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On 25 February 12points.tv is organizing Schlagerbaren Breda, an evening filled with Eurovision, with lots of love from Sweden.

We'll start of the evening by watching the 4th semi final of melodifestivalen. And after that the 3th 12points party will kick off, offering you 100% eurovision, with lots of Melodifestivalen too. This year's selected songs will be presented and all danceable tracks from recent years as well. See you in Breda!

Amsterdam calling again! For the fourth time the biggest Eurovision preview show is going to take place in Amsterdam. On 21 April it 'll all happen.

In recent years the organisation managed to get roughly half of each year's Eurovision acts on stage in Amsterdam allready. This year they are aiming for the same. The first acts will be announced soon!

12points invites you to the second 12points party! On 10 december we'd love to see you in café Bodytalk in Utrecht.

Celebrate! Wir geben 'ne Party!.

Rotterdam is the town to be next month, with a 12points Party and the Dutch OGAE Party in one weekend. On 8 October the Dutch Eurovision fanclub OGAE has its annual party there, with Nuša Derenda, Lucia Perez and Justine Pelmelay. The day before that we kick off the Eurovision weekend with a new Eurovision night in town: the very first 12points party in Rotterdam. Come celebrate the start of our new website with us on 7 October in café Keerweer. 100% Eurovision music will be guaranteed, and the second best thing: the entrance is free!

And many more Eurovision stars wandering around Europe.

Portugal, here we come. One more Eurovision winner has been announced to perform at the third annual Eurovision concert in Setúbal, near Lisbon, on 10 September, along with the ten confirmed artists so far.

If you have not yet made plans for this summer, consider Stockholm. Stockholm Pride will be full of Eurovision again. Lili and Susie stand for the Pride Song of this year, Bailamor, Euroschlager like it has to be. Watch the clip below, by the sisters that first appeared in Melodifestivalen 1989 and had their come back last year with Show me heaven.

Calling Stockholm the Eurovision capital of Europe is not exaggerated. Nowhere is the Eurovision national final bigger than in Sweden. Not in any other countries are big local and international stars lining up to be part of the contest. Taking a look at the Swedish charts in the weeks after Melodifestivalen, the national Eurovision final, would make any Eurovision fan elsewhere in Europe quite envious, as at least two thirds of the hit list will be filled with Eurovision related songs then. 

Nuša coming to the Netherlands.

For the first time OGAE Netherlands is organising a big Eurovision party. The party will take place in Rotterdam and will be the kick off of the 2012 Eurovision season for the Dutch (and international) Eurovision fans. Nuša Derenda is the first confirmed guest, but more names will follow. Following the performances 12points' dj Louis will keep everyone dancing on Eurovision tunes until the early hours. More information can be found in our events section and will be added when available.

The final countdown.

21:00 CET we'll be in Dusseldorf for the very last evening rehearsal. After 2 thrilling semifinals, we'll be crowning a new winner, or will we crown Lena? It's all about to happen in 24 hours. This is also the first evening rehearsal that has an audience. This will definately contribute to the jury voting, I suspect! 'Push forward' for the rolling blog!

Sweden is popular, Estonia excels, and Ireland defies good taste.

The second semi-final is about to start and I am prepared. I have my laptop, a bottle of beer, some sour cream and onion potato chips, and my friend Johan sitting with me to watch tonight's proceedings. I don't know how on earth I managed to convince him to join me as he's not at all a Eurovision fan. But I think his other options tonight for entertainment were:

1. A rerun of CSI: Miami

2. Contemplating the lint in his belly button

3. Playing "Tetris Battle" on Facebook.

The marathon continues.

21:00 CET we'll be heading over to Dusseldorf for the 2nd rehearsal of semifinal 2. Many fans believe this is the semifinal with the biggest quality and the possibility of the most intense result. After yesterday's surprise bonanza, will semifinal live up to its expectations? Follow the rolling blog live...