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Eurovision Song Contest 2010

International song competition

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Summary

International song competition

FieldValue
nameEurovision Song Contest
year2010
themeShare the Moment
logoESC 2010 logo.png
semi1
semi2
final
venueTelenor Arena
Oslo, Norway
presenters
directors
exsupervisorSvante Stockselius
exproducerJon Ola Sand
organiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
hostNorsk rikskringkasting (NRK)
entries39
finalists25
return
nonreturn
Map FinalY
voteEach country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
winner

Oslo, Norway

The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 25 and 27 May and a final on 29 May 2010, held at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway, and presented by Erik Solbakken, Nadia Hasnaoui, and Haddy N'jie. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), which staged the event after winning the for with the song "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. It was the contest hosted the latest, tying with the .

Broadcasters from thirty-nine countries took part in the contest, with returning after a one-year absence. Meanwhile, , the , , and ceased their participation, mainly due to the 2008 financial crisis. originally announced its non-participation, but was later confirmed as among the participants by the EBU.

The winner was with the song "Satellite", performed by Lena and written by Julie Frost and John Gordon. The song won both the jury vote and televote and was Germany's second victory in the contest, following . It was also its first win as a unified country, and the first win for one of the "Big Four" countries since the rule's introduction in . , , , and rounded out the top five. Romania, finishing third, equalled its best result from , while further down the table, Georgia achieved its best result to date, finishing ninth. For the first time since the introduction of semi-finals in , Sweden failed to qualify for the final.

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. The 2008 financial crisis affected how the contest was run, with NRK being forced to sell its broadcasting rights for the 2010 FIFA World Cup to TV 2 and Viasat in order to finance the event.

Location

Venue

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 Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK).

At a press conference in Oslo on 27 May 2009, it was announced that the show was to be held in the Oslo metropolitan area. NRK argued that Oslo was the only city with the required capacity, venues, and infrastructure to hold the show. On 3 July 2009, it was decided that the venue would be the newly constructed Telenor Arena, in the municipality of Bærum neighbouring Oslo. The Oslo Spektrum (host venue in ) was ruled out to host the contest due to its smaller size and capacity, as was Vallhall Arena in Oslo and the Vikingskipet in Hamar. 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.

Participants

A total of 39 countries confirmed their participation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, including , which returned to the contest after its absence in .

The 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. The EBU later confirmed that would indeed participate in Oslo. Funding was eventually given by Lithuanian company Teo LT, which allowed LRT to participate.

Several of the performing artists had previously represented the same country in past editions. Niamh Kavanagh had won the contest for . Hera Björk had provided backing vocals for and . Kristján Gíslason, backing singer for Hera Björk, had represented as member of Two Tricky. In addition, Feminnem representing Croatia, had represented .

was represented by the group SunStroke Project, of which saxophonist Sergey Stepanov became an Internet meme as the "Epic Sax Guy", after performing their entry "Run Away" at the final of the contest.

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 in the semi-finals, and scores were published online only after the final took place.

CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
RTSHJuliana Pasha"It's All About You"English
AMPTVEva Rivas"Apricot Stone"English
İTVSafura"Drip Drop"English
BTRC3+2 Robert Wells"Butterflies"English
VRTTom Dice"Me and My Guitar"English
BHRTVukašin Brajić"Thunder and Lightning"EnglishDino Šaran
BNTMiro"Angel si ti" (Ангел си ти)Bulgarian, English
HRTFeminnem"Lako je sve"Croatian
CyBCJon Lilygreen and the Islanders"Life Looks Better in Spring"English
DRChanée and N'evergreen"In a Moment like This"English
ERRMalcolm Lincoln"Siren"EnglishRobin Juhkental
YLEKuunkuiskaajat"Työlki ellää"FinnishTimo Kiiskinen
France TélévisionsJessy Matador"Allez Ola Olé"French
GPBSofia Nizharadze"Shine"English
NDRLena"Satellite"English
ERTGiorgos Alkaios and Friends"Opa" (Ώπα)Greek
RÚVHera Björk"Je ne sais quoi"English
RTÉNiamh Kavanagh"It's for You"English
IBAHarel Skaat"Milim" (מילים)Hebrew
LTVAisha"What For?"English
LRTInCulto"Eastern European Funk"EnglishInCulto
MRTGjoko Taneski"Jas ja imam silata" (Јас ја имам силата)MacedonianKristijan Gabrovski
PBSThea Garrett"My Dream"English
TRMSunStroke Project and Olia Tira"Run Away"English
TROSSieneke"Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"DutchPierre Kartner
NRKDidrik Solli-Tangen"My Heart Is Yours"English
TVPMarcin Mroziński"Legenda"English, Polish
RTPFilipa Azevedo"Há dias assim"PortugueseAugusto Madureira
TVRPaula Seling and Ovi"Playing with Fire"EnglishOvidiu Cernăuțeanu
RTRPeter Nalitch and Friends"Lost and Forgotten"EnglishPeter Nalitch
RTSMilan Stanković"Ovo je Balkan" (Oво je Балкан)Serbian
STVKristína"Horehronie"Slovak
RTVSLOAnsambel Žlindra and Kalamari"Narodnozabavni rock"Slovene
RTVEDaniel Diges"Algo pequeñito"Spanish
SVTAnna Bergendahl"This Is My Life"English
SRG SSRMichael von der Heide"Il pleut de l'or"French
TRTManga"We Could Be the Same"English
NTUAlyosha"Sweet People"English
BBCJosh Dubovie"That Sounds Good to Me"English

Other countries

Active EBU members

The EBU announced that they would work harder to bring back , , and to the 2010 contest. 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". 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". However, the representatives of the 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 they would not take part stating that the contest had been "ruined by the regulations". Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) also declared that they would not be returning for the 2010 edition, mainly due to a lack of finances to send a Monegasque entry. The RTL Group announced that they were having serious discussions regarding a possible comeback for for the first time since , but later confirmed that they would not be present for the 2010 contest either. Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) also considered returning in 2010 for ; however, after deliberations with Italian artists, including Italian sister duo Paola & Chiara, they informed to withhold returning after failing to receive funding from the Sammarinnese parliament or sponsors.

EBU had talks to Liechtenstein's only broadcaster 1 FL TV for them to join the EBU, and become a part of the Eurovision Song Contest. 1 FL TV's programme director Peter Kölbel had confirmed interest in their 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). In November 1FLTV decided against applying for EBU membership in December for financial reasons, ruling out a debut at the 2010 contest.

From July to December 2009, four countries who participated in announced their non-participation in 2010: , the , , and .

Format

Visual design

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. The theme art, a series of intersecting circles, was selected to "represent gathering people and the diversity of emotions surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest." In addition to the base colour of white, the logo was created in black, gold, and pink. A preview of the stage design was released on 6 May 2010, featuring no LED screens, opting instead for various other lighting techniques.

Postcards

Unlike the 2009 and the 2008 postcards, the 2010 postcards were based in simplicity but also included an innovative idea, they are shown like they could be seen right in the venue, over the crowd's heads.

The basic synopsis of the postcards is a numerous group of little golden balls (the theme of the ESC 2010) forms the shape of each country. Then, they move and form a screen where we can see a pre-recorded video of a little crowd from in a city of the country (usually the capital) about to perform supporting and cheering their act. After that, a few seconds of the performer of the country getting ready in the stage are shown; and then, the balls form the flag of the country supported.

In the part of the shape of the country, there were little discrepancies: some countries' shapes, such as those for Serbia, Israel, Armenia, 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]].

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. This was the second Eurovision event 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. This was the second time that more than two hosts were presenting the shows, after the .

Voting system

On 11 October 2009, the EBU announced that the format of the semi-finals was to be changed so that the results would be determined by a combination of 50% national jury and 50% televoting, making it more consistent with the final. Each country's votes were determined by combining the jury votes and the televoting results; the countries with the top ten highest points in each semi-final then qualify to participate in the final of the contest. This replaces the semi-final format used in the and contests in which the countries with the top nine highest points from the televoting results in each semi-final qualified for the final. The tenth semi-final place was then given to the country with the highest number of points from the jury's votes which had not already qualified for the final from the televoting results. On 26 October 2009, the EBU announced that the voting would be open throughout the competition and would conclude 15 minutes after the end of the very last song.

Possible return of the orchestra

A number of fans began a campaign on social networking site Facebook for the return of an orchestra to the contest in Oslo, for the first time since . 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. Jan Fredrik Heyerdahl of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra said that they were interested in participating in the 2010 contest if the EBU and NRK approved the return of an orchestra. However, no such change to the contest had been approved.

Semi-final allocation draw

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, and 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. The draw for the running order of the semi-finals, finals, and the order of voting, took place on 23 March 2010.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5

Contest overview

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 25 May 2010 at 21:00 CEST. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Germany, and Spain. 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.

R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace1234567891011121314151617
SunStroke Project and Olia Tira"Run Away"5210
"Lost and Forgotten"747
Malcolm Lincoln"Siren"3914
Kristína"Horehronie"2416
Kuunkuiskaajat"Työlki ellää"4911
Aisha"What For?"1117
"Ovo je Balkan"795
"Thunder and Lightning"598
"Legenda"4413
"Me and My Guitar"1671
"My Dream"4512
"It's All About You"766
and Friends"Opa"1332
"Há dias assim"894
"Jas ja imam silata"3715
3+2 Robert Wells"Butterflies"599
"Je ne sais quoi"1233

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 27 May 2010 21:00 CEST. All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, Norway and the United Kingdom. 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.

R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace1234567891011121314151617
InCulto"Eastern European Funk"4412
"Apricot Stone"836
"Milim"718
Chanée and N'evergreen"In a Moment like This"1015
"Il pleut de l'or"217
"This Is My Life"6211
Safura"Drip Drop"1132
Alyosha"Sweet People"777
Sieneke"Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"2914
and Ovi"Playing with Fire"1044
and Kalamari"Narodnozabavni rock"616
"It's for You"679
Miro"Angel si ti"1915
and the Islanders"Life Looks Better in Spring"6710
Feminnem"Lako je sve"3313
"Shine"1063
Manga"We Could Be the Same"1181

Final

Satellite]]," for Germany.

The final took place on 29 May 2010 at 21:00 CEST and was won by Germany. 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 25 countries competed in the final and all 39 participants voted. The voting system used was similar to that used in the (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.

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." The seven and a half minute long song "Glow", was produced and co-written by the Element team and performed and co-written by Madcon.

The performance of "Algo pequeñito" by Daniel Diges, representing , was disrupted by Catalan pitch invader Jaume Marquet, 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.

Germany won with 246 points, winning both the jury vote and the televote. Turkey came second with 170 points, with Romania, Denmark, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Armenia, Greece, Georgia and Ukraine completing the top ten. Cyprus, Moldova, Ireland, Belarus and the United Kingdom occupied the bottom five positions.

R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
Safura"Drip Drop"1455
"Algo pequeñito"6815
"My Heart Is Yours"3520
SunStroke Project and Olia Tira"Run Away"2722
and the Islanders"Life Looks Better in Spring"2721
"Thunder and Lightning"5117
"Me and My Guitar"1436
"Ovo je Balkan"7213
3+2 Robert Wells"Butterflies"1824
"It's for You"2523
and Friends"Opa"1408
"That Sounds Good to Me"1025
"Shine"1369
Manga"We Could Be the Same"1702
"It's All About You"6216
"Je ne sais quoi"4119
Alyosha"Sweet People"10810
"Allez Ola Olé"8212
and Ovi"Playing with Fire"1623
"Lost and Forgotten"9011
"Apricot Stone"1417
Lena"Satellite"2461
"Há dias assim"4318
"Milim"7114
Chanée and N'evergreen"In a Moment like This"1494

Spokespersons

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson responsible for announcing the votes for its respective country. They revealed their votes in the following order:

  1. RomaniaMalvina Cservenschi
  2. IrelandDerek Mooney
  3. GermanyHape Kerkeling
  4. Serbia
  5. AlbaniaLeon Menkshi
  6. TurkeyMeltem Ersan Yazgan
  7. CroatiaMila Horvat
  8. PolandAleksandra Rosiak
  9. Bosnia and HerzegovinaIvana Vidmar
  10. Finland
  11. SloveniaAndrea F
  12. EstoniaRolf Junior
  13. RussiaOxana Fedorova
  14. Portugal
  15. Azerbaijan
  16. Greece
  17. IcelandYohanna
  18. DenmarkBryan Rice
  19. France
  20. SpainAinhoa Arbizu
  21. Slovakia
  22. Bulgaria
  23. UkraineIryna Zhuravska
  24. LatviaKārlis Būmeisters
  25. MaltaChiara Siracusa
  26. NorwayAnne Rimmen
  27. CyprusChristina Metaxa
  28. Lithuania
  29. BelarusAleksei Grishin
  30. SwitzerlandChrista Rigozzi
  31. Belgium
  32. United KingdomScott Mills
  33. NetherlandsYolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen
  34. IsraelOfer Nachshon
  35. North MacedoniaMaja Daniels
  36. Moldova
  37. GeorgiaMariam Vashadze
  38. SwedenEric Saade
  39. ArmeniaNazeni 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.

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.

PlaceCombinedJuryTelevotingCountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints1234567891011121314151617
167165151
133107149
12399146
899692
798692
768569
746668
596563
596458
526254
495842
454740
444238
394134
373730
242522
111512
nb=1Total score}}nb=1Moldova}}nb=1Russia}}nb=1Estonia}}nb=1Slovakia}}nb=1Finland}}nb=1Latvia}}nb=1Serbia}}nb=1Bosnia and Herzegovina}}nb=1Poland}}nb=1Belgium}}nb=1Malta}}nb=1Albania}}nb=1Greece}}nb=1Portugal}}nb=1Macedonia}}nb=1Belarus}}nb=1Iceland}}nb=1France}}nb=1Germany}}nb=1Spain}}va=middleContestants}}MoldovaRussiaEstoniaSlovakiaFinlandLatviaSerbiaBosnia and HerzegovinaPolandBelgiumMaltaAlbaniaGreecePortugalMacedoniaBelarusIceland
5251274871035
7412123104285131121
3912121511412
24265155
49310261727632
1165
79341631233721031246
59125126375846
44264663773
16761081010874121241012481210128
4531211622362421
76427486121210254
13377288108710810103584810
89554675324452781012
37411810121
59812435356751
1231087772310121088616567

12 points

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

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Semi-final 2

PlaceCombinedJuryTelevotingCountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints1234567891011121314151617
118117126
11393119
10689113
10488106
10184102
838490
778377
718065
677964
677853
627649
445446
332743
292622
192515
61411
251
nb=1Total score}}nb=1Lithuania}}nb=1Armenia}}nb=1Israel}}nb=1Denmark}}nb=1Switzerland}}nb=1Sweden}}nb=1Azerbaijan}}nb=1Ukraine}}nb=1Netherlands}}nb=1Romania}}nb=1Slovenia}}nb=1Ireland}}nb=1Bulgaria}}nb=1Cyprus}}nb=1Croatia}}nb=1Georgia}}nb=1Turkey}}nb=1Norway}}nb=1United Kingdom}}va=middleContestants}}LithuaniaArmeniaIsraelDenmarkSwitzerlandSwedenAzerbaijanUkraineNetherlandsRomaniaSloveniaIrelandBulgariaCyprusCroatiaGeorgiaTurkey
4421421221857
831123581010812104
718876123514575
10155751265412104234368
22
623312102615122123
1132556312188107101012122
77101023825126667342
29442163153
1046488475334648481012
615
67713612484231610
191576
674610763465124
3372711213
106121261210752771077101
11881081012107738128618

12 points

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

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Final

PlaceCombinedJuryTelevotingCountryPointsCountryPointsCountryPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
246187243
170185177
162167174
149160166
145134161
143129155
141121152
140119151
136116127
108116110
90110107
8297106
726994
716576
686340
626235
516135
435728
415727
354324
273718
273418
253316
182215
10187
nb=1Total score}}nb=1Romania}}nb=1Ireland}}nb=1Germany}}nb=1Serbia}}nb=1Albania}}nb=1Turkey}}nb=1Croatia}}nb=1Poland}}nb=1Bosnia and Herzegovina}}nb=1Finland}}nb=1Slovenia}}nb=1Estonia}}nb=1Russia}}nb=1Portugal}}nb=1Azerbaijan}}nb=1Greece}}nb=1Iceland}}nb=1Denmark}}nb=1France}}nb=1Spain}}nb=1Slovakia}}nb=1Bulgaria}}nb=1Ukraine}}nb=1Latvia}}nb=1Malta}}nb=1Norway}}nb=1Cyprus}}nb=1Lithuania}}nb=1Belarus}}nb=1Switzerland}}nb=1Belgium}}nb=1United Kingdom}}nb=1Netherlands}}nb=1Israel}}nb=1Macedonia}}nb=1Moldova}}nb=1Georgia}}nb=1Sweden}}nb=1Armenia}}va=middleContestants}}AzerbaijanSpainNorwayMoldovaCyprusBosnia and HerzegovinaBelgiumSerbiaBelarusIrelandGreeceUnited KingdomGeorgiaTurkeyAlbaniaIcelandUkraineFranceRomaniaRussiaArmeniaGermanyPortugalIsraelDenmark
145312878142712122127106257378
682745412245811427
35273533642
27106641
2741212413
51126810456
14341012510635561010710141037762
7253812810110177
1821312
252112676
14078101231678845557121212323
104123
1365574418108521671512714555612
1708110381210326126123108243361081055
6211752510783112
41454336628
10857137102776610572878
8263433831786722432316
1627652627310745810123510821485812101
90410236108512101010
14167165127684861757121246101
24638810106781210126112312312123512412410121044812
436214866154
7141106518352831014
1491212221221251441247108832624285

12 points

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

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Broadcasts

Most broadcasters sent commentators to Oslo or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information.

CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Show(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)AlbaniaArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIcelandIrelandIsraelLatviaLithuaniaMacedoniaMaltaMoldovaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited Kingdom
RTSHTVSHAll showsLeon Menkshi
AMPTVArmenia 1All showsand Khoren Levonyan
İTVAll showsHusniyya Maharramova
BTRCBelarus-1All showsDenis Kurian
VRTEénAll showsAndré Vermeulen and Bart Peeters
RTBFLa UneJean-Pierre Hautier and
BHRTBHT 1All showsDejan Kukrić
BNTElena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
HRTHRT 2Semi-finalsDuško Ćurlić
HRT 1Final
CyBCRIK 1All showsMelina Karageorgiou
RIK DefteroNathan Morley
DRDR1All showsNikolaj Molbechurl=http://www.esconnet.dk/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=264&Itemid=174title=Danske kommentatorer og pointsoplæserepublisher=Esconnet.dkaccess-date=2011-05-22url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324022238/http://www.esconnet.dk/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=264&Itemid=174archive-date=2012-03-24 }}
ERRETVAll showsMarko Reikop and Sven Lõhmus
YLEYLE TV2All shows
YLE Radio SuomiSanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki
France TélévisionsFrance 4Semi-finalsand Yann Renoard
France 3FinalCyril Hanouna and Stéphane Bern
GPBAll shows
ARDDas ErsteAll showsPeter Urban
NDR 2FinalTim Frühling and Thomas Mohr
ERTNETAll showsRika Vagiani
Deftero ProgrammaMaria Kozakou
RÚVSjónvarpið, Rás 2All showsSigmar Guðmundsson{{unbulleted list citebundle
RTÉRTÉ TwoSemi-finalsMarty Whelan
RTÉ OneFinal
RTÉ Radio 1Maxi
IBAChannel 1All showsNo commentary
LTVAll shows
LRTAll shows
MRTAll shows
PBSTVMAll showsValerie Vella
TRMTVMAll shows
NPONederland 1All showsCornald Maas and Daniël Dekker
NRKNRK1All showsOlav Viksmo-Slettan
TVPTVP1All showsArtur Orzech
RTPRTP1All showsSérgio Mateus
TVRTVR1All showsLeonard Miron and Gianina Corondan
RTRRussia-1All showsand Dmitry Guberniev
RTSRTS1, RTS SatSF1/FinalDuška Vučinić-Lučić
SF2Dragan Ilić
STVJednotkaAll shows
RTVSLOTV SLO 2Semi-finals
TV SLO 1Final
RTVELa 1, La 2SF1/FinalJosé Luis Uribarri
SVTSVT1All showsChristine Meltzer and Edward af Sillén
SRSR P4Carolina Norén and Björn Kjellman
SRG SSRSF zweiAll showsSven Epiney
TSR 2Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner
RSI La 1
TRTTRT 1All shows
NTUPershyi NatsionalnyiAll showsTimur Miroshnychenko
BBCBBC ThreeSemi-finalsPaddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood
BBC OneFinalGraham Norton
BBC Radio 2Ken Bruce
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Show(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)AustraliaHungaryMontenegro
SBSSBS OneAll showsJulia Zemiro and Sam Pang
MTVDuna TVAll showsZsolt Jeszenszky
RTCGTVCG 2All showsDražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković

International broadcasts

  • Australia – Even though Australia was not eligible to enter, the contest was broadcast on Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a free-to-air television station, as in previous years. As in 2009, the coverage featured local commentary and segments from Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang.

:The first semi-final was broadcast on 28 May 2010, the second semi-final on 29 May 2010, and the final on 30 May 2010, with all shows broadcast at 19:30 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. 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.

: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.

  • New Zealand – Although New Zealand is not eligible to enter the contest, the contest was broadcast on Triangle TV's satellite channel STRATOS. It broadcast both the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 semi finals as well as the final as a delayed broadcast.
  • Hungary – It was announced at the Reference Group meeting on 22 March 2010 that Hungary would be broadcasting the contest. Duna TV, currently an approved member of the EBU, has been confirmed as broadcasting the contest in Hungary after Magyar Televízió, the current Hungarian broadcaster, pulled out. They have also announced that they will attempt to send a Hungarian entry to the 2011 contest.
  • Kazakhstan – It was announced at the Reference Group meeting on 22 March 2010 that Kazakhstan would be broadcasting the contest.
  • Kosovo – It was announced at the Reference Group meeting on 22 March 2010 that Kosovo would be broadcasting the contest.
  • Montenegro – Despite not participating in 2010's Eurovision Song Contest due to financial trouble, the national broadcaster of Montenegro, RTCG, aired both semi finals and the final live on its main channel RTCG1.

The official Eurovision Song Contest website provided a live stream without commentary via the peer-to-peer medium Octoshape. Eurovision 2010 was also broadcast worldwide through European streams such as BVN, RTS SAT, HRT SAT, RTP Internacional, TVE Internacional, TVP Polonia, TRT Avaz, BNT Sat, ERT World, and SVT World, among others. Some radio stations such as those in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, 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 broadcasters aired the contest in HD through their high-definition channel:

  • AustraliaSBS HD
  • BelgiumEén HD
  • DenmarkDR HD
  • EstoniaETV HD
  • GermanyDas Erste HD
  • HungaryDuna TV HD
  • IsraelHot HD and Yes HD
  • NetherlandsNederland 1 HD
  • NorwayNRK HD
  • PolandTVP HD
  • PortugalRTP HD
  • RomaniaTVR HD
  • SerbiaRTS HD
  • SpainTVE HD (deferred)
  • SwedenSVT HD
  • TurkeyTRT HD
  • United KingdomBBC HD

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. The awards are divided into three categories: Artistic Award, Composers Award, and Press Award. This is the first and to date the only occasion in which an entry managed to win in all categories.

CategoryCountrySongArtistSongwriter(s)
Artistic Award"Milim" (מילים)Harel Skaat
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.

CountrySongArtistPoints
"In a Moment like This"Chanée and N'evergreen220
"Milim"Harel Skaat177
"Satellite"Lena172
"My Heart Is Yours"Didrik Solli-Tangen146
"Je ne sais quoi"Hera Björk130

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.

PlaceCountryArtistVotes12345
Milan Stanković138
SunStroke Project and Olia Tira110
Peter Nalitch and Friends109
Aisha99
Eva Rivas79

Official album

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.

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position

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