Eurovision Song Contest 2010
eurovision song contest th edition eurovision song contest took place oslo norway following country victory contest song fairytale alexander rybak organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster norsk rikskringkasting nrk contest held telenor arena consisted two semifinal may final may tying edition contest hosted latest three live show presented norwegian television presenter erik solbakken nadia hasnaoui singer haddy njie thirtynine country took part contest georgia returning oneyear absence meanwhile andorra czech republic hungary montenegro ceased participation mainly reason related – financial crisis lithuania originally announced nonparticipation later among participant confirmed ebu winner germany song satellite performed lena written american julie frost denmark john gordon song jury vote televote germany second victory contest following also first win unified country also first win one big four country since rule introduction turkey romania denmark azerbaijan rounded top five romania finishing third equalled best result table georgia achieved best result date finishing ninth first time since introduction semifinal sweden failed qualify final last time sweden absent eurovision final global financial crisis time affected event run host broadcaster nrk forced sell broadcast right fifa world cup tv viasat order finance event prior contest ebu announced voting system used semifinal would change previous year balance jury voting televoting return accompaniment orchestra also proposed ultimately occur million norwegian krone € million originally venue budget agreed upon trond giske hanstore bjerkaas respectively norwegian minister culture head norwegian broadcasting corporation nrk press conference oslo may announced show held oslo metropolitan area nrk argued oslo city required capacity venue infrastructure hold show july decided venue would newly constructed telenor arena municipality bærum neighbouring oslo oslo spektrum host venue ruled host contest due smaller size capacity vallhall arena oslo hamar vikingskipet nrk decided wanted take contest back basic contest led widely used used none also produced considerably lower budget year total country confirmed participation eurovision song contest including georgia returned contest absence lithuania broadcaster lithuanian national radio television lrt initially announced nonparticipation failing achieve necessary fund litas € participation later confirmed ebu lithuania would indeed participate oslo funding eventually given lithuanian company teo lt allowed lithuania participate contest thirtyfour country participated semifinal contest semifinal allocation draw took place february draw running order held march keep tension high qualifier announced random order score published online final took place bold indicates previous winner active ebu member ebu announced would work harder bring back austria italy monaco contest september ebus director bjørn erichsen stated ebu press conference austria would back ebu reason believe luxembourg monaco also participate missing italy late october contest project manager jon ola sand stated country monaco luxembourg indicated wished participate next year competition norway however representative broadcaster austria monaco luxembourg denied participation contest wolfgang lorenz programme director austrian broadcaster österreichischer rundfunk orf informed austria would take part stating contest ruined regulation télé monte carlo tmc also declared monaco would returning edition mainly due lack finance send monegasque entry rtl group announced serious discussion regarding possible comeback luxembourg first time since later confirmed country would present contest either san marino also considered returning however deliberation italian artist including italian sister duo paola chiara sammarinnese broadcaster radiotelevisione della repubblica di san marino smrtv informed withhold returning failing receive funding sammarinnese parliament sponsor ebu talk liechtenstein broadcaster fltv join ebu become part eurovision song contest fltvs programme director peter kölbel confirmed interest liechtenstein participation soon full ebu membership granted may happened december thus getting ready debut considering national final concept similar german version idol series – deutschland sucht den superstar dsds november fltv decided applying ebu membership december financial reason ruling debut contest jillian evans representative european parliament wale stated interest securing wale place eurovision song contest norway end decided would participate debut rejected wale sovereign state bbc exclusive right represent united kingdom wale could represented either bbc cymru wale itv cymru wale sc july december four country participated contest announced nonparticipation andorra czech republic hungary montenegro nrk announced theme art slogan design contest december host city insignia exchange mayor moscow oslo bærum marking official kickoff eurovision song contest season theme art series intersecting circle selected represent gathering people diversity emotion surrounding eurovision song contest addition base colour white logo created black gold pink preview stage design released may featuring led screen opting instead various lighting technique unlike postcard postcard based simplicity also included innovative idea shown like could seen right venue crowd head basic synopsis postcard numerous group little golden ball theme esc form shape country move form screen see prerecorded video little crowd city country usually capital perform supporting cheering act second performer country getting ready stage shown ball form flag country supported part shape country little discrepancy country shape serbia israel armenia azerbaijan completely shown due territorial border dispute area nrk announced host contest march chosen erik solbakken haddy jatou njie nadia hasnaoui solbakken njie opened three show introduced artist reported green room voting hasnaoui presenting voting section scoreboard announcement second eurovision family event hasnaoui cohosted junior eurovision song contest lillehammer trio guided audience viewer night english french norwegian second time two host presenting show contest october european broadcasting union ebu announced format semifinal changed result would determined combination national jury televoting making consistent final country vote determined combining jury vote televoting result country top ten highest point semifinal qualify participate final contest replaces semifinal format used contest country top nine highest point televoting result semifinal qualified final tenth semifinal place given country highest number point jury vote already qualified final televoting result october ebu announced voting would open throughout competition would conclude minute end last song number fan began campaign social networking site facebook return orchestra contest oslo first time since orchestra used since first contest dropped contest due rapid development music technology made backing track useful jan fredrik heyerdahl norwegian radio orchestra said interested participating contest ebu nrk approved return orchestra however change contest approved sunday february draw decide country appear either first second semifinal took place participating country excluding automatic finalist france germany norway spain united kingdom split six pot based upon country voting pot half close half possible competed first semi final may half particular pot compete second semi final may draw also doubled approximate running order order delegation country know rehearsal commenced draw also determined semi final automatic finalist voted draw running order semifinal final order voting took place march first semifinal took place oslo may ten country semifinal highest scoring point according combination televotes jury vote voting country qualified final france germany spain voted semifinal second semifinal took place oslo may ten country semifinal highest scoring point according combination televotes jury vote voting country qualified final norway united kingdom voted semifinal final took place may cest telenor arena bærum akershus greater oslo norway big four host country norway qualified directly final two semifinal may twenty country qualified final total twentyfive country competed final voting system used similar used contest combination televotes jury vote viewer able vote performance voting window ended minute conclusion song spain given second chance perform denmark following stage invasion jimmy jump performance interval act involved number live public outdoor dance event across europe planned promotional purpose done style series spontaneous flashmobs outdoor footage intercut webcam footage individual private household peter svaar head press contest behalf broadcaster nrk said want share eurovision song contest rather broadcast seven half minute long song called glow produced cowritten element team performed cowritten madcon spokesperson country revealed vote following order split jurytelevoting result announced ebu june split total received country given full breakdown first semifinal one unknown country jury vote country meet ebu threshold point summary maximum point country awarded another st semifinal point summary maximum point country awarded another nd semifinal point summary maximum point country awarded another final country sent commentator oslo commentated country order add insight participant necessary provide voting information australia – even though australia eligible enter contest broadcast special broadcasting service sb freetoair television station previous year coverage featured local commentary segment julia zemiro sam pang first semifinal broadcast may second semifinal may final may show broadcast aest utc first semi final rated respectable viewer second semifinal rated viewer final rated solid result considering sunday night offer tough competition commercial network final also simulcast special digital radio station setup network aired classic eurovision song leadup event sb also aired ebuproduced countdown eurovision special may may pm contest sb broadcast special tv programme z eurovision one week contest minute programme style show played craziest campest controversial moment eurovision history guest performer also featured form guide find hot year look following weekend eurovision performer including johnny logan dima bilan well australian celebrity appeared guest show hosted zemiro pang new zealand – although new zealand eligible enter contest contest broadcast triangle tv satellite channel stratos broadcast eurovision song contest semi final well final delayed broadcast hungary – announced reference group meeting march hungary would broadcasting contest duna tv currently approved member ebu confirmed broadcasting contest hungary magyar televízió current hungarian broadcaster pulled also announced attempt send hungarian entry contest kazakhstan – announced reference group meeting march kazakhstan would broadcasting contest kosovo – announced reference group meeting march kosovo would broadcasting contest montenegro – despite participating eurovision song contest due financial trouble national broadcaster montenegro rtcg aired semi final final live main channel rtcg official eurovision song contest website provided live stream without commentary via peertopeer medium octoshape eurovision also broadcast worldwide european stream bvn rts sat hrt sat rtp internacional tve internacional tvp polonia trt avaz bnt sat ert world svt world among others radio station bosnia herzegovina croatia radio tirana albania broadcast live internet website well satellite channel fourth time contest broadcast highdefinition country highdefinition channel allowed country watch contest hd performance daniel diges representing spain disrupted catalan pitch invader jaume marquet cot also known jimmy jump performance continued marquet wearing barretina joined choreographed routine ran security personnel appeared stage spain subsequently allowed perform song second time denmark entry th final song performed addition main winner trophy marcel bezençon award barbara dex award contested eurovision song contest ogae general organisation eurovision fan voting poll also took place contest marcel bezençon award organised since sweden thenhead delegation representative christer björkman winner richard herrey honour song contest final award divided three category artistic award composer award press award first date occasion entry managed win category ogae organisation forty eurovision song contest fan club across europe beyond conduct annual voting poll first held marcel bezençon fan award vote cast topranked entry poll denmark moment like performed chanée nevergreen top five result shown barbara dex award humorous fan award given worst dressed artist year named belgium representative came last contest wearing selfdesigned dress award handed fansite house eurovision carried fansite songfestivalbe since eurovision song contest oslo official compilation album contest put together european broadcasting union released emi record cmc international may album featured song entered contest including semifinalist failed qualify grand final eurovision official website