Eurovision Song Contest 2010

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Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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Dates
Semi-final 125 May 2010 (2010-05-25)
Semi-final 227 May 2010 (2010-05-27)
Final29 May 2010 (2010-05-29)
Host
Venue Telenor Arena
Oslo, Norway [1]
Presenter(s)
Director
  • Ole Jørgen Grønlund
  • Kim Strømstad
Executive supervisor Svante Stockselius
Executive producer Jon Ola Sand
Host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
Website eurovision.tv/event/oslo-2010 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries39
Number of finalists25
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Non-returning countries
  • ESC 2010 Map 2.svg
         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-finals     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2010
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
Winning song
2009  Eurovision Song Contest  2011

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]

Contents

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.

Location

Venue

Telenor Arena, Oslo - host venue of the 2010 contest. Telenor Arena Eurovision 2010.JPG
Telenor Arena, Oslo – host venue of the 2010 contest.

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]

Participating countries

Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Participation summaries by country

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]

Participants in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 [14]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania RTSH Juliana Pasha "It's All About You"English
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia AMPTV Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"English
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan İTV Safura "Drip Drop"English
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus BTRC 3+2 feat. Robert Wells "Butterflies"English
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium VRT Tom Dice "Me and My Guitar"English
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT Vukašin Brajić "Thunder and Lightning"EnglishDino Šaran
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria BNT Miro "Angel si ti" (Ангел си ти) Bulgarian, English
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia HRT Feminnem "Lako je sve" Croatian
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus CyBC Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"English
  • Melis Konstantinou
  • Nasos Lambrianides
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DR Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment like This"English
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia ERR Malcolm Lincoln "Siren"English Robin Juhkental
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland YLE Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää" Finnish Timo Kiiskinen
Flag of France.svg  France France Télévisions Jessy Matador " Allez Ola Olé " French
  • Jacques Ballue
  • Hugues Ducamin
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia GPB Sofia Nizharadze "Shine"English
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany NDR [a] Lena "Satellite"English
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece ERT Giorgos Alkaios and Friends " Opa " (Ώπα) Greek
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland RÚV Hera Björk " Je ne sais quoi "English
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland RTÉ Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"English
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel IBA Harel Skaat " Milim " (מילים) Hebrew
  • Tomer Adaddi
  • Noam Horev
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia LTV Aisha "What For?"English
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania LRT InCulto "Eastern European Funk"English InCulto
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia MRT Gjoko Taneski [b] " Jas ja imam silata " (Јас ја имам силата) Macedonian Kristijan Gabrovski
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS Thea Garrett "My Dream"English
  • Sunny Aquilina
  • Jason Cassar
Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova TRM SunStroke Project and Olia Tira "Run Away"English
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands TROS Sieneke "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" Dutch Pierre Kartner
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Didrik Solli-Tangen "My Heart Is Yours"English
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Marcin Mroziński "Legenda"English, Polish
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal RTP Filipa Azevedo "Há dias assim" Portuguese Augusto Madureira
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania TVR Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"English Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia RTR Peter Nalitch and Friends "Lost and Forgotten"English Peter Nalitch
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia RTS Milan Stanković "Ovo je Balkan" (Oво je Балкан) Serbian
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia STV Kristína " Horehronie " Slovak
  • Martin Kavulič
  • Kamil Peteraj
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia RTVSLO Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari "Narodnozabavni rock" Slovene
  • Marino Legovič
  • Leon Oblak
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain RTVE Daniel Diges " Algo pequeñito " Spanish
  • Jesús Cañadilla
  • Daniel Diges
  • Alberto Jodar
  • Luis Miguel de la Varga
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SVT Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"English
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or"French
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey TRT Manga "We Could Be the Same"English
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine NTU Alyosha "Sweet People"English
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC Josh Dubovie "That Sounds Good to Me"English

Returning artists

Bold indicates a previous winner.

ArtistCountryPrevious year(s)
Feminnem Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2005 (for Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina )
Hera Björk Flag of Iceland.svg  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 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1993

Other countries

Active EBU members

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]

Format

Visual design

Screenshot from the rehearsals where the design can be seen CreativeDesignLetteringESC2010.JPG
Screenshot from the rehearsals where the design can be seen

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]

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, and Azerbaijan, were not completely shown, due to territorial or border disputes in those areas.

Presenters

Presenters of the 2010 contest, from left to right - Nadia Hasnaoui, Erik Solbakken and Haddy Jatou N'jie. Eurovision 2010 hosts.JPG
Presenters of the 2010 contest, from left to right – Nadia Hasnaoui, Erik Solbakken and Haddy Jatou N'jie.

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.

Voting system

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]

Possible return of the orchestra

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.

Semi-final allocation draw

Results of the semi-final allocation draw
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Participating countries in the first semi-final
Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
Participating countries in the second semi-final
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Results of the semi-final allocation draw
  Participating countries in the first semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
  Participating countries in the second semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

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 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5

Contest overview

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. France, Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final. [50] [51] [52] [53]

  Qualifiers
Results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 [54]
R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova SunStroke Project and Olia Tira "Run Away"5210
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Peter Nalitch and Friends "Lost and Forgotten"747
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Malcolm Lincoln "Siren"3914
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Kristína " Horehronie "2416
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Kuunkuiskaajat "Työlki ellää"4911
6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Aisha "What For?"1117
7Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Milan Stanković "Ovo je Balkan"795
8Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Vukašin Brajić "Thunder and Lightning"598
9Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Marcin Mroziński "Legenda"4413
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tom Dice "Me and My Guitar"1671
11Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Thea Garrett "My Dream"4512
12Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Juliana Pasha "It's All About You"766
13Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Giorgos Alkaios and Friends " Opa "1332
14Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Filipa Azevedo "Há dias assim"894
15Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Gjoko Taneski [b] " Jas ja imam silata "3715
16Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 3+2 feat. Robert Wells "Butterflies"599
17Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Hera Björk " Je ne sais quoi "1233

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. [52] [53]

  Qualifiers
Results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 [55]
R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania InCulto "Eastern European Funk"4412
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"836
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Harel Skaat " Milim "718
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment like This"1015
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Michael von der Heide "Il pleut de l'or"217
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anna Bergendahl "This Is My Life"6211
7Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Safura "Drip Drop"1132
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Alyosha "Sweet People"777
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Sieneke "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"2914
10Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"1044
11Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ansambel Žlindra andKalamari "Narodnozabavni rock"616
12Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"679
13Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Miro "Angel si ti"1915
14Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"6710
15Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Feminnem "Lako je sve"3313
16Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Sofia Nizharadze "Shine"1063
17Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Manga "We Could Be the Same"1181

Final

Lena performing the winning entry, "Satellite," for Germany. Lena Oslo3.jpg
Lena performing the winning entry, "Satellite," for Germany.

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 ]

  Winner
Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 [62]
R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Safura "Drip Drop"1455
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Daniel Diges " Algo pequeñito "6815
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Didrik Solli-Tangen "My Heart Is Yours"3520
4Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova SunStroke Project and Olia Tira "Run Away"2722
5Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring"2721
6Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Vukašin Brajić "Thunder and Lightning"5117
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tom Dice "Me and My Guitar"1436
8Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Milan Stanković "Ovo je Balkan"7213
9Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 3+2 feat. Robert Wells "Butterflies"1824
10Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Niamh Kavanagh "It's for You"2523
11Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Giorgos Alkaios and Friends " Opa "1408
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Josh Dubovie "That Sounds Good to Me"1025
13Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Sofia Nizharadze "Shine"1369
14Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Manga "We Could Be the Same"1702
15Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Juliana Pasha "It's All About You"6216
16Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Hera Björk " Je ne sais quoi "4119
17Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Alyosha "Sweet People"10810
18Flag of France.svg  France Jessy Matador " Allez Ola Olé "8212
19Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Paula Seling and Ovi "Playing with Fire"1623
20Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Peter Nalitch and Friends "Lost and Forgotten"9011
21Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Eva Rivas "Apricot Stone"1417
22Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lena "Satellite"2461
23Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Filipa Azevedo "Há dias assim"4318
24Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Harel Skaat " Milim "7114
25Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Chanée and N'evergreen "In a Moment like This"1494

Spokespersons

Countries revealed their votes in the following order: [63]

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Romania Malvina Cservenschi
  2. Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland  Derek Mooney
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Germany  Hape Kerkeling [64]
  4. Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Serbia  Maja Nikolić  [ sr ]
  5. Flag of Albania.svg Albania  Leon Menkshi
  6. Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Meltem Ersan Yazgan
  7. Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia  Mila Horvat
  8. Flag of Poland.svg Poland Aleksandra Rosiak
  9. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivana Vidmar
  10. Flag of Finland.svg Finland  Johanna Pirttilahti  [ fi ] [65]
  11. Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Andrea F
  12. Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia  Rolf Junior [66]
  13. Flag of Russia.svg Russia  Oxana Fedorova
  14. Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal  Ana Galvão  [ pt ] [67]
  15. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan  Tamilla Shirinova  [ az ]
  16. Flag of Greece.svg Greece  Alexis Kostalas  [ el ]
  17. Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland  Yohanna [68]
  18. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark  Bryan Rice [69]
  19. Flag of France.svg France  Audrey Chauveau  [ fr ]
  20. Flag of Spain.svg Spain Ainhoa Arbizu [70]
  21. Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia  Ľubomír Bajaník  [ sk ]
  22. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria  Desislava Dobreva  [ bg ]
  23. Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine  Iryna Zhuravska
  24. Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia  Kārlis Būmeisters
  25. Flag of Malta.svg Malta  Chiara Siracusa
  26. Flag of Norway.svg Norway  Anne Rimmen
  27. Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus  Christina Metaxa
  28. Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania  Giedrius Masalskis  [ lt ] [71]
  29. Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus  Aleksei Grishin
  30. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  Christa Rigozzi [72]
  31. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium  Katja Retsin  [ nl ]
  32. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom  Scott Mills [73]
  33. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands  Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen
  34. Flag of Israel.svg Israel  Ofer Nachshon
  35. Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia Maja Daniels
  36. Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg Moldova  Tania Cergă  [ ro ]
  37. Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Mariam Vashadze
  38. Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden  Eric Saade
  39. Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia  Nazeni Hovhannisyan

Detailed voting results

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]

Semi-final 1

In the first semifinal, one unknown country had only a jury because the votes of the country did not meet the EBU threshold. [75]

  Qualifiers
Split results of semi-final 1 [74]
PlaceCombinedJuryTelevoting
CountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 167Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 165Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 151
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 133Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 107Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 149
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 123Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 99Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 146
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 89Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 96Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 92
5Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 79Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 86Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 92
6Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 76Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 85Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 69
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 74Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 66Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 68
8Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 59 [c] Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 65Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 63
9Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 59 [c] Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 64Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 58
10Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 52Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 62Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 54
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 49Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 58Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 42
12Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 45Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 47Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 40
13Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 44Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 42Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 38
14Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 39Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 41Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 34
15Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 37Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 37Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 30
16Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 24Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 25Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 22
17Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 11Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 15Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 12
Detailed voting results of semi-final 1 [76] [77]
Total score
Moldova
Russia
Estonia
Slovakia
Finland
Latvia
Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Poland
Belgium
Malta
Albania
Greece
Portugal
Macedonia
Belarus
Iceland
France
Germany
Spain
Contestants
Moldova5251274871035
Russia7412123104285131121
Estonia3912121511412
Slovakia24265155
Finland49310261727632
Latvia1165
Serbia79341631233721031246
Bosnia and Herzegovina59125126375846
Poland44264663773
Belgium16761081010874121241012481210128
Malta4531211622362421
Albania76427486121210254
Greece13377288108710810103584810
Portugal89554675324452781012
Macedonia37411810121
Belarus59812435356751
Iceland1231087772310121088616567

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the 1st semi-final:

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland , Flag of Malta.svg  Malta , Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus , Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
2Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Flag of Greece.svg  Greece , Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Flag of Finland.svg  Finland , Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina , Flag of France.svg  France
1Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Semi-final 2

  Qualifiers
Split results of semi-final 2 [74]
PlaceCombinedJuryTelevoting
CountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 118Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 117Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 126
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 113Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 93Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 119
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 106Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 89Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 113
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 104Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 88Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 106
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 101Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 84Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 102
6Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 83Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 84Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 90
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 77Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 83Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 77
8Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 71Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 80Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 65
9Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 67 [d] Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 79Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 64
10Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 67 [d] Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 78Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 53
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 62Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 76Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 49
12Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 44Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 54Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 46
13Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 33Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 27Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 43
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 29Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 22
15Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 19Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 25Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 15
16Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 11
17Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
Detailed voting results of semi-final 2 [78] [79]
Total score
Lithuania
Armenia
Israel
Denmark
Switzerland
Sweden
Azerbaijan
Ukraine
Netherlands
Romania
Slovenia
Ireland
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Croatia
Georgia
Turkey
Norway
United Kingdom
Contestants
Lithuania4421421221857
Armenia831123581010812104
Israel718876123514575
Denmark10155751265412104234368
Switzerland22
Sweden623312102615122123
Azerbaijan1132556312188107101012122
Ukraine77101023825126667342
Netherlands29442163153
Romania1046488475334648481012
Slovenia615
Ireland67713612484231610
Bulgaria191576
Cyprus674610763465124
Croatia3372711213
Georgia106121261210752771077101
Turkey11881081012107738128618

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the 2nd semi-final:

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus , Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Romania.svg  Romania , Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark , Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan , Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Final

  Winner
Split results of the final [74]
PlaceCombinedJuryTelevoting
CountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 246Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 187Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 243
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 170Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 185Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 177
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 162Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 167Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 174
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 149Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 160Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 166
5Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 145Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 134Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 161
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 143Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 129Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 155
7Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 141Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 121Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 152
8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 140Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 119Flag of France.svg  France 151
9Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 136Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 116Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 127
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 108Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 116Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 110
11Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 90Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 110Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 107
12Flag of France.svg  France 82Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 97Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 106
13Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 72Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 69Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 94
14Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 71Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 65Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 76
15Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 68Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 63Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 40
16Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 62Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 62Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 35
17Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 61Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 35
18Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 43Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 57Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 28
19Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 41Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 57Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 27
20Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 35Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 43Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 24
21Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 27Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 37Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 18
22Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 27Flag of France.svg  France 34Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 18
23Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 25Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova 33Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 16
24Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 18Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 22Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 15
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 7
Detailed voting results of the final [80] [81]
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
Contestants
Azerbaijan145312878142712122127106257378
Spain682745412245811427
Norway35273533642
Moldova27106641
Cyprus2741212413
Bosnia and Herzegovina51126810456
Belgium14341012510635561010710141037762
Serbia7253812810110177
Belarus1821312
Ireland252112676
Greece14078101231678845557121212323
United Kingdom104123
Georgia1365574418108521671512714555612
Turkey1708110381210326126123108243361081055
Albania6211752510783112
Iceland41454336628
Ukraine10857137102776610572878
France8263433831786722432316
Romania1627652627310745810123510821485812101
Russia90410236108512101010
Armenia14167165127684861757121246101
Germany24638810106781210126112312312123512412410121044812
Portugal436214866154
Israel7141106518352831014
Denmark1491212221221251441247108832624285

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final:

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark , Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia , Flag of Finland.svg  Finland , Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia , Flag of Norway.svg  Norway , Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia , Flag of Spain.svg  Spain , Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden , Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland , Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland , Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , Flag of Romania.svg  Romania , Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , Flag of Malta.svg  Malta , Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Flag of Albania.svg  Albania , Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus , Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Flag of Israel.svg  Israel , Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan , Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia , Flag of France.svg  France
2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Broadcasts

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.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Show(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Albania.svg Albania RTSH TVSH All shows Leon Menkshi
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia AMPTV Armenia 1 All shows Hrachuhi Utmazyan  [ hy ] and Khoren Levonyan
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan İTV All shows Husniyya Maharramova
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus BTRC Belarus-1 All shows Denis Kurian
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium VRT Eén All shows André Vermeulen and Bart Peeters
RTBF La Une Jean-Pierre Hautier and Jean-Louis Lahaye  [ fr ]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT BHT 1 All showsDejan Kukrić [82] [83] [84]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria BNT   Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia HRT HRT 2 Semi-finals Duško Ćurlić [85] [86]
HRT 1 Final [87]
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus CyBC RIK 1 All showsMelina Karageorgiou [88]
RIK Deftero Nathan Morley
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR DR1 All showsNikolaj Molbech [69]
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia ERR ETV All shows Marko Reikop and Sven Lõhmus
Flag of Finland.svg Finland YLE YLE TV2 All shows
[89] [90] [91] [92]
YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki [93] [94] [95] [96]
Flag of France.svg France France Télévisions France 4 Semi-finals Peggy Olmi  [ fr ] and Yann Renoard [97]
France 3 Final Cyril Hanouna and Stéphane Bern
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia GPB All shows
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ARD Das Erste All shows Peter Urban [98]
NDR 2 Final Tim Frühling and Thomas Mohr
Flag of Greece.svg Greece ERT NET All shows Rika Vagiani [99]
Deftero Programma Maria Kozakou
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland RÚV Sjónvarpið , Rás 2 All showsSigmar Guðmundsson [100] [101]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland RTÉ RTÉ Two Semi-finals Marty Whelan [102]
RTÉ One Final
RTÉ Radio 1 Maxi
Flag of Israel.svg Israel IBA Channel 1 All showsNo commentary [103]
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia LTV  All shows Kārlis Streips  [ lv ]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania LRT All shows
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia MRT All shows
Flag of Malta.svg Malta PBS TVM All showsValerie Vella [104]
Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg Moldova TRM TVM All shows
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NPO Nederland 1 All shows Cornald Maas and Daniël Dekker [105]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK NRK1 All shows Olav Viksmo-Slettan
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TVP TVP1 All shows Artur Orzech
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal RTP RTP1 All showsSérgio Mateus [106]
Flag of Romania.svg Romania TVR TVR1 All shows Leonard Miron and Gianina Corondan
Flag of Russia.svg Russia RTR Russia-1 All shows Olga Shelest  [ ru ] and Dmitry Guberniev
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Serbia RTS RTS1, RTS Sat SF1/Final Duška Vučinić-Lučić [107] [108]
SF2Dragan Ilić [109]
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia STV Jednotka All shows [110] [111] [112]
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia RTVSLO SLO2 Semi-finals Andrej Hofer  [ sl ] [113] [114]
SLO1 Final [115]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain RTVE La 1, La 2 SF1/Final José Luis Uribarri
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT SVT1 All shows Christine Meltzer and Edward af Sillén [116]
SR SR P4 Carolina Norén and Björn Kjellman
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR SF zwei All shows Sven Epiney
TSR 2 Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
RSI La 1 Sandy Altermatt  [ it ]
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey TRT TRT 1 All shows [117] [118] [119]
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine NTU Pershyi Natsionalnyi All shows Timur Miroshnychenko
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC BBC Three Semi-finals Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood [120]
BBC One Final Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Show(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia SBS SBS One All shows Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang [121]
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary MTV Duna TV All showsZsolt Jeszenszky [122]
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro RTCG TVCG 2 All showsDražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković

International broadcasts

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 (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. [124] [125] The final was also simulcast on a special digital radio station, set-up by the network, which 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 4 pm. [126]
For the 2010 contest, SBS broadcast a special TV programme The A to Z of Eurovision one week before the contest. This 90-minute programme was a 20 to 1 style show that played the craziest, campest and most controversial moments from Eurovision history with 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. Eurovision performers including Johnny Logan and Dima Bilan as well as Australian celebrities appeared as guests during the show which was hosted by Zemiro and Pang. [127]

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.

High-definition broadcasts

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:

Incidents

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]

Other awards

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.

Marcel Bezençon Awards

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.

CategoryCountrySongPerformer(s)Songwriter(s)
Artistic AwardFlag of Israel.svg  Israel " Milim " (מילים) Harel Skaat
  • Tomer Hadadi
  • Noam Horev
Composers Award
Press Award

OGAE

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]

CountrySongPerformer(s)OGAE result
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark "In a Moment like This" Chanée and N'evergreen 220
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel " Milim " Harel Skaat 177
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany "Satellite" Lena 172
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway "My Heart Is Yours" Didrik Solli-Tangen 146
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland " Je ne sais quoi " Hera Björk 130

Barbara Dex Award

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.

PlaceCountryPerformer(s)Votes
1Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Milan Stanković 138
2Flag of Moldova (1990-2010).svg  Moldova SunStroke Project and Olia Tira 110
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Peter Nalitch and Friends 109
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Aisha 99
5Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Eva Rivas 79

Official album

Cover art of the official album ESC 2010 album cover.jpg
Cover art of the official album

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]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [147] 3

Notes and references

Notes

  1. On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD [15]
  2. 1 2 Performance contains uncredited live vocals from Billy Zver
  3. 1 2 Despite finishing with the same number of points as Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina is deemed to have finished in eighth place due to receiving a greater individual score from one country, as both countries received points from the same number of national juries.
  4. 1 2 Despite finishing with the same number of points as Cyprus, Ireland is deemed to have finished in ninth place due to receiving points from a greater number of countries.

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Andorra participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "La teva decisió " written by Susanne Georgi, Rune Braager, Lene Dissing, Pernille Georgi, Marcus Winther-John and Josep Roca Vila. The song was performed by Susanne Georgi. The Andorran broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) organised the national final Passaport a Moscou in order to select the Andorran entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. Three songs performed during the national final on 4 February 2009 where a combination of jury voting and public voting selected "La teva decisió " performed by Susanne Georgi as the winner.

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.

Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Butterflies" written by Maxim Fadeev, Robert Wells and Malka Chaplin. The song was performed by the group 3+2 featuring Robert Wells, who were internally selected by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC) to represent the nation at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway after broadcaster All-National TV (ONT), which was to take over BTRC, failed to receive EBU membership. 3+2 and the song "Far Away" were initially announced as the Belarusian entry on 25 February 2010, however the band opted to withdraw their song and the replacement entry, "Butterflies", was announced on 19 March 2010.

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.

Bulgaria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Angel si ti" written by Miroslav Kostadinov, Mihail Mihailov and Gordon Davis. The song was performed by Miro, which is the artistic name of singer Miroslav Kostadinov. In October 2009, the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) announced that Miro had been selected to compete at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. The broadcaster organised the national final Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2010” in order to select the song that Miro competed with. Five songs were selected to participate in the national final, held on 28 February 2010, where "Angel si ti" emerged as the winning song with 48.05% of the public televote.

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.

Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Narodnozabavni rock" written by Marino Legovič and Leon Oblak. The song was performed by the bands Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija organised the national final EMA 2010 in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. 21 entries competed in the national final which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. Fourteen of the entries competed in the semi-final and the top seven entries were selected to advance alongside seven pre-qualified songs based on a public televote. Fourteen entries qualified to compete in the final where "Narodnozabavni rock" performed by Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote.

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.

Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Jas ja imam silata" written by Kristijan Gabroski. The song was performed by Gjoko Taneski featuring Billy Zver and Pejčin. The Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) organised Skopje Fest 2010 in order to select the Macedonian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. 28 entries competed in the competition which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Fourteen songs competed in each semi-final and the top eight from each semi-final qualified to the final. In the final, "Jas ja imam silata" performed by Gjoko Taneski was selected following the combination of votes from a six-member jury panel and a public televote.

Portugal participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Há dias assim" written by Augusto Madureira. The song was performed by Filipa Azevedo. The Portuguese broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Canção 2010 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in March 2010, "Há dias assim" performed by Filipa Azevedo emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from twenty regional juries and a public televote.

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".

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.

Serbia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Ovo je Balkan" written by Goran Bregović, Marina Tucaković and Ljiljana Jorgovanović. The song was performed by Milan Stanković. The Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) organised the national final Tri pa jedan za Oslo in order to select the Serbian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Three entries competed in the national final on 13 March 2010, which resulted in "Ovo je Balkan" performed by Stanković emerging as the winner following a public televote.

Georgia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Shine" written by Hanne Sørvaag, Harry Sommerdahl and Christian Leuzzi. The song was performed by Sofia Nizharadze, who was internally selected in January 2010 by the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) to compete at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. In July 2009, GPB announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2009. A national final was held to select the song that Sofia Nizharadze would perform. An open call for song submissions was held which resulted in the shortlisting of six entries that were presented to the public during a televised production on 27 February 2010. The results of a public televote combined with the votes of an expert jury resulted in the selection of "Shine" as the Georgian entry.

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.

Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Haba Haba" written by Beyond51, Big City and Stella Mwangi. The song was performed by Stella Mwangi. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2011 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. 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 12 February 2011 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, "Haba Haba" performed by Stella Mwangi was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from four regional jury groups and a public vote.

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.

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