2012

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012.

The Contest was hosted by Eldar Gasimov, Leyla Aliyeva and Nargiz Birk-Petersen at the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan.

See national final entries for 2012.

Writers with multiple songs in 2012

Name	Songs
Peter Boström	2
Thomas G:son	2

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2012

Name	Previous appearances
Alexandros Panayi	6
Martina Majerle	5
Ivana Čabraja	4
Pétur Örn Guðmundsson	4
Britta Bergström	4
Victoria Chalkitis	4
Danijela Večerinović	3
Sandra Feketija	3
Jelena Majić	3
Jenia Evgenios Buli	3
Katja Koren	2
Maya Sar	2
Ksenija Milošević	2
Ana Bezjak	1
Jónsi	1
Mateja Majerle	1
Rebeca Rods	1
Anri Jokhadze	1
Arif Durgeç	1
Edward Grimes	1
John Grimes	1
Līga Robežniece	1
Gísli Magnason	1
Leanne Moore	1
Anna Nilsson	1
Daniel Gill	1
Goran Mihajlovski	1
Mario Stanković	1
Peter Bischof	1
Johanna Beijbom	1
Željko Joksimović	1
Giorgos Papadopoulos	1
Dragan Krstić	1
Miloš Nikolić	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2012

Name	Previous songs
Ralph Siegel	19
Andrej Babić	5
Thomas G:son	5
Željko Joksimović	3
Alex Papaconstantinou	2
Sandra Bjurman	2
Stefan Örn	2
Chief 1	1
Viktor Drobysh	1
Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson	1
Mary Susan Applegate	1
Aapo Ilves	1
Alexandr Brașovean	1
Bibi Kvachadze	1
Vladimir Graić	1
Remee	1
Carlos Coelho	1
Dimitri Stassos	1
Anders Bagge	1
Erik Bernholm	1
Marina Tucaković	1

Artists who performed in 2012

Named artists	Backing artists
Albania	Suus
Rona Nishliu
Florent Boshnjaku, Rona Nishliu
Andri Xhahu
Austria	Woki Mit Deim Popo
Lukas Plöchl (Trackshittaz) Manuel Hoffelner (Trackshittaz)	Bianca Borghesi Conny Aitzetmüller Marie-Therese Leopoldsberger
Lukas Plöchl, Manuel Hoffelner
Kati Bellowitsch
Azerbaijan	When The Music Dies
Sabina Babayeva	Alim Qasimov Anna Nilsson Jennie Jahns Marie Nordmark Sjöström
Anders Bagge, Johan Kronlund, Sandra Bjurman, Stefan Örn
Safura Alizadeh
Belarus	We Are The Heroes
Alex Kolchin (Litesound) Dmitry Karyakin (Litesound) Ignat Yakovich (Litesound) Jacopo Massa (Litesound) Vladimir Karyakin (Litesound)	Alexandros Panayi
Dmitry Karyakin, Vladimir Karyakin
Dmitry Koldun
Belgium	Would you?
Iris	Billie Bentein Jana De Valck Joke Vincke
Jean Bosco Safari, Nina Sampermans, Walter Mannaerts
Peter Van de Veire
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Korake Ti Znam
Maya Sar
Maya Sar
Elvir Laković Laka
Bulgaria	Love Unlimited
Sofi Marinova
Iasen Kozev, Krum Geopriev, Donka Vasileva
Anna Angelova
Croatia	Nebo
Nina Badrić	Danijela Večerinović Dinko Zec Igor Barberić Ivana Čabraja Jelena Majić
Nina Badrić
Nevena Rendeli
Cyprus	La La Love
Ivi Adamou	Björn Djupström Olga Piliaki Tatiana Dimitriadou Victoria Taylor Wiveca Hartmann Knudsen
Alex Papaconstantinou, Alexandra Zakka, Björn Djupström, Viktor Svensson
Loukas Hamatsos
Denmark	Should've Known Better
Soluna Samay	Anja Akselbo Barbara Moleko Ihan Haydar Jesper Faaborg Jensen Kewan Hussein
Amir Sulaiman, Chief 1, Remee, Isam Bachiri
Louise Wolff
Estonia	Kuula
Ott Lepland	Marvi Vallaste
Ott Lepland, Aapo Ilves
Getter Jaani
Finland	När jag blundar
Pernilla Karlsson	Heikki Takkula
Jonas Karlsson
Mr Lordi
France	Echo (You And I)
Anggun	Andréa Catozzi Caroline Devismes Jeremy Maupilet Jimmy Bourcereau Sebastien Demeaux
Jean Pierre Pilot, William Rousseau, Anggun
Amaury Vassili
Georgia	I'm A Joker
Anri Jokhadze	Magda Jokhadze Nini Shermadini Nino Dzotsenidze Salome Chachua Veriko Turashvili
Rusudan Chkhaidze, Bibi Kvachadze
Sophio Toroshelidze
Germany	Standing Still
Roman Lob	Alexander Linster Marc Awounou Thomas Fietz Tobias Schmitz
Jamie Cullum, Steve Robson, Wayne Hector
Anke Engelke
Greece	Aphrodisiac
Eleftheria Eleftheriou	Giorgos Papadopoulos Jenia Evgenios Buli Simone Baxevanaki Sofia Michouli Victoria Chalkitis
Dajana Lööf, Dimitri Stassos, Mikaela Stenström
Andrianna Maggania
Hungary	Sound Of Our Hearts
Attila Sándor (Compact Disco) Behnam Lotfi (Compact Disco) Csaba Walkó (Compact Disco) Gábor Pál (Compact Disco)	Helga Wéber Krisztián Szakos
Attila Sándor, Behnam Lotfi, Csaba Walkó, Gábor Pál
Éva Novodomszky
Iceland	Never Forget
Greta Salóme Jónsi	Alma Rut Gísli Magnason Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir Pétur Örn Guðmundsson
Greta Salóme
Matthías Matthíasson
Ireland	Waterline
Edward Grimes (Jedward) John Grimes (Jedward)	Claire O'Malley Jules Edwards Leanne Moore Shane Creevey
Nick Jarl, Sharon Vaughn
Gráinne Seoige
Israel	Time
Jonathan Levi (Izabo) Nir Mantzur (Izabo) Ran Shem Tov (Izabo) Shiri Hadar (Izabo)
Ran Shem Tov, Shiri Hadar
Ofer Nachshon
Italy	L'Amore è Femmina (Out of Love)
Nina Zilli	Christina Laura Bertarello Marco Guerzoni Vhelade Bale Mura
Charlie Mason, Christian Rabb, Frida Molander, Kristoffer Sjökvist, Nina Zilli
Ivan Bacchi
Latvia	Beautiful Song
Anmary	Anita Levša Anna Zhukova Jeļena Matule Līga Robežniece
Ivars Makstnieks, Rolands Ūdris
Valters Frīdenbergs
Lithuania	Love Is Blind
Donny Montell
Brandon Stone, Jodie Rose
Ignas Krupavičius
Malta	This Is The Night
Kurt Calleja	Amber Bondin Christian Calleja Kevin Paul Calleja Rebecca Spiteri Warren Bonello
Johan Jämtberg, Kurt Calleja, Mikael Gunnerås
Keith Demicoli
Moldova	Lăutar
Pasha Parfeni	Aliona Moon Julia Gakhova Ksyusha Vertelnikova Lera Kirichenko Tatiana Heghea
Alexandr Brașovean, Pasha Parfeni
Olivia Furtună
Montenegro	Euro Neuro
Rambo Amadeus	Igor Malesević Miroslav Tovirac Nikola Mijomanović Todor Konjević Vadimir Božović
Rambo Amadeus
Marija Marković
Netherlands	You And Me
Joan Franka	Arjen Rommens Brendo Festen Erica Groeneveld Marc Udo Rens Damberg
Jessica Hoogenboom, Joan Franka
Vivienne van den Assem
North Macedonia	Crno I Belo
Kaliopi	Darko Veleski Goran Mihajlovski Iris Stefanovska Mario Stanković Sanja Jovanovska
Romeo Grill, Kaliopi
Kristina Talevska
Norway	Stay
Tooji	Anne Marit Tynes BamBam Daniel Gill Hans Esben Gihle Maria Karlsen
Figge Boström, Peter Boström, Tooji
Nadia Hasnaoui
Portugal	Vida Minha
Filipa Sousa	Ana Rita Inácio Carla Ribeiro Eduardo Marques Felipe Fontenelle Pedro Coelho
Andrej Babić, Carlos Coelho
Joana Teles
Romania	Zaleilah
Alex Burcea (Mandinga) Alexander Himely Benavides (Mandinga) Elena Ionescu (Mandinga) Marius Cristian Ciupitu (Mandinga) Omar Secada Dihigo (Mandinga) Valentin Andrei Zachar (Mandinga)
Costi Ionita, Dihigo Omar Secada, Elena Ionescu
Paula Seling
Russia	Party for Everybody
Ekaterina Shklyaeva (Buranovskiye Babushki) Galina Koneva (Buranovskiye Babushki) Granya Baysarova (Buranovskiye Babushki) Natalia Pugachova (Buranovskiye Babushki) Olga Tuktaryova (Buranovskiye Babushki) Valentina Pyatchenko (Buranovskiye Babushki)
Timofei Leontiev, Viktor Drobysh, Mary Susan Applegate, Olga Tuktaryova
Oxana Fedorova
San Marino	The Social Network Song oh oh uh oh oh
Valentina Monetta	Alexandra Sieber Giacomo Di Benedetto Giovanna Naber Peter Bischof Vera Klima
Ralph Siegel, José Santana Rodriguez, Timothy Touchton
Monica Fabbri
Serbia	Nije Ljubav Stvar
Željko Joksimović	Dragan Krstić Dušan Alagić Ksenija Milošević Miloš Nikolić Olga Popović
Željko Joksimović, Marina Tucaković, Miloš Roganović
Maja Nikolić
Slovakia	Don't Close Your Eyes
Max Jason Mai	Branislav Jurnečka Radovan Gardian Samuel Jurnečka Tomas Gabris
Max Jason Mai
Mária Pietrová
Slovenia	Verjamem
Eva Boto	Ana Bezjak Katja Koren Martina Majerle Mateja Majerle Sandra Feketija
Hari Varešanović, Vladimir Graić, Igor Pirkovič
Lorella Flego
Spain	Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me)
Pastora Soler	Antonio Tomás Sepúlveda Mey Green Miguel Antelo Rebeca Rods Sheila Blanco
Erik Bernholm, Thomas G:son, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson
Elena S. Sánchez
Sweden	Euphoria[Winning song]
Loreen	Ausben Jordan Britta Bergström Johanna Beijbom Monica Starck
Peter Boström, Thomas G:son
Sarah Dawn Finer
Switzerland	Unbreakable
Gabriel Broggini (Sinplus) Ivan Broggini (Sinplus)	Lisa Panigada Roberto Bianchetti
Gabriel Broggini, Ivan Broggini
Sara Hildebrand
Turkey	Love Me Back
Can Bonomo	Arif Durgeç Burak Yalçıntaş Kerem Güzel Ozan Karabağ Serdar Karaman
Can Bonomo
Ömer Önder
Ukraine	Be My Guest
Gaitana	Alexander Flomboym Andrei Gutsal
Alexey Mayorov, Gaitana, Igor Burenko
Oleksiy Matias
United Kingdom	Love Will Set You Free
Engelbert Humperdinck	Bethany Rose Harrison James Bryan Shem Jacobs
Martin Terefe, Sacha Skarbek
Scott Mills

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