Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Place Country Performer ( s ) Votes
1 Serbia Milan Stanković 138
2 Moldova SunStroke Project & Olia Tira 110
3 Russia Peter Nalitch and Friends 109
4 Latvia Aisha 99
5 Armenia Eva Rivas 79
Other awards -- Barbara Dex Award
Further information : Barbara Dex Award The Barbara Dex Award has been annually awarded by the fan website House of Eurovision since 1997 , and is a humorous award given to the worst dressed artist each year in the contest . It is named after the Belgian artist , Barbara Dex , who came last in the 1993 contest , in which she wore her own self designed ( awful ) dress .
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following Alexander Rybak's win at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia with the song Fairytale. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the contest was held at the Telenor Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 25 and 27 May, and the final on 29 May 2010. The three live shows were hosted by Erik Solbakken, Haddy N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui. Thirty-nine countries took part in the contest, with Georgia returning after its one-year absence. Meanwhile, Andorra, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Montenegro all withdrew, mainly for financial reasons related to the global financial crisis. Lithuania originally announced its withdrawal, but was later among the participants confirmed by the EBU. The winner was Germany with the song Satellite, performed by Lena and written by Julie Frost and John Gordon. This was Germany's second victory in the contest, following their win in 1982, and their first win as a unified country. It was also the first win for one of the Big Four countries, since the rule's introduction in 2000. Turkey, Romania, Denmark and Azerbaijan rounded out the top five.