The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan, following Ell & Nikki's victory at the 2011 contest with the song "Running Scared"—marking the first time that the country had won the contest. The contest was held at the newly constructed Baku Crystal Hall, with semi-finals held on 22 and 24 May 2012, followed by the final held on 26 May 2012. Forty-two countries competed in the contest, with Montenegro returning for the first time since 2009, and the withdrawal of Armenia due to security concerns in relation to ongoing conflicts with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and Poland due to financial concerns.
The contest was won by singer Loreen from Sweden with the song "Euphoria"—written by Thomas G:son and Peter Boström, the song scored a total of 372 points. Russia finished in second place, with Serbia finishing in third. They were followed by the host country, Azerbaijan, which reached the 4th place. Albania finished 5th, achieving its first top 5 placing. Germany, Italy and Spain were the three members of the "Big Five" that managed to rank within the top 10, finishing in 8th, 9th and 10th places respectively.
Sweden participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Swedish entry was selected through Melodifestivalen 2012, a national final format that consisted of four semi-finals, a second chance round and a final, organised by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). Loreen represented Sweden with the song "Euphoria", which qualified from the second semi-final and went on to win the contest in the final, scoring 372 points.
Melodifestivalen 2012
Melodifestivalen 2012 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 52nd entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, this time for the 2012 competition. Hosted by Sarah Dawn Finer, Gina Dirawi and Helena Bergström, 32 songs competed in a six-week-long process that consisted of four semifinals on 4, 11, 18 and 25 February 2012, a second chance round on 3 March 2012, and a final on 10 March 2012. Eight songs competed in each semifinal - the top two qualified directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed songs qualified to the second chance round.
Sweden (i/ˈswiːdən/SWEE-dən; Swedish:Sverige[ˈsvæːrjə]listen), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860sqmi), Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of over 9.8 million. Sweden consequently has a low population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sqmi), with the highest concentration in the southern half of the country. Approximately 85% of the population lives in urban areas. Southern Sweden is predominantly agricultural, while the north is heavily forested. Sweden is part of the geographical area of Fennoscandia.
Germanic peoples have inhabited Sweden since prehistoric times, emerging into history as the Geats/Götar and Swedes/Svear and constituting the sea peoples known as the Norsemen. Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century, it expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire, which became one of the great powers of Europe until the early 18th century. Swedish territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were gradually lost during the 18th and 19th centuries, beginning with the annexation of present-day Finland by Russia in 1809. The last war in which Sweden was directly involved was in 1814, when Norway was militarily forced into personal union.
There are also at least 12 other places in Sweden called Å, most of them only a farm or a few houses. Å is pronounced "Aw", or phonetically [o:].
Å, which means stream or small river, is a contender for the title of shortest place-name in the world— although other places named Å as well as Ö and Y can make the same claim. As a consequence, many tourists have ventured to the village for the sole purpose of either taking photos of or stealing the place-name sign.
The parish of Å is rich in ancient remains, of which the oldest date from the Stone Age.
The name of Sweden (Swedish Sverige[ˈsvær.jə]listen) is ultimately derived from the ethnonym of the Swedes.
The English name was loaned from Dutch in the 17th century to refer to Sweden as an emerging great power. Before Sweden's imperial expansion, Early Modern English used Swedeland.
The Old English name of Sweden was Sweoland or Sweorice, land or realm of the Sweonas, The Germanic tribes of the Sviar (Old NorseSvíþjóð). The name of the Sviar itself is derived from a Proto-Norse*Swihoniz, presumably a self-designation containing the Germanic reflexive *swe- "one's own, self".
Sweden
The modern English name Sweden is exceptional in being loaned from Dutch. Before the gradual introduction of Sweden in the 17th century, English used Swedeland.
It is based on Middle DutchZweden, the Dutch name of Sweden, and in origin the dative plural of Zwede "Swede".
It has been in use in English from about 1600, first recorded in Scottish Swethin, Swadne.
Country names based on a dative plural in -n became productive in German and Dutch in the 15th century; compare German Italien "Italy", Spanien "Spain", Rumänien "Romania", Ungarn "Hungary".
Loreen - Euphoria | Sweden 🇸🇪 | Live - Grand Final - Winner of Eurovision 2012
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Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 hosted by Baku, Azerbaijan, with her song Euphoria. Loreen will compete at Liverpool 2023 with her song Tattoo.
~~~ Lyrics ~~~
Why,
Why can't this moment last forever more
Tonight,
Tonight eternity's an open door
No
Don't ever stop doing the things you do
Don't go
In every breath I take I'm breathing you
Euphoria
Forever, ‘til the end of time
From now on, only you and I
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
We are here
We are alone in our own universe
We are free
Where everything's aloud and love comes first
Forever and ever together
We sail into infinity
We're high...
published: 26 May 2012
Loreen - Euphoria (Sweden) 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Official Preview Video
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Loreen will represent Sweden at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song 'Euphoria'.
published: 27 Mar 2012
Sweden: "Euphoria" by Loreen - Eurovision Song Contest 2012 - BBC One
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Loreen sings "Euphoria" as Sweden's entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.
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BBC - Eurovision 2012 final - full voting & winning Sweden
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Loreen - Euphoria - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2
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Sweden: Loreen - Euphoria - Live - 2012 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2
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Loreen - Euphoria - Sweden wins the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest
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Sweden wins the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Euphoria by Loreen.
published: 26 May 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 - Grand Final - Full Show
The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the furthest East that the contest had ever been held.
Baku provided a unique setting for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The slogan for the competition this year was Light Your Fire, which was fitting given that the event was being held in Azerbaijan, the Land of Fire.
The United Kingdom sent its oldest ever participant, 76 year old Engelbert Humperdinck, whilst Russia was represented by the Buranovskiye Babushki who had a combined age of more than 500!
A Euphoric win for Sweden
Sweden's participant Loreen had been the main favourite ever since she appeared in the widely popular Swedish selection show, Melodifestivalen, earlier that year. Her song Euphoria took Europe by storm and Sweden won the 2012 competition b...
published: 28 Nov 2019
Loreen - Euphoria (Official Music Video)
Credits
Production Company: Folke Film
Director: Marcus Söderlund
Producer: Anna Bergström/Kim Buisson
Photographer: Daniel Takács
Gaffer: Axel Söderlund
Editor: Ola Ohlsson
Postproduction: Chimney Pot
#Loreen #Euphoria
published: 05 Jul 2012
Loreen - Euphoria (Sweden Eurovision Song Contest 2012)
Loreen performing Euphoria live Melodifestivalen 2012.
She will represent Sweden in ESC 2012, Baku, Azerbaijan
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Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 hosted by Baku, Azerb...
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Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 hosted by Baku, Azerbaijan, with her song Euphoria. Loreen will compete at Liverpool 2023 with her song Tattoo.
~~~ Lyrics ~~~
Why,
Why can't this moment last forever more
Tonight,
Tonight eternity's an open door
No
Don't ever stop doing the things you do
Don't go
In every breath I take I'm breathing you
Euphoria
Forever, ‘til the end of time
From now on, only you and I
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
We are here
We are alone in our own universe
We are free
Where everything's aloud and love comes first
Forever and ever together
We sail into infinity
We're higher and higher and higher
We're reaching for divinity
Euphoria
Forever, ‘til the end of time
From now on, only you and I
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Forever
We sail into infinity
We're higher
We're reaching for divinity
Euphoria
Euphoria
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
Euphoria
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Lyrics: Thomas G:son & Peter Boström
Music: Thomas G:son & Peter Boström
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Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 hosted by Baku, Azerbaijan, with her song Euphoria. Loreen will compete at Liverpool 2023 with her song Tattoo.
~~~ Lyrics ~~~
Why,
Why can't this moment last forever more
Tonight,
Tonight eternity's an open door
No
Don't ever stop doing the things you do
Don't go
In every breath I take I'm breathing you
Euphoria
Forever, ‘til the end of time
From now on, only you and I
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
We are here
We are alone in our own universe
We are free
Where everything's aloud and love comes first
Forever and ever together
We sail into infinity
We're higher and higher and higher
We're reaching for divinity
Euphoria
Forever, ‘til the end of time
From now on, only you and I
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Forever
We sail into infinity
We're higher
We're reaching for divinity
Euphoria
Euphoria
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
Euphoria
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Lyrics: Thomas G:son & Peter Boström
Music: Thomas G:son & Peter Boström
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Loreen sings "Euphoria" as Sweden's entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.
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The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the furthest East that the contest had ever been held.
Baku provided a unique setting for ...
The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the furthest East that the contest had ever been held.
Baku provided a unique setting for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The slogan for the competition this year was Light Your Fire, which was fitting given that the event was being held in Azerbaijan, the Land of Fire.
The United Kingdom sent its oldest ever participant, 76 year old Engelbert Humperdinck, whilst Russia was represented by the Buranovskiye Babushki who had a combined age of more than 500!
A Euphoric win for Sweden
Sweden's participant Loreen had been the main favourite ever since she appeared in the widely popular Swedish selection show, Melodifestivalen, earlier that year. Her song Euphoria took Europe by storm and Sweden won the 2012 competition by a landslide. The song went on to be a worldwide hit and reached number one in several countries selling more than two million copies.
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The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the furthest East that the contest had ever been held.
Baku provided a unique setting for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The slogan for the competition this year was Light Your Fire, which was fitting given that the event was being held in Azerbaijan, the Land of Fire.
The United Kingdom sent its oldest ever participant, 76 year old Engelbert Humperdinck, whilst Russia was represented by the Buranovskiye Babushki who had a combined age of more than 500!
A Euphoric win for Sweden
Sweden's participant Loreen had been the main favourite ever since she appeared in the widely popular Swedish selection show, Melodifestivalen, earlier that year. Her song Euphoria took Europe by storm and Sweden won the 2012 competition by a landslide. The song went on to be a worldwide hit and reached number one in several countries selling more than two million copies.
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Credits
Production Company: Folke Film
Director: Marcus Söderlund
Producer: Anna Bergström/Kim Buisson
Photographer: Daniel Takács
Gaffer: Axel Söderlund
Editor...
Credits
Production Company: Folke Film
Director: Marcus Söderlund
Producer: Anna Bergström/Kim Buisson
Photographer: Daniel Takács
Gaffer: Axel Söderlund
Editor: Ola Ohlsson
Postproduction: Chimney Pot
#Loreen #Euphoria
Credits
Production Company: Folke Film
Director: Marcus Söderlund
Producer: Anna Bergström/Kim Buisson
Photographer: Daniel Takács
Gaffer: Axel Söderlund
Editor: Ola Ohlsson
Postproduction: Chimney Pot
#Loreen #Euphoria
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Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 hosted by Baku, Azerbaijan, with her song Euphoria. Loreen will compete at Liverpool 2023 with her song Tattoo.
~~~ Lyrics ~~~
Why,
Why can't this moment last forever more
Tonight,
Tonight eternity's an open door
No
Don't ever stop doing the things you do
Don't go
In every breath I take I'm breathing you
Euphoria
Forever, ‘til the end of time
From now on, only you and I
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
We are here
We are alone in our own universe
We are free
Where everything's aloud and love comes first
Forever and ever together
We sail into infinity
We're higher and higher and higher
We're reaching for divinity
Euphoria
Forever, ‘til the end of time
From now on, only you and I
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Forever
We sail into infinity
We're higher
We're reaching for divinity
Euphoria
Euphoria
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
An everlasting piece of art
A beating love within my heart
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria
Euphoria
We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Lyrics: Thomas G:son & Peter Boström
Music: Thomas G:son & Peter Boström
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Loreen sings "Euphoria" as Sweden's entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.
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The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the furthest East that the contest had ever been held.
Baku provided a unique setting for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. The slogan for the competition this year was Light Your Fire, which was fitting given that the event was being held in Azerbaijan, the Land of Fire.
The United Kingdom sent its oldest ever participant, 76 year old Engelbert Humperdinck, whilst Russia was represented by the Buranovskiye Babushki who had a combined age of more than 500!
A Euphoric win for Sweden
Sweden's participant Loreen had been the main favourite ever since she appeared in the widely popular Swedish selection show, Melodifestivalen, earlier that year. Her song Euphoria took Europe by storm and Sweden won the 2012 competition by a landslide. The song went on to be a worldwide hit and reached number one in several countries selling more than two million copies.
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Credits
Production Company: Folke Film
Director: Marcus Söderlund
Producer: Anna Bergström/Kim Buisson
Photographer: Daniel Takács
Gaffer: Axel Söderlund
Editor: Ola Ohlsson
Postproduction: Chimney Pot
#Loreen #Euphoria
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan, following Ell & Nikki's victory at the 2011 contest with the song "Running Scared"—marking the first time that the country had won the contest. The contest was held at the newly constructed Baku Crystal Hall, with semi-finals held on 22 and 24 May 2012, followed by the final held on 26 May 2012. Forty-two countries competed in the contest, with Montenegro returning for the first time since 2009, and the withdrawal of Armenia due to security concerns in relation to ongoing conflicts with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and Poland due to financial concerns.
The contest was won by singer Loreen from Sweden with the song "Euphoria"—written by Thomas G:son and Peter Boström, the song scored a total of 372 points. Russia finished in second place, with Serbia finishing in third. They were followed by the host country, Azerbaijan, which reached the 4th place. Albania finished 5th, achieving its first top 5 placing. Germany, Italy and Spain were the three members of the "Big Five" that managed to rank within the top 10, finishing in 8th, 9th and 10th places respectively.
GRIMSBY Welcome dear friends to our contest The first that this Kingdom has ever seen We gather today For a vocal display So our Prince may At last choose a Queen (spoken) These six princesses possess the most accomplished voices in all the land. Tonight, one of you will go home with the crown. May the best woman win! CONTESTANT ONE Listen to me, don't I sound rich! Loud, am I now? Plus, I've got perfect pitch! Wouldn't you think I'm the girl The girl who has everything ERIC (spoken) That's not her voice, I'll know it the moment I hear it. CONTESTANT TWO Listen to this Clear as can be You'll know I'm it When I hit my high C Ahhh! CONTESTANT THREE Wouldn't you think I'm the girl The girl who has everything Everything! Everything! CONTESTANT FOUR I'm a world famous Coloratura CONTESTANT FIVE My vibrato is Second to none CONTESTANT SIX I'm a walking display of Gravora ALL CONTESTANTS It's so clear Can't you hear? I'm the one! I'm the one! I'm the one! I'm the one!