EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2010, OSLO, NORWAY

OSLO, NORWAY - EUROVISION.TV. Since 2008, the Eurovision Song Contest consists of three live shows, aired prime-time to millions of homes across Europe. During two Semi-Finals, viewers and juries across Europe determine which countries will be represented in the Final.

FIRST SEMI-FINAL

Tuesday, 25th of May, 2010 (21:00 CET)

The first Semi-Final will be broadcast live in some 18 countries represented in the show and several other nations. You can also watch online this show on Eurovision.tv!

Artists from some 15-20 countries will compete in the first Semi-Final, as ten spots for the Final are at stake. Viewers and professional juries each have a 50 percent stake in the outcome. The professional juries will feature six members in each country. The 10 qualified acts will be announced in random order, and to raise the excitement the ranking and other voting results will not be announced until right after the Final.

Participants at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Semi-Final (1) :

Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away

MOLDOVA

Peter Nalitch & Friends - Lost And Forgotten

RUSSIA

Malcolm Lincoln - Siren
ESTONIA

Kristina Pelakova - Horehronie
SLOVAKIA

Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää

FINLAND

Aisha - What For?

LATVIA

Milan Stanković - Ovo Je Balkan

SERBIA

Vukašin Brajić - Thunder And Lightning

BOSNIA

& HERZEGOVINA

Marcin Mroziński - Legenda

POLAND

Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar

BELGIUM

Thea Garrett - My Dream
MALTA

Juliana Pasha - It's All About You

ALBANIA

Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - OPA
GREECE

Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim
PORTUGAL

Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata
F.Y.R. MACEDONIA

3+2 - Butterflies
BELARUS

Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi
ICELAND

SECOND SEMI-FINAL
Thursday, 27th of May, 2010 (21:00 CET)

The second Semi-Final will be broadcast live in the some 18 countries represented in the show and several other nations. You can also watch online this show on Eurovision.tv!

Artists from some 15-20 countries will compete in the second Semi-Final, as ten spots for the Final are at stake. Viewers and professional juries each have a 50 percent stake in the outcome. The professional juries will feature six members in each country. The 10 qualified acts will be announced in random order, and to raise the excitement the ranking and other voting results will not be announced until right after the Final.

Participants at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Semi-Final (2) :

InCulto - East European Funk
LITHUANIA

Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone
ARMENIA

Harel Skaat - Milim
ISRAEL

Chanée & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This

DENMARK

Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'Or
SWITZERLAND

Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life

SWEDEN

Safura - Drip Drop
AZERBAIJAN

Alyosha - Sweet People
UKRAINE

Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie)
THE NETHERLANDS

Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire
ROMANIA

Ansambel Žlindra & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock
SLOVENIA

Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You
IRELAND

Miro - Angel Si Ti

BULGARIA

Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring

CYPRUS

Feminnem - Lako Je Sve
CROATIA

Sofia Nizharadze - Shine

GEORGIA

maNga - We Could Be The Same
TURKEY

THE GRAND FINAL
Saturday, 29th of May, 2010 (21:00 CET)

The Grand Final will be broadcast live in all participating countries. You can also watch online this show on Eurovision.tv!

The 20 acts that qualified through the two Semi-Finals will join the five pre-qualified countries: Norway (the Host Country), France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Viewers and professional juries in over 40 participating countries will vote. Viewers and professional juries each have a 50 percent stake in the outcome. The professional juries will feature six members in each country. The running order of the represented countries in the FInal will be determined by draw, right after each of the two Semi-Finals.