| Ourvision Song Contest 22 | |
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Contest | |
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Edition no. |
22 |
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Participants |
39 |
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Location |
Cork, |
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Dates |
Semi-final 1: February 29, 2012 |
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Winner | |
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Timeline | |
Ourvision Song Contest 22, often referred to as OVSC 22, was the 22nd edition of Ourvision Song Contest.
About 
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It was held in Cork, Ireland. 39 countries participated in the contest. Ireland automatically qualified for the final. There were two semi-finals with 19 countries in each and 10 countries from each semi-final qualified for the final, making it 21 countries in the final. The winner was JoJo with the song "Too Little Too Late", representing France. It was the second time France won OVSC.
Awards Edit
| Award | Recipient |
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| Jury |  Norway
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| Hit |  New Zealand
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| Heart |  Czech Republic
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| Voters |  Turkey
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| NS |  DMC
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Countries Edit
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
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Returning artists Edit
- Lana Jurcevic - Previously participated for Croatia once.
- 2NE1 - Participated twice in OVSC before for South Korea.
- Eric Saade - Won the 4th edition of OVSC with "Hearts in the Air" for Sweden. Have also represented Costa Rica with singer Dev.
- Aline Lahoud - Participated once before for Lebanon.
- Wanda Stuart - Represented Portugal in the very first edition of OVSC.
- Elvana Gjata - Debuted for Kosovo in OVSC #3 together with Flori Mumajesi.
- Koit Toome - Won the 2nd edition of OVSC together with Getter Jaani and their song "Valged Ööd" for Estonia.
- Maria Mena - Represented Norway in OVSC once before.
- Nadia Ali - Represented Pakistan in the previous edition.
- Brooke Fraser - Won the 10th edition with the song "Something in the Water".
- Victoria Justice - Participated in the previous edition for Puerto Rico.
- Arsenie - Participated in the previous edition as 'Arsenium' for Moldova.
- Lena - Participated once before for Germany.
- Kelly Clarkson - Participated several times before for different countries. Won the last edition with "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" for Ireland.
National selections Edit
| Country | Contest | Song | Final |
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| Denmark
| Danish Music Contest 11 | "Calling A Friend" | 7 |
 France
| Sing It Like A French 4 | "Too Little Too Late" | 1 |
 Greece
| The Greek Music 2 | "Anantikatastatos" | 10 |
 Malaysia
| MY Sound 10 | "Hatimu Milikku" | SF |
| New Zealand
| The Music of New Zealand | "Shadowfeet" | 5 |
 South Korea
| KPop Song Contest 3 | "I Am The Best" | 4 |
 Sweden
| Swedish Sounds 2 | "Manboy" | 2 |
 United Kingdom
| ESWNI 5 | "The Boy Does Nothing" | 3 |
Results Edit
Semi-final 1 Edit
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Ukraine
| Gaitana | "Diamond Ring" | 15 | 71 |
| 2 |  Croatia
| Lana Jurcevic feat. Luka Nizetić | "Prava ljubav" | 10 | 100 |
| 3 | South Korea
| 2NE1 | "I Am The Best" | 5 | 143 |
| 4 | Sweden
| Eric Saade | "Manboy" | 4 | 144 |
| 5 | France
| JoJo | "Too Little Too Late" | 1 | 186 |
| 6 |  Lebanon
| Aline Lahoud | "Quand tout s'enfuit" | 14 | 74 |
| 7 |  Poland
| Natalia Lesz | "Cos za cos" | 8 | 115 |
| 8 |  Portugal
| Wanda Stuart | "Nao Me Importa" | 18 | 41 |
| 9 |  Russia
| Bi-2 | "Serebro" | 19 | 23 |
| 10 |  Faroe Islands
| Jens Marni | "Gloria" | 11 | 91 |
| 11 |  Kosovo
| Elvana Gjata | "Me ty" | 12 | 89 |
| 12 |  Bahamas
| Destiny's Child | "Survivor" | 6 | 134 |
| 13 |  Slovenia
| Nika Zorjan | "Cas Za Nas" | 9 | 110 |
| 14 |  Estonia
| Koit Toome | "Mälestused" | 13 | 81 |
| 15 | Norway
| Maria Mena | "All This Time (Pick-Me-Up Song)" | 7 | 129 |
| 16 |  Libya
| Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji | "Pressure" | 16 | 68 |
| 17 | United Kingdom
| Alesha Dixon | "The Boy Does Nothing" | 2 | 168 |
| 18 |  Serbia
| Slobodan Trkulja & Balknopolis | "Nebo" | 17 | 56 |
| 19 | Denmark
| A Friend In London | "Calling A Friend" | 3 | 149 |
Semi-final 2 Edit
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Malaysia
| Nera | "Hatimu Milikku" | 12 | 93 |
| 2 | New Zealand
| Brooke Fraser | "Shadowfeet" | 3 | 182 |
| 3 | Turkey
| Aynur Aydin | "DNA" | 4 | 157 |
| 4 |  Iceland
| Blár Ópal | "Stattu upp" | 9 | 127 |
| 5 |  Malta
| Romina Mamo | "DNA" | 19 | 35 |
| 6 | Greece
| Polina Christodoulou | "Anantikatastatos" | 6 | 143 |
| 7 |  Puerto Rico
| Victoria Justice | "You're the Reason" | 10 | 120 |
| 8 |  Albania
| Shpat Kasapi | "Medikament" | 14 | 69 |
| 9 |  Lithuania
| Wika | "Lietuva" | 16 | 61 |
| 10 |  Netherlands
| Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon Den Adel | "In and Out of Love" | 2 | 186 |
| 11 |  Switzerland
| Zazou | "Don't Look Back" | 11 | 112 |
| 12 |  Moldova
| Arsenie feat. Lena Knyazeva | "My Heart" | 18 | 45 |
| 13 |  United States
| Alicia Keys | "No One" | 1 | 200 |
| 14 | Czech Republic
| David Deyl | "Akorát" | 15 | 68 |
| 15 |  China
| Miss A | "Bad Girl Good Girl" | 8 | 127 |
| 16 |  Germany
| Lena | "Maybe" | 5 | 147 |
| 17 |  Philippines
| Jay R feat. JD Jr. | "Design for Luv" | 17 | 52 |
| 18 |  Benin
| Angélique Kidjo | "Agolo" | 13 | 83 |
| 19 |  Romania
| Vunk feat. Antonia | "Pleaca" | 7 | 139 |
Final Edit
External links Edit
Video archive on Youtube
Contest page on the official website
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