Semi-final 1
editThe first semi-final took place in Oslo on 25 May 2010. The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to a combination of televotes and jury votes from each voting country, qualified for the final. France, Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final.[1][2][3][4]
Qualifiers
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Language[5] | Place | Points[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Moldova
|
SunStroke Project and Olia Tira | "Run Away" | English | 10 | 54 |
| 02 |  Russia
|
Peter Nalitch and Friends | "Lost and Forgotten" | English | 4 | 92 |
| 03 |  Estonia
|
Malcolm Lincoln | "Siren" | English | 16 | 22 |
| 04 |  Slovakia
|
Kristína | "Horehronie" | Slovak | 14 | 34 |
| 05 |  Finland
|
Kuunkuiskaajat | "Työlki ellää" | Finnish | 6 | 69 |
| 06 |  Latvia
|
Aisha | "What For?" | English | 17 | 12 |
| 07 |  Serbia
|
Milan Stanković | "Ovo je Balkan" (Oво je Балкан) | Serbian | 5 | 92 |
| 08 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Vukašin Brajić | "Thunder and Lightning" | English | 11 | 42 |
| 09 |  Poland
|
Marcin Mroziński | "Legenda" | English, Polish | 13 | 38 |
| 10 |  Belgium
|
Tom Dice | "Me and My Guitar" | English | 3 | 146 |
| 11 |  Malta
|
Thea Garrett | "My Dream" | English | 12 | 40 |
| 12 |  Albania
|
Juliana Pasha | "It's All About You" | English | 7 | 68 |
| 13 |  Greece
|
Giorgos Alkaios and Friends | "Opa" (Ώπα) | Greek[a] | 1 | 151 |
| 14 |  Portugal
|
Filipa Azevedo | "Há dias assim" | Portuguese | 9 | 58 |
| 15 |  Macedonia
|
Gjoko Taneski[b] | "Jas ja imam silata" (Јас ја имам силата) | Macedonian | 15 | 30 |
| 16 |  Belarus
|
3+2 feat. Robert Wells | "Butterflies" | English | 8 | 63 |
| 17 |  Iceland
|
Hera Björk | "Je ne sais quoi" | English[c] | 2 | 149 |
Semi-final 2
editThe second semi-final took place in Oslo on 27 May 2010. The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to a combination of televotes and jury votes from each voting country, qualified for the final. Norway and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.[3][4]
Qualifiers
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Language[5] | Place | Points[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Lithuania
|
InCulto | "Eastern European Funk" | English | 8 | 65 |
| 02 |  Armenia
|
Eva Rivas | "Apricot Stone" | English | 6 | 90 |
| 03 |  Israel
|
Harel Skaat | "Milim" (מילים) | Hebrew | 12 | 46 |
| 04 |  Denmark
|
Chanée and N'evergreen | "In a Moment like This" | English | 4 | 106 |
| 05 |  Switzerland
|
Michael von der Heide | "Il pleut de l'or" | French | 17 | 1 |
| 06 |  Sweden
|
Anna Bergendahl | "This Is My Life" | English | 9 | 64 |
| 07 |  Azerbaijan
|
Safura | "Drip Drop" | English | 1 | 126 |
| 08 |  Ukraine
|
Alyosha | "Sweet People" | English | 7 | 77 |
| 09 |  Netherlands
|
Sieneke | "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" | Dutch | 11 | 49 |
| 10 |  Romania
|
Paula Seling and Ovi | "Playing with Fire" | English | 3 | 113 |
| 11 |  Slovenia
|
Ansambel Žlindra and Kalamari | "Narodnozabavni rock" | Slovene | 16 | 11 |
| 12 |  Ireland
|
Niamh Kavanagh | "It's for You" | English | 13 | 43 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria
|
Miro | "Angel si ti" (Ангел си ти) | Bulgarian, English | 15 | 15 |
| 14 |  Cyprus
|
Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders | "Life Looks Better in Spring" | English | 10 | 53 |
| 15 |  Croatia
|
Feminnem | "Lako je sve" | Croatian | 14 | 22 |
| 16 |  Georgia
|
Sofia Nizharadze | "Shine" | English | 5 | 102 |
| 17 |  Turkey
|
Manga | "We Could Be the Same" | English | 2 | 119 |
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- ^ Hondal, Victor (2010-03-31). "France to broadcast and vote in the first semifinal". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ a b Bakkar, Sieste (2009-02-07). "Results of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw". EBU. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ a b Klier, Marcus (2009-02-07). "Semi final allocation for Oslo determined". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ a b "Eurovision Song Contest 2010". The Diggiloo Thrush. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "First Semi-Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Second Semi-Final of Oslo 2010". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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