Eurovision 2010: Results of the Running Order Draw

Yesterday, the Draw for the Running Order of the 55th Eurovision Song Contest took place in Oslo, the host city of this year's contest. All 39 participating broadcasters got a spot in their respective Semi-Final or Final, according to a statement on the official Eurovision website.

In the beginning of February, the Semi-Final Allocation Draw was held where it was determined in which Semi-Final the 34 participating countries would perform, in addition to the already qualified finalists France, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany and Norway.

As part of the draw, it was also determined if those countries will perform in the first or second half of the respective Semi-Final, so that each delegation already knows exactly on which day they are expected in Oslo for the rehearsals in May.

Once again a total of five wildcards were drawn: two for each of the Semi-Finals and one for a country in the Final. These lucky countries could pick their spot in their respective shows.

Results below:

First Semi-Final

1. Moldova
2. Russia
3. Estonia
4. Slovakia
5. Finland
6. Latvia
7. Serbia (wildcard)
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
9. Poland
10. Belgium
11. Malta
12. Albania
13. Greece
14. Portugal
15. FYR Macedonia
16. Belarus (wildcard)
17. Iceland

Second Semi-Final

1. Lithuania
2. Armenia
3. Israel
4. Denmark
5. Switzerland (wildcard)
6. Sweden
7. Azerbaijan
8. Ukraine
9. The Netherlands
10. Romania
11. Slovenia
12. Ireland
13. Bulgaria (wildcard)
14. Cyprus
15. Croatia
16. Georgia
17. Turkey

The first Semi-Final will be held on the 25th of May, followed by the second Semi-Final on the 27th of May and the Grand Final on the 29th of May.