Europe is still underway with selections for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Oslo, Norway, in May. As usual at this time of year, we put a focus on the music from the national finals, songs that didn’t qualify for the big event but still deserve another listen. Many of them are getting a lot of airplay in their home countries, some have become hits already. Our playlist will be kept updated while the remaining countries choose their contestants.

Meanwhile we prepare the presentation and promotion of the entries for Oslo. Here’s the list of the 39 participating countries and their contenders, in alphabetical order:

ALBANIA - Juliana Pasha - It's All About You
ARMENIA - Eva Rivas - Apricot Stone
AZERBAIJAN - TBD 19 March 2010
BELARUS - 3+2 - Far Away
BELGIUM - Tom Dice - Me And My Guitar
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - Vukašin Brajic - Munja I Grom
BULGARIA - Miro - Angel Si Ti
CROATIA - Feminnem - Lako Je Sve
CYPRUS - Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders - Life Looks Better In Spring
DENMARK - Chanée & N'evergreen - In A Moment Like This
ESTONIA - Malcolm Lincoln - Siren
FINLAND - Kuunkuiskaajat - Työlki Ellää
FRANCE - Jessy Matador - Allez! Ola! Olé!
GEORGIA - Sopho Nizharadze - Shine
GERMANY - Lena Meyer-Landrut - Satellite
GREECE - Giorgos Alkaios & Friends - Opa
ICELAND - Hera Björk - Je Ne Sais Quoi
IRELAND - Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You
ISRAEL - Harel Skaat – TBD 15 March 2010
LATVIA - Aisha - What For? (Only Mr God Knows Why)
LITHUANIA - InCulto - Eastern European Funk
FYR MACEDONIA - Gjoko Taneski - Jas Ja Imam Silata
MALTA - Thea Garrett - My Dream
MOLDOVA - Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away
NETHERLANDS - Sieneke - Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-La-Lie)
NORWAY - Didrik Solli-Tangen - My Heart Is Yours
POLAND - Marcin Mrozinski - Legenda
PORTUGAL - Filipa Azevedo - Há Dias Assim
ROMANIA - Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing With Fire
RUSSIA - The Peter Nalitch Band - Lost And Forgotten
SERBIA - TBD 13 March 2010
SLOVAKIA - Kristina Peláková - Horehronie
SLOVENIA - Ansambel Roka Žlindre & Kalamari - Narodnozabavni Rock
SPAIN - Daniel Diges - Algo Pequeñito
SWEDEN - TBD 13 March 2010
SWITZERLAND - Michael von der Heide - Il Pleut De L'Or
TURKEY - maNga - We Could Be The Same
UKRAINE - Vasyl Lazarovich - I Love You
UNITED KINGDOM - Josh Dubovie - That Sounds Good To Me