Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Norway hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, after Alexander Rybak won the 2009 Contest with "Fairytale". Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) used the Melodi Grand Prix contest to select the 2010 entry to represent the host country. After winning the 2009 Contest Norway became the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 which took place in Bærum just outside Oslo. NRK announced that a total of 150 million kroner (€17,4 million) would be spent to host the contest. NRK announced that the 2010 Contest would be held in the
Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the final country to confirm participation in the 2011 contest. Slovakia decided to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in order to avoid paying a fine. For the first time after returning to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009, Slovakia selected its Eurovision entry through an internal selection. According to Alexandra Štullerová-Korenová, the person responsible for the Slovak selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, the artist representing the central European country would be revealed on 18 February. TWiiNS represented Slovakia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I'm Still Alive". Slovakia competed fifth in