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120 million people to see Eurovision 2010 â€“ PHOTO

120 million people to see Eurovision 2010 â€“ <font color=red>PHOTO </font>

05 May 2010 13:17 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ulkar Gasimova â€“ APA. Telenor Arena of Oslo is being prepared for the 55th Eurovision Song Contest. APA reports quoting the official website of the contest that over 500 crew members are involved in the build-up process at the Telenor Arena, which started two weeks ago. Some of them did a great job practising the flash mob dance for this yearâ€™s contest. 532 moving lights and 4,179 fixed light elements are being installed right now at the Telenor Arena, 1,852 being so-called colourblocks that have been installed to involve the audience in the hall with whatever happens on stage. 4,528 metres of truss has been used to build the entire light rig.
21 cameras will be used to bring the Eurovision Song Contest to your TV set or computer screen. As many as 8 satelliprate channels will be used simultaneously to receive picture and sound from the 39 spokespersons across Europe. To assure a smooth production, 250 handheld radios will be used by the production crew.

The Eurovision Song Contest is a television production that consists of 3 live shows, which is expected to be seen by more than 120 million people. Last year, viewers from all over Europe cast more than 10 million votes in the two Semi-Finals and the Final. Over 80,000 tickets have been sold for the live shows and various dress rehearsals. The Final will be attended by some 16,000 people at the arena.

2,007 journalists from over 70 countries have been accredited for the Eurovision Song Contest, while 314 of the most dedicated fans of Europeâ€™s favourite TV-show obtained a special fan accreditation. All together, it means a full house this year! 1,014 delegation members from the 39 participating countries are expected to arrive in Oslo in mid-May for the event. 212 of them will appear on stage.
Videos of the contestâ€™s official YouTube channel have been viewed a stunning 16,646,000 times since the beginning of this year, three times more compared to the same period last year.