 * 17) Malta.png Mikaela Attard
 * 18) Sweden.png Agnes Carlsson
 * 19) France.png Vanessa Paradis
 * 20) Greece.png Katerina Geronikolou
 * 21) Czech Republic.png Ewa Farna
 * 22) Liechtenstein.png Lena Meyer-Landrut
 * 23) Cyprus.png Evridiki Theokleous
 * 24) Faroe Islands.png Sisse Marie
 * 25) Albania.png Frederic Ndoci
 * 26) Kazakhstan.png Roza Rymbaeva
 * 27) Scotland.png Emeli Sande
 * 28) Denmark.png Ida Corr
 * 29) Wales.png Marina Diamandis
 * 30) Åland.png Eric Saade
 * 31) Iceland.png Gylfi Sigurdsson
 * 32) Northern Ireland.png Tula Contostavlos
 * 33) Finland.png Pernilla Karlsson
 * 34) Turkey.png Gülben Ergen
 * 35) Bulgaria.png Nadia Dragneva
 * 36) Italy.png Emmanuela Marrone
 * 37) Serbia.png Radmila Manojlovic
 * 38) San Marino.png Tiziano Ferro
 * 39) Hungary.png Brighitta Balogh
 * 40) Switzerland.png Ursula Andress