Today.Az » Arts & Entertainment » Azerbaijan to perform in second Eurovision 2010 Semifinal + FULL LIST
24 March 2010 [12:10] - Today.Az
Today, the Draw for the Running Order of the 55th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Oslo, the host city of this year's contest. All 39 participating broadcasters got a spot in their respective Semi-Final or Final.
In the beginning of February, the Semi-Final Allocation Draw was held where it was determined in which Semi-Final the 34 participating countries would perform, in addition to the already qualified finalists France, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany and Norway.
As part of the draw, it was also determined if those countries will perform in the first or second half of the respective Semi-Final, so that each delegation already knows exactly on which day they are expected in Oslo for the rehearsals in May.
The excitement in Oslo at the Heads of Delegations peaked today at 15.00 CET when the Draw of the Running Order began. All countries got their exact starting positions. You can see the show (again) on-demand in our ESCTV player. Enjoy!
Once again a total of five wildcards were drawn: two for each of the Semi-Finals and one for a country in the Final. These lucky countries could pick their spot in their respective shows. The Draw begun with, naturally, the first Semi-Final. You can find the results of it below.
First Semi-Final
1. Moldova
2. Russia
3. Estonia
4. Slovakia
5. Finland
6. Latvia
7. Serbia (wildcard)
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
9. Poland
10. Belgium
11. Malta
12. Albania
13. Greece
14. Portugal
15. FYR Macedonia
16. Belarus (wildcard)
17. Iceland
Second Semi-Final
Then it was time for the participants of the second Semi-Final to get their starting positions. You can see the results below.
1. Lithuania
2. Armenia
3. Israel
4. Denmark
5. Switzerland (wildcard)
6. Sweden
7. Azerbaijan
8. Ukraine
9. The Netherlands
10. Romania
11. Slovenia
12. Ireland
13. Bulgaria (wildcard)
14. Cyprus
15. Croatia
16. Georgia
17. Turkey
Final
The draw ended today with the finalists - Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Host Country, Norway - getting their starting positions. The results of the draw are given below.
1. Semi-Final Qualifier
2. Spain
3. Norway
4. Semi-Final Qualifier
5. Semi-Final Qualifierr
6. Semi-Final Qualifier
7. Semi-Final Qualifier
8. Semi-Final Qualifier
9. Semi-Final Qualifier
10. Semi-Final Qualifier
11. Semi-Final Qualifier
12. United Kingdom
13. Semi-Final Qualifier
14. Semi-Final Qualifier
15. Semi-Final Qualifier
16. Semi-Final Qualifier
17. Semi-Final Qualifier
18. France
19. Semi-Final Qualifier
20. Semi-Final Qualifier
21. Semi-Final Qualifier
22. Germany (wildcard)
23. Semi-Final Qualifier
24. Semi-Final Qualifier
25. Semi-Final Qualifier
That was the Draw of the Running order for the 55th edition of Europe's favourite TV-show. The first Semi-Final will be held on the 25th of May, followed by the second Semi-Final on the 27th of May and the Grand Final on the 29th of May.
/Eurovision.TV/
|
|
