Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | |
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Share the Moment | |
Dates | |
Semi-final 1 | 25 May 2010 |
Semi-final 2 | 27 May 2010 |
Final | 29 May 2010 |
Host | |
Venue | Telenor Arena Oslo, Norway [1] |
Presenter(s) | |
Director |
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Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
Executive producer | Jon Ola Sand |
Host broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) |
Website | eurovision |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 39 |
Number of finalists | 25 |
Debuting countries | None |
Returning countries | Georgia |
Non-returning countries | |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
Winning song | |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the 2009 contest with the song "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the contest was held at the Telenor Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 25 and 27 May, and a final on 29 May 2010, tying with the 1999 edition for the contest hosted the latest. [1] [3] The three live shows were presented by Norwegian television presenters Erik Solbakken and Nadia Hasnaoui and singer Haddy N'jie. [2]
Thirty-nine countries took part in the contest, with Georgia returning after its one-year absence. Meanwhile, Andorra, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Montenegro ceased their participation, mainly for reasons related to the 2007–2008 financial crisis. Lithuania originally announced its non-participation, but was later among the participants confirmed by the EBU. [4] [5]
The winner was Germany with the song "Satellite", performed by Lena and written by American Julie Frost and Denmark's John Gordon. The song won both the jury vote and televote and was Germany's second victory in the contest, following 1982. It was also its first win as a unified country. It was also the first win for one of the "Big Four" countries since the rule's introduction in 2000. Turkey, Romania, Denmark and Azerbaijan rounded out the top five. Romania, finishing third, equalled their best result from 2005, while further down the table, Georgia achieved their best result to date, finishing ninth. For the first time since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Sweden failed to qualify for the final. The last time Sweden was absent from a Eurovision final was in 1976.
The global financial crisis at the time affected how the event was run; the host broadcaster NRK was forced to sell its broadcast rights for the 2010 FIFA World Cup to TV 2 and Viasat in order to finance the event. [6]
Prior to the contest, the 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 ultimately did not occur.
150 million Norwegian kroner (€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). [7] [8]
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. [9] The Oslo Spektrum (host venue in 1996) was ruled out to host the contest due to its smaller size and capacity, [1] as was Vallhall Arena in Oslo and the Hamar Vikingskipet. NRK had decided they wanted to take the contest back to the basics and after the contest in 2009, where LEDs were widely used, they used none. The 2010 was also produced on a considerably lower budget than the year before. [10]
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 –Participation summaries by country | |
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A total of 39 countries confirmed their participation for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, including Georgia, which returned to the contest after its absence in 2009. [11]
Lithuania's broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) initially announced its non-participation after failing to achieve the necessary funds of 300,000 litas (€90,000) for participation. [5] It was later confirmed by the EBU that Lithuania would indeed participate in Oslo. [4] Funding was eventually given by Lithuanian company Teo LT, which allowed Lithuania to participate in the contest. [12]
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. [13]
Bold indicates a previous winner.
Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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Feminnem | Croatia | 2005 (for Bosnia and Herzegovina ) |
Hera Björk | Iceland | 2008 (as backing singer for Euroband), 2009 (as backing singer for Yohanna) |
Kristján Gíslason (backing singer for Hera Björk) | 2001 (as member of Two Tricky) | |
Niamh Kavanagh | Ireland | 1993 |
The EBU announced that they would work harder to bring back Austria, Italy, and Monaco to the 2010 contest. [16] In September 2009 the EBU's director Bjørn Erichsen stated during an EBU press conference that "Austria [would] be back", and that the EBU "[had] reasons to believe that Luxembourg and Monaco" were also to participate; "now we are only missing Italy". [17] [18] [19] In late October 2009, the 2010 contest project manager Jon Ola Sand stated that "countries such as Monaco and Luxembourg [had] indicated that they [wished] to participate in next year's competition in Norway". [17] [20] 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 that Austria would not take part stating that the contest had been "ruined by the regulations". [21] Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) has also declared that Monaco would not be returning for the 2010 edition, mainly due to a lack of finances to send a Monegasque entry. [22] The RTL Group had announced that they were having serious discussions regarding a possible comeback for Luxembourg for the first time since 1993, but later confirmed that the country would not be present for the 2010 contest either. [23] San Marino also considered returning 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. [24]
EBU had talks to Liechtenstein's only broadcaster 1FLTV for them to join the EBU, and become a part of the Eurovision Song Contest. 1FLTV's programme director Peter Kölbel had confirmed interest in Liechtenstein's participation 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). [17] [25] In November 1FLTV decided against applying for EBU membership in December for financial reasons, ruling out a debut at the 2010 contest. [26] [27]
In 2009, Jillian Evans, a representative of the European Parliament from Wales, stated her interest in securing Wales a place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Norway, but in the end it was decided they would not participate. Their debut was rejected because Wales is not a sovereign state and the BBC has the exclusive right to represent the United Kingdom. Wales could be represented by either BBC Cymru Wales, ITV Cymru Wales or S4C.
From July to December 2009, four countries who participated in the 2009 contest announced their non-participation in 2010: Andorra, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Montenegro. [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
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. [37] The theme art, a series of intersecting circles, was selected to "represent gathering people and the diversity of emotions surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest." [38] In addition to the base colour of white, the logo was created in black, gold, and pink. [39] A preview of the stage design was released on 6 May 2010, featuring no LED screens, opting instead for various other lighting techniques. [40]
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, and Azerbaijan, were not completely shown, due to territorial or border disputes in those areas.
NRK announced the hosts of the contest on 10 March 2010. Those chosen were Erik Solbakken, 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. [2] [41] This was the second Eurovision Family of Events that Hasnaoui had co-hosted, after doing so at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004, in Lillehammer. The trio guided the audience and viewers through the night in English, French, and Norwegian. [42] This was the second time that more than two hosts were presenting the shows, after the 1999 contest.
On 11 October 2009, the European Broadcasting Union (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. [43] 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. [44] 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. [45]
A number of fans began a campaign on social networking site Facebook for the return of an orchestra to the contest in Oslo, for the first time since 1998. 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 tracks more useful. [46] [47] 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. [46] [47] However, no such change to the contest had been approved.
On Sunday 7 February 2010, the draw to decide which countries were to appear in either the first or second semi-final took place. The participating countries excluding the automatic finalists (France, Germany, Norway, Spain & the United Kingdom) were split into six pots, based upon how those countries had been voting. From these pots, half (or as close to half as is possible) competed in the first Semi Final on 25 May 2010. The other half in that particular pot will compete in the second Semi Final on 27 May 2010. This draw also doubled up as an approximate running order, in order for the delegations from the countries to know when their rehearsals commenced. The draw also determined in which Semi Final the automatic finalists voted in. [48] [49] The draw for the running order of the semi-finals, finals, and the order of voting, took place on 23 March 2010. [4]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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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. France, Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final. [50] [51] [52] [53]
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Moldova | SunStroke Project and Olia Tira | "Run Away" | 52 | 10 |
2 | Russia | Peter Nalitch and Friends | "Lost and Forgotten" | 74 | 7 |
3 | Estonia | Malcolm Lincoln | "Siren" | 39 | 14 |
4 | Slovakia | Kristína | " Horehronie " | 24 | 16 |
5 | Finland | Kuunkuiskaajat | "Työlki ellää" | 49 | 11 |
6 | Latvia | Aisha | "What For?" | 11 | 17 |
7 | Serbia | Milan Stanković | "Ovo je Balkan" | 79 | 5 |
8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Vukašin Brajić | "Thunder and Lightning" | 59 | 8 |
9 | Poland | Marcin Mroziński | "Legenda" | 44 | 13 |
10 | Belgium | Tom Dice | "Me and My Guitar" | 167 | 1 |
11 | Malta | Thea Garrett | "My Dream" | 45 | 12 |
12 | Albania | Juliana Pasha | "It's All About You" | 76 | 6 |
13 | Greece | Giorgos Alkaios and Friends | " Opa " | 133 | 2 |
14 | Portugal | Filipa Azevedo | "Há dias assim" | 89 | 4 |
15 | Macedonia | Gjoko Taneski [b] | " Jas ja imam silata " | 37 | 15 |
16 | Belarus | 3+2 feat. Robert Wells | "Butterflies" | 59 | 9 |
17 | Iceland | Hera Björk | " Je ne sais quoi " | 123 | 3 |
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. [52] [53]
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Lithuania | InCulto | "Eastern European Funk" | 44 | 12 |
2 | Armenia | Eva Rivas | "Apricot Stone" | 83 | 6 |
3 | Israel | Harel Skaat | " Milim " | 71 | 8 |
4 | Denmark | Chanée and N'evergreen | "In a Moment like This" | 101 | 5 |
5 | Switzerland | Michael von der Heide | "Il pleut de l'or" | 2 | 17 |
6 | Sweden | Anna Bergendahl | "This Is My Life" | 62 | 11 |
7 | Azerbaijan | Safura | "Drip Drop" | 113 | 2 |
8 | Ukraine | Alyosha | "Sweet People" | 77 | 7 |
9 | Netherlands | Sieneke | "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" | 29 | 14 |
10 | Romania | Paula Seling and Ovi | "Playing with Fire" | 104 | 4 |
11 | Slovenia | Ansambel Žlindra andKalamari | "Narodnozabavni rock" | 6 | 16 |
12 | Ireland | Niamh Kavanagh | "It's for You" | 67 | 9 |
13 | Bulgaria | Miro | "Angel si ti" | 19 | 15 |
14 | Cyprus | Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders | "Life Looks Better in Spring" | 67 | 10 |
15 | Croatia | Feminnem | "Lako je sve" | 33 | 13 |
16 | Georgia | Sofia Nizharadze | "Shine" | 106 | 3 |
17 | Turkey | Manga | "We Could Be the Same" | 118 | 1 |
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 contest (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.
Spain was given a second chance to perform after Denmark, following a stage invasion by Jimmy Jump, during their performance. [56] [57] [58] [59]
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 flashmobs. 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." [60] The seven and a half minute long song, called "Glow", was produced and co-written by the Element team and performed and co-written by Madcon. [61] [ better source needed ]
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Countries revealed their votes in the following order: [63]
The split jury/televoting results were announced by the EBU in June 2010. Only the split totals received by each country were given, not the full breakdown. [74]
In the first semifinal, one unknown country had only a jury because the votes of the country did not meet the EBU threshold. [75]
Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
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Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
1 | Belgium | 167 | Belgium | 165 | Greece | 151 |
2 | Greece | 133 | Portugal | 107 | Iceland | 149 |
3 | Iceland | 123 | Greece | 99 | Belgium | 146 |
4 | Portugal | 89 | Albania | 96 | Russia | 92 |
5 | Serbia | 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86 | Serbia | 92 |
6 | Albania | 76 | Iceland | 85 | Finland | 69 |
7 | Russia | 74 | Malta | 66 | Albania | 68 |
8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59 [c] | Serbia | 65 | Belarus | 63 |
9 | Belarus | 59 [c] | Estonia | 64 | Portugal | 58 |
10 | Moldova | 52 | Macedonia | 62 | Moldova | 54 |
11 | Finland | 49 | Poland | 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42 |
12 | Malta | 45 | Belarus | 47 | Malta | 40 |
13 | Poland | 44 | Moldova | 42 | Poland | 38 |
14 | Estonia | 39 | Russia | 41 | Slovakia | 34 |
15 | Macedonia | 37 | Finland | 37 | Macedonia | 30 |
16 | Slovakia | 24 | Slovakia | 25 | Estonia | 22 |
17 | Latvia | 11 | Latvia | 15 | Latvia | 12 |
Total score | Moldova | Russia | Estonia | Slovakia | Finland | Latvia | Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Poland | Belgium | Malta | Albania | Greece | Portugal | Macedonia | Belarus | Iceland | France | Germany | Spain | ||
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Contestants | Moldova | 52 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
Russia | 74 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
Estonia | 39 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Slovakia | 24 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 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 |
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the 1st semi-final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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5 | Belgium | Germany , Iceland , Malta , Poland , Portugal |
3 | Russia | Belarus , Estonia , Moldova |
2 | Albania | Greece , Macedonia |
Estonia | Finland , Latvia | |
Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina , France | |
1 | Belarus | Russia |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbia | |
Iceland | Belgium | |
Macedonia | Albania | |
Malta | Slovakia | |
Portugal | Spain |
Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
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Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
1 | Turkey | 118 | Georgia | 117 | Azerbaijan | 126 |
2 | Azerbaijan | 113 | Turkey | 93 | Turkey | 119 |
3 | Georgia | 106 | Azerbaijan | 89 | Romania | 113 |
4 | Romania | 104 | Israel | 88 | Denmark | 106 |
5 | Denmark | 101 | Armenia | 84 | Georgia | 102 |
6 | Armenia | 83 | Ireland | 84 | Armenia | 90 |
7 | Ukraine | 77 | Denmark | 83 | Ukraine | 77 |
8 | Israel | 71 | Romania | 80 | Lithuania | 65 |
9 | Ireland | 67 [d] | Cyprus | 79 | Sweden | 64 |
10 | Cyprus | 67 [d] | Ukraine | 78 | Cyprus | 53 |
11 | Sweden | 62 | Sweden | 76 | Netherlands | 49 |
12 | Lithuania | 44 | Croatia | 54 | Israel | 46 |
13 | Croatia | 33 | Lithuania | 27 | Ireland | 43 |
14 | Netherlands | 29 | Netherlands | 26 | Croatia | 22 |
15 | Bulgaria | 19 | Bulgaria | 25 | Bulgaria | 15 |
16 | Slovenia | 6 | Switzerland | 14 | Slovenia | 11 |
17 | Switzerland | 2 | Slovenia | 5 | Switzerland | 1 |
Total score | Lithuania | Armenia | Israel | Denmark | Switzerland | Sweden | Azerbaijan | Ukraine | Netherlands | Romania | Slovenia | Ireland | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Croatia | Georgia | Turkey | Norway | United Kingdom | ||
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Contestants | 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 |
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the 2nd semi-final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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3 | Azerbaijan | Georgia , Turkey , Ukraine |
2 | Armenia | Cyprus , Israel |
Denmark | Romania , Sweden | |
Georgia | Armenia , Lithuania | |
Sweden | Denmark , Norway | |
Turkey | Azerbaijan , Bulgaria | |
1 | Croatia | Slovenia |
Cyprus | Croatia | |
Ireland | Switzerland | |
Israel | Netherlands | |
Lithuania | Ireland | |
Romania | United Kingdom |
Total score | Romania | Ireland | Germany | Serbia | Albania | Turkey | Croatia | Poland | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Finland | Slovenia | Estonia | Russia | Portugal | Azerbaijan | Greece | Iceland | Denmark | France | Spain | Slovakia | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Latvia | Malta | Norway | Cyprus | Lithuania | Belarus | Switzerland | Belgium | United Kingdom | Netherlands | Israel | Macedonia | Moldova | Georgia | Sweden | Armenia | ||
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Contestants | Azerbaijan | 145 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 68 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 35 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moldova | 27 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cyprus | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 143 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 72 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belarus | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 140 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 136 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Turkey | 170 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Albania | 62 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 41 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 108 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 82 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 162 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
Russia | 90 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Armenia | 141 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 246 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||||||
Portugal | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 71 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 149 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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9 | Germany | Denmark , Estonia , Finland , Latvia , Norway , Slovakia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland |
5 | Denmark | Iceland , Ireland , Poland , Romania , Slovenia |
4 | Azerbaijan | Bulgaria , Malta , Turkey , Ukraine |
Greece | Albania , Belgium , Cyprus , United Kingdom | |
3 | Armenia | Israel , Netherlands , Russia |
Turkey | Azerbaijan , Croatia , France | |
2 | Georgia | Armenia , Lithuania |
1 | Albania | Macedonia |
Belarus | Georgia | |
Belgium | Germany | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbia | |
Cyprus | Greece | |
Romania | Moldova | |
Russia | Belarus | |
Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Spain | Portugal |
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Most countries sent commentators to Oslo or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information.
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Show(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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Albania | RTSH | TVSH | All shows | Leon Menkshi | |
Armenia | AMPTV | Armenia 1 | All shows | Hrachuhi Utmazyan and Khoren Levonyan | |
Azerbaijan | İTV | All shows | Husniyya Maharramova | ||
Belarus | BTRC | Belarus-1 | All shows | Denis Kurian | |
Belgium | VRT | Eén | All shows | André Vermeulen and Bart Peeters | |
RTBF | La Une | Jean-Pierre Hautier and Jean-Louis Lahaye | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | BHT 1 | All shows | Dejan Kukrić | [82] [83] [84] |
Bulgaria | BNT | Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev | |||
Croatia | HRT | HRT 2 | Semi-finals | Duško Ćurlić | [85] [86] |
HRT 1 | Final | [87] | |||
Cyprus | CyBC | RIK 1 | All shows | Melina Karageorgiou | [88] |
RIK Deftero | Nathan Morley | ||||
Denmark | DR | DR1 | All shows | Nikolaj Molbech | [69] |
Estonia | ERR | ETV | All shows | Marko Reikop and Sven Lõhmus | |
Finland | YLE | YLE TV2 | All shows |
| [89] [90] [91] [92] |
YLE Radio Suomi | Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki | [93] [94] [95] [96] | |||
France | France Télévisions | France 4 | Semi-finals | Peggy Olmi and Yann Renoard | [97] |
France 3 | Final | Cyril Hanouna and Stéphane Bern | |||
Georgia | GPB | All shows | |||
Germany | ARD | Das Erste | All shows | Peter Urban | [98] |
NDR 2 | Final | Tim Frühling and Thomas Mohr | |||
Greece | ERT | NET | All shows | Rika Vagiani | [99] |
Deftero Programma | Maria Kozakou | ||||
Iceland | RÚV | Sjónvarpið , Rás 2 | All shows | Sigmar Guðmundsson | [100] [101] |
Ireland | RTÉ | RTÉ Two | Semi-finals | Marty Whelan | [102] |
RTÉ One | Final | ||||
RTÉ Radio 1 | Maxi | ||||
Israel | IBA | Channel 1 | All shows | No commentary | [103] |
Latvia | LTV | All shows | Kārlis Streips | ||
Lithuania | LRT | All shows | |||
Macedonia | MRT | All shows | |||
Malta | PBS | TVM | All shows | Valerie Vella | [104] |
Moldova | TRM | TVM | All shows | ||
Netherlands | NPO | Nederland 1 | All shows | Cornald Maas and Daniël Dekker | [105] |
Norway | NRK | NRK1 | All shows | Olav Viksmo-Slettan | |
Poland | TVP | TVP1 | All shows | Artur Orzech | |
Portugal | RTP | RTP1 | All shows | Sérgio Mateus | [106] |
Romania | TVR | TVR1 | All shows | Leonard Miron and Gianina Corondan | |
Russia | RTR | Russia-1 | All shows | Olga Shelest and Dmitry Guberniev | |
Serbia | RTS | RTS1, RTS Sat | SF1/Final | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | [107] [108] |
SF2 | Dragan Ilić | [109] | |||
Slovakia | STV | Jednotka | All shows | [110] [111] [112] | |
Slovenia | RTVSLO | SLO2 | Semi-finals | Andrej Hofer | [113] [114] |
SLO1 | Final | [115] | |||
Spain | RTVE | La 1, La 2 | SF1/Final | José Luis Uribarri | |
Sweden | SVT | SVT1 | All shows | Christine Meltzer and Edward af Sillén | [116] |
SR | SR P4 | Carolina Norén and Björn Kjellman | |||
Switzerland | SRG SSR | SF zwei | All shows | Sven Epiney | |
TSR 2 | Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner | ||||
RSI La 1 | Sandy Altermatt | ||||
Turkey | TRT | TRT 1 | All shows | [117] [118] [119] | |
Ukraine | NTU | Pershyi Natsionalnyi | All shows | Timur Miroshnychenko | |
United Kingdom | BBC | BBC Three | Semi-finals | Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood | [120] |
BBC One | Final | Graham Norton | |||
BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce |
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Show(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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Australia | SBS | SBS One | All shows | Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang | [121] |
Hungary | MTV | Duna TV | All shows | Zsolt Jeszenszky | [122] |
Montenegro | RTCG | TVCG 2 | All shows | Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković |
The official Eurovision Song Contest website provided a live stream without commentary via the peer-to-peer medium Octoshape. [131] Eurovision 2010 was also broadcast worldwide through European streams such as BVN, [132] RTS SAT, [133] HRT SAT, [134] RTP Internacional, [135] TVE Internacional, TVP Polonia, [136] TRT Avaz, [137] BNT Sat, [138] ERT World [139] and SVT World, among others. Some radio stations such as those in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia [140] and Radio Tirana in Albania broadcast live through their internet websites as well as on their satellite channels.
For the fourth time, the contest was broadcast in high-definition. Some countries, through their high-definition channel, allowed their country to watch the contest in HD:
The performance of Daniel Diges representing Spain was disrupted by Catalan pitch invader Jaume Marquet i Cot, also known as Jimmy Jump. The performance continued as Marquet, wearing a barretina, joined in with the choreographed routine, but he ran off when security personnel appeared on the stage. Spain was subsequently allowed to perform their song a second time after Denmark's entry - the 25th and final song - had been performed. [56] [57] [58] [59]
In addition to the main winner's trophy, the Marcel Bezençon Awards and the Barbara Dex Award were contested during the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. The OGAE, "General Organisation of Eurovision Fans" voting poll also took place before the contest.
The Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and 1984 winner Richard Herrey, honours songs in the contest's final. [141] The awards are divided into three categories: Artistic Award, Composers Award, and Press Award. [142] This is the first and to date the only occasion in which an entry managed to win in all categories.
Category | Country | Song | Performer(s) | Songwriter(s) |
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Artistic Award | Israel | " Milim " (מילים) | Harel Skaat |
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Composers Award | ||||
Press Award |
OGAE, an organisation of over forty Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, conducts an annual voting poll first held in 2002 as the Marcel Bezençon Fan Award. After all votes were cast, the top-ranked entry in the 2010 poll was Denmark's "In a Moment like This" performed by Chanée and N'evergreen; the top five results are shown below. [143] [144] [145]
Country | Song | Performer(s) | OGAE result |
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Denmark | "In a Moment like This" | Chanée and N'evergreen | 220 |
Israel | " Milim " | Harel Skaat | 177 |
Germany | "Satellite" | Lena | 172 |
Norway | "My Heart Is Yours" | Didrik Solli-Tangen | 146 |
Iceland | " Je ne sais quoi " | Hera Björk | 130 |
The Barbara Dex Award is a humorous fan award given to the worst dressed artist each year. Named after Belgium's representative who came last in the 1993 contest, wearing her self-designed dress, the award was handed by the fansite House of Eurovision from 1997 to 2016 and is being carried out by the fansite songfestival.be since 2017.
Place | Country | Performer(s) | Votes |
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1 | Serbia | Milan Stanković | 138 |
2 | Moldova | SunStroke Project and Olia Tira | 110 |
3 | Russia | Peter Nalitch and Friends | 109 |
4 | Latvia | Aisha | 99 |
5 | Armenia | Eva Rivas | 79 |
Eurovision Song Contest: Oslo 2010 was the official compilation album of the 2010 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 17 May 2010.The album featured all 39 songs that entered in the 2010 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. [146]
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [147] | 3 |
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Why Angels Cry" written by Peter Yiannakis and performed by Annet Artani. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) organised the national final A Song for Europe to select the Cypriot entry for the 2006 contest, which took place in Athens, Greece. The selection event saw 20 candidate entries compete over two semi-finals, leading to a 10-participant final round on 22 February 2006. Despite the event experiencing controversy due to a perceived lack of transparency, the results were upheld.
Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Congratulations", written by Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, and Gaukur Úlfarsson, and performed by Erlendsdóttir herself under her satirical character Silvía Night. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), selected its entry through Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2006. The selection consisted of three semi-finals and a final, held on 21 January, 28 January, 4 February and 18 February 2006, respectively. Eight songs competed in each semi-final with the top four as selected by a public televote alongside two jury wildcards advancing to the final. In the final, "Til hamingju Ísland" performed by Silvía Nótt emerged as the winner exclusively through public televoting. The song was later translated from Icelandic to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Congratulations", while her stage name was changed to Silvía Night.
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hold On Be Strong" written by Mira Craig. The song was performed by Maria Haukaas Storeng. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2008 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. 18 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 9 February 2008 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Hold On Be Strong" performed by Maria Haukaas Storeng was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from three regional jury groups and a public televote.
Norway participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" written and performed by Alexander Rybak. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. 21 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 21 February 2009 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from four regional jury groups and a public televote.
Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Is It True?" written by Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Tinatin Japaridze and Christopher Neil. The song was performed by Yohanna, which is the artistic name of singer Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir. The Icelandic entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2009, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection consisted of four semi-finals and a final, held on 10 January, 17 January, 24 January, 31 January and 14 February 2009, respectively. Four songs competed in each semi-final with the top two as selected by a public televote advancing to the final. In the final, "Is It True?" performed by Yohanna emerged as the winner exclusively through public televoting.
Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours" written by Hanne Sørvaag and Fredrik Kempe, and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), selected its entry through the Melodi Grand Prix 2010. In addition, NRK was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, after winning the previous edition with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak.
Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "This Is My Life" written by Bobby Ljunggren and Kristian Lagerström. The song was performed by Anna Bergendahl. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2010 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "This Is My Life" performed by Anna Bergendahl emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from six international jury groups, five regional jury groups and a public vote.
Slovakia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Horehronie" written by Kamil Peteraj and Martin Kavulič. The song was performed by Kristina. The Slovak entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the national final Eurosong 2010, organised by the Slovak broadcaster Slovenská televízia (STV). 60 entries competed in the national final which consisted of nine shows: six quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final. In the quarter-finals, four entries were selected by a public vote to advance from each show. Twenty-four entries qualified to compete in the semi-finals where six entries were selected to advance from each show based on the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public vote. Twelve entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 27 February 2010 where "Horehronie" performed by Kristina was selected as the winner after scoring the most points from the jury and public vote.
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Opa", written by Giorgos Alkaios, Giannis Antoniou and Friends Music Factory. The song was performed by Alkaios and Friends. To select their entry for the 2010 contest, which took place in Oslo, Norway, Greek national television broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised the national final Ellinikós Telikós 2010 which took place on 12 March 2010. The event was initially to include 10 songs, however there was one withdrawal and two disqualifications prior to the night of the competition.
Albania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, with the song "It's All About You" performed by Juliana Pasha. Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Këngës organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2009. To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest six times since its first entry in 2004. Prior to the contest, the song was promoted by a music video and live performances both in Macedonia and the Netherlands.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Life Looks Better in Spring" written by Nasos Lambrianides and Melis Konstantinou. The song was performed by Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders. The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) organised the national final Eurovision 2010: Epilogi tis kypriakis symmetochis in order to select the Cypriot entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. The national final featured nine entries, resulting in the selection of Lilygreen and the Islanders with "Life Looks Better in Spring" at the final in February 2010.
Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi", written by Örlygur Smári and Hera Björk and performed by Björk. The Icelandic entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway was selected through the national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins2010, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV). The selection process consisted of three semi-finals and a final, held on 9 January, 16 January, 23 January and 6 February 2010, respectively. Five songs competed in each semi-final with the top two as selected by a public televote advancing to the final. In the final, "Je ne sais quoi" performed by Björk emerged as the winner exclusively through public televoting. Promotional activities for the entry included the release of a music video and album and performances of the song in Norway and at the UKeurovision Preview Party in London.
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Thunder and Lightning", written by Dino Šaran and performed by Vukašin Brajić. On 11 January 2010, the Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) revealed that they had internally selected Brajić to compete at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. His song, "Munja i grom", was presented to the public during a show entitled BH Eurosong Show 2010 on 14 March 2010. The song was later translated from Bosnian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest with the new title "Thunder and Lightning".
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" written by Pierre Kartner. The song was performed by Sieneke. The Dutch broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) internally selected the song for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" was presented to the public on 18 December 2009, while the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2010 was organised in order to select the Dutch representative. Five artists competed in the national final on 7 February 2010 where Sieneke was selected by Pierre Kartner as the winner following a tie between two of the artists based on the combination of votes from a four-member jury panel and an audience vote.
France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Allez Ola Olé" written by Hugues Ducamin and Jacques Ballue. The song was performed by Jessy Matador. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Jessy Matador was officially announced by France 3 as the French entrant on 19 February 2010 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry on 20 March 2010.
Spain was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Algo pequeñito" written by Jesús Cañadilla, Luis Miguel de la Varga, Alberto Jodar, and Daniel Diges, and performed by Daniel Diges himself. The Spanish participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), organised the national final Destino Oslo, La Gala de Eurovisión 2010 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten artists and songs selected through an Internet public vote competed in the televised show where an in-studio jury and a public televote selected "Algo pequeñito" performed by Daniel Diges as the winner.
Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "What For?" written by Jānis Lūsēns and Guntars Račs. The song was performed by Aisha. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final Eirodziesma 2010 in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Ten songs were selected to compete in the national final on 27 February 2010 where two rounds of voting by a public televote and a five-member jury panel selected "What For?" performed by Aisha as the winner.
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Eastern European Funk" written and performed by the group InCulto. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. The national final took place over four weeks and involved 34 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final, twelve artists and songs remained and "Eastern European Funk" performed by InCulto was selected as the winner.
Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Heaven", composed by Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, with lyrics by Magnús Þór Sigmundsson, and performed by Jónsi. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), internally selected its entry for the contest. Jónsi was announced on 9 February 2004, while the song "Heaven" was presented to the public on 20 March 2004 during the television programme Laugardagskvöld með Gísla Marteini.
On 2 December 2010, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Italy would compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, set to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Italy returned to the contest after a 13-year absence, having last competed in the 1997 contest. The entry was organised by Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) and finished second after the winning song from Azerbaijan.
Bo is the first former participant from Iceland to reveal the results of the Icelandic vote since Yohanna who announce the Icelandic points in 2010.