Eurovision 2010 - 25/27/29 May 2010 - Norway

Five really good entries from Ireland, all different, one inevitable winner though, will confirm in 45mins.

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Niamh Kavanagh wins and has a second chance at winning Eurovision again.

Five really good entries?! Are you serious?! Niamh had the only decent song, thank god she's won

So the two songs that went direkt till Globen in Melodifestivalen - Andra Chansen:

Pernilla Wahlgren - Jag vill om du vågar : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEYne3qM8wM

Jessica Andersson - I Did It For Love : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WqTIJKVKks


Shame that Alcazar didn't get through!

I bet Jessica will win the national final.

And they have a better national final than us. We are only going to have one song again, that's not much of a a choice. It's much better when there are lots of songs to choose from.

Looking at iTunes Sweden - Anna is still top of the chart - but now the top 15 are all MF entries. (I guess Andra Chansen has triggered some purchases as Pauline has zoomed up)

Presentation team announced

Three hosts are chosen to lead Europe's favourite TV show from the Telenor Arena in Oslo in May: Nadia Hasnaoui will present the voting and scoreboard, and make sure spokespersons from all over Europe can cast their votes in a timely manner. Erik Solbakken and Haddy N'jie will open the show, and cheer with the artists. They will welcome some 125 million television viewers from across Europe and around the world on the 25th, 27th and 29th of May.

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Apologies for those who are bored by Melodifestivalen - but I'm addicted - and have been since 2003!

Looking at the iTunes chart (which correctly predicted the Norwegian winner in Norway) - it looks like Anna Bergendahl and Salem al Fakir are ahead, with Darin and Eric Saade close behind.

Timoteij at number 6, and then 7,8 and 9 in the chart are (shock horror) non-MF songs. Jessica Andersson is at 11, with Ola down at 13 (though I think his song is VERY catchy and he really delivers it)

Peter Jöback and Pernilla Wahlgren are at 22 and 23 respectively, with poor old Andreas Johnson at 26...

These figures are slightly confusing as some of the songs appear in the chart twice - once as their single release and once as a track purchase from the MF 2010 album (some tracks are album only - others are not)

Also - some of the songs that are not in the final are ahead of final songs in the charts - with Pauline at 5, Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän at 10, Neo at 18 and Alcazar at 25, plus a few others.

Be interesting to see how Saturday goes - the juries and the public often disagree - and this year the international jury participation has been simplified (I got very confused by the way it worked in the heats last year...) It will be interesting to see whether iTunes reflects the public at large and the jury tastes.

And I'm sure it will be a great show. I loved the opening of Andra Chansen - beautifully done (integrating a live performance with VT clips of the performers duelling on location) - and I love the way MF often chose singers, like Måns and Lena Ph, to present. (Lena Ph's performance of Jag ångrag ingenting in the 2006 final was brilliantly done)

BTW - did I mention I quite like Melodifestivalen?

"That Sounds Good to Me"? Does it heck. I stand by every single word I said. We're screwed.

I agree! Go Denmark!

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Disappointed that Sweden (and a few international juries too!) have chosen another boring power ballad, there were better alternatives in the final to choose from in my opinion.

True, but it by far wasn't the most boring song of the night. I would have preferred Ola, Darin or Timoteij over Anna. Watching Melodifestivalen over the past weeks has put into perspective how dismal last nights BBC show was - I know Melodifestivalen wouldn't work in the UK but even the production values of YCNY last were shocking. Anyway - I know I'm straying off topic now - roll on May and Oslo!