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.

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 – Milim
• 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 – Milan Stankovic – Ovo Je Balkan
• SLOVAKIA – Kristina Peláková – Horehronie
• SLOVENIA – Ansambel Roka Žlindre & Kalamari – Narodnozabavni Rock
• SPAIN – Daniel Diges – Algo Pequeñito
• SWEDEN – Anna Bergendahl – This Is My Life
• 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