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Eurovision tickets on sale

Frozzen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:41:03 +0000

Today the official sale of tickets for the 55th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off. As many as 90 000 tickets can be purchased through the official Norwegian ticketing service Billettservice, both online and through the company’s call center.

Mind you, if anyone else sells Eurovision tickets, for any of the events, chances are these are fake. The event venue is Telenor Arena in one of Oslo’s neighbourhoods Bærum.

This year, there are no tickets for the Dress Rehearsals of the two semi-finals – only the live shows can be watched in the hall.

• First Semi-Final – 25 May – from 75 to 37 Euro
• Second Semi-Final – 27 May – from 75 to 37 Euro
• Final (second Dress Rehearsal) – 28 May – from 75 to 37 Euro
• Final (third Dress Rehearsal) – 29 May – from 75 to 37 Euro
• Grand Final – 29 May – from 200 to 100 Euro

not including booking taxes.

ESC 2010 Semi-Final Allocation

Frozzen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:44:41 +0000

As the new rules of the Eurovision postulated a couple of years ago, all the countries should participate in a semi-final. Except for the host country and the Big Four. On Friday, 7 February, the EBU drew the semi-final allocation, the distribution of votes of the big 4 and Norway, and the respective halves (first / second) in which the countries will compete.

By the way, tickets are on sale as of today

Here are the two lists:

Semi-Final 1 – 25 May 2010

First half:
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Moldova
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia

Second half:
Albania
Belarus
Belgium
FYR Macedonia
Greece
Iceland
Malta
Poland
Portugal

Semi-Final 2 – 27 May 2010

First half:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Denmark
Israel
Lithuania
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine

Second half:
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Georgia
Ireland
The Netherlands
Romania
Slovenia
Turkey

Here is the allocation of the voting of the Big Four and the host country:

First Semi-Final: Germany and Spain
Second Semi-Final: Norway, UK, France

Share the moment… in Oslo

Frozzen — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:17:16 +0000

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!

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

ESC 2010: Norway, here we come!

Frozzen — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:19:56 +0000

Oslo is already getting started for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest. The brand new hall Fornebu Arena in Bærum, Oslo, which is also Northern Europe’s largest indoor stadium, will gather more than 15 000 people in May next year.

Get ready for an exciting trip to Norway’s capital on:

Semi-Final 1 on Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Semi-Final 2 on Thursday, 27 May 2010
Grand Final on Saturday, 29 May 2010

You will remember that Norway won the Eurovision trophy thanks to Alexander Rybak and his magnificent “Fairytale”, who, with the record 387 points easily brought Eurovision to Oslo.

It’s like a fairytale… the winner is Norway

Frozzen — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:09:04 +0000

Norway is the 54th winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. Alexander Rybak performing Fairytale won with 387 points leaving Iceland, Turkey, and Azerbaijan behind.

The top ten is:

Norway

Iceland

Azerbaijan

Turkey

United Kingdom

Estonia

Greece

Portugal

France

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Go, Norge, go! Takk skall du ha, Alexander!

The 2009 Grand Final started

Frozzen — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:44:53 +0000

A magnificent show is what Russia is offering us tonight. An imposing opening featuring Dima Bilan performing last-year’s winning song. So far we’ve heard 8 songs, most of them deserving to win. Who is going to win tonight? Hang on till after 12.00 CET, when the winner will be announced.

All 25 finalists already known

Frozzen — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:11:02 +0000

The 2nd semi-final just ended and with its end the 25 positions for the Grand Final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest have been filled in.

The lucky 10 are as follows:

Azerbaijan

Croatia

Ukraine

Lithuania

Albania

Moldova

Denmark

Estonia

Norway

Greece

The battle seems to be between Greece and Norway. Are we going to see Greece hosting the European extravaganza for a second time in 5 years? We’ll see on Saturday.

10 first semi-finalists qualify for the final

Frozzen — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:58:31 +0000

10 out of 18 counties performing at the First Eurovision Semi-final made it to the Final on Saturday later this week. The happy artists who managed to win their way to the top are as follows:

Turkey: Hadise — Düm Tek Tek

Sweden: Malena Ernman — La Voix

Israel: Noa & Mira Awad — Noa & Mira Awad

Portugal: Flor-de-lis — Todas As Ruas Do Amor

Malta: Chiara — What If We

Finland: Waldo’s People — Lose Control

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Regina — Bistra Voda

Romania: Elena — The Balkan Girls

Armenia: Inga & Anush — Jan Jan

Iceland: Yohanna — Is It True?

These guys can have a rest of two days and enjoy Moscow. They will join the UK, Spain, France, Germany and Russia at the Final on Saturday.

19 other countries compete on Thursday.

Do I need to say that most of the songs performed tonight were terrible? Perhaps the most fascinating thing on stage was the performance of the Russian military choir accompanied by a balalaika player and t.A.T.u appearing a bit later with their hit “Nas ne Dogonyat” (”They’re Not Gonna Get Us”).

Especially terrible was Krassimir and his Illusion, or as some commentators said “it was the most kitsch performance tonight”. Hadise from Turkey had the b est voice not being able to sing a single note correctly, but she was the first to qualify. Armenia was quite a disgrace too, but the two sisters made it to the top ten too. Of course I hope to see more quality music in a couple of days.

Dress Rehearsal 2 for Semi-final 1 kicks off

Frozzen — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:24:40 +0000

The second dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest starts just minutes ago. A spectacular hall welcomes the viewer, but the hosts Natalya Vodyanova and Andrey Malakhov seem to be a bit embarrased. Hopefully the two following rehearsals will give them some self-confidence.

The show opens with Montenegro – an upbeat dance song. For a change, the singer feels at ease with her English and at least we can understand something. It might well be because the text is timple enough… Get Out of My Life and Andrea Demirovic.

Alexander Rybak for Norway

Frozzen — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:12:34 +0000

A fairytale country like Norway cannot but select a fairytale song for the 2009 Eurovision. The actor, singer and composer Alexander Rybak won exactly with such a fairy song — Fairytale. This is one of the best entries I’ve heard so far, and it is definitely worth listening again and again:

Alexander has such a professional and confident yet playful poise about himself, which is sure to bring Norge one of the top positions in Moscow. The lyrics is so simple yet down-to-earth and genuine, telling a lovely story of love. Not to mention the amazing violin performance, which took my breath away. All this seems to have been enough to beat the other seven competing Norwegian entries.