The
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual
Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the
Telenor Arena in
Bærum,
Greater Oslo,
Norway. Norway gained the rights to host the contest after achieving a record breaking victory in Moscow
the previous year. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in
1986 and
1996. The 2010 winner was
Germany with
Lena singing "
Satellite", written by American
Julie Frost and Denmark's John Gordon. It was Germany's first win in twenty-eight years, its second since the Contest's inception, and its first win as a unified country. It was also the first time a "Big Four" country won the contest since the rule's introduction in 2000.