Germany won the 55th Eurovision Song Contest with 'Satellite' by Lena, marking the first victory by a 'Big Four' country since the rule's introduction in 2000.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 55th Eurovision Song Contest
- Winning song
- 'Satellite' performed by Lena (Germany)
- Participating countries
- 39 countries
- Venue
- Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
- Germany's previous win
- 1982
- Final date
- 29 May 2010
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Norway's Alexander Rybak won the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Fairytale', obligating Norwegian broadcaster NRK to host the 2010 edition. The 2008 financial crisis strained NRK's budget, forcing it to sell broadcasting rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup to fund the event.
The 55th Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Telenor Arena in Oslo across two semi-finals on 25 and 27 May and a final on 29 May 2010. Thirty-nine countries competed, with Germany's Lena performing 'Satellite', winning both the jury vote and the televote to claim the contest.
Germany achieved its second Eurovision victory and its first as a unified country, while also becoming the first 'Big Four' nation to win since that designation was introduced in 2000. The contest introduced a hybrid jury-and-televote system for the semi-finals, and Sweden failed to qualify for the final for the first time since semi-finals began in 2004.
Work
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Germany's victory with 'Satellite' was its first as a unified nation and the first Big Four win since 2000, while a new hybrid jury-televote system reshaped contest voting.