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Top 10 finalists of Eurovision Song Contest revealed!

by Kaitlin | May 11, 2007 at 10:42 am

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UPDATE: Watch some of the finalists in action, here.

Three cheers for the Eastern Bloc! And the Eurasian countries! And Moldova! They are among the finalists in this year's massive Eurovision song contest. The contest started in 1956 and has been broadcast to broader and broader audiences each year--even those outside of the regions open to contestants. The finals air this Saturday across the world.

Television viewers across Europe picked up their phones to call or send an SMS for their favourite songs. Each country gave 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points, which finally resulted in 10 qualifying contestants. To keep the Final as exciting as possible, the scoreboard will only be reveiled after Saturday's Final. The chosen performers were all assigned one of the ten open slots in the Final.

* 03. Belarus

* 06. FYR Macedonia

* 07. Slovenia

* 08. Hungary

* 11. Georgia

* 14. Latvia

* 17. Serbia

* 21. Bulgaria

* 22. Turkey

* 24. Moldova

And just in case you want to watch your favourite act in action on Saturday night, here's the singers and their winning songs:

Belarus
Koldun
Work Your Magic6

FYR Macedonia
Karolina
Mojot Svet7

Slovenia
Alenka GOTAR
Cvet Z Juga8

Hungary
Magdi RÚZSA
Unsubstantial Blues11

Georgia
Sopho
Visionary Dream14

Latvia
BONAPARTI.LV
Questa Notte17

Serbia
Marija ŠERIFOVIĆ
Molitva21
Bulgaria
Elitsa TODOROVA & Stoyan YANKOULOV
Water22
Turkey
Kenan DOĞULU
Shake It Up, Shekerim24
Moldova
Natalia BARBU