Some 8,000 tickets released for the final of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest sold out in roughly 20 minutes on Monday, organizers said, DPA reported.
Norway will this year host the annual competition after Alexander Rybak danced and fiddled his way to victory last year with his composition Fairytale.
Fans from all over Europe vote in the competition to be held for the 55th time. This year 39 countries have entered.
Two semi-finals precede the May 29 final. The event is to be staged at the Telenor Arena, some 15 minutes from the Oslo city centre.
Eurovision tickets sell out in 20 minutes flat
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