Eurovision 2010 Results

Old news by now, but I was out of town this weekend and didn't get to see the actual final until Sunday evening. Here are the results (Performance order/My guess/Actual place):


1 Azerbaijan 5 5
2 Spain 17 15
3 Norway 15 20
4 Moldova 12 22
5 Cyprus 19 21
6 Bosnia & Herzegovina 11 17
7 Belgium 8 6
8 Serbia 16 13
9 Belarus 9 24
10 Ireland 4 23
11 Greece 6 8
12 UK 24 25
13 Georgia 14 9
14 Turkey 3 2
15 Albania 10 16
16 Iceland 1 19
17 Ukraine 23 10
18 France 9 12
19 Romania 2 3
20 Russia 25 11
21 Armenia 22 7
22 Germany 7 1
23 Portugal 21 18
24 Israel 20 14
25 Denmark 18 4

The obvious lesson here is that I have no clue what is going on. Actually, the things I was wrong about are things that I am glad to be wrong about. Forced sentimentality, such as Belarus' "Butterflies" and Norway's "My Heart is Yours", was not rewarded. However, super dancey pop music also doesn't get a free pass (sorry Iceland and Moldova, still love ya both). Also, the flashmob celebration while votes were being tabulated was one of the most awesome things I've seen on television in a very long time:



So so awesome. Can't wait for Germany 2011!