Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Encyclopedia
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest
, broadcast from the Telenor Arena
in Bærum
, Greater Oslo, Norway
. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986
and 1996
. The 2010 winner was Germany
with Lena
singing "Satellite
", written by American Julie Frost
and Denmark's John Gordon. It was Germany's first win in twenty-eight years, its second since the Contest's inception, and its first win as a unified country. It was also the first time a "Big Four" country won the contest since the rule's introduction in 2000.
The semi-finals took place on 25 and 27 May 2010 while the final was scheduled for 29 May 2010. The European Broadcasting Union
(EBU) announced that the voting system used in the semi-finals would change from previous years to balance jury
voting with televoting
. A return of accompaniment
by orchestra
was also proposed, but did not happen.
Thirty-nine countries took part in the contest, with Georgia
returning after a one year hiatus, and Andorra
, the Czech Republic
, Hungary
, and Montenegro
withdrawing. Lithuania
originally announced its withdrawal from the competition, but was later among the 39 participants confirmed by the EBU. A global financial crisis affected how the event was run; several countries elected not to compete due to budget cuts, and host broadcaster NRK sold its broadcast rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
to a rival broadcaster in order to finance the event.
r (€
17 million) was originally the venue budget agreed upon by Trond Giske
and Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
, respectively the Norwegian Minister for Culture and the head of Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). This represents a larger budget than that allotted in the 2007 Contest
in Helsinki
, but is not as much as the budget in Moscow
for 2009
. The revised estimated cost for the concert now stands at kroner . At a press conference in Oslo
on 27 May 2009, it was announced that the show was to be held in the Oslo metropolitan area
. NRK argued that Oslo was the only city with the required capacity, venues, and infrastructure to hold the show. On 3 July 2009, it was decided that the venue would be the newly constructed Telenor Arena
, in the municipality of Bærum
neighbouring Oslo. The Oslo Spektrum
was ruled out to host the contest due to its smaller size and capacity as was Valhall in Oslo
and the Hamar
Vikingskipet.
The basic synopsis of the postcards is a numerous group of little golden balls (the theme of the ESC 2010) forms the shape of each country. Then, they move and form a screen where we can see a pre-recorded video of a little crowd from in a city of the country (usually the capital) about to perform supporting and cheering their act. After that, a few seconds of the performer of the country getting ready in the stage are shown; and then, the balls form the flag of the country supported.
In the part of the shape of the country, there were little discrepancies: some countries' shapes, such as those for Serbia, Israel, Armenia, Ireland and Azerbaijan, weren't completely shown, due to territorial or border disputes in those areas.
, Haddy Jatou N'jie, and Nadia Hasnaoui
. Solbakken and N'jie opened the three shows, introduced the artists, and reported from the green room during the voting, with Hasnaoui presenting the voting section and scoreboard announcements. This was the second time that more than two hosts were presenting the shows, after the 1999 Contest
.
(EBU) announced that the format of the semi-finals was to be changed so that the results would be determined by a combination of 50% national jury
and 50% televoting
, making it more consistent with the final. Each country's votes were determined by combining the jury votes and the televoting results; the countries with the top ten highest points in each semi-final then qualify to participate in the final of the contest. This replaces the semi-final format used in the 2008
and 2009
contests in which the countries with the top nine highest points from the televoting results in each semi-final qualified for the final. The tenth semi-final place was then given to the country with the highest number of points from the jury's votes which had not already qualified for the final from the televoting results. On 26 October 2009 the EBU announced that the voting would be open throughout the competition and would conclude 15 minutes after the end of the very last song.
for the return of an orchestra
to the contest in Oslo, for the first time since 1998
, with more than 5,000 people joining An orchestra, which had been used since the first contest in 1956, was dropped after the 1998 contest due to rapid developments in music technology, which made backing track
s more useful. Jan Fredrik Heyerdahl of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
said that they were interested in participating in the 2010 Contest if the EBU and NRK approved the return of an orchestra. However, no such change to the contest had been approved.
s. The outdoor footage was intercut with webcam footage from individual private households. Peter Svaar, Head of Press for the contest on behalf of broadcaster NRK, said: "We want to share the Eurovision Song Contest, rather than just broadcast it." The seven and a half minute long song, called "Glow", was produced and co-written by the Ele,emt
team and performed and co-written by Madcon
.
A total of 39 countries confirmed their participation for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, including Georgia
, which returned to the contest after its withdrawal in 2009
when its entry, "We Don't Wanna Put In
", was disallowed owing to political references which violated contest rules.
The EBU announced that they would work harder to bring back Austria
, Italy
, and Monaco
to the 2010 Contest. In September 2009 the EBU's director Bjørn Erichsen stated during an EBU press conference that "Austria will be back", and that the EBU "has reasons to believe that Luxembourg and Monaco" were also to participate and that "now we are only missing Italy". In late October 2009, the 2010 Contest project manager Ola Sand has stated that "countries such as Monaco and Luxembourg have indicated that they wish to participate in next year's competition in Norway".
However, the representatives of broadcasters of Austria, Monaco and Luxembourg denied participation in the 2010 contest. Wolfgang Lorenz, the programme director of the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), informed Austria would not take part in the competition stating that the contest has been "ruined by the regulations".
Télé Monte Carlo
(TMC) has also declared that Monaco would not be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest for the 2010 Edition, mainly due to a lack of finances to send a Monegasque entry. The RTL Group
had announced that they were having serious discussions regarding a possible comeback for Luxembourg
in the contest for the first time since 1993
, but later confirmed that the country would not be present for the 2010 Contest either. San Marino
also considered returning to the competition in 2010. However after deliberations with Italian artists, including Italian sister duo Paola & Chiara, Sammarinnese broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) was informed to withhold returning after failing to receive funding from the Sammarinnese parliament or sponsors.
EBU had talks to Liechtenstein's only broadcaster 1FLTV
(1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television) for them to join the EBU, and become a part of the Eurovision Song Contest. 1FLTV's programme director Peter Kolbel had confirmed interest in Liechtenstein's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest as soon as full EBU membership is granted, which may have happened in December 2009. Thus they were getting ready to debut in 2010, considering a national final concept similar to the German version of the Idol series
– Deutschland sucht den Superstar
(DSDS). In November 1FLTV decided against applying for EBU membership in December for financial reasons, ruling out a debut in at the 2010 contest. The broadcaster will now look at other options for funding EBU membership in the future.
From July to December 2009, five countries who participated in the 2009 contest
announced their withdrawal, and non-participation in the 2010 contest. The Czech Republic
declared that it was to withdraw due to a lack of interest from Czech
viewers after three successive semi-final failures since their debut in 2007
.
Andorra
's broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra
(RTVA) announced a 10% reduction in its spending budget for 2010. RTVA had submitted a preliminary application to take part in the contest. However, being unable to secure extra funds by 11 December 2009, it decided to withdraw from the 2010 Contest. After its withdrawal many former Andorran Eurovision Song Contest contestants expressed their "disappointment" in RTVA's decision to withdraw, and the lack of publicity the country will now receive by not being contestants in the contest. Hungary
withdrew from the 2010 Contest, due to financial difficulties of the national broadcaster Magyar Televízió
(MTV). Montenegro
and the Montenegrin broadcaster Radiotelevizija Crne Gore
(RTCG) also withdrew because of financial problems, in a way to reach financial consolidation after three years as an independent state.
Lithuania
's broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television
(LRT) initially announced its formal withdrawal from the contest after failing to achieve the necessary funds of 300,000 litas
(€
90,000) for participation. It was later confirmed by the EBU that Lithuania would indeed participate in Oslo. Funding was eventually given by Lithuanian company Teo LT
, which allowed Lithuania to participate in the contest.
To keep tension high, the qualifiers were announced in random order, and scores were published online only after the final took place.
The full split jury/televoting results were announced by the EBU in June 2010.
The full split jury/televoting results were announced by the EBU in June 2010.
^ Spain was given a second chance to perform after Denmark, following a stage invasion by Jimmy Jump
, during their performance.
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, broadcast from the Telenor Arena
Telenor Arena
Telenor Arena, sometimes referred to as Fornebu Arena, is a multi-use indoor arena located at Fornebu in Bærum, outside Oslo, Norway. It serves primarily as a football stadium for Norwegian Premier League side Stabæk Fotball, but is also used as a concert venue...
in Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
, Greater Oslo, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest...
and 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
. The 2010 winner was Germany
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Germany is the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 winner, which was held in May 2010 in Bærum, Norway. The country's entry was selected in a series of competitive heats and a national final – Unser Star für Oslo 2010 – which was organised jointly by the public broadcasters ARD and NDR and the...
with Lena
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"...
singing "Satellite
Satellite (Lena Meyer-Landrut song)
"Satellite" is a song performed by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut, written by American Julie Frost and Dane John Gordon. It was Germany's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen via televoting during the national Eurovision pre-selection show Unser Star für Oslo on 12...
", written by American Julie Frost
Julie Frost
Julie Frost is an internationally known award winning American songwriter, singer, guitar player and music producer. She is the first American songwriter to win the Eurovision Song Contest, as co-writer of the song "Satellite", which won the contest in 2010 for Germany...
and Denmark's John Gordon. It was Germany's first win in twenty-eight years, its second since the Contest's inception, and its first win as a unified country. It was also the first time a "Big Four" country won the contest since the rule's introduction in 2000.
The semi-finals took place on 25 and 27 May 2010 while the final was scheduled for 29 May 2010. The European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
(EBU) announced that the voting system used in the semi-finals would change from previous years to balance jury
Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdictions, the verdict may be guilty,...
voting with televoting
Televoting
Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...
. A return of accompaniment
Accompaniment
In music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with an instrumental or vocal soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner...
by orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
was also proposed, but did not happen.
Thirty-nine countries took part in the contest, with Georgia
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Georgia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest four times, debuting at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Although Georgia did plan to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, it decided to withdraw after the European Broadcasting Union demanded it re-write its song which made...
returning after a one year hiatus, and Andorra
Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest
Andorra has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting in the 2004 contest. Interest in the contest had been great for a long time, despite the local Andorran broadcaster, Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra , not showing the contest until recent years...
, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest
The Czech Republic has competed at the Eurovision Song Contest three times, first taking part in 2007. On all three attempts the country failed to qualify to the final from the semi-finals, placing in the bottom two in all attempts...
, Hungary
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
Hungary has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times. The first participation would have been Andrea Szulák's in 1993 but a qualification round was just installed for former Eastern Bloc countries and she did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final.The first real participation was of...
, and Montenegro
Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
Montenegro debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. Previously it participated as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro .The 2005 entrants from Serbia and Montenegro, No Name, were from Montenegro, as were the 1983 and 1984 entrants...
withdrawing. Lithuania
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Lithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times, debuting at the 1994 contest. After Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last without a single point Lithuania withdrew from the contest, not returning until the 1999 contest, where Aistė Smilgevičiūtė sang "Strazdas", a song in the...
originally announced its withdrawal from the competition, but was later among the 39 participants confirmed by the EBU. A global financial crisis affected how the event was run; several countries elected not to compete due to budget cuts, and host broadcaster NRK sold its broadcast rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
to a rival broadcaster in order to finance the event.
Venue
Norwegian kroneNorwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
r (€
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
17 million) was originally the venue budget agreed upon by Trond Giske
Trond Giske
Trond Giske is a Norwegian politician and the current Minister of Trade and Industry representing the Norwegian Labour Party in the government headed by Jens Stoltenberg....
and Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
Hans-Tore Bjerkaas is the Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation .He joined the regional programme of NRK in Troms in 1977, where he was deputy editor. Later, he was deputy editor of the regional NRK Hordaland...
, respectively the Norwegian Minister for Culture and the head of Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). This represents a larger budget than that allotted in the 2007 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, but is not as much as the budget in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
for 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
. The revised estimated cost for the concert now stands at kroner . At a press conference in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
on 27 May 2009, it was announced that the show was to be held in the Oslo metropolitan area
Greater Oslo Region
Greater Oslo Region is a statistical metropolitan region surrounding the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The region includes the city of Oslo , the entire county of Akershus and several municipalities in the counties of Buskerud , Oppland , Vestfold and Østfold .It is divided into...
. NRK argued that Oslo was the only city with the required capacity, venues, and infrastructure to hold the show. On 3 July 2009, it was decided that the venue would be the newly constructed Telenor Arena
Telenor Arena
Telenor Arena, sometimes referred to as Fornebu Arena, is a multi-use indoor arena located at Fornebu in Bærum, outside Oslo, Norway. It serves primarily as a football stadium for Norwegian Premier League side Stabæk Fotball, but is also used as a concert venue...
, in the municipality of Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
neighbouring Oslo. The Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum
Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center...
was ruled out to host the contest due to its smaller size and capacity as was Valhall in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and the Hamar
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
Vikingskipet.
Visual design
NRK announced the theme art, slogan and design for the Contest on 4 December 2009, during the Host City Insignia Exchange between the Mayors of Moscow, Oslo and Bærum, marking the official kick-off of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 season. The theme art, a series of intersecting circles, was selected to "represent gathering people and the diversity of emotions surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest." In addition to the base colour of white, the logo was created in black, gold, and pink. A preview of the stage design was released on 6 May 2010, featuring no LED screens, opting instead for various other lighting techniques.Postcards
Unlike the 2009 and the 2008 postcards, the 2010 postcards were based in simplicity but also included an innovative idea, they are shown like they could be seen right in the venue, over the crowd's heads.The basic synopsis of the postcards is a numerous group of little golden balls (the theme of the ESC 2010) forms the shape of each country. Then, they move and form a screen where we can see a pre-recorded video of a little crowd from in a city of the country (usually the capital) about to perform supporting and cheering their act. After that, a few seconds of the performer of the country getting ready in the stage are shown; and then, the balls form the flag of the country supported.
In the part of the shape of the country, there were little discrepancies: some countries' shapes, such as those for Serbia, Israel, Armenia, Ireland and Azerbaijan, weren't completely shown, due to territorial or border disputes in those areas.
Presenters
NRK announced the hosts of the contest on 10 March 2010. Those chosen were Erik SolbakkenErik Solbakken
Erik Solbakken is a Norwegian television presenter. Solbakken hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 together with Haddy Jatou N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui....
, Haddy Jatou N'jie, and Nadia Hasnaoui
Nadia Hasnaoui
Nadia Hasnaoui is a Norwegian television presenter.Hasnaoui was born in Morocco to a Norwegian mother and Moroccan father. When she was four years old her parents divorced and she moved to Norway with her mother. In Oslo she attended a strict Catholic French kindergarten and then later a French...
. Solbakken and N'jie opened the three shows, introduced the artists, and reported from the green room during the voting, with Hasnaoui presenting the voting section and scoreboard announcements. This was the second time that more than two hosts were presenting the shows, after the 1999 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...
.
Voting
On 11 October 2009 the European Broadcasting UnionEuropean Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
(EBU) announced that the format of the semi-finals was to be changed so that the results would be determined by a combination of 50% national jury
Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdictions, the verdict may be guilty,...
and 50% televoting
Televoting
Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...
, making it more consistent with the final. Each country's votes were determined by combining the jury votes and the televoting results; the countries with the top ten highest points in each semi-final then qualify to participate in the final of the contest. This replaces the semi-final format used in the 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
and 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
contests in which the countries with the top nine highest points from the televoting results in each semi-final qualified for the final. The tenth semi-final place was then given to the country with the highest number of points from the jury's votes which had not already qualified for the final from the televoting results. On 26 October 2009 the EBU announced that the voting would be open throughout the competition and would conclude 15 minutes after the end of the very last song.
Possible return of the orchestra
A number of fans began a campaign on social networking site FacebookFacebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
for the return of an orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
to the contest in Oslo, for the first time since 1998
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson...
, with more than 5,000 people joining An orchestra, which had been used since the first contest in 1956, was dropped after the 1998 contest due to rapid developments in music technology, which made backing track
Backing track
A backing track is an audio or MIDI recording that musicians play or sing along to in order to add parts to their music which would be impractical to perform live.-Uses:...
s more useful. Jan Fredrik Heyerdahl of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra affiliated with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . Its principal base is the Store Studio at the NRK headquarters in Oslo....
said that they were interested in participating in the 2010 Contest if the EBU and NRK approved the return of an orchestra. However, no such change to the contest had been approved.
Interval
The interval act involved a number of live public outdoor dance events from across Europe, which were planned for promotional purposes, but done in the style of a series of spontaneous flashmobFlashMob
FlashMob is a band formed in Nashville, Tennessee featuring Meghan Kabir. The band signed a record deal with Warner Brothers in spring 2010....
s. The outdoor footage was intercut with webcam footage from individual private households. Peter Svaar, Head of Press for the contest on behalf of broadcaster NRK, said: "We want to share the Eurovision Song Contest, rather than just broadcast it." The seven and a half minute long song, called "Glow", was produced and co-written by the Ele,emt
ELEMENT (production team)
Element is a Norwegian record production and songwriting team, consisting of Hitesh Ceon and Kim Ofstad. Some of the latest productions of the team include two songs for U.K...
team and performed and co-written by Madcon
Madcon
Madcon is a Norwegian Hip Hop duo formed in 1992 by Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa.They are well known from the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Interval Act, in which they performed their hit song "Glow"...
.
Pot allocations
On Sunday 7 February 2010, the draw to decide which countries were to appear in either the first or second semi-final took place. Participating countries were separated into five pots as determined by voting patterns in previous contests. A draw then took place from the five pots to determine which countries participated in the first semi-final or second semi-final, as well as which half of the draw they performed in, in order for delegations to know when rehearsals were to begin for their respective countries. The draw also determined which semi-final the "Big Four" countries (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the host country, Norway, would have voting rights in. The draw for the running order of the semi-finals, finals, and the order of voting, took place on 23 March 2010.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Participating countries
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Georgia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, returning after a year's absence. Georgian broadcaster GPB internally selected Sopho Nizharadze to sing for Georgia at the Contest in May 2010. Nizharadze performed six songs on 27 February...
, which returned to the contest after its withdrawal in 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
when its entry, "We Don't Wanna Put In
We Don't Wanna Put In
"We Don't Wanna Put In" is a 2009 song by Stephane & 3G and was to have been the Georgian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow, composed by Stefane Mgebrishvili and written by Bibi Kvachadze....
", was disallowed owing to political references which violated contest rules.
The EBU announced that they would work harder to bring back Austria
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Austria has appeared frequently at the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has won once, in 1966, with the song "Merci Chérie".In recent years, Austria's entries have tended towards the humorous, in contrast with the dance-pop achieving success. 2003 saw comedian and personality Alf Poier perform...
, Italy
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest frequently from 1956 to 1997. It was one of only seven countries that competed at the very first contest...
, and Monaco
Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest
Monaco first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1959. The country's first and only win in the contest came in 1971, when Séverine performed "Un banc, un arbre, une rue". In 1972 Monaco was expected to host the contest, but declined...
to the 2010 Contest. In September 2009 the EBU's director Bjørn Erichsen stated during an EBU press conference that "Austria will be back", and that the EBU "has reasons to believe that Luxembourg and Monaco" were also to participate and that "now we are only missing Italy". In late October 2009, the 2010 Contest project manager Ola Sand has stated that "countries such as Monaco and Luxembourg have indicated that they wish to participate in next year's competition in Norway".
However, the representatives of broadcasters of Austria, Monaco and Luxembourg denied participation in the 2010 contest. Wolfgang Lorenz, the programme director of the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), informed Austria would not take part in the competition stating that the contest has been "ruined by the regulations".
Télé Monte Carlo
Télé Monte Carlo
Télé Monte Carlo or TMC Monte Carlo, traditionally known as TMC is a Monégasque general entertainment television channel.-History:The oldest private channel in Europe, TMC dates back to 1954, inaugurated by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco...
(TMC) has also declared that Monaco would not be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest for the 2010 Edition, mainly due to a lack of finances to send a Monegasque entry. The RTL Group
RTL Group
RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...
had announced that they were having serious discussions regarding a possible comeback for Luxembourg
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
Luxembourg was one of the countries to participate in the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.From their debut to 1993 Luxembourg competed frequently in the Contest, being absent from the contest once during this period...
in the contest for the first time since 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
, but later confirmed that the country would not be present for the 2010 Contest either. San Marino
San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, since debuting in the 2008 Contest.-2008 debut:In June 2007, Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino , the Sammarinese public service broadcaster, indicated interest in joining the contest in the near future, all depending on...
also considered returning to the competition in 2010. However after deliberations with Italian artists, including Italian sister duo Paola & Chiara, Sammarinnese broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) was informed to withhold returning after failing to receive funding from the Sammarinnese parliament or sponsors.
EBU had talks to Liechtenstein's only broadcaster 1FLTV
1FLTV
1FLTV is Liechtenstein's first television broadcaster. It began operation on 15 August 2008 in the German language....
(1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television) for them to join the EBU, and become a part of the Eurovision Song Contest. 1FLTV's programme director Peter Kolbel had confirmed interest in Liechtenstein's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest as soon as full EBU membership is granted, which may have happened in December 2009. Thus they were getting ready to debut in 2010, considering a national final concept similar to the German version of the Idol series
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
– Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...
(DSDS). In November 1FLTV decided against applying for EBU membership in December for financial reasons, ruling out a debut in at the 2010 contest. The broadcaster will now look at other options for funding EBU membership in the future.
From July to December 2009, five countries who participated in the 2009 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
announced their withdrawal, and non-participation in the 2010 contest. The Czech Republic
Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest
The Czech Republic has competed at the Eurovision Song Contest three times, first taking part in 2007. On all three attempts the country failed to qualify to the final from the semi-finals, placing in the bottom two in all attempts...
declared that it was to withdraw due to a lack of interest from Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
viewers after three successive semi-final failures since their debut in 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
.
Andorra
Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest
Andorra has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times, debuting in the 2004 contest. Interest in the contest had been great for a long time, despite the local Andorran broadcaster, Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra , not showing the contest until recent years...
's broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra
Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra
Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra, S.A. , is the public service television and radio broadcaster in the Principality of Andorra. It operates a television channel, ATV, and a radio station, RNA; both of which broadcast in Catalan.-History:...
(RTVA) announced a 10% reduction in its spending budget for 2010. RTVA had submitted a preliminary application to take part in the contest. However, being unable to secure extra funds by 11 December 2009, it decided to withdraw from the 2010 Contest. After its withdrawal many former Andorran Eurovision Song Contest contestants expressed their "disappointment" in RTVA's decision to withdraw, and the lack of publicity the country will now receive by not being contestants in the contest. Hungary
Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest
Hungary has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times. The first participation would have been Andrea Szulák's in 1993 but a qualification round was just installed for former Eastern Bloc countries and she did not manage to qualify to the Grand Final.The first real participation was of...
withdrew from the 2010 Contest, due to financial difficulties of the national broadcaster Magyar Televízió
Magyar Televízió
Magyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3....
(MTV). Montenegro
Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
Montenegro debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. Previously it participated as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro .The 2005 entrants from Serbia and Montenegro, No Name, were from Montenegro, as were the 1983 and 1984 entrants...
and the Montenegrin broadcaster Radiotelevizija Crne Gore
RTCG
Radio Television of Montenegro is the public broadcasting organization of Montenegro...
(RTCG) also withdrew because of financial problems, in a way to reach financial consolidation after three years as an independent state.
Lithuania
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Lithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times, debuting at the 1994 contest. After Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last without a single point Lithuania withdrew from the contest, not returning until the 1999 contest, where Aistė Smilgevičiūtė sang "Strazdas", a song in the...
's broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television
Lithuanian National Radio and Television
Lithuanian National Radio and Television is the national public broadcasting company of Lithuania. The company operates the two national public television channels LTV, LTV2 and LTV World . LRT also broadcasts three national public radio stations...
(LRT) initially announced its formal withdrawal from the contest after failing to achieve the necessary funds of 300,000 litas
Lithuanian litas
The Lithuanian litas is the currency of Lithuania. It is divided into 100 centų...
(€
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
90,000) for participation. It was later confirmed by the EBU that Lithuania would indeed participate in Oslo. Funding was eventually given by Lithuanian company Teo LT
Teo LT
Teo LT is a telecommunications company in Lithuania, owned in part by the TeliaSonera group. Teo LT is the largest landline phone operator in Lithuania...
, which allowed Lithuania to participate in the contest.
Semi-finals
Thirty-four countries participated in the semi-finals of the contest. The semi-final allocation draw took place on 7 February 2010, while the draw for the running order was held on 23 March 2010.To keep tension high, the qualifiers were announced in random order, and scores were published online only after the final took place.
Semi-final 1
- The first semi-final took place in Oslo on 25 May 2010.
- The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to a combination of televotes and jury votes from each voting country, qualified for the final. The Wildcard option from the previous contest has been dropped.
- France, Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
SunStroke Project SunStroke Project SunStroke Project are a Moldovan dance/pop trio composed of Sergei Yalovitsky , Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov , the band's producer is Aleksei Myslicky. They are famous for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010... and Olia Tira Olia Tira Olia Tira is a singer based in Moldova.-Early life:Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family in Potsdam, East Germany. She spent a few years there and moved to Chişinău... |
"Run Away Run Away (SunStroke Project and Olia Tira song) "Run Away" is a song performed by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira, and represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. The song won the final of the O melodie pentru Europa 2010, that took place on 6 March... " |
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| 02 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Peter Nalitch and Friends Peter Nalitch -Personal Info:Peter Nalitch was born on 30 April 1981 in Moscow, Russia. His grandfather Zahid Nalić, was a Bosnian opera singer from Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Peter graduated from the Moscow University of Architecture and studied music at Orfei Studio directed by Irina Mukhina. He has worked... |
"Lost and Forgotten Lost and Forgotten "Lost and Forgotten" is a song by Peter Nalitch and Friends, who represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, in Oslo.In the first semifinal, it was performed second on the night, after Moldova's Run Away and preceding Estonia's Siren, and passed to the final... " |
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| 03 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Malcolm Lincoln Malcolm Lincoln Malcolm Lincoln are an Estonian band that formed in October 2009. The members are Robin Juhkental, Jakob Juhkam, Siim Raidma, Ott Adamson, Johan Alexander Petti and Hans Kurvits. The original lineup consisted of Robin Juhkental and Madis Kubu . Juhkental has described their style as "electronic... and Manpower 4 Manpower 4 Manpower 4 was a vocal quartet from Estonia, which took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway. Manpower 4 consisted of Jaanus Saago, Andrei Ozdoba, Mick Pedaja and Kristjan Knight. They performed "... |
"Siren Siren (Malcolm Lincoln song) "Siren" is a song written and composed by Robin Juhkental, and represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 as a result of winning the national contest Eesti Laul 2010. It was co-produced by Vaiko Eplik, who has worked with such people as ex-Eurovision contestants Jack Lucien and Ruffus... " |
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| 04 | Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people... |
Kristina Kristina (singer) Kristína Peláková , professionally known as Kristina, is a Slovak singer. Kristina started singing, dancing and playing the piano in her childhood in Svidník, Slovakia. She took her music teacher's advice to attend the conservatory in Košice and to major in singing... |
"Horehronie Horehronie (song) -Charts:-External links:* - Youtube... " |
Horehronie Horehronie Horehronie is a tourism and geographic region of Slovakia. It is situated in the Banská Bystrica and Brezno districts and encompasses the upper Hron River valley and the surrounding Low Tatra mountain ranges... |
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| 05 | Finnish Finnish language Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a... |
Kuunkuiskaajat Kuunkuiskaajat Kuunkuiskaajat is a Finnish female folk duo made up of Värttinä members Susan Aho and Johanna Virtanen, that represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Työlki ellää"... |
"Työlki ellää Työlki ellää "Työlki ellää" is a song composed by Timo Kiiskinen and performed by Kuunkuiskaajat, and was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, sung in Finnish... " |
One can work for a living, too | 11 | 49 | |
| 06 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Aisha Aija Andrejeva Aija Andrejeva Aija Andrejeva Aija Andrejeva (born 16 January 1986, Ogre, Latvia, better known by her stage name Aisha is a Latvian singer.-Eurovision Song Contest 2010:... |
"What For? What For? "What For?" is a song performed by Latvian singer Aisha, written by Jānis Lūsēns and Guntars Račs. The song represented Latvia in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, and competed against sixteen other Eurovision entries in the first semi-final on May 25... " |
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| 07 | Serbian Serbian language Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries.... |
Milan Stanković Milan Stanković -Biography :Milan started his career taking part in musical contest Zvezde Granda, where he became a favorite of the audience . He entered the super-final and attracted significant media attention. In the same year, his singles appear on the compilation disks "Zvezde Granda"... |
"Ovo je Balkan Ovo je Balkan "Ovo je Balkan" is a song composed by Serbian composer Goran Bregović and performed by Milan Stanković... " (Oво je Балкан) |
This is the Balkans Balkans The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe... |
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| 08 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Vukašin Brajić Vukašin Brajic Vukašin Brajić is a Bosnian pop-rock singer who rose to fame after participating in the first season of the music show Fame Academy 2008/2009, in which he won the second place... |
"Thunder and Lightning Thunder and Lightning (song) "Thunder and Lightning" is a song composed by Dino Šaran, Ulvija Tanović and Vukašin Brajić, and performed by Brajić. It was the Bosnia and Herzegovina entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, performed in English.... " |
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| 09 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... |
Marcin Mroziński Marcin Mroziński -Early life:Mroziński was born 26 September 1985 in Inowrocław, Poland. He started his music career at age 8. He participated in a series of children's song Contests in Poland when he was young. In 1997 he won the National French Song Contest and received 1st place. He also represented Ireland in... |
"Legenda Legenda (song) "Legenda" is a song performed by Polish singer Marcin Mroziński and composed by Marcin Nierubiec and Mroziński, and was the Polish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, performed in English and Polish... " |
The legend | 13 | 44 | |
| 10 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Tom Dice Tom Dice Tom Dice is a Belgian singer-songwriter, who finished second in the Flemish version of The X Factor in 2008. Dice represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final on 29 May in Oslo. Tom Dice ended up in sixth, one of Flanders best placements ever in the contest... |
"Me and My Guitar Me and My Guitar (Tom Dice song) "Me and My Guitar" is a song performed by Belgian singer-songwriter Tom Dice from his debut album Teardrops. The song was written by British singer-songwriter Ashley Hicklin, writer-producer Jeroen Swinnen and Tom Dice himself... " |
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| 11 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Thea Garrett Thea Garrett Thea Garrett is a Maltese singer who represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo.-Early life:Born in Malta in 1992, Thea has been studying vocal technique and interpretation under the direction of soprano Gillian Żammit... |
"My Dream My Dream (song) "My Dream" is a song written by Jason Cassar and Sunny Aquilina and performed by Thea Garrett, representing Malta, at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010... " |
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| 12 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Juliana Pasha Juliana Pasha Juliana Pasha is an Albanian singer. She is very famous in Albania.In 2010 she won Honorary Citizen Award of Burrel from the mayor of the city... |
"It's All About You It's All About You "It's All About You" is a song by Albanian singer Juliana Pasha, written by Ardit Gjebrea and Pirro Çako. The song, performed in Albanian as "Nuk mundem pa ty" , was the winner of Festivali i Këngës 48 in December 2009, and represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway in... " |
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| 13 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Giorgos Alkaios Giorgos Alkaios Giorgos Alkaios is a Greek recording artist. His career began in 1989 after appearing on a Greek reality show. Following a brief period of stage acting, Alkaios dedicated himself to music. His first single, "Ti Ti", made him popular in Greece. His distinctive musical style fuses Greek and Oriental... and Friends |
"OPA" (ΩΠΑ) | — | 2 | 133 | |
| 14 | Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
Filipa Azevedo Filipa Azevedo Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães , is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London.... |
"Há dias assim Há dias assim "Há dias assim" is a song composed by Augusto Madureira and performed by Filipa Azevedo, and represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway.It's a song that talks about the loneliness of the people by the outside world.... " |
It's one of those days | 4 | 89 | |
| 15 | Macedonian Macedonian language Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora... |
Gjoko Taneski Gjoko Taneski Gjoko Taneski is a Macedonian singer. He won the National final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, after which he represent Macedonia with the song "Jas ja imam silata" at Eurovision Song Contest 2010.-Eurovision 2010:On 20 February 2010, Taneski won the Macedonian national final and... , Billy Zver Billy Zver Billy Zver is a Macedonian rapper that together with Gjoko Taneski, represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Jas ja imam silata".- External links :**... and Pejcin |
"Jas ja imam silata Jas ja imam silata "Jas ja imam silata" is a Macedonian pop-rock song, composed by Kristijan Gabrovski and performed by Gjoko Taneski together with Billy Zver & Pejčin as the Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was selected on 20 February 2010 from 16 participating songs at the final of... " (Јас ја имам силата) |
I have the strength | 15 | 37 | |
| 16 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
3+2 3+2 (band) 3+2 or Three Plus Two are a Belarusian pop group that represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum, Norway.-Formation:The band was formed by the Belarusian television channel ONT and the project "New Voices of Belarus" in 2009... feat Robert Wells Robert Wells (composer) Robert Henry Arthur Wells is a Swedish pianist, composer and singer, best known for his highly successful musical extravaganza Rhapsody in Rock which has achieved great prominence in Scandinavia, a mixture of rock, Sunden, classical and boogie-woogie.-Early life and career :A child prodigy, Wells... |
"Butterflies Butterflies (3+2 song) "Butterflies" is a song, written by Maxim Fadeev and Malka Chaplin and performed by Belarusian group 3+2, and was the Belarusian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010. 3+2 had been internally selected in March 2010 to represent Belarus in the contest by the... " |
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| 17 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Hera Björk Hera Björk Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir is an Icelandic singer. She participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009 with the song "Someday", placing second, and won the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009. She represented Iceland at Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi"... |
"Je ne sais quoi Je ne sais quoi (song) "Je ne sais quoi" is an Icelandic dancepop song composed by Örlygur Smári and Hera Björk and performed by Hera Björk, and was the Icelandic entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held in Oslo, Norway on May 25, 27 and 29th 2010. It took place in the first semi-final, on May 25, and was... " |
I don't know what | 3 | 123 |
Split jury/televoting results
The full split jury/televoting results were announced by the EBU in June 2010.
| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 151 | 165 | ||
| 2 | 149 | 107 | ||
| 3 | 146 | 99 | ||
| 4 | 92 | 96 | ||
| 5 | 92 | 86 | ||
| 6 | 69 | 85 | ||
| 7 | 68 | 66 | ||
| 8 | 63 | 65 | ||
| 9 | 58 | 64 | ||
| 10 | 54 | 62 | ||
| 11 | 42 | 58 | ||
| 12 | 40 | 47 | ||
| 13 | 38 | 42 | ||
| 14 | 34 | 41 | ||
| 15 | 30 | 37 | ||
| 16 | 22 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | 15 |
Semi-final 2
- The second semi-final took place in Oslo on 27 May 2010.
- The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to a combination of televotes and jury votes from each voting country, qualified for the final.
- Norway and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
InCulto Inculto Inculto is a Lithuanian music group. It has the following members: Colombian-born Lithuanian Jurgis Didžiulis , Aurelijus Morlencas, Sergej Makidon, Jievaras Jasinskis and Laurynas Lapė.-Eurovision 2010:... |
"Eastern European Funk Eastern European Funk "Eastern European Funk" is a ska-styled song performed by InCulto which represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was selected on 4 March from twelve songs... " |
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| 02 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Eva Rivas Eva Rivas -Early life:Rivas was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don to an Armenian mother and a father of Russian and Greek descent. She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother... |
"Apricot Stone Apricot Stone "Apricot Stone" , a song by Armenian-Russian singer Eva Rivas, was the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway... " |
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| 03 | Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such... |
Harel Skaat Harel Skaat Harel Skaat is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Milim" .... |
"Milim Milim "Milim" is a song composed by Tomer Adaddi with lyrics by Noam Horev that was recorded by the Israeli singer, Harel Skaat. The song was the Israeli song entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 where the Israeli entry finished 14th out of 39 countries despite being one of the favorites entering... " (מילים) |
Words | 8 | 71 | |
| 04 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Chanée Christina Chanée Christina Chanée is a Danish-Thai pop singer who won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 with Tomas N'evergreen, with the song "In a Moment Like This".... and N'evergreen Tomas N'evergreen Tomas N'evergreen is a pop singer from Aarhus, Denmark. He currently resides in Moscow, Russia. In 2009 he participated in the Russian National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. On 6 February 2010 he participated and won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with Christina Chanée... |
"In a Moment Like This In a Moment Like This "In a Moment Like This" is a song performed by Chanée & N'evergreen and composed Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson and Erik Bernholm, and was the Danish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway on May 29, 2010.... " |
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| 05 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Michael von der Heide Michael von der Heide Michael von der Heide is a Swiss musician, singer and actor.- Eurovision Song Contest 1999 :In 1999, Von der Heide participated in the German national final with the song "Bye Bye Bar", eventually finishing fifth, and did not go on to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest... |
"Il pleut de l'or Il pleut de l'or "Il pleut de l'or" is a song sung by Michael von der Heide and composed by the singer, Pele Lorriano and Heike Kospach. It represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway... " |
It's raining gold | 17 | 2 | |
| 06 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Anna Bergendahl Anna Bergendahl Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she... |
"This Is My Life This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song) - Charts :-Release history :-External links:* - Youtube* - Youtube... " |
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| 07 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Safura Safura Alizadeh Safura Alizadeh is an Azerbaijani singer and saxophonist. Alizadeh took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, where she brought Azerbaijan on 5th place, with song "Drip Drop". She later released her debut album It's My War, which made its way into several European countries... |
"Drip Drop Drip Drop "Drip Drop" is a song by Azerbaijani singer Safura Alizadeh, written by Anders Bagge, Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman, and represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010. Alizadeh's song was selected by a jury from the Azeri broadcaster İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları... " |
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| 08 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Alyosha Alyosha Alyosha is a Ukrainian singer.-Eurovision 2010 qualification scandal:On 20 March 2010, Alyosha won the Ukrainian National Final and thus represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. She replaced Vasyl Lazarovych who was originally picked on December 29, 2009 to represent Ukraine... |
"Sweet People Sweet People "Sweet People" is a song by Ukrainian singer Alyosha. It was the Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway. At first, a song performed by Vasyl Lazarovich was intended to represent Ukraine at Eurovision, but a new national final was held due to the broadcasting network's... " |
— | 7 | 77 | |
| 09 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
Sieneke Sieneke Sieneke is a Dutch singer. She performed the Dutch contribution on the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi-final, yet failed to place in the final.... |
"Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie) Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie) "Ik ben verliefd " ) is a song written by Pierre Kartner which represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway... " |
I'm in love (Sha-la-lie) | 14 | 29 | |
| 10 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Paula Seling Paula Seling Paula Seling is a Romanian singer, composer, and radio DJ.She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, with the song "Playing with Fire". They finished third in the final.-Early life:... and Ovi Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu is a Romanian-Norwegian singer, also known as Ovi Martin, Ovidiu Jacobsen, or just Ovi.-Eurovision Song Contest 2010:... |
"Playing with Fire" | — | 4 | 104 | |
| 11 | Slovene | Ansambel Žlindra Rok Žlindra Ansambel Roka Žlindre is a Slovene musical group named after accordion player Rok Žlindra. The other members of the group are Barbara Ogrinc , Nejc Drobnič and Rok Modic .-Eurovision 2010:... and Kalamari Kalamari (band) Kalamari is a Slovene musical group consisting of Jože Jež Pepi, Matjaž Švagelj, Boštjan Tršar and Egon Prinčič.-Eurovision 2010:Together with Roka Žlindre, Kalamari represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Narodnozabavni rock"... |
"Narodnozabavni rock Narodnozabavni rock "Narodnozabavni rock" is a song written by Marino Legović and Leon Oblak and performed by Ansambel Roka Žlindre and Kalamari, who represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010... " |
Native folk rock | 16 | 6 | |
| 12 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;... |
"It's for You It's for You (Niamh Kavanagh song) "It's for You" is a song performed by Niamh Kavanagh which represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was selected on 5 March 2010 on Eurosong 2010 from five songs, receiving the maximum of 12 points from each of the six juries, and the maximum of 72 points from the televote,... " |
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| 13 | Bulgarian, English Bulgarian language Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the... |
Miro Miroslav Kostadinov Miroslav Kostadinov born 10 March 1976 in Bulgaria is a singer and songwriter who represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song Angel si ti.... |
"Angel si ti Angel si ti "Angel si ti" is a song composed and performed by Miro , with lyrics by Mihail Mihailov, which represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010... " (Ангел си ти) |
You're an angel | 15 | 19 | |
| 14 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Jon Lilygreen Jon Lilygreen Jon Lilygreen is a Welsh singer, who along with the band The Islanders represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, with the song "Life Looks Better In Spring".... and The Islanders The Islanders (band) The Islanders are a band consisting of musicians from Cyprus, Norway, Scotland, Wales, and England. They took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum, Norway. The band members are: Jon Lilygreen , Jon Gregory , Sylvia Strand , Katherine Squire , Sean Watts , Charalambos Kallonas... |
"Life Looks Better in Spring Life Looks Better in Spring "Life Looks Better in Spring" is a song composed by Nasos Lambrianides and Melis Konstantinou. The song, produced by Jon Gregory and performed by Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders, represented Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, competing in the second semi-final on 27 May, and qualifying... " |
— | 10 | 67 | |
| 15 | Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... |
Feminnem Feminnem Feminnem is a girl group from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina composed of three members, Neda Parmać, Nika Antolos, and Pamela Ramljak. They have represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005 and Croatia in 2010.... |
"Lako je sve Lako je sve "Lako je sve" is a Croatian song, written by Branimir Mihaljević, Pamela Ramljak and Neda Parmać and sung by girl group Feminnem... " |
Everything is easy | 13 | 33 | |
| 16 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Sofia Nizharadze Sofia Nizharadze Sofia Nizharadze is a Georgian singer, actress and songwriter who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song Shine.-Early life:... |
"Shine Shine (Sopho Nizharadze song) "Shine" is a song composed by Hanne Sørvaag, Harry Sommerdahl and Christian Leuzzi and performed by Sopho Nizharadze, and represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was selected on 27 February from six songs performed by Nizharadze, with a public televote and a professional... " |
— | 3 | 106 | |
| 17 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
maNga | "We Could Be the Same We Could Be the Same "We Could Be the Same" is a song by Turkish band maNga that was performed as the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway, and which came in second place.-Selection:... " |
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Split jury/televoting results
The full split jury/televoting results were announced by the EBU in June 2010.
| Place | Televoting | Points | Jury | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126 | 117 | ||
| 2 | 119 | 93 | ||
| 3 | 113 | 89 | ||
| 4 | 106 | 88 | ||
| 5 | 102 | 84 | ||
| 6 | 90 | 84 | ||
| 7 | 77 | 83 | ||
| 8 | 65 | 80 | ||
| 9 | 64 | 79 | ||
| 10 | 53 | 78 | ||
| 11 | 49 | 76 | ||
| 12 | 46 | 54 | ||
| 13 | 43 | 27 | ||
| 14 | 22 | 26 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 5 |
Final
- The final took place on 29 May 2010 at 21:00 CEST in Telenor Arena, Bærum, Akershus, Greater Oslo, Norway.
- 'The Big Four' and the host country, Norway, qualified directly for the final.
- From the two semi-finals on 25 and 27 May 2010, twenty countries qualified for the final. A total of twenty-five countries competed in the final.
- The voting system used was similar to that used in the 2009 contestEurovision Song Contest 2009The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
(with a combination of televotes and jury votes), but viewers were able to vote during the performances; the voting window ended 15 minutes after the conclusion of the songs.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Safura Safura Alizadeh Safura Alizadeh is an Azerbaijani singer and saxophonist. Alizadeh took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, where she brought Azerbaijan on 5th place, with song "Drip Drop". She later released her debut album It's My War, which made its way into several European countries... |
"Drip Drop Drip Drop "Drip Drop" is a song by Azerbaijani singer Safura Alizadeh, written by Anders Bagge, Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman, and represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010. Alizadeh's song was selected by a jury from the Azeri broadcaster İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları... " |
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| 02 [A] |
Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
Daniel Diges Daniel Diges Daniel Diges García is a Spanish singer, pianist, composer and actor. Although officially born in Madrid, he has spent all his youth in Alcalá de Henares .-Life and career:... |
"Algo pequeñito Algo pequeñito "Algo pequeñito" is a song performed by Daniel Diges and composed by Jesús Cañadilla with the collaboration of Luis Miguel de la Varga, Alberto Jodar and Daniel Diges himself, which represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song, which is based on the classic waltz rhythm, was the... " |
Something tiny | 15 | 68 | |
| 03 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:... |
"My Heart Is Yours My Heart Is Yours "My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian pop ballad composed by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum in May 2010... " |
— | 20 | 35 | |
| 04 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
SunStroke Project SunStroke Project SunStroke Project are a Moldovan dance/pop trio composed of Sergei Yalovitsky , Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov , the band's producer is Aleksei Myslicky. They are famous for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010... and Olia Tira Olia Tira Olia Tira is a singer based in Moldova.-Early life:Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family in Potsdam, East Germany. She spent a few years there and moved to Chişinău... |
"Run Away Run Away (SunStroke Project and Olia Tira song) "Run Away" is a song performed by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira, and represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. The song won the final of the O melodie pentru Europa 2010, that took place on 6 March... " |
— | 22 | 27 | |
| 05 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Jon Lilygreen Jon Lilygreen Jon Lilygreen is a Welsh singer, who along with the band The Islanders represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, with the song "Life Looks Better In Spring".... and The Islanders The Islanders (band) The Islanders are a band consisting of musicians from Cyprus, Norway, Scotland, Wales, and England. They took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum, Norway. The band members are: Jon Lilygreen , Jon Gregory , Sylvia Strand , Katherine Squire , Sean Watts , Charalambos Kallonas... |
"Life Looks Better in Spring Life Looks Better in Spring "Life Looks Better in Spring" is a song composed by Nasos Lambrianides and Melis Konstantinou. The song, produced by Jon Gregory and performed by Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders, represented Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, competing in the second semi-final on 27 May, and qualifying... " |
— | 21 | 27 | |
| 06 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Vukašin Brajić Vukašin Brajic Vukašin Brajić is a Bosnian pop-rock singer who rose to fame after participating in the first season of the music show Fame Academy 2008/2009, in which he won the second place... |
"Thunder and Lightning Thunder and Lightning (song) "Thunder and Lightning" is a song composed by Dino Šaran, Ulvija Tanović and Vukašin Brajić, and performed by Brajić. It was the Bosnia and Herzegovina entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, performed in English.... " |
— | 17 | 51 | |
| 07 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Tom Dice Tom Dice Tom Dice is a Belgian singer-songwriter, who finished second in the Flemish version of The X Factor in 2008. Dice represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final on 29 May in Oslo. Tom Dice ended up in sixth, one of Flanders best placements ever in the contest... |
"Me and My Guitar Me and My Guitar (Tom Dice song) "Me and My Guitar" is a song performed by Belgian singer-songwriter Tom Dice from his debut album Teardrops. The song was written by British singer-songwriter Ashley Hicklin, writer-producer Jeroen Swinnen and Tom Dice himself... " |
— | 6 | 143 | |
| 08 | Serbian Serbian language Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries.... |
Milan Stanković Milan Stanković -Biography :Milan started his career taking part in musical contest Zvezde Granda, where he became a favorite of the audience . He entered the super-final and attracted significant media attention. In the same year, his singles appear on the compilation disks "Zvezde Granda"... |
"Ovo je Balkan Ovo je Balkan "Ovo je Balkan" is a song composed by Serbian composer Goran Bregović and performed by Milan Stanković... " (Oво je Балкан) |
This is the Balkans Balkans The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe... |
13 | 72 | |
| 09 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
3+2 3+2 (band) 3+2 or Three Plus Two are a Belarusian pop group that represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum, Norway.-Formation:The band was formed by the Belarusian television channel ONT and the project "New Voices of Belarus" in 2009... feat Robert Wells Robert Wells (composer) Robert Henry Arthur Wells is a Swedish pianist, composer and singer, best known for his highly successful musical extravaganza Rhapsody in Rock which has achieved great prominence in Scandinavia, a mixture of rock, Sunden, classical and boogie-woogie.-Early life and career :A child prodigy, Wells... |
"Butterflies Butterflies (3+2 song) "Butterflies" is a song, written by Maxim Fadeev and Malka Chaplin and performed by Belarusian group 3+2, and was the Belarusian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010. 3+2 had been internally selected in March 2010 to represent Belarus in the contest by the... " |
— | 24 | 18 | |
| 10 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;... |
"It's for You It's for You (Niamh Kavanagh song) "It's for You" is a song performed by Niamh Kavanagh which represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was selected on 5 March 2010 on Eurosong 2010 from five songs, receiving the maximum of 12 points from each of the six juries, and the maximum of 72 points from the televote,... " |
— | 23 | 25 | |
| 11 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Giorgos Alkaios Giorgos Alkaios Giorgos Alkaios is a Greek recording artist. His career began in 1989 after appearing on a Greek reality show. Following a brief period of stage acting, Alkaios dedicated himself to music. His first single, "Ti Ti", made him popular in Greece. His distinctive musical style fuses Greek and Oriental... and Friends |
"OPA! OPA! "OPA!" is a song by Greek singer Giorgos Alkaios and Friends. It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was released by broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation on 26 February 2010 along with the other candidate songs from the national final, while a digital... " (ΏΠΑ!) |
— | 8 | 140 | |
| 12 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Josh Dubovie Josh Dubovie Josh James Dubovie is a British singer. He represented the UK at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010, finishing last with his performance of "That Sounds Good to Me", written by writers and producers Mike Stock and Pete Waterman of Stock Aitken Waterman and Steve... |
"That Sounds Good to Me That Sounds Good to Me "That Sounds Good to Me" is a song written and composed by Pete Waterman, Mike Stock and Steve Crosby that finished last when it represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway... " |
— | 25 | 10 | |
| 13 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Sofia Nizharadze Sofia Nizharadze Sofia Nizharadze is a Georgian singer, actress and songwriter who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song Shine.-Early life:... |
"Shine Shine (Sopho Nizharadze song) "Shine" is a song composed by Hanne Sørvaag, Harry Sommerdahl and Christian Leuzzi and performed by Sopho Nizharadze, and represented Georgia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was selected on 27 February from six songs performed by Nizharadze, with a public televote and a professional... " |
— | 9 | 136 | |
| 14 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
maNga | "We Could Be the Same We Could Be the Same "We Could Be the Same" is a song by Turkish band maNga that was performed as the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway, and which came in second place.-Selection:... " |
— | 2 | 170 | |
| 15 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Juliana Pasha Juliana Pasha Juliana Pasha is an Albanian singer. She is very famous in Albania.In 2010 she won Honorary Citizen Award of Burrel from the mayor of the city... |
"It's All About You It's All About You "It's All About You" is a song by Albanian singer Juliana Pasha, written by Ardit Gjebrea and Pirro Çako. The song, performed in Albanian as "Nuk mundem pa ty" , was the winner of Festivali i Këngës 48 in December 2009, and represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway in... " |
— | 16 | 62 | |
| 16 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Hera Björk Hera Björk Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir is an Icelandic singer. She participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009 with the song "Someday", placing second, and won the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009. She represented Iceland at Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi"... |
"Je ne sais quoi Je ne sais quoi (song) "Je ne sais quoi" is an Icelandic dancepop song composed by Örlygur Smári and Hera Björk and performed by Hera Björk, and was the Icelandic entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held in Oslo, Norway on May 25, 27 and 29th 2010. It took place in the first semi-final, on May 25, and was... " |
I don't know what | 19 | 41 | |
| 17 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Alyosha Alyosha Alyosha is a Ukrainian singer.-Eurovision 2010 qualification scandal:On 20 March 2010, Alyosha won the Ukrainian National Final and thus represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. She replaced Vasyl Lazarovych who was originally picked on December 29, 2009 to represent Ukraine... |
"Sweet People Sweet People "Sweet People" is a song by Ukrainian singer Alyosha. It was the Ukrainian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway. At first, a song performed by Vasyl Lazarovich was intended to represent Ukraine at Eurovision, but a new national final was held due to the broadcasting network's... " |
— | 10 | 108 | |
| 18 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Jessy Matador Jessy Matador Jessy Kimbangi better known by his stage name Jessy Matador is a singer from France.-Biography:Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 October 1982, Matador began his career as a dancer in 2001... |
"Allez Ola Olé Allez Ola Olé "Allez Ola Olé" is a French language song performed by Jessy Matador that represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen internally, and was announced 24 February 2010... " |
Come on! Ola! Olé! Audience wave The wave or the Mexican wave is an example of metachronal rhythm achieved in a packed stadium when successive groups of spectators briefly stand and raise their arms... |
12 | 82 | |
| 19 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Paula Seling Paula Seling Paula Seling is a Romanian singer, composer, and radio DJ.She represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, with the song "Playing with Fire". They finished third in the final.-Early life:... and Ovi Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu is a Romanian-Norwegian singer, also known as Ovi Martin, Ovidiu Jacobsen, or just Ovi.-Eurovision Song Contest 2010:... |
"Playing with Fire" | — | 3 | 162 | |
| 20 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Peter Nalitch and Friends Peter Nalitch -Personal Info:Peter Nalitch was born on 30 April 1981 in Moscow, Russia. His grandfather Zahid Nalić, was a Bosnian opera singer from Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Peter graduated from the Moscow University of Architecture and studied music at Orfei Studio directed by Irina Mukhina. He has worked... |
"Lost and Forgotten Lost and Forgotten "Lost and Forgotten" is a song by Peter Nalitch and Friends, who represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, in Oslo.In the first semifinal, it was performed second on the night, after Moldova's Run Away and preceding Estonia's Siren, and passed to the final... " |
— | 11 | 90 | |
| 21 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Eva Rivas Eva Rivas -Early life:Rivas was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don to an Armenian mother and a father of Russian and Greek descent. She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother... |
"Apricot Stone Apricot Stone "Apricot Stone" , a song by Armenian-Russian singer Eva Rivas, was the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway... " |
— | 7 | 141 | |
| 22 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Lena Lena Meyer-Landrut Lena Meyer-Landrut , known professionally as Lena, is a German singer-songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song "Satellite"... |
"Satellite Satellite (Lena Meyer-Landrut song) "Satellite" is a song performed by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut, written by American Julie Frost and Dane John Gordon. It was Germany's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen via televoting during the national Eurovision pre-selection show Unser Star für Oslo on 12... " |
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| 23 | Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
Filipa Azevedo Filipa Azevedo Filipa Daniela Azevedo de Magalhães , is a Portuguese singer. She is currently resident in the United Kingdom while attending music school in London.... |
"Há dias assim Há dias assim "Há dias assim" is a song composed by Augusto Madureira and performed by Filipa Azevedo, and represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway.It's a song that talks about the loneliness of the people by the outside world.... " |
It's one of those days | 18 | 43 | |
| 24 | Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such... |
Harel Skaat Harel Skaat Harel Skaat is an Israeli singer and songwriter. He represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Milim" .... |
"Milim Milim "Milim" is a song composed by Tomer Adaddi with lyrics by Noam Horev that was recorded by the Israeli singer, Harel Skaat. The song was the Israeli song entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 where the Israeli entry finished 14th out of 39 countries despite being one of the favorites entering... " (מילים) |
Words | 14 | 71 | |
| 25 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Chanée Christina Chanée Christina Chanée is a Danish-Thai pop singer who won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 with Tomas N'evergreen, with the song "In a Moment Like This".... and N'evergreen Tomas N'evergreen Tomas N'evergreen is a pop singer from Aarhus, Denmark. He currently resides in Moscow, Russia. In 2009 he participated in the Russian National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. On 6 February 2010 he participated and won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with Christina Chanée... |
"In a Moment Like This In a Moment Like This "In a Moment Like This" is a song performed by Chanée & N'evergreen and composed Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson and Erik Bernholm, and was the Danish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway on May 29, 2010.... " |
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^ Spain was given a second chance to perform after Denmark, following a stage invasion by Jimmy Jump
Jimmy Jump
Jaume Marquet i Cot , more popularly known as Jimmy Jump, born in 14th March 1976, is a pitch invader from Sabadell, Spain, known for interfering in several major sporting events and in 2010, the Spanish performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway.- Football :On 4 July 2004, during...
, during their performance.
Voting during the final
Countries revealed their votes in the following order:
Kingdom of Romania
Republic of Ireland
Germany
Serbia
Albania
Turkey
Independent State of Croatia
Poland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland
Slovenia
Estonia
Russia
Portugal
Azerbaijan
Greece
Iceland
Denmark
Early Modern France
Spain
Slovakia
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Ukraine
Latvia
Malta
Norway
Cyprus
Lithuania
Belarus
Switzerland
Belgium
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Israel
Republic of Macedonia
Moldova
Georgia (country)
Sweden
Armenia
Split jury/televoting results
The split jury/televoting results were announced by the EBU in June 2010. Unlike in 2009, only the split totals received by each country were given, not the full breakdown.
Place Televoting Points Jury Points 1 243 187 2 177 185 3 174 167 4 166 160 5 161 134 6 155 129 7 152 121 8 151 119 9 127 116 10 110 116 11 107 110 12 106 97 13 94 69 14 76 65 15 40 63 16 35 62 17 35 61 18 28 57 19 27 57 20 24 43 21 18 37 22 18 34 23 16 33 24 15 22 25 7 18
Semi-final 1
Voting Results 
Moldova 52 5 1 2 7 4 8 7 10 3 5 Russia 74 12 12 3 10 4 2 8 5 3 1 12 1 Estonia 39 12 12 1 5 1 1 4 1 2 Slovakia 24 2 6 5 1 1 5 5 Finland 49 3 10 2 6 1 7 2 7 6 3 2 Latvia 11 6 5 Serbia 79 3 4 1 6 3 12 3 3 7 2 10 3 12 4 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59 1 2 5 12 6 3 7 5 8 4 6 Poland 44 2 6 4 6 6 3 7 7 3 Belgium 167 6 10 8 10 10 8 7 4 12 12 4 10 12 4 8 12 10 12 8 Malta 45 3 12 1 1 6 2 2 3 6 2 4 2 1 Albania 76 4 2 7 4 8 6 12 12 10 2 5 4 Greece 133 7 7 2 8 8 10 8 7 10 8 10 10 3 5 8 4 8 10 Portugal 89 5 5 4 6 7 5 3 2 4 4 5 2 7 8 10 12 Macedonia 37 4 1 1 8 10 12 1 Belarus 59 8 12 4 3 5 3 5 6 7 5 1 Iceland 123 10 8 7 7 7 2 3 10 12 10 8 8 6 1 6 5 6 7
Semi-final 2
Voting Results 
Lithuania 44 2 1 4 2 12 2 1 8 5 7 Armenia 83 1 12 3 5 8 10 10 8 12 10 4 Israel 71 8 8 7 6 12 3 5 1 4 5 7 5 Denmark 101 5 5 7 5 12 6 5 4 12 10 4 2 3 4 3 6 8 Switzerland 2 2 Sweden 62 3 3 12 10 2 6 1 5 1 2 2 12 3 Azerbaijan 113 2 5 5 6 3 12 1 8 8 10 7 10 10 12 12 2 Ukraine 77 10 10 2 3 8 2 5 1 2 6 6 6 7 3 4 2 Netherlands 29 4 4 2 1 6 3 1 5 3 Romania 104 6 4 8 8 4 7 5 3 3 4 6 4 8 4 8 10 12 Slovenia 6 1 5 Ireland 67 7 1 3 6 12 4 8 4 2 3 1 6 10 Bulgaria 19 1 5 7 6 Cyprus 67 4 6 10 7 6 3 4 6 5 12 4 Croatia 33 7 2 7 1 12 1 3 Georgia 106 12 12 6 1 2 10 7 5 2 7 7 10 7 7 10 1 Turkey 118 8 10 8 10 12 10 7 7 3 8 12 8 6 1 8
Final
Voting Results Azerbaijan 145 7 7 7 10 7 5 6 3 1 8 12 4 12 8 7 2 2 8 12 3 2 12 Spain 68 4 1 2 7 4 2 4 7 12 1 4 5 8 5 2 Norway 35 2 6 2 3 5 7 3 3 4 Moldova 27 6 4 1 10 6 Cyprus 27 12 1 2 1 3 4 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 12 8 6 5 6 4 10 Belgium 143 3 5 10 6 10 1 7 4 5 12 5 10 3 10 6 4 10 10 7 7 2 6 Serbia 72 1 12 3 10 5 7 10 7 1 8 8 Belarus 18 3 12 2 1 Ireland 25 7 2 6 2 1 6 1 Greece 140 5 2 12 6 12 10 12 3 12 8 4 7 3 8 8 5 7 1 7 3 5 United Kingdom 10 2 4 3 1 Georgia 136 8 1 1 5 5 4 4 7 5 5 5 2 7 10 12 5 8 4 5 12 1 6 1 6 7 Turkey 170 12 3 2 10 6 3 3 1 10 5 8 8 12 8 10 6 10 4 3 5 8 2 10 12 Albania 62 5 3 10 1 7 7 1 1 2 12 8 5 Iceland 41 6 8 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 Ukraine 108 10 8 6 7 10 5 7 1 2 5 7 8 2 7 3 6 7 7 France 82 2 4 3 3 4 6 8 2 6 6 3 7 3 7 1 8 2 1 3 3 Romania 162 7 10 10 12 8 2 6 1 7 4 8 2 5 5 2 3 1 10 8 8 1 5 6 5 2 4 10 5 7 Russia 90 3 10 12 4 10 10 2 10 10 6 8 5 Armenia 141 8 6 7 7 1 5 7 10 6 6 6 6 12 7 12 4 1 5 4 1 12 8 Germany 246 1 12 12 4 8 10 8 8 2 4 10 10 3 5 3 3 6 1 12 12 12 12 12 7 4 8 10 12 12 4 10 3 6 Portugal 43 6 2 1 8 4 6 4 6 1 5 Israel 71 5 5 1 2 1 8 3 4 4 3 1 8 10 10 6 Denmark 149 4 4 8 2 12 6 2 12 12 1 5 4 4 | 8 7 2 10 12 8 2 3 8 2 12 2 The table is vertically ordered by appearance in the final and horizontally by voting order.
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points 9 Germany Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Germany is the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 winner, which was held in May 2010 in Bærum, Norway. The country's entry was selected in a series of competitive heats and a national final – Unser Star für Oslo 2010 – which was organised jointly by the public broadcasters ARD and NDR and the...
Denmark DenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....5 Denmark Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Denmark competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum, Norway in May 2010. The Danish broadcaster DR held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contest to select the country's entry for the contest, with the 2010 edition being held on 6 February 2010.-Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010:DR released...
Iceland IcelandIceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...4 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Azerbaijan was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 by 17 year old singer Safura Alizadeh, selected from an open casting call for artists and a national final. She performed the song "Drip Drop" at the contest, held in Bærum, Norway, and finished 5th in the final...
Bulgaria BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...Greece Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Greece, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, selected the song "Opa" sung by Giorgos Alkaios & Friends as their entry, by a national selection on 12 March 2010....
Albania AlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...3 Armenia Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Armenia will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest through a televised national final, which will be held in February 2010, organised by the Armenian national broadcaster Public Television of Armenia .-Early rumours:...
Israel IsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...Turkey Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Turkey has confirmed their participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held in Oslo, Norway. Turkish Radio and Television Corporation will be responsible for the country's entry at the Contest...
Azerbaijan AzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...2 Georgia Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Georgia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, returning after a year's absence. Georgian broadcaster GPB internally selected Sopho Nizharadze to sing for Georgia at the Contest in May 2010. Nizharadze performed six songs on 27 February...
Armenia ArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...1 Albania Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Albania selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Festivali i Këngës competition, organised by Albanian national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar...
Macedonia Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...Belarus Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010The Belarus entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was organised by BTRC. It had been originally planned for ONT to take over after criticism over BTRC's selection methods. However as ONT's application for the European Broadcasting Union , the Contest's organisers, had been rejected BTRC again...
Georgia Georgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...Belgium Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Belgium participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep having selected the 52nd Belgian entry for Eurovision. Tom Dice was selected by VRT to represent Belgium at the Contest, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010, performed the song "Me and My Guitar"...
Germany GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Bosnia and Herzegovina selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through an internal selection process. A public call for songs was held by the Bosnian national broadcaster Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine , and Vukašin Brajić was selected by the broadcaster to represent the...
Serbia SerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...Cyprus Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Cyprus will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and selected their entry through a national final, organised by Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation . After an open call to performers to submit proposals, ten entries were shortlisted for the 7 February national final...
Greece GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....Romania Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Romania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and selected their entry through a national final, organised by TVR .- Selecţia Naţională 2010 :...
Moldova MoldovaMoldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...Russia Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Russia participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010, and was represented by broadcaster Russia 1.- National final :...
Belarus BelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...Serbia Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Serbia entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010, with Milan Stanković's "Ovo je Balkan" .-Selection:...
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...Spain Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Spain took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway. The national broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española selected the Spanish entry through a national selection process...
Portugal PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
Incidents
The performance of Daniel DigesDaniel DigesDaniel Diges García is a Spanish singer, pianist, composer and actor. Although officially born in Madrid, he has spent all his youth in Alcalá de Henares .-Life and career:...
representing SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
was disrupted by Spanish pitch invaderPitch invasionA pitch invasion or field invasion, known as rushing the field in the United States, occurs when a crowd of people who are watching a sports game run onto the field, to celebrate or protest about an incident...
Jaume Marquet Cot, also known as Jimmy JumpJimmy JumpJaume Marquet i Cot , more popularly known as Jimmy Jump, born in 14th March 1976, is a pitch invader from Sabadell, Spain, known for interfering in several major sporting events and in 2010, the Spanish performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway.- Football :On 4 July 2004, during...
. The performance continued as Marquet, wearing a barretinaBarretinaA barretina is a traditional hat that was frequently worn by men in parts of the Christian cultures of the Mediterranean sea such as Catalonia, the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Provence, Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, part of Naples, part of the Balkans and parts of Portugal.In Catalonia...
, joined in with the carefully choreographed routine, but he ran off when security personnel appeared on the stage. Spain was subsequently allowed to perform their song a second time at the end of the show.
Commentators
– Leon MenkshiLeon MenkshiLeon Menkshi is a famous Albanian TV personality. Leon is a professional Journalist and one of Albania's outstanding and charming news anchors; he is also known as a radio host and interviewer...
– Hrachuhi Utmazyan & Khoren Levonyan – Julia ZemiroJulia ZemiroJulia Zemiro is an Australian television presenter, radio host, actor, singer and comedian.- Early life :...
and Sam PangSam PangSam Pang is a Chinese Australian radio and television host, writer and producer.-Career:A former Collingwood Football Club under 19s member, Pang turned to radio hosting at an age of 18 at the urging of his friends to do so. He co-hosted Triple R's Breakfasters program for 5 years.He then began...
– Hüsniyyə Məhərrəmova (İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti) – Denis Kuryan – Dutch: André VermeulenAndré VermeulenAndré Leopold Adiel Vermeulen is a Belgian/Flemish journalist and television personality for VRT.Since the 1991 Contest, Vermeulen following Luc Appermont has been the Flemish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest...
& Bart PeetersBart PeetersBart Peeters is a Belgian singer, drummer, television presenter and actor. Peeters studied Germanic philology and drama in Antwerp. There, he met Jan Leyers and Hugo Matthysen, with whom he worked later...
(éénEENEEN may refer to:* Eastern Educational Television Network, the original name for American Public Television.* Elemental Energy, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack.* Emerald Energy, an oil company...
), Michel FolletMichel FolletMichel Follet is a Flemish Radio and Television host.Follet started his radio career for VRT as a disc jockey on Radio 2 in 1982. In 1992 Follet co-founded Radio Donna and presented the show Jabbedabbedoe...
& Sven Pichal (Radio 2Radio 2 (Belgium)Radio 2 is a Belgian radio channel operated by the Flemish public broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep .In contrast to the more formal VRT Radio 1, Radio 2 features a more populist schedule aimed at a general family audience and is currently one of the most popular radio stations in...
). French: Jean-Pierre HautierJean-Pierre HautierJean-Pierre Hautier is a Belgian television presenter and broadcaster for RTBFHautier is known for his long time commentary for RTBF viewers on the Eurovision Song Contest which he has done since the 1994 Contest after the regular commentator Claude Delacroix got promoted to the head of Belgian...
& Jean-Louis Lahaye (La UneLa UneLa Une is a Belgian national television channel, owned and operated by RTBF.- INR :The Institut National de Radiodiffusion began experimental television in Belgium on 2 June 1953, with the crowning of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom...
) – Dejan Kukrić (BHT1) – Elena Rosberg & Georgi Kushvaliev – Duško Čurlić – Melina Karageorgiou (RIK 1Cyprus Broadcasting CorporationThe Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ) or CyBC is Cyprus's public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of...
) and Nathan MorleyNathan MorleyNathan Morley is a multi award winning television presenter, columnist and journalist based in Finland and Cyprus.He is best known to international audiences for his live radio broadcasts on Talksport, LBC and the BBC to the United Kingdom...
(CyBC Radio 2Cyprus Broadcasting CorporationThe Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ) or CyBC is Cyprus's public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of...
) – Nikolaj Molbech (DR1DR1DR1 is a Danish national television channel, produced by the public service broadcaster, DR. It was the first television station to be established in Denmark, and began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week....
) – Marko Reikop & Sven LõhmusSven LõhmusSven Lõhmus is an Estonian pop-composer, producer and lyricist.Established producer from Estonia. He has worked with leading artists of the Baltic States, including Vanilla Ninja , the Suntribe, the Urban Symphony. 3 times, in 2003, 2004, 2010, he won the award for "best author" to the "Eesti...
– Finnish: Jaana PelkonenJaana PelkonenJaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998...
and Asko Murtomäki (YLE TV2YLE TV2YLE TV2 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by YLE.TV2 launched in 1964, and broadcasts public service programming, children's, youth, sport and music programmes.-Own Productions:* Ajankohtainen kakkonen* Akuutti* Jopet Show* Kummeli...
). Swedish: Tobias Larsson (FST5)
– Peggy Olmi and Yann Renoard (France 4France 4France 4 is a french public channel owned by France Télévisions, dedicated to the entertainment. At first named Festival, the channel took its current name in 2005, to mark better its membership to the group France Télévisions...
, semi-finals), Cyril HanounaCyril HanounaCyril Valery Hanouna is a French Radio and television presenter, writer, author, columnist, producer and occasional actor and comedian of Tunisian origins....
, Stéphane Bern (France 3France 3France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
, final) and André Torrent (France BleuFrance BleuFrance Bleu is a network of 43 local and regional radio stations in France. National programming from Paris is relayed by local and regional stations supplemented with local news and content. It is part of the public broadcaster Radio France...
, final) – Sopho Altunashvili – Peter UrbanPeter UrbanPeter Urban is a German musician and radio host.Since the 1997 Contest, Urban following Jan Hofer has been the German commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. Due to illness in 2009, Urban was unable to commentate on the 2009 Contest, with Tim Frühling filling in, however returning to...
(Das ErsteDas ErsteErstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
), Tim FrühlingTim FrühlingTim Frühling is a German disc jockey and Radio personality for Hessischer Rundfunk.Between 1998 and 2003 hr XXL before working for You FM and between the years of 2000 and 2003 and from 2005 and 2008 Frühling was news broadcaster for the breakfast show...
& Thomas Mohr (NDR Radio 2Norddeutscher RundfunkNorddeutscher Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein...
, Final) – Rika Vagiani (NETNew Hellenic TelevisionNew Hellenic Television , branded as NET, is the second television network of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , the public broadcaster of Greece. It is mainly a news and information channel that broadcasts daily newscasts with national and international news, documentaries, talkshows, current...
) – Zsolt Jeszenszky – Sigmar Guðmundsson (Sjónvarpið) – Marty WhelanMarty WhelanMartin 'Marty' Whelan is a Jacob's Award-winning Irish radio and television personality currently working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Frequently seen and heard on RTÉ radio and television, he has presented a variety of shows...
(RTÉ OneRTÉ OneRTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
) and Irene McCoubreyMaxi (singer)Maxi is an Irish radio disc-jockey and producer; actor, journalist, and singer. Her real name is Irene McCoubrey. She was nicknamed Maxi in school because of the McC letters in her name. She came to fame as part of the popular girl band, Maxi, Dick and Twink, in Ireland in the late 1960s.She...
(RTÉ Radio 1RTÉ Radio 1RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
) – Kārlis Streips – Darius Užkuraitis – Karolina Petkovska – Valerie Vella – Marcel Spătari - Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković (semi-final & final) & Danijel Popović (final) (TVCG2RTCGRadio Television of Montenegro is the public broadcasting organization of Montenegro...
) – Daniël DekkerDaniël DekkerDaniël Dekker is a Dutch Disc Jockey and Radio host. In 1980 Dekker began his radio career on Radio Amersterdam before working for 3FM and Radio 2....
and Cornald MaasCornald MaasCornald Maas is a Dutch television presenter who has been known for presenting talk shows in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Frans Maas-Early career:...
(Nederland 1Nederland 1Nederland 1 is the first national television station in the Netherlands, it was launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels Nederland 2 and 3. The several broadcasting organisations of the Publieke Omroep deliver programmes. A wide...
) – Olav Viksmo-Slettan (NRK1NRK1NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel...
) – Artur Orzech (TVP1)
– Sérgio Mateus (RTP1) – Leonard MironLeonard MironLeonard Miron is a Romanian television and radio presenter and journalist and works for Romanian National Television . He was born in Galaţi, Romania but was brought up in Piteşti and graduated from the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy before starting a career in media...
& Gianina Corondan (TVR1) – Dmitry Guberniev & Olga Shelest (Rossiya 1) – Duška Vučinić-Lučić & Dragoljub Ilić (RTS1) – Roman Bomboš (DvojkaDvojkaDvojka is a Slovak television channel owned and operated by Slovenská televízia....
) – Andrej Hofer – José Luis UribarriJosé Luis UribarriJosé Luis Uribarri is a Spanish television presenter and director for TVE.Uribarri was born in Avila, after finishing school at Marist school in Palencia he went on to study law but left to work for Spanish television as a television announcer.He debut as a television presenter in 1958 and has...
(La 1) – Edward af Sillén & Christine Meltzer Lind (SVT1SVT1SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
) – Swiss German: Sven EpineySven EpineySven Epiney is a famous Swiss television host TV-moderator, radio moderator and editor, who works for SF DRS and DRS3 Television channels in Switzerland. He speaks German, French, English and Italian. He was the Swiss commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and...
(SF zwei). French: Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner (TSR 2TSR 2TSR 2 is a Swiss public television channel owned by Télévision Suisse Romande, launched on 1 September 1997, showing documentary, culture and sport programmes...
). Italian: Sandy Altermatt (RSI La 1) – Bülend ÖzverenBülend ÖzverenBülend Özveren is a Turkish television presenter and sport speaker. He completed his secondary education from Lycée Saint-Benoît and higher education from Galatasaray High School. He graduated from Istanbul University, faculty of Law. He started to work at TRT on 31 July 1965. For a long time he...
(TRT 1TRT 1TRT 1 is the first Turkish national television station. It launched on January 31 , 1968.-Introduction:TRT 1, the first television channel in Turkey, started their test transmissions on January 31, 1968, and commenced full national broadcasts in December 1971. It was the only channel in Turkey...
) – Tymur Miroshnychenko (First National TV Channel) and Pavlo Shylko (National RadioRadio UkraineThe National Radio Company of Ukraine is the publicly-funded radio broadcaster in Ukraine.- Current broadcasting :The National Radio Company of Ukraine broadcasts 97.5 hours daily on its three home channels and "Radio Ukraine International"...
) – Paddy O'ConnellPaddy O'ConnellGuy Patrick Bennett O'Connell , known as Paddy O'Connell, is an English television and radio presenter, working mainly for the BBC....
and Sarah CawoodSarah CawoodSarah Cawood is an English television presenter.-Career:Cawood grew up in the Cambridgeshire village of Maxey and was educated at Stamford High School, Lincolnshire near Peterborough, United Kingdom. She also attended the Royal Ballet School and Arts Educational Schools London.Between 1995 and...
(BBC ThreeBBC ThreeBBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
, semi-finals), Graham NortonGraham NortonGraham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton , is an Irish actor, comedian, television presenter and columnist...
(BBC OneBBC OneBBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
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Spokespersons
– Leon MenkshiLeon MenkshiLeon Menkshi is a famous Albanian TV personality. Leon is a professional Journalist and one of Albania's outstanding and charming news anchors; he is also known as a radio host and interviewer...
– Nazeli Hovhannisyan - Tamilla Shirinova – Aleksei GrishinAleksei GrishinAleksei Grishin is a Belarusian freestyle skier. Grishin won Belarus's only medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, a bronze in men's aerials. He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics as well, winning the first ever winter Olympic gold medal for his country.-References:...
– Katja Retsin – Ivana Vidmar – Desislava Dobreva – Mila HorvatMila HorvatMila Horvat is a Croatian TV host who appears on Croatian Radiotelevision .Horvat was born in Hum na Sutli, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, and studied journalism at the University of Zagreb's Croatian Studies...
– Christina MetaxaChristina MetaxaChristina Metaxa born April 4, 1992 is a Cypriot singer-songwriter born in Limassol. Her brother Nikolas Metaxas, who is also is a singer, won second place in the Greek version of The X Factor; he is also the creator and composer of Christina's Eurovision entry.She now attends Brown University,...
(Eurovision Contestant in 2009) – Bryan RiceBryan RiceBrian Risberg Clausen, better known as Bryan Rice , is a Danish pop singer and songwriter.His debut single "No Promises" was a huge hit in Denmark in the fall of 2005/spring of 2006. The song was covered and released by British X Factor winner Shayne Ward reaching #2 in the official U.K...
– Rolf JuniorRolf RoosaluRolf Roosalu, also known as Rolf Junior , is an Estonian singer who has participated in a number of musicals. He has also unsuccessfully competed to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest four times...
– Johanna Pirttilahti – Audrey Chauveau – Mariam Vashadze
– Hape KerkelingHape KerkelingHans Peter Wilhelm "Hape" Kerkeling is a well-known German actor, presenter and comedian.-Career:At secondary school in Recklinghausen, Hape Kerkeling and some fellow students formed a band and published a record .Kerkeling started his career as a comedian in radio, working for various German...
– Alexis Kostalas – YohannaJóhanna Guðrún JónsdóttirJóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir , widely known outside of Iceland as Yohanna, is an Icelandic singer who was chosen to represent her nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, with the song "Is It True?", earning 2nd place.- Background and career:Jóhanna was raised in Hafnarfjörður,...
(Eurovision runner-up in 2009) – Derek MooneyDerek MooneyDerek James Mooney is an Irish radio and television presenter, as well as a radio producer. He currently presents a weekday afternoon programme called Mooney on RTÉ Radio 1....
– Ofer Nachshon – Kārlis Būmeisters (Eurovision contestant in 2005 as half of Walters and Kasha) – Giedrius Masalskis – Maja Daniels – Chiara Siracusa (Eurovision contestant in 1998, 2005 and 2009) – Tanya Cerga – Yolanthe Sneijder Cabau – Anne Rimmen
– Aleksandra Rosiak – Ana Galvão – Malvina Cservenschi – Oxana FedorovaOxana FedorovaOxana Gennadyevna Fedorova is a Russian Miss Universe winner, police officer , former university lecturer, television host, actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador....
– Maja NikolićMaja NikolićMaja Nikolić is a famous contemporary pop star in Serbia. Maja showed a preference for music at the early age. She inherited her singing gift from her father and mother. Her father, Novak has his own band and sings pop music, while her mother Slavica sings traditional music...
– Ľubomír Bajaník – Andrea F – Ainhoa Arbizu – Eric SaadeEric SaadeEric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
(Eurovision contestant in 2011) - Christa RigozziChrista RigozziChrista Rigozzi was crowned Miss Switzerland 2006 on 9 September 2006 in Geneva. She is the first woman from Ticino to win the title in 10 years....
– Meltem Ersan Yazgan – Iryna ZhuravskaIryna ZhuravskaIryna Zhuravska is a Ukrainian model who represented her country in the Miss World 2008 pageant, which took place on December 13, 2008, in Johannesburg, South Africa...
– Scott MillsScott MillsScott Robert Mills is a British radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor, best known for presenting The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1...
Broadcasting
Australia: Even though Australia is not eligible to enter, the contest was broadcast on Special Broadcasting ServiceSpecial Broadcasting ServiceThe Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
(SBS), a free-to-air television station, as in previous years. As in 2009, the coverage featured local commentary and segments from Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang.
- The first semi-final was broadcast on 28 May 2010, the second semi-final on 29 May 2010, and the final on 30 May 2010, with all shows broadcast at 19:30 AESTTime in AustraliaAustralia uses Standard time, i.e: the same well defined time for a region. The proper names of Australia's time zones are Australian Western Standard Time , Australian Central Standard Time , and Australian Eastern Standard Time...
(09:30 UTC). The first semi final rated a respectable 316,000 viewers, the second semi-final rated 415,000 viewers and the final rated 366,000, a solid result considering Sunday night offers tough competition on the commercial networks.
- The final was also simulcast on a special Digital Radio Channel, set-up by the network, which is aired classic Eurovision songs, in the lead-up to the event. SBS also aired the EBU-Produced 'Countdown To Eurovision' specials on 14 May and 21 May at .
- For the 2010 contest, SBS broadcast a special TV programme "The A to Z of Eurovision" one week before Eurovision. This programme was a 20 to 1 style show that plays the craziest, campest and most controversial moments of Eurovision with great guests and performers. It also featured as a form guide to find out who was hot that year, and what to look out for the following weekend. The A to Z of Eurovision featured Eurovision performers including Johnny LoganJohnny Logan (singer)Johnny Logan , is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is regarded as "Mister Eurovision", having participated in the Eurovision Song Contest many times since the 1970s, and, since 1992, has been the most successful artist in Eurovision history.Logan has won the international contest on...
and Dima BilanDima Bilan' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
as well as Australian celebrities. The show was hosted by Julia ZemiroJulia ZemiroJulia Zemiro is an Australian television presenter, radio host, actor, singer and comedian.- Early life :...
and Sam Pang.
New Zealand: Although New Zealand is not eligible to enter the contest, the contest was broadcast on Triangle TVTriangle TVTriangle Television and Stratos Television are public service television stations based in Auckland, New Zealand. Triangle broadcasts across Auckland on analogue UHF, while Stratos broadcasts around New Zealand on the Freeview, Sky TV and TelstraClear cable digital platforms...
's satellite channel STRATOS. It broadcast both the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi finals as well as the final as a delayed broadcast.
Hungary: It was announced at the Reference Group meeting on 22 March 2010 that Hungary would be broadcasting the contest. Duna TVDuna TVDuna TV or Duna Televízió is one of two public television services in Hungary. "Duna" is the Hungarian name for the Danube. Duna TV operates two channels: Channel 1 and Channel 2-Autonómia....
, currently an approved member of the EBU, has been confirmed as broadcasting the contest in Hungary after Magyar TelevízióMagyar TelevízióMagyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3....
, the current Hungarian broadcaster, pulled out. They have also announced that they will attempt to send a Hungarian entry to the 2011 contest.
Kazakhstan: It was announced at the Reference Group meeting on 22 March 2010 that Kazakhstan would be broadcasting the contest.
Republic of Kosovo: It was announced at the Reference Group meeting on 22 March 2010 that Kosovo would be broadcasting the contest.
Kingdom of Montenegro:Despite not participating in 2010's Eurovision Song Contest due to financial trouble, the national broadcaster of Montenegro, RTCG, aired both semi finals and the final live on its main channel RTCGRTCGRadio Television of Montenegro is the public broadcasting organization of Montenegro...
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Worldwide: The official Eurovision Song Contest website provided a live stream without commentary via the peer-to-peer medium OctoshapeOctoshapeOctoshape is a proprietary streaming media platform. It uses throughput optimization technology to deliver HD quality streams and to break through congestion in the last mile to provide more resilient delivery...
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- Eurovision 2010 was also broadcast worldwide through European streams such as BVNBVNBVN which is the abbreviation of Het beste van Vlaanderen en Nederland is a satellite and cable television channel – a joint venture by Radio Netherlands Worldwide , the Flemish and Dutch public broadcasting organizations Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and Nederlandse Publieke Omroep ...
, RTS SATRadio Television of SerbiaRadio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is...
, HRT SATCroatian RadiotelevisionCroatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite...
, RTP InternacionalRTP InternacionalRTP Internacional is the international television service of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the Portuguese public broadcaster...
, TVE InternacionalTVE InternacionalTVE Internacional is an internationally-broadcast Spanish language channel run by Spain's national broadcaster, TVE. Programming includes a mix of news, discussion-based programmes and drama and documentaries from TVE's La 1 and La 2 Spanish networks. It was launched in 1989...
, TVP PoloniaTVP PoloniaTVP Polonia is the international channel of the Telewizja Polska . The channel is co-funded by the TVP and the Polish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and broadcasts from the TVP headquarters in Warsaw...
, TRT AvazTRT AvazTRT Avaz ilaunched on 21 March 2009, Nevruz Day which is an eastern spring solstice celebration followed by Turkic countries, as well as elsewhere....
, BNT SatBNT SatBNT World is Bulgaria's international television channel owned and operated by the Bulgarian National Television.-Programming:* Team 5 * 13+* Bulgaria Today * Viewer's hour * Women ...
, ERT World and SVT World, among others. Some radio stations such as Bosnian Radio, Croatian Radio and Radio Tirana broadcasted live through their internet websites as well as on their satellite channels.
High-definition broadcasts
For the third time, the contest was broadcast in high-definitionHigh-definition televisionHigh-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
. Some countries, through their high-definition channel, allowed their country to watch the contest in HDHigh-definition televisionHigh-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
: - AMPTV – SBS HD – Eén HDEENEEN may refer to:* Eastern Educational Television Network, the original name for American Public Television.* Elemental Energy, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack.* Emerald Energy, an oil company...
– DR HDDR HDDR HD is a Danish high-definition television channel and Danmarks Radio's sixth licence-funded channel. The channel launched on 1 November 2009. All broadcasts on DR HD are in HD quality; no upscaled standard definition programmes are broadcasted. The channel broadcasts in 1280x720.-External links:*...
– Das Erste HDDas ErsteErstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
- Duna TV HDDuna TVDuna TV or Duna Televízió is one of two public television services in Hungary. "Duna" is the Hungarian name for the Danube. Duna TV operates two channels: Channel 1 and Channel 2-Autonómia....
– Hot HDHot (Israel)HOT Telecommunication Systems Ltd. is a company that provides cable television, last-mile Internet access, broadband and telecommunication services in Israel. It also provides various data transmission services and network services at different rates, services to the business sector and other...
and Yes HD – Nederland 1 HDNederland 1Nederland 1 is the first national television station in the Netherlands, it was launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels Nederland 2 and 3. The several broadcasting organisations of the Publieke Omroep deliver programmes. A wide...
– NRK HDNRK1NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel...
– TVP HDTVP HDTVP HD - is a special High Definition version of the Polish public broadcasting channels . A digital terrestrial multiplex carrying the channel was available in Warsaw, Poznań, Zielona Góra, Żagań, Kraków, Leżajsk and Krosno from the 6 to 25 August 2008...
– RTP HDRTP HDRTP HD is RTP's HDTV channel. In 2008 it broadcast the 2008 Summer Olympics in HD on ZON's cable and satellite platforms. It is also marketed as RTP1 HD, when broadcasting RTP1 programming.- Sports :* UEFA Champions League...
– TVR HDTVR HDTVR HD is a high-definition version of the Romanian public broadcasting channel TVR. The channel broadcasted Euro 2008 and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in high definition...
– RTS HD – TVE HDTVE HDTVE HD is a high-definition channel run by the Spanish public broadcaster Televisión Española. The channel broadcast the 2008 Olympic Games in high-definition. It was available via pay-TV platforms Digital+ and Imagenio, but not on digital terrestrial and free to air as originally planned the...
(deferred) – SVT HDSVT HDSVT HD is a high-definition television channel from Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television . The channel broadcasts high-definition simulcasts of programmes from the other SVT channels, where available.-History:...
– TRT HDTurkish Radio and Television CorporationThe Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
– BBC HDBBC HDBBC HD is a high-definition television network provided by the BBC. The service was initially run as a trial from 15 May 2006 until becoming a full service on 1 December 2007...
Returning artists
Artist Country Previous year(s) Feminnem FeminnemFeminnem is a girl group from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina composed of three members, Neda Parmać, Nika Antolos, and Pamela Ramljak. They have represented both countries at the Eurovision Song Contest; Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005 and Croatia in 2010....2005 Eurovision Song Contest 2005The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
(for Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song ContestBosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 after coming second in the qualification round "Kvalifikacija za Millstreet", and has taken part every year since except 1998 and 2000, when low average scores forced Bosnia and Herzegovina to skip the contest.-History of Bosnia...
)Niamh Kavanagh Niamh KavanaghNiamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;...1993 Eurovision Song Contest 1993The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
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External links
- The first semi-final was broadcast on 28 May 2010, the second semi-final on 29 May 2010, and the final on 30 May 2010, with all shows broadcast at 19:30 AEST