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Bosnia brings a piano on stage

News Round-up of the day. Some news about Bosnian, DAnish and Armenian plans for 2012.

Finally some real good news about Jedward! The two brothers back a campaign about bullying. The slogan on the Jedward poster reads: "Imagine if every child knew that nothing can ever happen that can't be fixed by someone who cares".

News Round-up of the day. Well, we are not to sure...

Every year it is gossiped again: Tarkan will represent Turkey next year... Well, we'll believe it when we see it. Hari Marta Hari is to be representing Bosnia and Hercegovina again, according to other rumours....

Presenting this year's Eurovision artists. It will be Bosnian Maya's third time on a Eurovision stage, but the first time taking the leading role.

News Round-up of the day. Don't try to look as if you don't care less - Who's Bucks Fizz, who are the Sugababes.....

The Guardian reports today about some band name reports, among them Bucks Fizz and the Sugababes. One of the girls in Sugababes is Jade Ewen, who managed to sing the UK back into the top 10, in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. But that Sugababes is not supposed to be called Sugababes anymore....

Bosnia always qualified, this year too?

++ Your daily Eurovision update ++ Scandal in Bulgaria ++ No scandal in Russia ++ 12points party successful again ++..

A BBC team traveled to Buranov, the home village of the grannies representing Russia this year to find out about their background. Viktor Drobysh, the composer of Party for everybody revealed: "One of the grannies, Natalia Pugachyova, has a very jealous husband, who plans to travel to Baku with her because he thinks that she might be having a lover there. Well, let him go with her. The Eurovision contest should by no means be a reason for divorce." Read more here.

++ Charlotte Nilsson again? ++ No donkey on stage for Montenegro  ++ Learn the Maltese and Romanian dances ++ ESC in the charts ++ ..

In 2003 Charlotte Nilsson (Sweden 1999, 2008) got married with Nicola Perrelli, and then adapted her new husband's family name too. Since then we know her as Charlotte Perrelli. The love birds have longe ago got divorced, and now it's about time for Charlotte to give back his last name, Nicola thinks, especially since there is another man in Charlotte's life right now. Charlotte insists it's her artist name however and doesn't seem to be willing to give in. Now that Carola (Sweden 1983, 1991, 2006) has been in the news quite a lot recently with the story about her wish to adopt a baby, this might just be Charlotte's answer to get back in the news too... who knows?

Now that all the songs are announced, it's time for the 12points staff to discuss their best and worst entries for ESC 2012.

Here at 12points.tv headquarters, we spend most of our spare hours this time of year thinking and dissecting all things Eurovision. Now that all the songs have been announced for Baku, each of our founders has written a little something about their favorites (and least favourites) for this year. We know you won't agree with some of our choices but that's OK, the joy of Eurovision should allow for some lively debate about the merits or each entry.