Tubevision Contest 21

Tubevision Contest 21, often referred to as TVC 21, was the twenty-first edition of the Tubevision Contest.

Information
The edition was held in Valletta, Malta after the victory of the country in the twentieth edition with the song "Sunrise" by Kevin Borg. The edition was held after the second special edition. Slovenia won the edition with "Čas Za Nas" by Nika Zorjan marking the first victory for the country.

Participants
The submissions opened right when the second edition of The Best of TVC started. Twenty-four countries confirmed participation with the Åland Islands, China, the Faroe Islands, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam making their debut appearances.

Location
Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (English: The City) in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta, and the historical city has a population of 6,675. Valletta is the second southernmost capital of the EU member states after Nicosia.

Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though World War II left major scars on the city. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.

The official name given by the Order of Saint John was Humilissima Civitas Valletta — The Most Humble City of Valletta, or Città Umilissima in Italian. The bastions, curtains and ravelins along with the beauty of its Baroque palaces, gardens and churches, led the ruling houses of Europe to give the city its nickname Superbissima — Most Proud.

Returning artists

 * 🇸🇻 El Salvador Sabi has previously represented El Salvador once.
 * 🇷🇴 Romania Paula Seling has previously represented Romania once.
 * 🇷🇴 Romania Alexander Rybak has previously represented Norway once.

Voting
The first and second semi-finals were published on 24 and 27 August 2012 respectively with their results being published on 27 and 30 August. The final started the same day and the result was published three days later, on 2 September 2012. Nika Zorjan with the song "Čas Za Nas" was the winner marking the first victory for Slovenia.