Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest . It took place in Oslo , Norway , following Alexander Rybak 's win at the 2009 contest in Moscow , Russia with the song " Fairytale " . It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest , having previously done so in 1986 and 1996 . The contest was broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum , Greater Oslo , Norway . The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing " Satellite " , written by American Julie Frost and Denmark 's John Gordon . It was Germany 's first win in twenty-eight years , its second since the Contest 's inception , and its first win as a unified country . It was also the first time a " Big Four " country won the contest since the rule 's introduction in 2000
2009 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2010