Contest year
- Host City
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Venue
- Crystal Hall
- Final Date
- May 22, 2012
- Entries
- 43
- The 2012 contest marked Eurovision’s first staging in Azerbaijan, with the newly built Baku Crystal Hall drawing scrutiny amid protests over the country’s human-rights record and alleged forced evictions; winner Loreen also met activists, prompting political backlash.
- Armenia withdrew citing security concerns linked to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and was fined by the EBU, while Montenegro returned.
- Rules changes included restoring a post-performance-only televoting window and expanding the final to 26 entries.
- Albania’s broadcaster used jury-only voting in its semi-final after a national tragedy.
- Sweden’s “Euphoria” won both jury and televote.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Leyla Aliyeva, Eldar Gasimov, Nargiz Birk-Petersen
Sweden – Euphoria 
Azerbaijan 
