Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Winner Is Loreen (Sweden) With 'Euphoria'!

Baku, Azerbaijan (Top40 Charts) The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest "Eurovision-2012," held in Baku, was Swedish singer Loreen, who got 372 points at the voting. Loreen believes it was a well-deserved win at the competition.

The singer notes she "worked a lot to achieve such results." According to her, she also likes the main rival at "Eurovision-2012" - "Buranovskie grandmothers" from Russia, who took second place (they got 259 points). Apart from the very award the Swedes have gained the right to host "Eurovision" next year.

About 21 countries voted for Azerbaijan. The Swedish participant won the semifinal and final.
The European Broadcasting Union has announced the voting results on Eurovision-2012 two semi-finals and final. The voting in the Eurovision song contest is held on 50/50 principle (televoters and jury).

The Eurovision-2012 Song Contest took place at the Baku Crystal Hall, built on the shores of the Caspian Sea specifically for Eurovision 2012. The hall seats 23,000 spectators and another 16,000 spectators were able to watch the contest's semi-finals and final live on big screens.
The television audience of Eurovision 2012 hit 100 million people in 50 world countries.
The logo for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was 'Fire Flower', while the motto was Light your fire.
Representatives of 42 countries participated in this 57th contest.

The results of the final of "Eurovision-2012":
1 Sweden 372
2 Russia 259
3 Serbia 214
4 Azerbaijan 150
5 Albania 146
6 Estonia 120
7 Turkey 112
8 Germany 110
9 Italy 101
10 Spain 97
11 Moldova 81
12 Romania 71
12 FYROM 71
14 Lithuania 70
15 Ukraine 65
15 Cyprus 65
17 Greece 64
18 Bosnia-Herzegovina 55
19 Ireland 46
19 Iceland 46
21 Malta 41
22 France 21
22 Denmark 21
24 Hungary 19
25 Great Britain 12