| Ourvision Song Contest 24 | |
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Contest |
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Edition no. |
24 |
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Participants |
23 |
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Location |
Washington, |
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Dates |
Semi-final 1: June 24, 2012 |
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Winner |
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Timeline |
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Ourvision Song Contest 24, often referred to as OVSC 24, was the 24th edition of Ourvision Song Contest.
About[]
It was held in Washington, United States. 23 countries participated in the contest. United States automatically qualified for the final. There were two semi-finals with 11 countries in each and 6 countries from each semi-final qualified for the final, making it 13 countries in the final. The winner was Mirela with the song "Nada es comparable a ti", representing Spain.
It was the first edition after OVSC took a long break after the 23rd edition.
Awards[]
| Award | Recipient |
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| Jury |  Poland
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| Hit |  Spain
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| Heart |  Morocco
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| Voters | Spain
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| NS |  Tíminn á Íslandi
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Countries[]
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
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Returning artists[]
Kanye West represented Ireland in the 14th edition together with ith Katy Perry and the song "E.T.".- Crystal Kay represented South Korea back in the 17th edition with the song "Superman".
- Sylwia Grzeszczak represented Poland twice before with the songs "Małe rzeczy" and "Sen o Przyszłości".
- Ana Nikolic represented Serbia in the 10th edition with her song "Extaza".
National selections[]
| Country | Contest | Song | Final |
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 Denmark
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Danish Music Contest | "Overflow" | 8 |
 Germany
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Ich bin Deutschland | "Perfekte Welle" | 7 |
| Iceland
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Tíminn á Íslandi 2 | "Hjartað Brennur" | 2 |
 Japan
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Music of the Rising Sun | "Konna ni Chikaku de" | SF |
 Moldova
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The Dance Music From Moldova | "Despre Tine" | 5 |
| Morocco
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Mysterious Sands | "Femme d'aujourd'hui" | SF |
 Norway
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Beste Valget 6 | "Ola Nordmann" | 3 |
 Portugal
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Canções Quentes | "Tensão" | 6 |
 Romania
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RO-Vision Music Contest 2 | "Don't Know Why" | 9 |
 Serbia
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The First Voice Of Serbia 2 | "Mafia Caffé" | 11 |
| Spain
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La Música de España 2 | "Nada Es Comparable a Ti" | 1 |
 Sweden
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Swedish Sounds 4 | "I Follow Rivers" | SF |
 Netherlands
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De Nederlandse Keuze | "De Stroom" | 10 |
 United States
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The Music of America | "How I Could Just Kill A Man" | 13 |
Results[]
Semi-final 1[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Germany
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Juli | "Perfekte Welle" | 4 | 163 |
| 2 | Iceland
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Regína Ósk | "Hjartad brennur" | 1 | 223 |
| 3 |  South Korea
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Harisu | "Temptation" | 11 | 98 |
| 4 | Netherlands
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3JS | "De Stroom" | 5 | 161 |
| 5 | Norway
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Plumbo | "Ola Nordmann" | 3 | 179 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria
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Sahara | "I Wonder Why" | 6 | 151 |
| 7 |  Finland
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Jenni Vartiainen | "Duran Duran" | 7 | 140 |
| 8 | Spain
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Mirela | "Nada es comparable a ti" | 2 | 220 |
| 9 |  Belgium
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Laura Omloop | "Nu is het gedaan" | 9 | 105 |
| 10 |  Slovenia
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Brigita Suler | "Samara" | 10 | 103 |
| 11 |  Egypt
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Samira Said | "Kollena Ensan" | 8 | 139 |
Semi-final 2[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Japan
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Crystal Kay | "Konna ni Chikaku de" | 8 | 105 |
| 2 | Portugal
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Filipa Ruas | "Tensao" | 1 | 130 |
| 3 | Denmark
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Ditte Marie | "Overflow" | 4 | 118 |
| 4 | Serbia
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Ana Nikolic feat. Ami G | "Maffia caffe" | 6 | 112 |
| 5 |  Grenada
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Estelle feat. Kanye West | "American Boy" | 11 | 90 |
| 6 | Poland
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Sylwia Grzeszczak | "Karuzela" | 2 | 127 |
| 7 | Moldova
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O-Zone | "Despre tine" | 3 | 123 |
| 8 |  Austria
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Sarah Stephanie | "Herz ubernimmt Kommando" | 9 | 96 |
| 9 | Sweden
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Lykke Li | "I Follow Rivers" | 7 | 107 |
| 10 | Romania
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Dya | "Don't Know" | 5 | 116 |
| 11 | Morocco
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Sofia Essaidi | "Femme d'aujourd'hui" | 10 | 94 |
Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Serbia
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Ana Nikolic feat. Ami G | "Maffia caffe" | 11 | 83 |
| 2 | Moldova
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O-Zone | "Despre tine" | 5 | 120 |
| 3 | United States
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Charlotte Sometimes | "How I Could Just Kill a Man" | 13 | 80 |
| 4 | Iceland
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Regína Ósk | "Hjartad brennur" | 2 | 162 |
| 5 | Norway
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Plumbo | "Ola Nordmann" | 3 | 151 |
| 6 | Bulgaria
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Sahara | "I Wonder Why" | 12 | 81 |
| 7 | Spain
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Mirela | "Nada es comparable a ti" | 1 | 175 |
| 8 | Poland
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Sylwia Grzeszczak | "Karuzela" | 4 | 143 |
| 9 | Portugal
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Filipa Ruas | "Tensao" | 6 | 98 |
| 10 | Germany
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Juli | "Perfekte Welle" | 7 | 94 |
| 11 | Romania
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Dya | "Don't Know" | 9 | 88 |
| 12 | Denmark
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Ditte Marie | "Overflow" | 8 | 89 |
| 13 | Netherlands
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3JS | "De Stroom" | 10 | 86 |
External links[]
Video archive on Youtube
Contest page on the official website
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