Grandiose firework to open Eurovision– 2012 final show
Baku, May 26 (AZERTAC). A lavish firework display will mark the opening of Eurovision- 2012 final show at the Baku Crystal Hall this midnight.
Last year`s winner duo Ell & Nikki will open the show with Running Scared to the accompaniment of Azerbaijan`s national musical instruments. A prominent mugham singer Alim Gasimov will also take stage.
The 26 acts competing in the Grand Final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in order of appearance are:
UNITED KINGDOM - Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free
HUNGARY - Compact Disco - Sound Of Our Hearts
ALBANIA - Rona NIshliu - Suus
LITHUANIA - Donny Montell - Love Is Blind
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Maya Sar - Korake Ti Znam
RUSSIA - Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody
ICELAND - Greta Salóme & Jónsi - Never Forget
CYPRUS - Ivi Adamou - La La Love
FRANCE - Anggun - Echo (You And I)
ITALY - Nina Zilli - L`Amore È Femmina (Out Of Love)
ESTONIA - Ott Lepland - Kuula
NORWAY - Tooji - Stay
AZERBAIJAN - Sabina Babayeva - When The Music Dies
ROMANIA - Mandinga - Zaleilah
DENMARK - Soluna Samay - Shoud`ve Known Better
GREECE - Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac
SWEDEN - Loreen - Euphoria
TURKEY - Can Bonomo - Love Me Back
SPAIN - Pastora Soler - Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me)
GERMANY - Roman Lob - Standing Still
MALTA - Kurt Calleja - This Is The Night
F.Y.R. MACEDONIA - Kaliopi - Crno I Belo
IRELAND - Jedward - Waterline
SERBIA - Željko Joksimović - Nije Ljubav Stvar
UKRAINE - Gaitana - Be My Guest
MOLDOVA - Pasha Parfeny - Lăutar
Popular singer Emin Agalarov will take stage while the votes will be counted. He will be accompanied by a 68-man group.
“Light your Fire” show of Agalarov starts with the sound of balaban, an ancient musical instrument of Azerbaijan. The show continues with the performance of 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.
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