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Eurovision Song Contest 2010
No clear favourite
If the prize was for a Eurovision sounding title alone, Azerbaijan would be streets ahead with Drip Drop, sung by Safira. As it’s currently in a three way tie, according to the bookies, with Germany’s Lena Meyer-Landrut and Satellite and Israel’s slow burner, Milim.


Safira, singing Drip Drop, for Azerbaijan, is currently one of the favourites
Safira, singing Drip Drop, for Azerbaijan, is currently one of the favourites

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Oslo - 24.05.2010 - Three songs that typify the Eurovision contest; Drip Drop is a sultry smouldering belter, Satellite a cutsie Euro-pop number and Milim a solid ballad. But this is Eurovision, so who knows? Certainly if the sceptics are to be believed (and with each passing year it’s hard not to heed them) geography will favour Safira. But then again, if you really are a sceptic you won’t be watching nor will you really care. For those of us who do care, despite our dark mutterings after each contest – although last year’s winner was a worthy one – the semi finals are on May 25th and 27th and the final on May 29th. Interestingly, and they say in a move to offset politically motivated voting, the twenty countries who advance from the two semi finals to the final will now also be chosen by 50 per cent televoting and 50 per cent jury. Recently it was by televoting only. Viewers will also be able to cast their votes during the entire show. And let’s hope that this year Spain don’t flaunt the rules of broadcasting and show the semi-finals live as they are bound to do. Last year the national station decided to continue to broadcast a tennis game from Madrid and showed the semi-final later that night, depriving viewers of their voting rights. Grrrr Oslo is ready and waiting, and Spain’s entry this year, Algo Pequeñito, sung by Daniel Diges, is one of the best entries the country has had for a while. It’s currently at 40/1 with both the UK and Ireland running at 33/1 as we go to press. 12 points here we come!
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