OSLO, NORWAY (Top40 Charts) - After an exciting voting in front of 18,000 people in a fully packed Oslo Telenor
Arena and millions of TV viewers all over Europe, it was finally Lena from Germany who received the highest number of points from televoters and juries from the 39 countries participating in this year's edition of Europe's Favourite TV-show! Germany managed to gather 246 points altogether, followed by maNga from Turkey with 170 points and Ovi & Paula Selling from Romania who collected 162 points.
Europe experienced a breathtaking show live from the Telenor Arena in Oslo tonight with 25 acts from 25 countries giving their very best. 20 of these had qualified from the two Semi-Finals while host nation Norway and the so-called 'Big Four' - France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom - were automatically set for the Final. After all 39 countries had voted, it was Lena from Germany who was the lucky winner with his song Satellite, collecting 246 points altogether.
Pretty much out of nowhere � apart from the homemade dance videos and a few attempts with the school band � Lena conquered the audience�s heart during the national German final for the Eurovision Song Contest.
�I didn�t tell my friends about my first casting for the show, so there wouldn�t be any stupid comments if I got kicked out straight away,� she says, thinking of her terrible stage fright. Even though Lena danced regularly during her childhood � from Ballet to Jazz and Hip Hop � she made her way to music without piano lessons or vocal training.
But she got her chance, grabbed it and developed rapidly. Directly after the German national final, her single Satellite went to the top of all national charts and stayed there for weeks. Lena even created a new German download record: never before had a song sold so well in such a short time!
50% jury impact
The winner was decided by a mixture of 50% televote and 50% jury. For this purpose, national juries consisting of five music industry professionals gathered in all 39 participating countries who ranked the songs in Eurovision Song Contest style, giving 12 points to their favourite song, 10 points to their second favourite, etc. The results of the five jury members were then added up and accounted for 50% of the country's votes. Those results were then combined with the televoting results.
The Spanish entry by Daniel Diges Algo Pequenito (Something Tiny) was disturbed by a spectator jumping on the scene, so according to the rules, the song was performed again at the end.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Final:
Place - Country - Performer - Song - Points
1 - Germany - Lena - Satellite - 246
2 - Turkey - maNga - We Could Be The Same - 170
3 - Romania - Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire - 162
4 - Denmark - Chane'e & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This - 149
5 - Azerbaijan - Safura - Drip Drop - 145
6 - Belgium - Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar - 143
7 - Armenia - Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone - 141
8 - Greece - Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - OPA - 140
9 - Georgia - Sofia Nizharadze - Shine - 136
10 - Ukraine - Alyosha - Sweet People - 108
11 - Russia - Peter Nalitch & Friends - Lost And Forgotten - 90
12 - France - Jessy Matador - Allez Olla Ole' - 82
13 - Serbia - Milan Stankovic' - Ovo Je Balkan - 72
14 - Israel - Harel Skaat - Milim - 71
15 - Spain - Daniel Diges - Algo Pequen~ito (Something Tiny) - 68
16 - Albania - Juliana Pasha - It's All About You - 62
17 - Bosnia & Herzegovina - Vukas(in Brajic' - Thunder And Lightning - 51
18 - Portugal - Filipa Azevedo - Ha' Dias Assim - 43
19 - Iceland - Hera Bjo"rk - Je Ne Sais Quoi - 41
20 - Norway - Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours - 35
21 - Cyprus - Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring - 27
22 - Moldova - Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away - 27
23 - Ireland - Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You - 25
24 - Belarus - 3+2 - Butterflies - 18
25 - United Kingdom - Josh - That Sounds Good To Me - 10
