Azerbaijan and Armenia are in the same Semi-Final on ESC 2010

On February 7 the Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Oslo, Norway. Under scrutiny of Svante Stockselius, Executive Supervisor of the contest on behalf of the EBU, the Host Broadcaster's Head of Press Peter Svaar conducted the draw. An Oslo police officer was present to keep a strict eye on the procedure. During the Semi-Final Allocation Draw, it was be determined which countries will be represented in which of the two Semi-Finals of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. The 34 countries represented in the Semi-Finals were drawn from five pots, based on voting patterns of last years as analyzed by the contest's voting partner Digame. By spreading these countries over two Semi-Finals, the impact of neighbour- and diaspora voting is limited and the contest more exciting.

The following nine countries will compete in the first semi final on 25th May:

Albania
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Moldova
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Belarus
Belgium
Greece
Iceland
FYR Macedonia
Malta
Poland
Portugal

The following eight countries will compete in the second semi final on 27th May:

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Georgia
Ireland
Netherlands
Romania
Slovenia
Turkey

There was also a draw to decide which of the two Semi-Finals the so-called 'Big Four' (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and host country Norway will be obliged to broadcast and vote in (as drawn):

Germany (First Semi-Final)
Spain (First Semi-Final)

France (Second Semi-Final)
Norway (Second Semi-Final)
United Kingdom (Second Semi-Final)

Source: eurovision.tv

Posted by CBN Staff on 07 Feb 2010 [14:53] | Comments 0 |

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