The '' ' OGAE Second Chance Contest 2012 ' '' was the twenty-sixth held in Johannesburg , South Africa after Yohanna won for the Iceland , represented by OGAE Rest of the World with " Nótt " , in 2011 . Nineteen countries competed in the contest . It also marked the return of four countries to the contest : , , ( as the entry for OGAE Rest of the World ) and . However , , , , and did not participate in the Second Chance Contest . Italy , Israel and Poland , along with Andorra , France , Luxembourg and the United Kingdom were lined up to be guest juries during the voting . The voting took place over five days from 16 October 2013 . Spain 's Pastora Soler was declared the winner with the song " Tu vida es tu vida " , beating Sweden 's Danny Saucedo into 2nd place by a single point . Norway 's Reidun Sæther took 3rd place . This is the first time that the winner is also a contestant in the respective ESC edition
ESC edition
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
OGAE Second Chance Contest