ESC 2010 Semi-Final Allocation

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As the new rules of the Eurovision postulated a couple of years ago, all the countries should participate in a semi-final. Except for the host country and the Big Four. On Friday, 7 February, the EBU drew the semi-final allocation, the distribution of votes of the big 4 and Norway, and the respective halves (first / second) in which the countries will compete.

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Here are the two lists:

Semi-Final 1 – 25 May 2010

First half: Bosnia & Herzegovina Estonia Finland Latvia Moldova Russia Serbia Slovakia

Second half: Albania Belarus Belgium FYR Macedonia Greece Iceland Malta Poland Portugal

Semi-Final 2 – 27 May 2010

First half: Armenia Azerbaijan Denmark Israel Lithuania Sweden Switzerland Ukraine

Second half: Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Georgia Ireland The Netherlands Romania Slovenia Turkey

Here is the allocation of the voting of the Big Four and the host country:

First Semi-Final: Germany and Spain Second Semi-Final: Norway, UK, France