Jan, 2010

Norway came up with the theme for the 55th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, to be held between 25 and 29 May in Oslo: SHARE THE MOMENT!

Eurovision Oslo theme

After the deadline for participation in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest passed, a total of 39 participants have confirmed their participation in the most popular European music event.

There are no surprises but for the come-back of Georgia. Here is the final list of participants in the 55th Eurovision.

Albania —– Armenia —– Azerbaijan —– Belarus —– Belgium —– Bosnia & Herzegovina —– Bulgaria —– Croatia —– Cyprus —– Denmark —– Estonia —– Finland —– France —– FYR Macedonia —– Georgia —– Germany —– Greece —– Iceland —– Ireland —– Israel —– Latvia —– Lithuania —– Malta —– Moldova —– The Netherlands —– Norway —– Poland —– Portugal —– Romania —– Russia —– Serbia —– Slovakia —– Slovenia —– Spain —– Sweden —– Switzerland —– Turkey —– Ukraine —– United Kingdom

You have to know that May is one of the finest and loveliest moments to be in Norway. Make sure to book a ticket to Oslo as soon as possible. Shortly I’ll offer a list of survival tips in one of the most expensive countries in the world.

See you soon :-)

The Netherlands wins 7th Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Kyiv (Ukraine), 21 November 2009 – The Netherlands won the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was the seventh edition of the kid’s Eurovision entertainment event.

Ralf Mackenbach with Click Clack managed to gain a total of 121 points. Luara Hayrapetyan from Armenia ranked second, and Ekaterina Ryabova from Russia finished on third position.

Here is the final ranking by points of the 13 participating countries:

  1. The Netherlands — 121
  2. Armenia — 116
  3. Russia — 116
  4. Belgium — 113
  5. Ukraine — 89
  6. Sweden — 68
  7. Georgia — 68
  8. Malta — 55
  9. Belarus — 48
  10. Serbia — 34
  11. Cyprus — 32
  12. FYR Macedonia — 31
  13. Romania — 19

By tradition, the host country of the next Junior Eurovision Song Contest was chosen through bidding. In 2010 the 8th edition of the JESC will be held in the capital of Belarus – Minsk.