Semi-final 1: Qualifiers and final draw!
Tonight saw the first semi-final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. There were arguably no great surprises among the qualifiers, with Hungary and Albania representing perhaps the closest thing to a bookmakers' nightmare. Meanwhile, the EBU...
Eurovision in Baku: Our Monday
Yesterday saw the first 2 dress rehearsals of semi final one, and esc-chat.com were in the Press Centre blogging live for you! If you missed that, you can still catch the article here. Overall, despite a few technical hitches the rehearsal went well, and the stage...
Today: Semi-Final 1 – Our prediction
Tonight, the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be held! 18 entries will compete for the privilege of ending up in one of the 10 envelopes for the final. As we learned yesterday, 9 envelopes will be digital (as they have been in recent years),...
1st Dress Rehearsal semi 1 – LIVE!
Hello and welcome to the press centre for the first dress rehearsal of the first semi-final for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest! The show begins at 15:00 CET, also join the chat for our Live-Chat, where we can comment directly from the press centre. 18:08 We're LIVE...
Eurovision in Baku: Our Sunday
We're now LIVE in the Press Centre waiting for the first dress rehearsal to start, but before we do, we'd better tell you about yesterday's goings on here in Baku! We arrived in the Press Centre yesterday in time to see the second dress rehearsals of the Big 5 plus...
Rehearsals Day 8
Can you believe we're here already? It hardly feels like a moment since Rambo Amadeus christened the Baku stage with a massive cardboard donkey last weekend, and now we've reached the end of the technical rehearsals for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. At a personal...
Eurovision in Baku: Our Saturday
Salam! We've arrived in the Press Centre a little later than we'd planed (blame the free alcohol at the Welcome Party last night) but we are in time to see the Big 5 plus Azerbaijan do their second dress rehearsal. We're particuarly looking forward to seeing France...
Rehearsals Day 7
So we got to the end of the first week, and today saw a few highlights: The Big 5 + the host country were rehearsing for the first time, and thanks to our editor Danny, we had our first ever interview on esc-chat.com - in which the Slovenian entrant Eva Boto spoke...
Interview: Eva Boto speaks to esc-chat.com!
We were lucky to interview the absolutely lovely Eva Boto from Slovenia earlier this afternoon after her second rehearsal today, for the first EVER interview esc-chat.com have ever done! She has become a bit of a favourite of ours so we were really pleased to sit down...
Eurovision in Baku: Our Friday
Hello again peeps! Another day dawns in Baku and the Eurofun begins again. Friday was esc-chat.com's first proper day in Baku and we were up early to get to the press centre to catch some of the rehearsals! We managed to see the run throughs of quite a few songs, and...
Rehearsals Day 6
How is it day 6 already? Anyway, it's been the first day for esc-chat.com in Baku, meaning, our new editor Danny began his work in the press centre today. He also started his daily diary blog. He will have a new post for each day, which will get updated every now and...
Eurovision in Baku: Our Thursday
17:26 So as you have seen, I've finally arrived in sunny Baku! I landed yesterday at 3.30pm from Dubai on a flight where apart from an Australian girl who was also here for Eurovision, I was the only non Azeri on the flight! but didn't get to my accommodation until...
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Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Songs
Semi-final 1
| Country | Artist | Song |
| Montenegro | Rambo Amadeus | Euro Neuro |
| Iceland | Greta Salóme and Jónsi | Never Forget |
| Greece | Eleftheria Eleftheriou | Aphrodisiac |
| Latvia | Anmary | Beautiful Song |
| Albania | Rona Nishliu | Suus |
| Romania | Mandinga | Zaleilah |
| Switzerland | Sinplus | Unbreakable |
| Belgium | Iris | Would You? |
| Finland | Pernilla Karlsson | När jag blundar |
| Israel | Izabo | Time |
| San Marino | Valentina Monetta | The Social Network Song (Oh Oh – Uh – Oh Oh) |
| Cyprus | Ivi Adamou | La La Love |
| Denmark | Soluna Samay | Should’ve Known Better |
| Russia | Buranovskiye Babushki | Party for Everybody |
| Hungary | Compact Disco | Sound of Our Hearts |
| Austria | Trackshittaz | Woki mit deim Popo |
| Moldova | Pasha Parfeny | Lăutar |
| Ireland | Jedward | Waterline |
Semi-final 2
| Country | Artist | Song |
| Serbia | Željko Joksimović | Nije ljubav stvar |
| Macedonia | Kaliopi | Crno i belo |
| Netherlands | Joan Franka | You and Me |
| Malta | Kurt Calleja | This Is the Night |
| Belarus | Litesound | We Are The Heroes |
| Portugal | Filipa Sousa | Vida minha |
| Ukraine | Gaitana | Be My Guest |
| Bulgaria | Sofi Marinova | Love Unlimited |
| Slovenia | Eva Boto | Verjamem |
| Croatia | Nina Badrić | Nebo |
| Sweden | Loreen | Euphoria |
| Georgia | Anri Jokhadze | I’m a Joker |
| Turkey | Can Bonomo | Love Me Back |
| Estonia | Ott Lepland | Kuula |
| Slovakia | Max Jason Mai | Don’t Close Your Eyes |
| Norway | Tooji | Stay |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Maya Sar | Korake ti znam |
| Lithuania | Donny Montell | Love Is Blind |
Big Five + Host Country
| Country | Artist | Song |
| United Kingdom | Engelbert Humperdinck | Love Will Set You Free |
| France | Anggun | Echo (You and I) |
| Italy | Nina Zilli | L’amore è femmina (Out of Love) |
| Azerbaijan | Sabina Babayeva | When the Music Dies |
| Spain | Pastora Soler | Quédate conmigo (Stay With Me) |
| Germany | Roman Lob | Standing Still |
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Ehtiyyatlı olun! esc-chat.com is coming to Baku.
For the third consecutive year, esc-chat.com will be providing live on-site coverage from the Eurovision Song Contest! Our man in Baku is long-time #esc chatter and contributor Danny Lynch, who will arrive in the Azeri capital on May 18th. His coverage will include...
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Interview: Eva Boto speaks to esc-chat.com!
We were lucky to interview the absolutely lovely Eva Boto from Slovenia earlier this afternoon after her second rehearsal today, for the first EVER interview esc-chat.com have ever done! She has become a bit of a favourite of ours so we were really pleased to sit down...
Eurovision in Baku: Our Friday
Hello again peeps! Another day dawns in Baku and the Eurofun begins again. Friday was esc-chat.com's first proper day in Baku and we were up early to get to the press centre to catch some of the rehearsals! We managed to see the run throughs of quite a few songs, and...
Rehearsals Day 6
How is it day 6 already? Anyway, it's been the first day for esc-chat.com in Baku, meaning, our new editor Danny began his work in the press centre today. He also started his daily diary blog. He will have a new post for each day, which will get updated every now and...
Eurovision in Baku: Our Thursday
17:26 So as you have seen, I've finally arrived in sunny Baku! I landed yesterday at 3.30pm from Dubai on a flight where apart from an Australian girl who was also here for Eurovision, I was the only non Azeri on the flight! but didn't get to my accommodation until...
esc-chat.com have arrived in Azerjeben, Azerjabon…in Bakooo!!!
Salam! (That's Azeri for hello, btw) esc-chat .com have arrived in a rather warm Baku! After a rather eventful journey from the airport which took 4 hours (more on that later) I finally got to my accomodation. I was up bright and breezy(ish) this morning in time for...
Rehearsals Day 5
Day 5 in Baku, and today saw the start of what you might call the "hard work" phase of the rehearsal fortnight. If the first rehearsals are all about getting the initial camerawork and technicalities right, and the dress rehearsals are there for fine-tuning, then it's...
Semi Final 2 Thoughts from Dubai!
Hello again peeps! I’m heading off to Baku tomorrow morning, (yay!) but before I do, here’s my rundown of the first rehearsals from Semi Final 2, and my predictions for who will qualify. These are based on one watch only, and as before, are subject to drastic changes!...
Rehearsals Day 4
Day 4 in Baku, and today's rehearsal schedule included easily the most hotly-awaited performance from the runaway favourite with fans and bookmakers alike. But more about Donny Montell later. First, we take a look at the nine songs that preceded his appearance on the...
Rehearsals Day 3
Good evening! Today has seen the third sequence of rehearsals this year, including surprises and disappointments. After Martin's efforts yesterday, it's my turn again to review the videos of the day and give my comments, based on my personal opinion. Two things have...
Semi Final 1 Thoughts from Dubai!
Before I arrive in Baku, I’ve done a quick detour to Dubai to visit my friend Michael, who will be accompanying me to Azerbaijan later this week. Since it’s 42 degrees outside at the moment, I thought I’d come in to cool for a bit, and what better way to pass the time...
Rehearsals Day 2
Evening all! It's my turn to take the reins and comment on today's rehearsals for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. It was another interesting day in Baku; indeed, one might suggest that the second half of the first semi-final is the most exciting stretch of songs we...
esc-chat.com in Baku 2012
For the third consecutive year, esc-chat.com is providing live on-site coverage from the Eurovision Song Contest! In the first week, we will be tweeting our comments about the rehearsals and have a daily review on them online in the evenings, judged by videos. Our...
Rehearsals Day 1
The first ESC 2012 week has finally arrived in Baku! Today, the press centre at the Crystal Hall opened, and the first rehearsals and press conferences took place. esc-chat.com will do coverage from Baku from Friday on (as reported earlier). This week, Martin and...
Ehtiyyatlı olun! esc-chat.com is coming to Baku.
For the third consecutive year, esc-chat.com will be providing live on-site coverage from the Eurovision Song Contest! Our man in Baku is long-time #esc chatter and contributor Danny Lynch, who will arrive in the Azeri capital on May 18th. His coverage will include...