Eurovision song contest’s Losers and Winners: Norway at the bottom, Sweden at the top.
Posted by African Press International on May 27, 2012
Eurovision contest in Azerbaijan, 27th, May 2012;
Sweden defeats all contestants, becoming the top with 372 points. Loreen sang beautifully and won the souls of the voters. The big loser this year is Norway with only 7 points. Last year when Germany was the organizers, Norway represented by Kenyan born Stella Mwangi failed to reach the finals, while a representative from Azerbaijan became victorious resulting in this year’s event taking place in that country. This year, Norway was once again represented by a non-ethnic norwegian.
Next year’s arrangement will take place in the winning country, Sweden
HERE ARE THE RESULTS
- 1. Sweden, 372 points
- 2. Russia, 259 points
- 3. Serbia, 214 points
- 4. Azerbaijan, 150 points
- 5. Albania, 146 points
- 6. Eastland, 120 points
- 7. Turkey, 112 points
- 8. Germany, 110 points
- 9. Italy, 101 points
- 10. Spain, 97 points
- 11. Moldavia, 81 points
- 12. Romania, 71 points
- 12. Macedonia, 71 points
- 14. Lithuania, 70 points
- 15. Cyprus, 65 points
- 15. Ukraine, 65 points
- 17. Greece, 64 points
- 18. Bosnia & Hercegovina, 55 points
- 19. Island, 46 points
- 19. Ireland, 46 points
- 21. Malta, 41 points
- 22. France, 21 points
- 22. Denmark, 21 points
- 24. Hungary, 19 points
- 25. Great Britain, 12 points
- 26. Norway, 7 points
Where is Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while having a short borderline with Turkey to the northwest.
Azerbaijan has an ancient and historic cultural heritage. Aside from having been the first Muslim-majority country to have operas, theater and plays, Azerbaijan today is among the Muslim-majority countries where support for secularism and tolerance is the highest. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the first democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world, was established in 1918, but was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1920. Azerbaijan regained independence in 1991.
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