Contestants from 39 countries will compete for the grand prix of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo.
The following 39 countries will be represented at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway:
Albania (RTVSH)
Armenia (AMPTV)
Azerbaijan (Ictimai TV)
Belarus (BTRC)
Belgium (VRT)
Bosnia & Herzegovina (BHRT)
Bulgaria (BNT)
Croatia (HRT)
Cyprus (CyBC)
Denmark (DR)
Estonia (ERR)
Finland (YLE)
France (FT3)
FYR Macedonia (MKRTV)
Georgia (GEGT)
Germany (NDR/ARD)
Greece (ERT)
Iceland (RÚV)
Ireland (RTÉ)
Israel (IBA)
Latvia (LTV)
Lithuania (LRT)
Malta (PBS)
Moldova (TRM)
The Netherlands (TROS)
Norway (NRK)
Poland (TVP)
Portugal (RTP)
Romania (TVR)
Russia (RTR)
Serbia (RTS)
Slovakia (STV)
Slovenia (RTVSLO)
Spain (TVE)
Sweden (SVT)
Switzerland (SRG / SSR)
Turkey (TRT)
Ukraine (NTU)
United Kingdom (BBC)
Qualification system The so-called 'Big Four' (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are automatically qualified for the Final on the 29th of May, as their respective broadcasters are crucial contributors to the Eurovision Song Contest. As host country, Norway (NRK) is also secure of a spot in the Final, to take place on Saturday 29 May.
A mix of 50% professional jury vote and 50% televoting will determine the outcomes of the two Semi-Finals and the Final.
Vasyl Lazarovich will represent Ukraine, this year, at the Eurovision Song Contest, that will take place at Oslo, in Norway.
Lazarovich was selected by the National Television Company of Ukraine as the participant for Ukrainian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
The singer commented on the announcement during the press conference: "I am surprised by this decision - till the last moment I couldn’t dream of representing Ukraine at the Eurovision. I am well aware of the great responsibility this puts on me.'' according to eurovision.tv
The song that he will sing at the ESC-Oslo 2010, will be anounced later.
Harel Skaat was officialy announced Israel's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest-Oslo 2010.
Skaat's singing talents garnered attention from an early age. When he was 6 he won a children's singing competition in his hometown and also appeared in an episode of a popular Israeli television show called "Parpar Nechmad".
Harel Skaat born August 8, 1981, in Kfar Sava, Israel.
Juliana Pasha will represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest this year with the song - Nuk Mundem Pa Ty.
She won the Festivali i Këngës, last night. Festivali i Këngës is an Albanian song contest, organised by the Albanian national broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH). Since its beginnings in 1966 all performers have been required to perform live, with a jury or televote selecting the winner. Since 2003 it has been used to select Albania's entry for the international Eurovision Song Contest, according to wikipedia.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced its partnership with Beiersdorf Group brand NIVEA VISAGE for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway.
Nivea is a global skin- and body-care brand, owned by the German company Beiersdorf. The company began in 1911 when Beiersdorf developed a water-in-oil emulsifier as a skin cream with Eucerit, the first stable emulsion of its kind. The company's owner, Oskar Troplowitz, named it Nivea, from the Latin word niveus/nivea/niveum (meaning snow-white).
During the 1930s, Beiersdorf began producing products such as tanning oils, shaving creams, shampoo and facial toners. The trademark "Nivea" was expropriated in many countries following World War II. Beiersdorf completed buying back the confiscated trademark rights in 1997, according to Wikipedia.
The Swiss singer, Michael von der Heide, will represent Switzerland, this year, at the Eurovision Song Contest- Oslo 2010, with the song ''Il Pleut de L'Or'' ( ''It's raining gold''). In 1999, Von der Heide participated in the German national final with the song "Bye Bye Bar", eventually finishing fifth, and did not go on to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999.
His biggest success was the album Tourist , in 2000.
Elveţia şi-a anunţat reprezentantul de anul acesta, la Eurovision Song Contest-Oslo 2010. Acesta va interpreta piesa Il Pleut De L'Or ( Plouă cu aur).
Michael von der Heide, este un cunoscut cântăreţ elveţia, care a mai participat la Eurovision, la selecţia naţională a Germaniei din 1999, când, s-a clasat pe locul 5.
Cel mai mare succes al său, îl reprezintă albumul ''Touris'', lansat în 2000.
The Norwegian broadcaster NRK revealed the theme art and slogan for the Eurovision Song Contest Oslo 2010. The slogan of the ESC 2010 is ''Share The Moment''.
The theme art design of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest was designed by the award-winning Norwegian design firms Gosu, Handverk and Snøhetta, based on a detailed brief of NRK, according to eurovision.tv . According to the same source mentioned above, the theme 'Share The Moment' will be closely embedded into the two Semi-Finals and the Final of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, as well as in the events in the weeks and months leading up to it, such as the draws, the Heads of Delegation meeting in March, the welcome reception in mid-May and after-parties.
The contest, ESC 2010, will take place at the Telenor Arena, in the municipality suburb of Bærum, which is situated in the southern part of the Greater Oslo, Norway.
Televiziunea organizatoare a ESC 2010, NRK a dezvăluit sloganul şi totodată sigla, de anul acesta, a concursului Eurovision Oslo 2010.
Astfel că anul acesta sloganul Eurovision Oslo 2010 este ''Share The Moment'', în traducere ''Împarte Momentul''.
Tema design-ului a fost creată de către premiantul norvegian care deţine firma Gosu, Handverk şi Snøhetta.
Anul acesta Eurovision Song Contest va avea loc pe Arena Telenor din suburbiile municipiului Bærum, situată în partea de sud a regiunii metropolitane Greater Oslo.
Marina Almasan, coordonatorul de proiect pentru selecţia naţională a concursului Eurovision Song Contest 2010, a declarat într-un interviu, în exclusivitate acordat site-ului eurovision.tv , faptul că anul acesta vom putea vota la selecţia naţională din România gratis, asta după ce o linie Tel Verde va fi introdusă.
''Respectând tradiţia românească actuală şi urmând metoda de vot din Oslo, decizia publicului român va conta 50% în decizia finală, prin televoting, iar pentru a încuraja toţi telespectatorii să ia parte , se va introduce un "Tel Verde", astfel că toată lumea din România va putea vota gratis'' declară Marina Almasan, coordonator de proiect, anul acesta, al ESC România 2010.
Totodată aceasta a subliniat faptul că anul acesta ţara noastră, plecând de la ideea că ''important este să participi şi nu să câştigi '', va dori să facă o impresie bună în toată Europa.
Marina Almasan a mai declarat faptul că ţara noastră se va concentra asupra juriului, care va fi format din specialişti, astfel încât cele 15 piese să fie alese corect, din cele câteva sute.
Eurovision 2010 se apropie cu paşi din ce în ce mai rapizi.
Programul ESC 2010 România arată în felul următor:
09.12.2009 – 14.01.2010 - perioada de înscriere la concurs;
21 ianuarie 2010 - deschiderea şi verificarea plicurilor trimise prin poştă, pe adresa TVR din Bucureşti, Calea Dorobanţilor, nr. 191, sector 1 sau depuse la registratura; 25, 26 şi 27 ianuarie 2010 - preselecţia pieselor validate de către notar în data de 21 ianuarie;
28 ianuarie – 5 februarie 2010 - perioada în care autorii ce au primit recomandarea de a schimba interpreţii îşi vor reînregistra creaţiile cu noii artişti, aleşi ţinând cont de recomandarea Juriului;
6 februarie 2010 - postarea pieselor pe site-ul www.tvr.ro/eurovision;
20 februarie - 5 martie 2010 - perioada în care se promovează piesele preselectate, în condiţii de egalitate, pe toate canalele TVR, precum şi pe alte canale media, conform strategiei SRTv în acest sens;
