Eurovision Song Contest 2012
N Contestant Nation ( s ) giving 12 points
6 Sweden Estonia , Georgia , Germany , Netherlands , Norway , Slovakia
4 Serbia Bulgaria , France , Macedonia , Slovenia
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia , Turkey
2 Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia
2 Estonia Portugal , Sweden
1 Belarus Ukraine
1 Georgia Lithuania
1 Malta United Kingdom
1 Turkey Malta
1 Ukraine Belarus
Scoreboard -- Semi-final 2
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semifinal :
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Ell & Nikki's win at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song Running Scared. It was the first time Azerbaijan had hosted the contest - only four years after the country made its debut. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV), the contest was held at the Baku Crystal Hall, and consisted of two semi-finals on 22 and 24 May, and the final on 26 May 2012. The three live shows were hosted by Leyla Aliyeva, Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen. Forty-two countries participated in the contest - one less than the record number of 43 set at the previous contest. Montenegro returned to the contest, for the first time since 2009. Meanwhile, Armenia withdrew due to security concerns in relation to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan. Poland also withdrew, however, this was due to financial concerns. The winner was Sweden with the song Euphoria, performed by Loreen and written by Thomas G:son and Peter Boström. This was Sweden's fifth victory in the contest, following their wins in 1974, 1984, 1991 and 1999. Russia, Serbia, Azerbaijan and Albania rounded out the top five.