Eurovision Song Contest - Oslo 2010

Greece: They compete to follow Sakis

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:52:55 +0100

The Greek broadcaster, ERT, has released the list of finalists for their upcoming national selection for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. Who will follow the superstar Sakis Rouvas, will be decided on the 12th of March.

Update: Tickets on sale - Final sold out!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Ticket sales for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest will take off on Monday 8th of February at exactly 9:00 CET. From that moment on, a total of 90,000 tickets can be purchased through Billettservice, both online as well as through their call centre. Tickets can only be purchased with a credit card. Update: Tickets for the Final sold out in 20 minutes!

Results of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:28:19 +0100

Moments ago, the Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Oslo, Norway. Under scrutiny of Svante Stockselius, Executive Supervisor of the contest on behalf of the EBU, the Host Broadcaster's Head of Press Peter Svaar conducted the draw. An Oslo police officer was present to keep a strict eye on the procedure. You can watch the Semi-Final Allocation Draw on-demand through ESCTV..

Spanish finalists officially confirmed

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:14 +0100

Earlier this morning TVE, the Spanish broadcaster, confirmed on their website the ten candidates that ultimately make it to their televised selection for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, after an impressive 5,7 million votes had been cast, 100,000 more than last year.

Norwegian on board as Official Airline

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:30:44 +0100

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today announced that Norwegian is to be the Official Airline of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo. The three shows, Semi-Finals on 25th and 27th of May and the Final on the 29th of May 2010, will be televised live, hosted by the Norwegian national public broadcaster NRK.

The Netherlands picks Sieneke for Oslo

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:43:47 +0100

Sieneke (17) will represent the Netherlands at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo with Ik Ben Verliefd (Shalalie). That was the conclusion of tonight's Nationaal Songfestival. She will perform in the second Semi-Final on the 27th of May, as determined during today's Semi-Final Allocation Draw.

Slovakia: Results of sixth quarter-final

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:08:46 +0100

The sixth and last quarter-final of the Slovak national selection for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest took place in the STV studios in Bratislava tonight, with four more entries qualifying for the semi-final stage.

Spring for Cyprus in Eurovision

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:03:17 +0100

The Cypriot representative in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest is decided. The island will be defended in Oslo by Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders with Life Looks Better In Spring. The song was voted as number 1 by both the viewers and the jury.

Tonight: Who will follow Cyprus' Christina?

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:01:52 +0100

Tonight Cyprus will get to choose the song that will represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. Nine songs are in line to deserve this honour.

Live: Who will the Netherlands send to Oslo?

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Tonight, a professional jury and the studio audience will decide who will represent the Netherlands in Oslo with the song Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie). The five contestants, all coached by famous Dutch singers, will each sing their own version of the song, written by Pierre Kartner. The Nationaal Songfestival 2010, which starts at 21:10 CET, and the press conference afterwards, will be streamed live.