Today the semi-final of the Azerbaijani national selection for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest was held. From the grandiose show, three qualified for the next stage.

The video of Alexander Rybak's reprise of Fairytale at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest was chosen as one of the 31 most memorable videos of 2009 by YouTube. The video appeared today on YouTube.com/newyears. The choice is remarkable, as the YouTube new year's project is targetted at a US audience!

The ruling king of the Eurovision Song Contest, Alexander Rybak, and the President of the United States, Barack Obama, had a chance to meet yesterday in Norway.

Earlier today, Deputy Mayor Valery Vinogradov handed over a big chain of city keys to his colleagues, Mr Fabian Stang and Mr Odd Reinsfelt, from the cities who will host the next Eurovision Song Contest, Oslo and Bærum. Alexander Rybak, who won the 2009 contest with his song Fairytale, performed as well.

Alexander Rybak, this year's winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, has released a film entitled Fairytale The Movie, documenting his incredible journey since claiming the top prize for Norway in Moscow.