{"id":588,"date":"2010-05-26T16:54:25","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T15:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/?p=588"},"modified":"2010-05-26T18:07:32","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T17:07:32","slug":"588","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2010\/05\/26\/588\/","title":{"rendered":"Dress to impress, Oslo! Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, everything finally got going last night with the\u00a0first semi-final.\u00a0\u00a0Here I am, suited and booted and ready to cheer hysterically&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"semi 02 me\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-02-me-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my view of the semi-final from my seat in the Telanor arena last night.\u00a0 Can you guess which section we were in?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-01-taking-our-seats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-580\" title=\"semi 01 taking our seats\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-01-taking-our-seats-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-01-taking-our-seats-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-01-taking-our-seats-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope that the stage looks good on TV&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-03-stage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-582\" title=\"semi 03 stage\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-03-stage-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-03-stage-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-03-stage-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Things warm-up as the hosts take to the stage and eveybody gets their flags out!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-04-start.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-583\" title=\"semi 04 start\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-04-start-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-04-start-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-04-start-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Midway during the proceedings the hosts wait to make one of their links. All in all people think that they are doing a great job. Much better than last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-05-presenters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-584\" title=\"semi 05 presenters\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-05-presenters-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-05-presenters-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-05-presenters-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hera rocked the house for Iceland &#8211; and as a result her odds have shortened dramatically. Good to see that volcanic ash didn&#8217;t cause Hera to have an early exit from the competition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-06-hera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-585\" title=\"semi 06 hera\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-06-hera-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-06-hera-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-06-hera-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the television broadcast, the aftermath in the arena&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-07-aftermath.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-586\" title=\"semi 07 aftermath\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-07-aftermath-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-07-aftermath-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-07-aftermath-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-02-me.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the press centre we waited to see the 10 successful acts through to the final. I loitered for 30 mins then caught the midnight shuttle bus back to our apartment. I&#8217;d shared enough moments with the Eurovison world for one day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-09-press-wait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-579\" title=\"semi 09 press wait\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-09-press-wait-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-09-press-wait-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-09-press-wait-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/semi-01-taking-our-seats.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, everything finally got going last night with the\u00a0first semi-final.\u00a0\u00a0Here I am, suited and booted and ready to cheer hysterically&#8230; \u00a0 Here&#8217;s my view of the semi-final from my seat in the Telanor arena last night.\u00a0 Can you guess which section we were in? 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