Eurovision 2010: the semifinals in Oslo, Norway

Thea Garrett from Malta performs her song My Dream. My Nightmare more like, given that bird/man creation behind her Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Kristina Pelakova of Slovakia seems to have picked up a job lot of costumes from Doctor Who – or was it Waterworld? Photograph: Nigel Waldron/Getty Images Photograph: Nigel Waldron/guardian.co.uk InCulto from Lithuania perform their song Eastern European Funk. They've remembered their matching sparkly boxer shorts, but have apparently forgotten their trousers Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Milan Stankovic from Serbia performs his song Ovo Je Balkan – sadly not a cover of Yazz's The Only Way is Up or Van Halen's Jump Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Kuukuiskaajat of Finland love their performance so much they give themselves a round of applause Photograph: Nigel Waldron/Getty Images Photograph: Nigel Waldron/guardian.co.uk Daniel Diges, Spain's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. He denied claims that his dancers had mugged a circus troupe on the way to rehearsals Photograph: Lise Aserud/AP Photograph: Lise Aserud/guardian.co.uk Sofia Nizharadze from Georgia reaches out for her partners in the human pyramid – sadly they appear to have deserted her Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Gjoko Taneski from Macedonia performs his song Jas Ja Imam Silata. He insisted that his stage show relied solely on his pure vocal tone Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Malcolm Lincoln from Estonia performs his song Siren. Cruelly, organisers removed his bicycle halfway through his performance Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Sunstroke Project and Olia Tira of Moldova will open the contest with what the Eurovision site describes as a 'fashionable chaos of music' Photograph: Nigel Waldron/Getty Images Photograph: Nigel Waldron/guardian.co.uk Jessy Matador from France performs the song Allez Olla Ole Tout le Monde. We're honestly lost for words… Photograph: Lise Aserud/AP Photograph: Lise Aserud/guardian.co.uk Marcin Mrozinski is surrounded by contestants who appear to be from Polish TV's search for a Snow White star Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Safura from Azerbaijan performs her song Drip Drop, in a break from her packed WWF schedule Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Giorgos Alkaios and Friends from Greece perform their song OPA. Sadly the Friends' attempt to cast multiple votes for Giorgos failed to work Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Josh Dubovie from Britain performs That Sounds Good To Me. He later denied rumours that he was only prepared to perform inside a tanning booth Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Michael von der Heide from Switzerland performs Il Pleut de L'Or – apparently following an extreme run-in with a loo roll Photograph: Nigel Treblin/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Nigel Treblin/guardian.co.uk A lovely white leather jacket/trousers combination from Miro of Bulgaria. Photograph: Nigel Waldron/Getty Images Photograph: Nigel Waldron/guardian.co.uk Is the man in a black jacket actually inflating Eva Rivas from Armenia? Does she know? Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters Photograph: Bob Strong/guardian.co.uk Vukasin Brajic from Bosnia and Herzegovina is singing something called Thunder And Lightning. He's not exactly dressed for the weather ... Photograph: Cornelius Poppe/Scanpix/Reuters Photograph: Cornelius Poppe/Scanpix/guardian.co.uk Ansambel Zlindra & Kalamari of Slovenia are performing Narodnozabavni Rock. And apparently going for a full-house of Eurovision cliches Photograph: Nigel Treblin/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Nigel Treblin/guardian.co.uk This is Sineke of the Netherlands. Where else could these people - particularly the scary man in the tulip wellies - be performing, but Eurovision? Photograph: Nigel Treblin/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Nigel Treblin/guardian.co.uk