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Semi Final 1: 25. May

Semi Final 2: 27. May

Final: 29. May

 

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Host Broadcaster: NRK

Venue: Telenor Arena, Oslo (23 000 people)

Budget: £17 million (150 million Norwegian kroner)

Host(s): TBA

 

25 countries have confirmed their participation in the 2010 Contest:

 

Albania

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Denmark

Finland

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Iceland

Israel

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Serbia

Slovakia

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

 

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that it will work harder to bring back Austria, Italy, and Monaco to the 2010 Contest.

 

Withdrawing countries

Czech Republic

 

Return of the orchestra?

 

A number of fans began a campaign on social networking site Facebook to return the orchestra to the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, for the first time since 1998, with close to 4,000 people joining. The orchestra, used from the first contest in 1956, was dropped after the 1998 contest due to rapid developments in music technology, which made backing tracks much more useful. The debate on whether to return the orchestra to the contest has raged since, with no such change in the mind-set of the EBU.

 

Jan Fredrik Heyerdahl of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra has said that they would be interested in participating in the contest next year, given that the EBU and NRK agree. However a number of challenges may face their attempt, such as the fact that the number of participating entries has more than doubled since the last time an orchestra was seen on the Eurovision stage, with more than 40 entries now competing every year.

 

Get to know Oslo!

 

Oslo - Capital of Culture and Nature

 

Oslo - World's Most Expensive City

 

Impressions of Norway

 

Venue of The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 - Telenor Arena

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Edited May 7, 201015 yr by Jerick

Some of the mods need to update this where it stand what this forum is about :kink:

 

Moscow hosts the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest after Dima's victory last year, so come inside for the latest news and views on this year's contest; with selection for the British entry beginning on 10th January 2009 on BBC1.

Oh my God, we haven't confirmed participation yet :blink:

Oh my God, we haven't confirmed participation yet :blink:

No -_-

 

But I guess that time will come :cheer:

Some of the mods need to update this where it stand what this forum is about :kink:

 

Moscow hosts the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest after Dima's victory last year, so come inside for the latest news and views on this year's contest; with selection for the British entry beginning on 10th January 2009 on BBC1.

Oh yeah I've been meaning to do that for some time. :lol: I'll get on it later. :D

Oh yeah I've been meaning to do that for some time. :lol: I'll get on it later. :D

Oh :kink:

 

Eurovision in Oslo begins to feel real :wub: :P

Oh my God, we haven't confirmed participation yet :blink:

 

Just don't forget to reserve :kink:

Oh I can't wait to see who is going to be in MGP :o

 

I wonder if Melodi Grand Prix is going to be VERY big this year :w00t:

Just don't forget to reserve :kink:

 

Otherwise you'll end up on the waiting list of doom :cry:

LOL.

 

-It's the first opportunity i could have to get online. :(

-Such a pity, Russia, but you missed the DEADLINE.

Haha :lol:

 

- Your entry is so CHEAP Sweden :(

:o I can't believe Russia reserved Dima again! Get some originality.

 

I see Sweden freed up Agnes, I wonder if Denmark is reading the reservation thread

 

This is a fun game :P

Well, anyway I hope people liked the first post :) if anyone have any questions about Oslo or Norway, I can try to do my best to make a good answer ^_^

Edited August 6, 200916 yr by Jerick

Cool, will do :D

 

:o I can't believe Russia reserved Dima again! Get some originality.

 

I see Sweden freed up Agnes, I wonder if Denmark is reading the reservation thread

 

This is a fun game :P

 

Ooh, France, you've reserved Mylene Farmer. I love her, but good luck for that top 20 :kink:

What the hell are you lot on about?

What the hell are you lot on about?

Lol :P

 

We're just kidding :P

 

The best way to get from UK to Norway is by plane to either Torp Airport, Sandefjord or Gardemoen Airport, Oslo.

 

Torp is cheaper but then you have to take train/bus to Oslo, if you don't wanna sleep in my bed :P I live in Sandefjord ;) come and visit me :naughty:

 

Anyway.. there is many nice hotels in Oslo. The easiest way to get to Telenor Arena is by Bus or Train, if you rent a car it's very easy to drive there :) Taxi is alsow a possibility :D

 

 

Armenia have confirmed their participation in ESC 2010 :w00t:

Another Top 10 from them :w00t:

2010 had better be the year Sweden resurrect themselves to finish in their much missed 5th place :snif:

Armenia have been on amazing form the last two years :wub: I hope they get their first win next year with a song as good as Qele Qele and Jan Jan combined :P