Eurovision Song Contest 2010: Its Oslo!!

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No surprises about the Host city but the dates announced are a shocker!

The host city as well as the dates for the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest have now been confirmed by the EBU and NRK although the exact venue remains still to be decided.

As announced today by the EBU and host broadcaster NRK, the final dates for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest will be Tuesday 25 May and Thursday 27 May for the semi finals, the Grand Final will take place on Saturday 29 May, 2010 in Oslo. The date for the final was earlier set to the 22nd May but this clashed on the same day with the Champions League Final which is being held on a Saturday for the first time next year. Greece (ERT) and Spain (TVE) were two broadcasters who officially complained about the date.

The last time the contest was held on the 29th May was when Israel (IBA Television) held the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest on that date.

The Venue for 2010 is still to be decided. According to NRK two options are being considered for the venue of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest: the Telenor Arena in Fornebu which can host up to 23,000 spectators and the Oslo Spektrum, the home of the MGP final, which is much smaller with a capacity of 9,000 spectators. But as the Eurovision gets bigger, it is highly likely that the Telenor Arena will be the host arena. 86% of people agree on he NRK website.

The Oslo Spektrum hosted the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest.

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