Serbia nudges ahead once again with a welcome douze points from the Netherlands in the latest OGAE preview result to be added to the mix.

Dutch fans, just like their counterparts all over Europe, have voted in both a mock semifinal and final event, and Serbia won on both counts. In the final, Big Four country Germany lies just behind the Serbian victor Marija Serifovic, with Switzerland's DJ Bobo some way behind in a distant third place.

The Dutch top ten for the final was as follows:

1. Serbia 123
2. Germany 119
3. Switzerland 84
4. Denmark 83
5. Ukraine 77
6. Bulgaria 75
7. Cyprus 69
8. Russia 62
9. Slovenia 59
10. Greece 59

The successful ten from the semifinal were ranked as follows:

1. Serbia
2. Switzerland
3. Denmark
4. Bulgaria
5. Cyprus
6. Slovenia
7. Malta
8. FYR Macedonia
9. Moldova
10. Turkey

Converting these scores to the ubiquitous 1-8, 10 and 12 points, they alter the overall OGAE mix as follows:

1. Serbia 118
2. Switzerland 116
3. Belarus 94
4. Slovenia 89
5. Cyprus 89
6. Bulgaria 71
7. Greece 71
8. Ukraine 69
9. Georgia 43
10. Russia 39
11. Germany 36
12. France 35
13. Bosnia & Herzegovina 32
14. Iceland 31
15. Denmark 29
16. Romania 21
17. Spain 21
18. Sweden 16
19. Turkey 15
20. Latvia 12
21. Armenia 11
22. FYR Macedonia 9
23. Moldova 8
24. Israel 7
25. Lithuania 7
26. Netherlands 6
27. Finland 4
28. Hungary 2
29. Poland 1

Serbia regains its lead thanks to the Dutch douze, whilst Big Four nation Germany nudgescloser tothe top ten, replacing France as the highest placed of the Big Four. Denmark's highest points so far keep them in 15th place, although within reaching distance of the top ten for the first time. Thirteen countries have yet to score.

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