| Eurovision Song Contest News - 2010 Oslo, Norway 

Max Raspail

Well, what to write about me? I'm a 23 years old guy from Germany. I encountered the ESC the first time in my life in 2000 and especially in 2001, when Michelle had a twinkling entry for Germany. Now I'm really a big fan, waiting for the ESC the whole year...

For the 2010 edition, I've ranked the already known songs in this order:

1. Armenia (Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone)
2. Slovakia (Kristina - Horehronie)
3. Spain (Daniel Diges - Algo Pequenito)
4. Switzerland (Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut De L'Or)
5. Denmark (Chanee & N'Evergreen - In A Moment Like This)
6. Finland (Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki elkää)
7. Malta (Thea Garrett - My Dream)
8. Latvia (Aisha - What For? Only Mr. God Knows Why)
9. Norway (Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours)
10. Netherlands (Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd Sha-la-lie)
11. Slovenia (Ansambel Roka Zlindre & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock)
12. Georgia (Sofia Nizharadze - Shine)
13. Iceland (Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi)
14. Bulgaria (Miro - Angel Si Ti)
15. Albania (Juliana Pasha - It's All About You)
16. Cyprus (Jon Lilygreen & the Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring)
17. FYROM (Gjoko Taneski - Ja Jas Imam Silata)
18. Belarus (Three Plus Two - Far Away)
19. Poland (Marcin Mrozinski - Legenda)

That means for Semi 1:
1. Slovakia - Kristina
2. Finland - Kuunkuiskaajat
3. Malta - Thea Garrett
4. Latvia - Aisha
5. Iceland - Hera Bjoerk
6. Albania - Juliana Pasha
7. FYROM - Gjoko Taneski
8. Belarus - Three Plus Two
9. Poland - Marcin Mrozinski

and for Semi 2:
1. Armenia - Eva Rivas
2. Switzerland - Michael von der Heide
3. Denmark - Chanee & N'Evergreen
4. Netherlands - Sieneke
5. Slovenia - Ansambel Roka Zlindre & Kalamari
6. Georgia - Sofia Nizharadze
7. Bulgaria - Miro
8. Cyprus - Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders

and finally:
1. Spain - Daniel Diges
2. Norway - Didrik Solli-Tangen

I've evaluated and made up a personal rank of all the Contests...
I think it's too much to write here every ranking of every year, so I limit it to the Top3 - I think this is enough ;-) - as one can see I often have a different opinion to the real outcome :

Top3 - 1956
1. Luxembourg (Michele Arnaud - Ne Crois Pas)
2. Germany (Walter Andreas Schwarz - Im Wartesaal Zum Grossen Glueck)
3. France (Dany Dauberson - Il Est La)

Top3 - 1957
1. Denmark (Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler - Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat)
2. Belgium (Bobbejaan Schoepen - Straatdeuntje)
3. Austria (Bob Martin - Wohin, Kleines Pony?)

Top3 - 1958
1. Italy (Domenico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)
2. Switzerland (Lys Assia - Giorgio)
3. Germany (Margot Hielscher - Fuer Zwei Groschen Musik)

Top3 - 1959
1. United Kingdom (Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson - Sing Little Birdie)
2. Austria (Ferry Graf - Der k. u. k. Kalypso Aus Wien)
3. Sweden (Brita Borg - Augustin)

Top3 - 1960
1. Netherlands (Rudi Carrell - Wat Een Geluk)
2. France (Jacqueline Boyer - Tom Pillibi)
3. United Kingdom (Bryan Johnson - Looking High, High, High)

Top3 - 1961
1. Spain (Conchita Bautista - Estando Contigo)
2. United Kingdom (The Allisons - Are You Sure?)
3. Luxembourg (Jean-Claude Pascal - Nous Les Amoureux)

Top3 - 1962
1. Germany (Conny Froboess - Zwei Kleine Italiener)
2. Sweden (Inger Berggren - Sol Och Var)
3. Austria (Eleonore Schwarz - Nur In Der Wiener Luft)

Top3 - 1963
1. Italy (Emilio Pericoli - Uno Per Tutte)
2. Switzerland (Esther Ofarim - T'En Va Pas)
3. Sweden (Monica Zetterlund - En Gang I Stockholm)

Top3 - 1964
1. Italy (Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Eta����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½������¯������¿������½����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������ )
2. Spain (Los TNT (Nelly, Tim & Tony) - Caracola)
3. France (Rachel - Le Chant De Mallory)

Top3 - 1965
1. Spain (Conchita Bautista - Que Bueno, Que Bueno!)
2. Luxembourg (France Gall - Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son)
3. Netherlands (Conny van den Bos - Het Is Genoeg)

Top3 - 1966
1. Luxembourg (Michele Torr - Ce Soir Je T'Attendais)
2. Netherlands (Milly Scott - Fernando En Philippo)
3. Sweden (Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson - Nygammal Vals)

Top3 - 1967
1. United Kingdom (Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String)
2. Monaco (Minouche Barelli - Boum Badaboum)
3. France (Noelle Cordier - Il Doit Faire Beau La����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½������¯������¿������½����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������ -Bas)

Top3 - 1968
1. France (Isabelle Aubret - La Source)
2. Spain (Massiel - La La La)
3. United Kingdom (Cliff Richard - Congratulations)

Top3 - 1969
1. Netherlands (Lennie Kuhr - De Troubadour)
2. Portugal (Simone De Oliveira - Desfolhada Portuguesa)
3. Belgium (Louis Neefs - Jennifer Jennings)

Top3 - 1970
1. Spain (Julio Iglesias - Gwendolyne)
2. Ireland (Dana - All Kinds Of Everything)
3. Monaco (Dominique Dussault - Marlene)

Top3 - 1971
1. Portugal (Tonicha - Menina)
2. Ireland (Angela Farrell - One Day Love)
3. Switzerland (Peter, Sue & Marc - Les Illusions De Nos Vingt Ans)

Top3 - 1972
1. Switzerland (Veronique Muller - C'Est La Chanson De Mon Amour)
2. Germany (Mary Roos - Nur Die Liebe Laesst Uns Leben)
3. Austria (The Milestones - Falter Im Wind)

Top3 - 1973
1. Israel (Ilanit - Ey Sham)
2. Luxembourg (Anne-Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaitras)
3. Yugoslavia (Zdravko Colic - Gori Vatra)

Top3 - 1974
1. Sweden (ABBA - Waterloo)
2. Italy (Gigliola Cinquetti - Si)
3. Netherlands (Mouth & MacNeal - I See A Star)

Top3 - 1975
1. France (Nicole Rieu - Et Bonjour A Toi L'Artiste)
2. Monaco (Sophie - Une Chanson C'Est Une Lettre)
3. Finland (Pihasoittajat - Old Man Fiddler)

Top3 - 1976
1. Greece (Mariza Koch - Panaghia Mou, Panaghia Mou)
2. France (Catherine Ferry - Un, Deux, Trois)
3. Netherlands (Sandra Reemer - The Party Is Over)

Top3 - 1977
1. Switzerland (Pepe Lienhard Band - Swiss Lady)
2. Spain (Micky - Ensename A Cantar)
3. Italy (Mia Martini - Libera)

Top3 - 1978
1. Monaco (Caline et Olivier Toussaint - Dans Les Jardins De Monaco)
2. Greece (Tania Tsanaclidou - Charlie Chaplin)
3. Denmark (Mabel - Boom-Boom)

Top3 - 1979
1. Germany (Dschingis Khan - Dschingis Khan)
2. France (Anne-Marie David - Je Suis L'Enfant Soleil)
3. Spain (Betty Missiego - Su Cancion)

Top3 - 1980
1. Germany (Katja Ebstein - Theater)
2. Morocco (Samira Bensaid - Bitakat Hob)
3. Switzerland (Paola - Cinema)

Top3 - 1981
1. Switzerland (Peter, Sue & Marc - Io Senza Te)
2. Germany (Lena Valaitis - Johnny Blue)
3. France (Jean Gabilou - Humanahum)

Top3 - 1982
1. Germany (Nicole - Ein Bisschen Frieden)
2. Spain (Lucia - El)
3. Luxembourg (Svetlana - Cours Apres Le Temps)

Top3 - 1983
1. Cyprus (Stavros and Constantina - I Agapi Akoma Zi)
2. Finland (Ami Aspelund - Fantasiaa)
3. Israel (Ofra Haza - Hi)

Top3 - 1984
1. Italy (Alice & Franco Battiato - I Treni Di Tozeur)
2. Portugal (Maria Guinot - Silencio E Tanta Gente)
3. Netherlands (Maribelle - Ik Hou Van Jou)

Top3 - 1985
1. Norway (Bobbysocks - La Det Swinge)
2. Germany (Wind - Fuer Alle)
3. Austria (Gary Lux - Kinder Dieser Welt)

Top3 - 1986
1. Belgium (Sandra Kim - J'Aime La Vie)
2. Yugoslavia (Doris Dragovic - Zeljo Moja)
3. Ireland (Luv Bug - You Can Count On Me)

Top3 - 1987
1. Italy (Umberto Tozzi & Raf - Gente Di Mare)
2. Portugal (Nevada - Neste Barco A Vela)
3. Finland (Vicky Rosti - Sata Salamaa)

Top3 - 1988
1. Israel (Yardena Arazi - Ben Adam)
2. Norway (Karoline Krueger - For Var Jord)
3. Switzerland (Celine Dion - Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi)

Top3 - 1989
1. Belgium (Ingeborg - Door De Wind)
2. Portugal (Da Vinci - Conquistador)
3. Switzerland (Furbaz - Viver Senza Tei)

Top3 - 1990
1. Israel (Rita - Shara Barchovot)
2. France (Joelle Ursull - White And Black Blues)
3. Spain (Azucar Moreno - Bandido)

Top3 - 1991
1. France (Amina - C'Est Le Dernier Qui A Parle Qui A Raison)
2. Cyprus (Elena Patroklou - S.O.S.)
3. Israel (Duo Datz - Kan)

Top3 - 1992
1. Italy (Mia Martini - Rapsodia)
2. Norway (Merethe Troan - Visjoner)
3. Yugoslavia (Extra Nena - Ljubim Te Pesmama)

Top3 - 1993
1. Norway (Silje Vige - Alle Mine Tankar)
2. Netherlands (Ruth Jacott - Vrede)
3. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Fazla - Sva Bol Svijeta)

Top3 - 1994
1. Ireland (Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan - Rock'n'Roll Kids)
2. France (Nina Morato - Je Suis Un Vrai Garcon)
3. Estonia (Silvi Vrait - Nagu Merelaine)

Top3 - 1995
1. Denmark (Aud Wilken - Fra Mols Til Skagen)
2. Spain (Anabel Conde - Vuelve Conmigo)
3. Sweden (Jan Johansen - Se Pa Mig)

Top3 - 1996
1. France (Dan Ar Braz et L'Heritage Des Celtes - Diwanit Bugale)
2. Portugal (Lucia Moniz - O Meu Coracao Nao Tem Cor)
3. Austria (George Nussbaumer - Weil's Dr Guat Got)

Top3 - 1997
1. Italy (Jalisse - Fiumi Di Parole)
2. Iceland (Paul Oscar - Minn Hinsti Dans)
3. Turkey (Sebnem Paker & Etnik - Dinle)

Top3 - 1998
1. Netherlands (Edsilia Rombley - Hemel En Aarde)
2. Sweden (Jill Johnson - Karleken Aer)
3. Finland (Edea - Aava)

Top3 - 1999
1. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Dino Merlin & Beatrice - Putnici)
2. Estonia (Evelin Samuel - Diamond Of Night)
3. Croatia (Doris Dragovic - Marija Magdalena)

Top3 - 2000
1. Latvia (Brainstorm - My Star)
2. Croatia (Goran Karan - Kada Zaspu Angeli)
3. Estonia (Eda-Ines Etti - Once In A Lifetime)

Top3 - 2001
1. Russia (Mumiy Troll - Lady Alpine Blue)
2. France (Natasha St. Pier - Je N'Ai Que Mon Ame)
3. Slovenia (Nusa Derenda - Energy)

Top3 - 2002
1. France (Sandrine Francois - Il Faut Du Temps)
2. Latvia (Marie N - I Wanna)
3. Israel (Sarit Hadad - Light A Candle)

Top3 - 2003
1. Portugal (Rita Guerra - Deixa-Me Sonhar)
2. Belgium (Urban Trad - Sanomi)
3. Poland (Ich Troje - Keine Grenzen - Zadnych Granic)

Top3 - 2004
1. Albania (Anjeza Shahini - The Image Of You)
2. Turkey (Athena - For Real)
3. Belgium (Xandee - 1 Life)

Top3 - 2005
1. Andorra (Marian van de Wal - La Mirada Interior)
2. Austria (Global Kryner - Y Asi)
3. Hungary (Nox - Forogj Vilag)

Top3 - 2006
1. Norway (Christine Guldbrandsen - Alvedansen)
2. Germany (Texas Lightning - No No Never)
3. Poland (Ich Troje - Follow My Heart)

Top3 - 2007
1. France (Les Fatals Picards - L'Amour A La Francaise)
2. Lithuania (4Fun - Love Or Leave)
3. Georgia (Sopho Khalvashi - Visionary Dream)

Top10 - 2008
1. Belgium (Ishtar - O Julissi Na Jalini)
2. Portugal (Vania Fernandes - Senhora Do Mar (Negras Aguas))
3. Switzerland (Paolo Meneguzzi - Era Stupendo)
4. Norway (Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On, Be Strong)
5. Iceland (Euroband - This Is My Life)
6. Israel (Boaz Mauda - The Fire In Your Eyes)
7. France (Sebastien Tellier - Divine)
8. Serbia (Jelena Tomasevic - Oro)
9. Netherlands (Hind - Your Heart Belongs To Me)
10. Albania (Olta Boka - Zemren E Lame Peng)

Top10 - 2009
1. Sweden (Malena Ernman - La Voix)
2. Estonia (Urban Symphony - R����¯�¿�½������¤ndajad)
3. France (Patricia Kaas - Et S'Il Fallait Le Faire)
4. Norway (Alexander Rybak - Fairytale)
5. Iceland (Yohanna - Is It True?)
6. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Regina - Bistra Voda)
7. United Kingdom (Jade Ewen - It's My Time)
8. Portugal (Flor-de-Lis - Todas As Ruas Do Amor)
9. Moldova (Nelly Ciobanu - Hora Din Moldova)
10. Azerbaijan (Aysel & Arash - Always)

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