Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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]
| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
| Directed by |
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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 | |
| 2009 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2011 | |
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 edit
Venue edit
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 edit
| 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]
Returning artists edit
Bold indicates a previous winner.
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other countries edit
Active EBU members edit
The EBU announced that they would work harder to bring back Austria, Italy, and Monaco to the 2010 contest.[17] 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".[18][19][20] 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".[18][21] 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".[22] 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.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25]
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).[18][26] In November 1FLTV decided against applying for EBU membership in December for financial reasons, ruling out a debut at the 2010 contest.[27][28]
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.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Format edit
Visual design edit
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.[38] The theme art, a series of intersecting circles, was selected to "represent gathering people and the diversity of emotions surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest."[39] In addition to the base colour of white, the logo was created in black, gold, and pink.[40] A preview of the stage design was released on 6 May 2010, featuring no LED screens, opting instead for various other lighting techniques.[41]
Postcards edit
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 edit
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][42] 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.[43] This was the second time that more than two hosts were presenting the shows, after the 1999 contest.
Voting system edit
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.[44] 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.[45] 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.[46]
Possible return of the orchestra edit
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.[47][48] 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.[47][48] However, no such change to the contest had been approved.
Semi-final allocation draw edit
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.[49][50] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Contest overview edit
Semi-final 1 edit
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.[51][52][53][54]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Semi-final 2 edit
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.[53][54]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 and Kalamari | "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 |
Final edit
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.[57][58][59][60]
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."[61] 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.[62][better source needed]
Spokespersons edit
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Countries revealed their votes in the following order:[64]
- Romania – Malvina Cservenschi
- Ireland – Derek Mooney
- Germany – Hape Kerkeling[65]
- Serbia – Maja Nikolić
- Albania – Leon Menkshi
- Turkey – Meltem Ersan Yazgan
- Croatia – Mila Horvat
- Poland – Aleksandra Rosiak
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Ivana Vidmar
- Finland – Johanna Pirttilahti[66]
- Slovenia – Andrea F
- Estonia – Rolf Junior[67]
- Russia – Oxana Fedorova
- Portugal – Ana Galvão[68]
- Azerbaijan – Tamilla Shirinova
- Greece – Alexis Kostalas
- Iceland – Yohanna[69]
- Denmark – Bryan Rice[70]
- France – Audrey Chauveau
- Spain – Ainhoa Arbizu[71]
- Slovakia – Ľubomír Bajaník
- Bulgaria – Desislava Dobreva
- Ukraine – Iryna Zhuravska
- Latvia – Kārlis Būmeisters
- Malta – Chiara Siracusa
- Norway – Anne Rimmen
- Cyprus – Christina Metaxa
- Lithuania – Giedrius Masalskis[72]
- Belarus – Aleksei Grishin
- Switzerland – Christa Rigozzi[73]
- Belgium – Katja Retsin
- United Kingdom – Scott Mills[74]
- Netherlands – Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen
- Israel – Ofer Nachshon
- Macedonia – Maja Daniels
- Moldova – Tania Cergă
- Georgia – Mariam Vashadze
- Sweden – Eric Saade
- Armenia – Nazeni Hovhannisyan
Detailed voting results edit
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.[75]
Semi-final 1 edit
In the first semifinal, one unknown country had only a jury because the votes of the country did not meet the EBU threshold.[76]
| Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
12 points edit
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||
12 points edit
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Final edit
| Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
| 1 | Germany | 246 | Germany | 187 | Germany | 243 |
| 2 | Turkey | 170 | Belgium | 185 | Turkey | 177 |
| 3 | Romania | 162 | Romania | 167 | Denmark | 174 |
| 4 | Denmark | 149 | Georgia | 160 | Armenia | 166 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 145 | Israel | 134 | Azerbaijan | 161 |
| 6 | Belgium | 143 | Ukraine | 129 | Romania | 155 |
| 7 | Armenia | 141 | Denmark | 121 | Greece | 152 |
| 8 | Greece | 140 | Turkey | 119 | France | 151 |
| 9 | Georgia | 136 | Azerbaijan | 116 | Georgia | 127 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 108 | Armenia | 116 | Serbia | 110 |
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Eurovision 2010 redirects here For other uses see Eurovision 2010 disambiguation 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 Eurovision Song Contest 2010Share the MomentDatesSemi final 125 May 2010 2010 05 25 Semi final 227 May 2010 2010 05 27 Final29 May 2010 2010 05 29 HostVenueTelenor ArenaOslo Norway 1 Presenter s Erik SolbakkenHaddy N jieNadia Hasnaoui 2 Directed byOle Jorgen GronlundKim StromstadExecutive supervisorSvante StockseliusExecutive producerJon Ola SandHost broadcasterNorsk rikskringkasting NRK Websiteeurovision wbr tv wbr event wbr oslo 2010ParticipantsNumber of entries39Number of finalists25Debuting countriesNoneReturning countries GeorgiaNon returning countries Andorra Czech Republic Hungary MontenegroParticipation map Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi finals Countries that participated in the past but not in 2010VoteVoting systemEach country awarded 12 10 8 1 points to their 10 favourite songs Winning song Germany Satellite 2009 Eurovision Song Contest 2011 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 Contents 1 Location 1 1 Venue 2 Participating countries 2 1 Returning artists 2 2 Other countries 2 2 1 Active EBU members 3 Format 3 1 Visual design 3 2 Postcards 3 3 Presenters 3 4 Voting system 3 5 Possible return of the orchestra 3 6 Semi final allocation draw 4 Contest overview 4 1 Semi final 1 4 2 Semi final 2 4 3 Final 4 3 1 Spokespersons 5 Detailed voting results 5 1 Semi final 1 5 1 1 12 points 5 2 Semi final 2 5 2 1 12 points 5 3 Final 5 3 1 12 points 6 Broadcasts 6 1 International broadcasts 6 2 High definition broadcasts 7 Incidents 8 Other awards 8 1 Marcel Bezencon Awards 8 2 OGAE 8 3 Barbara Dex Award 9 Official album 9 1 Charts 10 Notes and references 10 1 Notes 10 2 References 11 External linksLocation editVenue edit nbsp 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 Baerum 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 editFurther information List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Participation summaries by countryAlbaniaArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIcelandIrelandIsraelLatviaLithuaniaMacedoniaMaltaMoldovaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited Kingdom 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 of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 14 15 Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter s nbsp Albania RTSH Juliana Pasha It s All About You English Pirro CakoArdit Gjebrea nbsp Armenia AMPTV Eva Rivas Apricot Stone English Karen KavaleryanArmen Martirosyan nbsp Azerbaijan ITV Safura Drip Drop English Anders BaggeSandra BjurmanStefan Orn nbsp Belarus BTRC 3 2 feat Robert Wells Butterflies English Malka ChaplinMaxim Fadeev nbsp Belgium VRT Tom Dice Me and My Guitar English Tom DiceAshley HicklinJeroen Swinnen nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT Vukasin Brajic Thunder and Lightning English Dino Saran nbsp Bulgaria BNT Miro Angel si ti Angel si ti Bulgarian English Gordon DavisMiroslav KostadinovMihail Mihailov nbsp Croatia HRT Feminnem Lako je sve Croatian Branimir MihaljevicNeda ParmacPamela Ramljak nbsp Cyprus CyBC Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders Life Looks Better in Spring English Melis KonstantinouNasos Lambrianides nbsp Denmark DR Chanee and N evergreen In a Moment like This English Erik BernholmThomas G sonHenrik Sethsson nbsp Estonia ERR Malcolm Lincoln Siren English Robin Juhkental nbsp Finland YLE Kuunkuiskaajat Tyolki ellaa Finnish Timo Kiiskinen nbsp France France Televisions Jessy Matador Allez Ola Ole French Jacques BallueHugues Ducamin nbsp Georgia GPB Sofia Nizharadze Shine English Christian LeuzziHarry SommerdahlHanne Sorvaag nbsp Germany NDR a Lena Satellite English Julie FrostJohn Gordon nbsp Greece ERT Giorgos Alkaios and Friends Opa Wpa Greek Giorgos AlkaiosGiannis Antoniou and Friends nbsp Iceland RUV Hera Bjork Je ne sais quoi English Hera BjorkOrlygur Smari nbsp Ireland RTE Niamh Kavanagh It s for You English Lina ErikssonMarten ErikssonJonas GladnikoffNiall Mooney nbsp Israel IBA Harel Skaat Milim מילים Hebrew Tomer AdaddiNoam Horev nbsp Latvia LTV Aisha What For English Janis LusensGuntars Racs nbsp Lithuania LRT InCulto Eastern European Funk English InCulto nbsp Macedonia MRT Gjoko Taneski b Jas ja imam silata Јas јa imam silata Macedonian Kristijan Gabrovski nbsp Malta PBS Thea Garrett My Dream English Sunny AquilinaJason Cassar nbsp Moldova TRM SunStroke Project and Olia Tira Run Away English Alina GaletskayaAnton RagozaSergey Stepanov nbsp Netherlands TROS Sieneke Ik ben verliefd Sha la lie Dutch Pierre Kartner nbsp Norway NRK Didrik Solli Tangen My Heart Is Yours English Fredrik KempeHanne Sorvaag nbsp Poland TVP Marcin Mrozinski Legenda English Polish Marcin MrozinskiMarcin Nierubiec nbsp Portugal RTP Filipa Azevedo Ha dias assim Portuguese Augusto Madureira nbsp Romania TVR Paula Seling and Ovi Playing with Fire English Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu nbsp Russia RTR Peter Nalitch and Friends Lost and Forgotten English Peter Nalitch nbsp Serbia RTS Milan Stankovic Ovo je Balkan Ovo je Balkan Serbian Goran BregovicLjiljana JorgovanovicMarina Tucakovic nbsp Slovakia STV Kristina Horehronie Slovak Martin KavulicKamil Peteraj nbsp Slovenia RTVSLO Ansambel Zlindra and Kalamari Narodnozabavni rock Slovene Marino LegovicLeon Oblak nbsp Spain RTVE Daniel Diges Algo pequenito Spanish Jesus CanadillaDaniel DigesAlberto JodarLuis Miguel de la Varga nbsp Sweden SVT Anna Bergendahl This Is My Life English Kristian LagerstromBobby Ljunggren nbsp Switzerland SRG SSR Michael von der Heide Il pleut de l or French Andre GruterMichael von der HeideHeike KospachPele Loriano nbsp Turkey TRT Manga We Could Be the Same English MangaFiona Movery AkinciEvren Ozdemir nbsp Ukraine NTU Alyosha Sweet People English Borys KukobaOlena KucherVadim Lisitsa nbsp United Kingdom BBC Josh Dubovie That Sounds Good to Me English Steve CrosbyMike StockPete Waterman Returning artists edit Bold indicates a previous winner Artist Country Previous year s Feminnem nbsp Croatia 2005 for nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Hera Bjork nbsp Iceland 2008 as backing singer for Euroband 2009 as backing singer for Yohanna Kristjan Gislason backing singer for Hera Bjork 2001 as member of Two Tricky Niamh Kavanagh nbsp Ireland 1993 Other countries edit Active EBU members edit The EBU announced that they would work harder to bring back Austria Italy and Monaco to the 2010 contest 17 In September 2009 the EBU s director Bjorn 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 18 19 20 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 18 21 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 Osterreichischer Rundfunk ORF informed that Austria would not take part stating that the contest had been ruined by the regulations 22 Tele 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 23 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 24 San Marino also considered returning in 2010 however after deliberations with Italian artists including Italian sister duo Paola amp 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 25 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 Kolbel 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 18 26 In November 1FLTV decided against applying for EBU membership in December for financial reasons ruling out a debut at the 2010 contest 27 28 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 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Format editVisual design edit nbsp 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 Baerum marking the official kick off of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 season 38 The theme art a series of intersecting circles was selected to represent gathering people and the diversity of emotions surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest 39 In addition to the base colour of white the logo was created in black gold and pink 40 A preview of the stage design was released on 6 May 2010 featuring no LED screens opting instead for various other lighting techniques 41 Postcards edit 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 edit nbsp 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 42 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 43 This was the second time that more than two hosts were presenting the shows after the 1999 contest Voting system edit See also Voting at the Eurovision Song 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 44 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 45 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 46 Possible return of the orchestra edit 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 47 48 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 47 48 However no such change to the contest had been approved Semi final allocation draw edit nbsp 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 amp 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 49 50 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 nbsp Albania nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Croatia nbsp Macedonia nbsp Serbia nbsp Slovenia nbsp Switzerland nbsp Denmark nbsp Estonia nbsp Finland nbsp Iceland nbsp Latvia nbsp Lithuania nbsp Sweden nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Belarus nbsp Georgia nbsp Israel nbsp Moldova nbsp Russia nbsp Ukraine nbsp Armenia nbsp Belgium nbsp Cyprus nbsp Greece nbsp Malta nbsp Netherlands nbsp Turkey nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Ireland nbsp Poland nbsp Portugal nbsp Romania nbsp SlovakiaContest overview editSemi final 1 edit 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 51 52 53 54 Qualifiers Results of the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 55 R O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 nbsp Moldova SunStroke Project and Olia Tira Run Away 52 10 2 nbsp Russia Peter Nalitch and Friends Lost and Forgotten 74 7 3 nbsp Estonia Malcolm Lincoln Siren 39 14 4 nbsp Slovakia Kristina Horehronie 24 16 5 nbsp Finland Kuunkuiskaajat Tyolki ellaa 49 11 6 nbsp Latvia Aisha What For 11 17 7 nbsp Serbia Milan Stankovic Ovo je Balkan 79 5 8 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Vukasin Brajic Thunder and Lightning 59 8 9 nbsp Poland Marcin Mrozinski Legenda 44 13 10 nbsp Belgium Tom Dice Me and My Guitar 167 1 11 nbsp Malta Thea Garrett My Dream 45 12 12 nbsp Albania Juliana Pasha It s All About You 76 6 13 nbsp Greece Giorgos Alkaios and Friends Opa 133 2 14 nbsp Portugal Filipa Azevedo Ha dias assim 89 4 15 nbsp Macedonia Gjoko Taneski b Jas ja imam silata 37 15 16 nbsp Belarus 3 2 feat Robert Wells Butterflies 59 9 17 nbsp Iceland Hera Bjork Je ne sais quoi 123 3 Semi final 2 edit 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 53 54 Qualifiers Results of the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 56 R O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 nbsp Lithuania InCulto Eastern European Funk 44 12 2 nbsp Armenia Eva Rivas Apricot Stone 83 6 3 nbsp Israel Harel Skaat Milim 71 8 4 nbsp Denmark Chanee and N evergreen In a Moment like This 101 5 5 nbsp Switzerland Michael von der Heide Il pleut de l or 2 17 6 nbsp Sweden Anna Bergendahl This Is My Life 62 11 7 nbsp Azerbaijan Safura Drip Drop 113 2 8 nbsp Ukraine Alyosha Sweet People 77 7 9 nbsp Netherlands Sieneke Ik ben verliefd Sha la lie 29 14 10 nbsp Romania Paula Seling and Ovi Playing with Fire 104 4 11 nbsp Slovenia Ansambel Zlindra and Kalamari Narodnozabavni rock 6 16 12 nbsp Ireland Niamh Kavanagh It s for You 67 9 13 nbsp Bulgaria Miro Angel si ti 19 15 14 nbsp Cyprus Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders Life Looks Better in Spring 67 10 15 nbsp Croatia Feminnem Lako je sve 33 13 16 nbsp Georgia Sofia Nizharadze Shine 106 3 17 nbsp Turkey Manga We Could Be the Same 118 1 Final edit nbsp Lena performing the winning entry Satellite for Germany The final took place on 29 May 2010 at 21 00 CEST in Telenor Arena Baerum 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 57 58 59 60 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 61 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 62 better source needed Winner Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 63 R O Country Artist Song Points Place 1 nbsp Azerbaijan Safura Drip Drop 145 5 2 nbsp Spain Daniel Diges Algo pequenito 68 15 3 nbsp Norway Didrik Solli Tangen My Heart Is Yours 35 20 4 nbsp Moldova SunStroke Project and Olia Tira Run Away 27 22 5 nbsp Cyprus Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders Life Looks Better in Spring 27 21 6 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Vukasin Brajic Thunder and Lightning 51 17 7 nbsp Belgium Tom Dice Me and My Guitar 143 6 8 nbsp Serbia Milan Stankovic Ovo je Balkan 72 13 9 nbsp Belarus 3 2 feat Robert Wells Butterflies 18 24 10 nbsp Ireland Niamh Kavanagh It s for You 25 23 11 nbsp Greece Giorgos Alkaios and Friends Opa 140 8 12 nbsp United Kingdom Josh Dubovie That Sounds Good to Me 10 25 13 nbsp Georgia Sofia Nizharadze Shine 136 9 14 nbsp Turkey Manga We Could Be the Same 170 2 15 nbsp Albania Juliana Pasha It s All About You 62 16 16 nbsp Iceland Hera Bjork Je ne sais quoi 41 19 17 nbsp Ukraine Alyosha Sweet People 108 10 18 nbsp France Jessy Matador Allez Ola Ole 82 12 19 nbsp Romania Paula Seling and Ovi Playing with Fire 162 3 20 nbsp Russia Peter Nalitch and Friends Lost and Forgotten 90 11 21 nbsp Armenia Eva Rivas Apricot Stone 141 7 22 nbsp Germany Lena Satellite 246 1 23 nbsp Portugal Filipa Azevedo Ha dias assim 43 18 24 nbsp Israel Harel Skaat Milim 71 14 25 nbsp Denmark Chanee and N evergreen In a Moment like This 149 4 Spokespersons edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Countries revealed their votes in the following order 64 nbsp Romania Malvina Cservenschi nbsp Ireland Derek Mooney nbsp Germany Hape Kerkeling 65 nbsp Serbia Maja Nikolic sr nbsp Albania Leon Menkshi nbsp Turkey Meltem Ersan Yazgan nbsp Croatia Mila Horvat nbsp Poland Aleksandra Rosiak nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivana Vidmar nbsp Finland Johanna Pirttilahti fi 66 nbsp Slovenia Andrea F nbsp Estonia Rolf Junior 67 nbsp Russia Oxana Fedorova nbsp Portugal Ana Galvao pt 68 nbsp Azerbaijan Tamilla Shirinova az nbsp Greece Alexis Kostalas el nbsp Iceland Yohanna 69 nbsp Denmark Bryan Rice 70 nbsp France Audrey Chauveau fr nbsp Spain Ainhoa Arbizu 71 nbsp Slovakia Ľubomir Bajanik sk nbsp Bulgaria Desislava Dobreva bg nbsp Ukraine Iryna Zhuravska nbsp Latvia Karlis Bumeisters nbsp Malta Chiara Siracusa nbsp Norway Anne Rimmen nbsp Cyprus Christina Metaxa nbsp Lithuania Giedrius Masalskis lt 72 nbsp Belarus Aleksei Grishin nbsp Switzerland Christa Rigozzi 73 nbsp Belgium Katja Retsin nl nbsp United Kingdom Scott Mills 74 nbsp Netherlands Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen nbsp Israel Ofer Nachshon nbsp Macedonia Maja Daniels nbsp Moldova Tania Cergă ro nbsp Georgia Mariam Vashadze nbsp Sweden Eric Saade nbsp Armenia Nazeni HovhannisyanDetailed voting results editThe 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 75 Semi final 1 edit In the first semifinal one unknown country had only a jury because the votes of the country did not meet the EBU threshold 76 Qualifiers Split results of semi final 1 75 Place Combined Jury Televoting Country Points Country Points Country Points 1 nbsp Belgium 167 nbsp Belgium 165 nbsp Greece 151 2 nbsp Greece 133 nbsp Portugal 107 nbsp Iceland 149 3 nbsp Iceland 123 nbsp Greece 99 nbsp Belgium 146 4 nbsp Portugal 89 nbsp Albania 96 nbsp Russia 92 5 nbsp Serbia 79 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 86 nbsp Serbia 92 6 nbsp Albania 76 nbsp Iceland 85 nbsp Finland 69 7 nbsp Russia 74 nbsp Malta 66 nbsp Albania 68 8 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 59 c nbsp Serbia 65 nbsp Belarus 63 9 nbsp Belarus 59 c nbsp Estonia 64 nbsp Portugal 58 10 nbsp Moldova 52 nbsp Macedonia 62 nbsp Moldova 54 11 nbsp Finland 49 nbsp Poland 58 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 42 12 nbsp Malta 45 nbsp Belarus 47 nbsp Malta 40 13 nbsp Poland 44 nbsp Moldova 42 nbsp Poland 38 14 nbsp Estonia 39 nbsp Russia 41 nbsp Slovakia 34 15 nbsp Macedonia 37 nbsp Finland 37 nbsp Macedonia 30 16 nbsp Slovakia 24 nbsp Slovakia 25 nbsp Estonia 22 17 nbsp Latvia 11 nbsp Latvia 15 nbsp Latvia 12 Detailed voting results of semi final 1 77 78 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 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 12 points edit 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 5 nbsp Belgium nbsp Germany nbsp Iceland nbsp Malta nbsp Poland nbsp Portugal 3 nbsp Russia nbsp Belarus nbsp Estonia nbsp Moldova 2 nbsp Albania nbsp Greece nbsp Macedonia nbsp Estonia nbsp Finland nbsp Latvia nbsp Serbia nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp France 1 nbsp Belarus nbsp Russia nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Serbia nbsp Iceland nbsp Belgium nbsp Macedonia nbsp Albania nbsp Malta nbsp Slovakia nbsp Portugal nbsp Spain Semi final 2 edit Qualifiers Split results of semi final 2 75 Place Combined Jury Televoting Country Points Country Points Country Points 1 nbsp Turkey 118 nbsp Georgia 117 nbsp Azerbaijan 126 2 nbsp Azerbaijan 113 nbsp Turkey 93 nbsp Turkey 119 3 nbsp Georgia 106 nbsp Azerbaijan 89 nbsp Romania 113 4 nbsp Romania 104 nbsp Israel 88 nbsp Denmark 106 5 nbsp Denmark 101 nbsp Armenia 84 nbsp Georgia 102 6 nbsp Armenia 83 nbsp Ireland 84 nbsp Armenia 90 7 nbsp Ukraine 77 nbsp Denmark 83 nbsp Ukraine 77 8 nbsp Israel 71 nbsp Romania 80 nbsp Lithuania 65 9 nbsp Ireland 67 d nbsp Cyprus 79 nbsp Sweden 64 10 nbsp Cyprus 67 d nbsp Ukraine 78 nbsp Cyprus 53 11 nbsp Sweden 62 nbsp Sweden 76 nbsp Netherlands 49 12 nbsp Lithuania 44 nbsp Croatia 54 nbsp Israel 46 13 nbsp Croatia 33 nbsp Lithuania 27 nbsp Ireland 43 14 nbsp Netherlands 29 nbsp Netherlands 26 nbsp Croatia 22 15 nbsp Bulgaria 19 nbsp Bulgaria 25 nbsp Bulgaria 15 16 nbsp Slovenia 6 nbsp Switzerland 14 nbsp Slovenia 11 17 nbsp Switzerland 2 nbsp Slovenia 5 nbsp Switzerland 1 Detailed voting results of semi final 2 79 80 Total score Lithuania Armenia Israel Denmark Switzerland Sweden Azerbaijan Ukraine Netherlands Romania Slovenia Ireland Bulgaria Cyprus Croatia Georgia Turkey Norway United Kingdom 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 12 points edit 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 3 nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Georgia nbsp Turkey nbsp Ukraine 2 nbsp Armenia nbsp Cyprus nbsp Israel nbsp Denmark nbsp Romania nbsp Sweden nbsp Georgia nbsp Armenia nbsp Lithuania nbsp Sweden nbsp Denmark nbsp Norway nbsp Turkey nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Bulgaria 1 nbsp Croatia nbsp Slovenia nbsp Cyprus nbsp Croatia nbsp Ireland nbsp Switzerland nbsp Israel nbsp Netherlands nbsp Lithuania nbsp Ireland nbsp Romania nbsp United Kingdom Final edit Winner Split results of the final 75 Place Combined Jury Televoting Country Points Country Points Country Points 1 nbsp Germany 246 nbsp Germany 187 nbsp Germany 243 2 nbsp Turkey 170 nbsp Belgium 185 nbsp Turkey 177 3 nbsp Romania 162 nbsp Romania 167 nbsp Denmark 174 4 nbsp Denmark 149 nbsp Georgia 160 nbsp Armenia 166 5 nbsp Azerbaijan 145 nbsp Israel 134 nbsp Azerbaijan 161 6 nbsp Belgium 143 nbsp Ukraine 129 nbsp Romania 155 7 nbsp Armenia 141 nbsp Denmark 121 nbsp Greece 152 8 nbsp Greece 140 nbsp Turkey 119 nbsp France 151 9 nbsp Georgia 136 nbsp Azerbaijan 116 nbsp Georgia 127 10 nbsp Ukraine 108 nbsp Armenia 116 nbsp Serbia 110 11 nbsp Russia 90 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