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16 October - 2 November 2012 |
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Host city |
Helsinki, |
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Participants |
48 |
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Debuting countries |
None |
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Timeline |
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Universong 45, the 45th edition of the Universong Contest, was held for the first time in Finland , after the winning of Jenni Vartiainen the previous edition in Reykjavik, Iceland, with the song "Missä muruseni on". The event was held in the capital city, Helsinki, from October 16th to November 2nd, 2012.
England conquered its fourth Universong winning. Being a direct finalist after the second place in Reykjavik, England won with the song "Never let me go" by Florence & The Machine, scoring a total of 160 points, and a difference of 19 with the runner-up, "Never enough" sang by Azerbaijan's Emin (winner of the second semifinal, who was drawn number 2 both in the 2nd semifinal and the grand final). Third place went to Eric Saade, representing Sweden, with the song "Hotter than fire", that scored a total of 134 points. The top 5 was completed by the representatives of The Netherlands, Jeronimo, and Spanish singer Pastora Soler, representing the Principality of Andorra.
Semifinal 1[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Kosovo
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Ryva Kajtazi | "Duhemi" | 15 | 53 |
| 02 |  Puerto Rico
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Kany García | "Bajo el mismo cielo" | 21 | 29 |
| 03 |  Scotland
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Capercaillie | "Alasdair mhic cholla ghasda" | 16 | 49 |
| 04 |  Netherlands
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Jeronimo | "One kiss" | 2 | 104 |
| 05 |  Iceland
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Jon Jonsson | "When you're around" | 19 | 39 |
| 06 |  Sweden
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Eric Saade
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"Hotter than fire" | 3 | 103 |
| 07 |  Mexico
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Jaime Kohen | "Regálame una sonrisa" | 22 | 22 |
| 08 |  Greece
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Demy | "Poses xiliades kalokairia" | 6 | 80 |
| 09 |  Slovakia
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Kristina Pelakova | "Viem lebo viem" | 10 | 75 |
| 10 |  North Macedonia
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Vlatko Lozanoski | "Nema den, nema nokj" | 18 | 42 |
| 11 |  Armenia
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Emmy | "Goodbye" | 9 | 76 |
| 12 |  Albania
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Dafina Zeqiri | "My swag" | 12 | 65 |
| 13 |  Croatia
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Boris Novković | "Nek se raduje" | 5 | 88 |
| 14 |  France
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Mylène Farmer | "C'est une belle journée" | 7 | 78 |
| 15 |  Germany
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Kris ft. Dante Thomas | "Diese Tage" | 17 | 46 |
| 16 |  Norway
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Omer "O-Bee" Bhatti ft. Shontelle | "See the light" | 13 | 59 |
| 17 |  Latvia
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Musiqq | "Miljonars" | 20 | 30 |
| 18 |  Hungary
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Dalriada | "A dudás" | 11 | 68 |
| 19 |  Cyprus
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Valando Tryfonos | "The time is now" | 8 | 76 |
| 20 |  Romania
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Crush & Alexandra Ungureanu | "Where is the love" | 14 | 57 |
| 21 |  Denmark
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Medina | "Kl. 10" | 4 | 95 |
| 22 |  Malta
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Lauren Aquilina | "Fools" | 1 | 116 |
Semifinal 2[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Poland
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Gosia Andrzejewicz ft. NatStar & St0ne | "Choose to believe" | 18 | 41 |
| 02 |  Azerbaijan
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Emin | "Never enough" | 1 | 133 |
| 03 |  New Zealand
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Massad | "Waiting" | 16 | 58 |
| 04 |  Spain
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Chambao | "Papeles mojados" | 20 | 38 |
| 05 |  South Africa
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ChianoSky | "Walking away" | 12 | 65 |
| 06 |  Bulgaria
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Alisia | "Blizo do men" | 17 | 50 |
| 07 |  Greenland
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Celina Ree | "Når du rør ved mig" | 10 | 69 |
| 08 |  Faroe Islands
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Stilettos | "Click click click" | 8 | 71 |
| 09 |  Liechtenstein
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Cro | "Hi kids" | 22 | 16 |
| 10 |  Monaco
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Shy'm | "Et alors!" | 9 | 70 |
| 11 |  Australia
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Elen Levon | "Dancing to the same song" | 2 | 112 |
| 12 |  Switzerland
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Mr. Da-Nos | "One nation" | 4 | 99 |
| 13 |  Luxembourg
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Axelle Renoir ft. Amilly T. | "Evergreen" | 15 | 59 |
| 14 |  Serbia
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Nemanja Stevanovic | "Netko poput tebe" | 11 | 68 |
| 15 |  Georgia
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Playmen | "Tonight (Playmen & Claydee song)" | 5 | 82 |
| 16 |  Russia
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Polina Gagarina | "Spektakl' okonchen" | 3 | 110 |
| 17 |  Andorra
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Pastora Soler | "A ti" | 6 | 82 |
| 18 |  Vatican City
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Marina Rei | "Al di là di questi anni" | 23 | 14 |
| 19 |  San Marino
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Dolcenera | "Ci vediamo a casa" | 7 | 75 |
| 20 |  Ireland
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Moloko | "Indigo" | 19 | 39 |
| 21 |  Portugal
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Slimmy | "You should never leave me before I die" | 14 | 59 |
| 22 |  United States
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Madonna | "Turn up the radio" | 21 | 38 |
| 23 |  Türkiye
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Hande Yener ft. Sinan Akçıl | "Teşekkürler" | 13 | 60 |
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Greece
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Demy | "Poses xiliades kalokairia" | 6 | 120 |
| 02 | Azerbaijan
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Emin | "Never enough" | 2 | 139 |
| 03 | Monaco
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Shy'm | "Et alors!" | 19 | 85 |
| 04 |  England
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Florence & The Machine | "Never let me go" | 1 | 160 |
| 05 | Serbia
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Nemanja Stevanovic | "Netko poput tebe" | 27 | 52 |
| 06 | Croatia
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Boris Novković & Tony Cetinski | "Nek se raduje" | 18 | 87 |
| 07 |  Finland
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Laura Närhi | "Mä annan sut pois" | 15 | 92 |
| 08 | Slovakia
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Kristina Pelakova | "Viem lebo viem" | 11 | 106 |
| 09 | Netherlands
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Jeronimo | "One kiss" | 4 | 132 |
| 10 | San Marino
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Dolcenera | "Ci vediamo a casa" | 23 | 72 |
| 11 | Armenia
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Emmy | "Goodbye" | 26 | 52 |
| 12 | Faroe Islands
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Stilettos | "Click click click" | 10 | 106 |
| 13 |  Italy
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The Glam ft. Flo Rida, Trina & Dwaine | "Party like a DJ" | 22 | 72 |
| 14 | Andorra
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Pastora Soler | "A ti" | 5 | 128 |
| 15 | Denmark
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Medina | "Kl. 10" | 7 | 108 |
| 16 | France
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Mylène Farmer | "C'est une belle journée" | 8 | 107 |
| 17 | Georgia
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Playmen & Claydee ft. Tamta | "Tonight" | 16 | 89 |
| 18 | Cyprus
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Valando Tryfonos | "The time is now" | 14 | 92 |
| 19 | Greenland
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Celina Ree | "Når du rør ved mig" | 20 | 80 |
| 20 | South Africa
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ChianoSky | "Walking away" | 21 | 76 |
| 21 | Malta
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Lauren Aquilina | "Fools" | 9 | 106 |
| 22 | Russia
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Polina Gagarina | "Spektakl' okonchen" | 12 | 105 |
| 23 | Hungary
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Dalriada | "A dudás" | 24 | 61 |
| 24 | Sweden
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Eric Saade ft. Dev | "Hotter than fire" | 3 | 134 |
| 25 | Albania
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Dafina Zeqiri | "My swag" | 25 | 58 |
| 26 | Switzerland
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Mr. Da-Nos | "One nation" | 17 | 88 |
| 27 | Australia
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Elen Levon | "Dancing to the same song" | 13 | 103 |
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