eurovision 2012
Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2012 in Baku with “Love Will Set You Free”, finishing 25th of 26.
- who
- British singer
- born
- 2 May 1936, Chennai
- contest
- 2012
- best result
- 25th, 2012
- music
- easy listening
- plays
- saxophone
- active
- since 1956
- record labels
- Decca, Epic Records
- sang for
- United Kingdom
Biography
Engelbert Humperdinck is a British singer who started performing in the late 1950s and found international success in 1967 with “Release Me”. “Love Will Set You Free” finished 25th of 26 in Baku in 2012.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2012 Baku
“Love Will Set You Free”
25th of 26 Finished 25th of 26 in the final, with 12 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Sacha Skarbek, Martin Terefe
- Running order
- 1st of 26 in the final
- Age on the night
- 76
- Won that year
- Sweden: Loreen, “Euphoria”
The story of Eurovision 2012: Euphoria in Baku, and a host under scrutiny
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Engelbert Humperdinck, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2012 The result
Germany, Italy and Spain all finished in the top ten. The United Kingdom's Engelbert Humperdinck, who sang first, was twenty-fifth. Norway was last.
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