InCulto from Lithuania are one of the entrants for this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
The final of the Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Oslo on Saturday night. Josh Dubovie will be representing the United Kingdom with his song That Sounds Good To Me, penned by popmeisters Mike Stock, Pete Waterman and Steve Crosby. Can he better the credible fifth place of last year's UK entrant Jade Ewen (ably supported by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber)?
Josh's entry aside, the participants are a mixed bag of heartfelt ballads and campy Europop, which is what we love about Eurovision after all. A competition for statisticians and mathematicians, run by Kaggle, puts Azerbaijan's Safura, singing Drip Drop, in first place, followed by Germany (Satellite, sung by Lena) and Armenia (Apricot Stone, sung by Eva Rivas). Azerbaijan and Armenia will of course need to make it through the semi-final tonight to be sure of performing on Saturday.
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Data summary
Eurovision 2010 semi-final and final contestants
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|
Country
|
Artist
|
Song
|
| Albania |
Juliana Pasha |
It's All About You |
| Armenia |
Eva Rivas |
Apricot Stone |
| Azerbaijan |
Safura |
Drip Drop |
| Belarus |
3+2 |
Butterflies |
| Belgium |
Tom Dice |
Me And My Guitar |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Vukašin Brajić |
Thunder And Lightning |
| Bulgaria |
Miro |
Angel Si Ti |
| Croatia |
Feminnem |
Lako Je Sve |
| Cyprus |
Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders |
Life Looks Better In Spring |
| Denmark |
Chanée & N'evergreen |
In A Moment Like This |
| Estonia |
Malcolm Lincoln |
Siren |
| Finland |
Kuunkuiskaajat |
Työlki Ellää |
| France |
Jessy Matador |
Alllez Olla Olé |
| FYR Macedonia |
Gjoko Taneski |
Jas Ja Imam Silata |
| Germany |
Lena |
Satellite |
| Georgia |
Sofia Nizharadze |
Shine |
| Greece |
Giorgos Alkaios & Friends |
OPA |
| Iceland |
Hera Björk |
Je Ne Sais Quoi |
| Ireland |
Niamh Kavanagh |
It's For You |
| Israel |
Harel Skaat |
Milim |
| Latvia |
Aisha |
What For? |
| Lithuania |
InCulto |
Eastern European Funk |
| Malta |
Thea Garrett |
My Dream |
| Moldova |
Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira |
Run Away |
| Netherlands |
Sieneke |
Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie) |
| Norway |
Didrik Solli-Tangen |
My Heart Is Yours |
| Poland |
Marcin Mroziński |
Legenda |
| Portugal |
Filipa Azevedo |
Há Dias Assim |
| Romania |
Paula Seling & Ovi |
Playing With Fire |
| Russia |
Peter Nalitch & Friends |
Lost And Forgotten |
| Serbia |
Milan Stanković |
Ovo Je Balkan |
| Slovakia |
Kristina Pelakova |
Horehronie |
| Slovenia |
Ansambel Žlindra & Kalamari |
Narodnozabavni Rock |
| Spain |
Daniel Diges |
Algo Pequeñito (Something Tiny) |
| Sweden |
Anna Bergendahl |
This Is My Life |
| Switzerland |
Michael von der Heide |
Il Pleut de L'Or |
| Turkey |
maNga |
We Could Be The Same |
| Ukraine |
Alyosha |
Sweet People |
| United Kingdom |
Josh |
That Sounds Good To Me |
