Contest year
- Host City
- Oslo, Norway
- Venue
- Telenor Arena
- Final Date
- May 29, 2010
- Entries
- 39
- Notable developments in 2010 included a revised semi-final voting system designed to better balance jury and televote influence, while a mooted return of an orchestra was ultimately abandoned.
- Participation was heavily shaped by the financial crisis: Andorra, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Montenegro withdrew, while Lithuania initially pulled out before securing late sponsorship.
- The final featured a high-profile stage invasion during Spain’s performance, prompting a rare permitted re-run.
- Germany’s “Satellite” won both jury and televote, giving the Big Four their first victory since 2000, and Sweden failed to qualify for the first time in the semi-final era.
- via Wikipedia