Ukraine

After all the points were given, some of the finalists commented on the winner and their own result. Alyosha from Ukraine, who finished tenth, was not amused with Germany winning the Eurovision Song Contest. N'Evergreen from Denmark was happy for Lena, but had hoped to win the contest.

Shortly after Lena had been declared the winner of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, the EBU released the results of the two semi-finals.

Germany has won the 55th Eurovision Song Contest by a big margin, beating Turkey into second place. Romania achieved its best result by finishing third.

After the fairly uncontroversial results of the first semi-final, tonight’s second semi-final produced a number of surprises and talking points. Some songs considered sure-fire finalists were left behind, while those that should have been disposed of lived to sing another day.

After the first semi-final, Eurovisionary has stepped back into our time machine to see who will qualify from Thursday’s second semi-final. Our journey has shown us who will claim the last ten available places in the final.

One week down, one to go. We are now halfway through the cycle of rehearsals and press conferences. As well as some of the participants in the second semi-final performing, it was also the first chance for the five countries who are automatically qualified for the final to rehearse and meet the press.

Alyosha was back this morning for her final stage appearance before her first dress rehearsal next Wednesday.  Will the sweet people of Europe like her?

Today, the first eight songs competing in the second semi-final had the chance to try their songs and stage shows on the set for the first time. The press also had the chance to meet them in the obligatory press conference.

After the contraversy surrounding Ukraine's selection this year, they were here to try and set the record straight, proving that they had sent the right song.