Eurovision– 2012 final show opens with grandiose firework
Baku, May 27 (AZERTAC). A lavish firework display has marked the opening of the Eurovision-2012 final show at the Baku Crystal Hall at midnight.
The Grand Final will be broadcast live from the Baku Crystal Hall to 46 European countries.
Twnety-six countries are competing for the title of Winner of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.
Prominent mugham singer Alim Gasimov was first to impress the audience with a mugham piece.
Last year`s winner duo Ell & Nikki opened the show with the Running Scared to the accompaniment of Azerbaijan`s national musical instruments.
The 26 acts competing in the Grand Final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in order of appearance are:
United Kingdom`s Engelbert Humperdinck with Love Will Set You Free; Hungary`s Compact Disco with Sound Of Our Hearts; Albania`s Rona NIshliu with Suus; Lithuania`s Donny Montell with Love Is Blind; Bosnia & Herzegovina`s Maya Sar with Korake Ti Znam; Russia`s Buranovskiye Babushki with Party For Everybody; Iceland`s Greta Salóme & Jónsi with Never Forget; Cyprus` Ivi Adamou with La La Love; France`s Anggun with Echo (You And I); Italy`s Nina Zilli with L`Amore È Femmina (Out Of Love); Estonia`s Ott Lepland with Kuula, Norway`s Tooji with Stay, Azerbaijan`s Sabina Babayeva with When The Music Dies; Romania`s Mandinga with Zaleilah; Denmark`s Soluna Samay with Shoud`ve Known Better; Greece`s Eleftheria Eleftheriou with Aphrodisiac; Sweden`s Loreen with Euphoria; Turkey`s Can Bonomo with Love Me Back; Spain`s Pastora Soler with Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me); Germany`s Roman Lob with Standing Still; Malta`s Kurt Calleja with This Is The Night; F.Y.R. Macedonia`s Kaliopi with Crno I Belo; Ireland`s Jedward with Waterline; Serbia`s Željko Joksimović with Nije Ljubav Stvar; Ukraine`s Gaitana with Be My Guest; and Moldova`s Pasha Parfeny with Lăutar.
Popular singer Emin Agalarov will take the stage while the votes will be counted. He will be accompanied by a 68-man group, as well as 15 women violinists of eh Azerbaijan Chamber Orchestra.
“Light your Fire” show of Agalarov starts with the sound of balaban, an ancient musical instrument of Azerbaijan, and also features violinists and drum players.
After Agalarov`s show the results of the voting will be announced.
Of the 26 entries, just one country will be crowned the winner and claim the coveted Grand Prix trophy, designed by Kjell Engman, and made of solid transparent glass with sand-blasted and painted detailing.
The result will be determined by way of a 50/50 split between national expert juries and televoting. The combined scores will create the final outcome. Countries will award their votes in scores from 1 to 7 and then 8, 10 and 12 points with only the latter three being read out by the spokesperson. All 42 participating countries will be able to vote.
The televoting will take place during the live show once the final performance has taken place.
The viewers of the 26 competing nations will have the opportunity to televote for their favourite song with the numbers being revealed by their respective national broadcaster during the live show. The lines will be open for just 15 minutes after the last song has been performed.
Once the televotes have been collected, these will be combined with the jury votes and centrally added up. The votes will be then be delivered by spokespersons from each of the participating nations.
The Grand Final will be culminated with a press conference of the contest`s winner.
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