The Eurovision Young Musicians 2010 was the fifteenth edition of the

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, held at the Rathausplatz in

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, Austria, on 14 May 2010. Organised by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster

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(ORF), musicians from seven countries participated in the televised final. This was the third time that the competition was held on an open-air stage and was the beginning of the annual

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. Austria and broadcaster ORF previously hosted the contest in , , and . A total of fifteen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held at the ORF Funkhaus Wien studios on 8 and 9 May 2010. All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the

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, conducted by

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. made their début while returned. Three countries decided not to participate, they were , and . Eva Nina Kozmus of Slovenia won the contest, with Norway and Russia placing second and third respectively.

Location

Rathausplatz, a square outside the Wiener Rathaus city hall of Vienna, was the host location for the 2010 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians final. The ORF Funkhaus Wien studios in Vienna, Austria, hosted the semi-final round.

Format

Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz was the host of the 2010 contest.

Results

Semi-final

Broadcasters from fifteen countries took part in the semi-final round of the 2010 contest, of which seven qualified to the televised grand final. The following participants failed to qualify.

Final

Awards were given to the top three participants. The table below highlights these using ''gold'', ''silver'', and ''bronze''. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union.

Jury

The jury members consisted of the following:

Semi-final

* – Werner Hink * – Ranko Markovic * – Aleksandar Markovic * – Ingela Øien * –

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Final

* –

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(head) * – Werner Hink * –

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* – Ben Pateman * – Alexei Ogrintchouk

Broadcasting

The competition was transmitted live over the

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, for both TV viewers and radio listeners, by 11 out of the 20 participating broadcasters. Armenia, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia and Iceland all broadcast the contest in addition to the competing countries.

References

External links

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Location

Format

Results

Semi-final

Final

Jury

Semi-final

Final

Broadcasting

See also

References

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