Eurovision song contest 2010 - General

[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Eurovision_Song_Contest_logo.svg[/IMG] [B]Description[/B] [quote=Wikipedia] The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition. Each country participates via one of their national EBU-member television stations, whose task it is to select a singer and a song to represent their country in the international competition. The Contest has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956 and is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. It is also one of the most-watched non-sporting events in the world,with audience figures having been quoted in recent years as anything between 100 million and 600 million internationally.Eurovision has also been broadcast outside Europe to such places as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, India, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Uruguay despite the fact that they do not compete. Since 2000, the Contest has also been broadcast over the Internet, with more than 74,000 people in almost 140 countries having watched the 2006 edition online.[/quote] [B]Official Website:[/B] [url]http://www.eurovision.tv/page/home[/url] [B]First Semi-Final : May 25th Second Semi-Final : May 27th Final : May 29th[/B] [B]First Semi-Final Participants:[/B] 01 [B]Moldova[/B] : SunStroke Project and Olia Tira - Run Away 02 [B]Russia[/B] : Peter Nalitch Band - Lost and Forgotten 03 [B]Estonia[/B] : Malcolm Lincoln and Manpower - Siren 04 [B]Slovakia[/B] : Kristina - Horehronie 05 [B]Finland[/B] : Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki ellääliving 06 [B]Latvia[/B] : Aisha - What For? 07 [B]Serbia[/B] : Milan Stanković - Ovo je Balkan 08 [B]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/B] : Vukašin Brajić - Thunder and Lightning 09 [B]Poland[/B] : Marcin Mroziński - Legenda 10 [B]Belgium[/B] : Tom Dice - Me and My Guitar 11 [B]Malta[/B] : Thea Garrett - My Dream 12 [B]Albania [/B]: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You 13 [B]Greece[/B] : Giorgos Alkaios and Friends - OPA (ΟΠΑ) 14 [B]Portugal[/B] : Filipa Azevedo - Há dias assim 15 [B]Macedonia[/B] : Gjoko Taneski- Jas ja imam silata 16 [B]Belarus[/B] : 3+2 - Butterflies 17 [B]Iceland[/B] : Hera Björk - Je ne sais quoi [B]Second Semi-Final Participants:[/B] 01 [B]Lithuania[/B] : InCulto - Eastern European Funk 02 [B]Armenia[/B] : Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone 03 [B]Israel[/B] : Harel Skaat - Milim 04 [B]Denmark [/B]: Chanée & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This 05 [B]Switzerland[/B] : Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut de L'Or 06 [B]Sweden[/B] : Anna Bergendahl - This Is My Life 07 [B]Azerbaijan[/B] : Safura - Drip Drop 08 [B]Ukraine [/B]: Alyosha - Sweet People 09 [B]The Netherlands[/B] : Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie) 10 [B]Romania [/B]: Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire 11 [B]Slovenia [/B]: Ansambel Žlindra & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock 12 [B]Ireland [/B]: Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You 13 [B]Bulgaria[/B] : Miro - Angel Si Ti 14 [B]Cyprus [/B]: Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring 15 [B]Croatia[/B] : Feminnem - Lako Je Sve 16 [B]Georgia[/B] : Sofia Nizharadze - Shine 17 [B]Turkey [/B]: maNga - We Could Be The Same [B]Finalists:[/B] [B]France[/B] : Jessy Matador - Alllez Olla Olé [B]Germany [/B]: Lena - Satellite [B]Norway [/B]: Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours [B]Spain [/B]: Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito [B]United Kingdom [/B]: Josh - That Sounds Good To Me [B]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/B] : Vukašin Brajić - Thunder and Lightning [B]Albania [/B]: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You [B]Serbia[/B] : Milan Stanković - Ovo je Balkan [B]Greece[/B] : Giorgos Alkaios and Friends - OPA (ΟΠΑ) [B]Belgium[/B] : Tom Dice - Me and My Guitar [B]Iceland[/B] : Hera Björk - Je ne sais quoi [B]Moldova[/B] : SunStroke Project and Olia Tira - Run Away [B]Russia[/B] : Peter Nalitch Band - Lost and Forgotten [B]Portugal[/B] : Filipa Azevedo - Há dias assim [B]Belarus[/B] : 3+2 - Butterflies [B]Georgia Ukraine Turkey Israel Ireland Cyprus Azerbaijan Romania Armenia Denmark[/B] [B]Winner: Germany[/B] I'm updating OP as we speak.

Us dutchies will naturally win with this awesome song! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecnRVmwYLGQ[/media] Song starts at 0:20. :smith: also the girl is 18

Oh god,did you see Serb song? :v: Well,maybe people will like tune,right? Right? [IMG]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/emoot/smith.gif[/IMG]

where's lordi when you need them

Voting for First Semi-Final finalists is now on.

Opa!

The young lady from Holland is being interviewed on BBC 3 - apparently the song was written by Father Abraham of Smurfs fame?

[B]First Semi-Final Finalists:[/B] [B]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/B] : Vukašin Brajić - Thunder and Lightning [B]Albania [/B]: Juliana Pasha - It's All About You [B]Serbia[/B] : Milan Stanković - Ovo je Balkan [B]Greece[/B] : Giorgos Alkaios and Friends - OPA (ΟΠΑ) [B]Belgium[/B] : Tom Dice - Me and My Guitar [B]Iceland[/B] : Hera Björk - Je ne sais quoi [B]Moldova[/B] : SunStroke Project and Olia Tira - Run Away [B]Russia[/B] : Peter Nalitch Band - Lost and Forgotten [B]Portugal[/B] : Filipa Azevedo - Há dias assim [B]Belarus[/B] : 3+2 - Butterflies [B]Second Semi-Final : May 27th[/B]

I think Turkey and Greece will be in the top 5. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-m8_j9Bqo8[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7L0joH6nM0[/media]

Why does the UK even bother entering anymore, we know that we're not going to win and that the votes have been biased since forever and that Terry Wogan left, taking away the only decent thing about it with him.

I don't care who wins, I just hope Germany's entry does not win.

[QUOTE=markg06;22177640]Why does the UK even bother entering anymore, we know that we're not going to win and that the votes have been biased since forever and that Terry Wogan left, taking away the only decent thing about it with him.[/QUOTE] You could Terry Wogan was getting more and more pissed as time went by.

Lithuania is starting off the show (again. We were first in the final last year) in Thursday. I'd say it's going to be fun. It's going to looks something like this (the instruments are not real, it's part of their performance) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvDBiqRbVa0[/media]

Macedonia I rekon could be better, the song wasn't impressive and they have had better artists before, but the solo in this song is pretty darn good. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI8H-NjDlJY[/url] and yeh, where is Lordi when you need them?

[QUOTE=RibbonHead09;22180237]Lithuania is starting off the show (again. We were first in the final last year) in Thursday. I'd say it's going to be fun. It's going to looks something like this (the instruments are not real, it's part of their performance) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvDBiqRbVa0[/media][/QUOTE] That's fucking catchy.

[B]Second Semi-Final Finalists: Georgia Ukraine Turkey Israel Ireland Cyprus Azerbaijan Romania Armenia Denmark[/B]

too bad netherlands didnt get through (not really)

I liked the Ukraine entry.

Oh my god, Swedish media has gone ballistic. I'm not sure but I think this is the first time we're not competing in the finals.

Germany won.

Fuck I'm just ashamed of Israel.

Israel wasn't too bad

[QUOTE=Kazumi;22201014]Oh my god, Swedish media has gone ballistic. I'm not sure but I think this is the first time we're not competing in the finals.[/QUOTE] Well Swedens entries have always been shit. Except ABBA, which was great.