Eurovision

Four cities are finally left as a possible host of next year's Eurovision Song Contest. That is the conclusion after the deadline ended on August 20th. The contest will be held in Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover or Düsseldorf.

Milan Stanković may have finished a disappointing 13th in Oslo but he hasn't come away empty-handed from Norway. The good folks at the House of Eurovision website ran a competition to find the worst dressed 2010 contestant.

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.

The Norwegians are having a great time hosting this contest. Everything is running smoothly and there's a great buzz around Oslo. There's another thing the Norwegians are doing very well and that's the preparation for their entry.

Georgia had their second round of rehearsals this afternoon and while the phrase 'throwing the kitchen sink at it' has been used  for several other countries already it's probably best used for the Georgians. They are over-complicating a song that should stand on its own with a simple presentation.

Ireland has been promising a lot for since their first rehearsal on Day 4. Today Niamh and her crew took their second rehearsal in the Telenor arena and were vocally spot on again.

Jessy Matadors rhytmic song Allez Ola shaked the walls of Telenor Arena. Shortly after the rehearsal was over rain, thunder and lightning shook the arena as well.

Norway got their chance to rehearse for the final. The arena was full of Norwegian visitors and they weren't the only ones wowed by a solid performance from Didrik.

There's very little pressure on the Netherlands to qualify or even do well. Sieneke seems to be enjoying herself but apart from the odd hardcore shclager fan not too many are enjoying this.

Denmark were one of the favourites going into this contest but it's looking as if they're struggling just a little bit to live up to that tag.