So as Noway won this year’s contest, the 2010 contest will be held in Oslo and preparation for the contest are already under way. The venue for next year’s contest has been decided and will the Telenor Arena, which is south of the capital, will be used to host the annual event.
No presenters have yet been decided but the dates for the semi-finals and the final have been announce.
Semi-Final 1 will take place on Tuesday 25th May 2010
Semi-Final 2 will take place on Thursday 27th May 2010 and the
Final will be held on Saturday 29th May 2009.
18 countries have already confirmed that they wish to participate in the contest and they are:
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Israel
The Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
2nd August 2009 – Denmark & Turkey have now also confirmed that they will participate in next year’s contest.
8th August 2009 – Armenia have now also confirmed that they will participate in next year’s contest.
According to the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) they are pulling out all the stops to try and convince Austria, Italy & Monaco to come back to the Eurovision Song Contest, but as of yet nothing has been confirmed whether they will or will not be returning.
