Twenty-six countries will be competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 at Crystal Hall in the Azeri capital Baku tonight.

List of countries competing in Eurovision Grand Final:

Albania

Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cyprus

Denmark

Estonia

F.Y.R. Macedonia

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

Malta

Moldova

Norway

Romania’s Mandinga is one of the favorites at Eurovision Song Contest in Baku with Zaleilah song

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

A combination of points from televoting and national juries decides the winner.

Each country awards points to 10 competitors based on judges’ scores and a public vote, with 12 points being the maximum awarded.

Earlier this week 37 countries competed in the semi-finals for 20 places, with the Eastern European candidates dominating the list of finalists.

Sweden’s Euphoria – a club hit by singer Loreen that has already topped the charts in four countries – is among the front runners for the prize.

Serbia, Romania and Italy are also among those tipped for success. But they will face stiff competition from Russian “Buranovo Grannies”.

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