| Ourvision Song Contest 30 | |
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Contest |
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Edition no. |
30 |
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Participants |
25 |
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Location |
Auckland, |
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Dates |
Semi-final 1: September 1, 2012 |
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Winner |
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Timeline |
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Ourvision Song Contest 30, often referred to as OVSC 30, was the 30th edition of Ourvision Song Contest.
About[]
It was held in Auckland, New Zealand. 25 countries participated in the contest. There were two semi-finals with 13 countries in the first and 12 countries in the second. 7 countries from each semi-final qualified for the final, making it 14 countries in the final. The winning country was Sweden, who were represented by Amanda Jenssen with her song "Amarula Tree".
Awards[]
| Award | Recipient |
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| Jury |  Taiwan
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| Hit |  Italy
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| Heart |  Greece
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| NS |  DMC
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Countries[]
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
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TBA |
TBA |
Returning artists[]
- Luttenberger*Klug has previously represented Austria two times.
- Marina and the Diamonds has previously represented United Kingdom once.
- Emma Marrone has previously represented Italy two times.
- Taylor Swift has previously represented USA once.
- Karpe Diem has previously represented Norway once.
- Alexandra Stan has previously represented Romania two times.
- Amanda Jenssen has previously represented Sweden with "Do You Love Me" in the 26th edition.
National selections[]
| Country | Contest | Song | Final |
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 Brazil
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Música da Terra dos Papagaios | "Eu Sem Voce" | SF |
| Denmark
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Danish Music Contest 18 | "For Altid" | 2 |
 South Korea
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KPop Song Contest 8 | "Gangnam Style" | 8 |
 Sweden
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Swedish Sounds 6 | "Amarula Tree" | 1 |
 United States
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The American Country of Melodies | "Need You Now" | 7 |
Results[]
Semi-final 1[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Malta
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Britney Spears | "Inside Out" | 13 | 75 |
| 2 |  Slovakia
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Dominika Stara | "Tuzim" | 9 | 114 |
| 3 | Italy
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Emma Marrone | "Cercavo amore" | 4 | 177 |
| 4 |  The Netherlands
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Taylor Swift | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | 3 | 195 |
| 5 |  New Zealand
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Kids of 88 | "Just a Little Bit" | 7 | 135 |
| 6 | Denmark
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Medina | "For Altid" | 1 | 219 |
| 7 | Taiwan
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Jeannie Hsieh | "Yue Wan Wan" | 2 | 198 |
| 8 |  Lithuania
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Pink | "Raise Your Glass" | 6 | 137 |
| 9 |  Norway
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Karpe Diem | "Her" | 11 | 95 |
| 10 |  Austria
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Luttenberger*Klug | "Sternenlichter" | 8 | 131 |
| 11 |  United Kingdom
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Alexandra Burke | "The Silence" | 5 | 146 |
| 12 |  Kosovo
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Ryva Kajtazi | "Duhemi" | 10 | 98 |
| 13 |  Australia
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Havana Brown | "You'll Be Mine" | 12 | 78 |
Semi-final 2[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Brazil
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Paula Fernandes | "Eu Sem Voce" | 8 | 122 |
| 2 | Sweden
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Amanda Jenssen | "Amarula Tree" | 1 | 235 |
| 3 |  Romania
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Alexandra Stan | "Lemonade" | 3 | 174 |
| 4 | South Korea
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PSY | "Gangnam Style" | 6 | 161 |
| 5 |  Poland
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PIN | "Konstelacje" | 10 | 107 |
| 6 |  Benin
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Nadiya feat. Smartzee | "Et c'est parti..." | 7 | 132 |
| 7 |  Slovenia
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Sexplosion | "Astronavt" | 12 | 87 |
| 8 |  Canada
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G.NA | "Black & White" | 2 | 176 |
| 9 |  Germany
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Luxuslärm | "Leb deine Träume" | 5 | 170 |
| 10 | United States
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Lady Antebellum | "Need You Now" | 4 | 173 |
| 11 | Greece
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Marina and the Diamonds | "Power & Control" | 9 | 116 |
| 12 |  Israel
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Izabo | "I Like It" | 11 | 87 |
Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Canada
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G.NA | "Black & White" | 12 | 99 |
| 02 | South Korea
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PSY | "Gangnam Style" | 8 | 120 |
| 03 | Italy
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Emma Marrone | "Cercavo amore" | 3 | 189 |
| 04 | Romania
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Alexandra Stan | "Lemonade" | 5 | 159 |
| 05 | Germany
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Luxuslärm | "Leb deine Träume" | 9 | 115 |
| 06 | Lithuania
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Pink | "Raise Your Glass" | 10 | 106 |
| 07 | United States
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Lady Antebellum | "Need You Now" | 7 | 127 |
| 08 | New Zealand
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Kids of 88 | "Just a Little Bit" | 11 | 99 |
| 09 | The Netherlands
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Taylor Swift | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | 6 | 146 |
| 10 | United Kingdom
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Alexandra Burke | "The Silence" | 14 | 90 |
| 11 | Sweden
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Amanda Jenssen | "Amarula Tree" | 1 | 214 |
| 12 | Denmark
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Medina | "For Altid" | 2 | 189 |
| 13 | Taiwan
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Jeannie Hsieh | "Yue Wan Wan" | 4 | 162 |
| 14 | Benin
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Nadiya feat. Smartzee | "Et c'est parti..." | 13 | 99 |
External links[]
Video archive on Youtube
Contest page on the official website
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