Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song "Running Scared" by &lt;a href="Ell%26amp%3Bnbsp%3B%26amp%3B%26amp%3Bnbsp%3BNikki"&gt;Ell &amp; Nikki&lt;/a&gt;. It was the first time Azerbaijan had hosted the contest - only four years after the country made its debut. This was also the second time the contest was held in a Turkic country after in Istanbul. 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 grand final on 26 May 2012. The three live shows were presented by Leyla Aliyeva, Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen. It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held in a South Caucasus country, and the second one held in a Non-Aligned Movement member state.