Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Semi-final 1
12 May 2009
Semi-final 2
14 May 2009
Final
16 May 2009
Presenter(s)
Semi-finals:
Natalia Vodianova
Andrey Malahov
Final:
Ivan Urgant
Alsou[1]
Green Room:
Dmitry Shepelev
Director
Andrey Boltenko
Host broadcaster
Channel One
Venue
Olympic Indoor
Arena, Moscow,
Russia
Winning song
Norway
"Fairytale"
Number of entries
42
Debuting countries
None
Returning countries
Slovakia
Withdrawing countries
Georgia
San Marino
Nul points
Czech Republic
(in the first Semi-
final)
Opening act
Semi-final 1: The
Tolmachevy Twins
Semi-final 2: Folk
orchestra "Nel blu
dipinto di blu",
"Waterloo", "Ding-A-
Dong", "Diva",
"Believe"
Final: Terem
Quartet, Cirque du
Soleil performance,
Dima Bilan with
"Believe"
Interval act
Semi-final 1:
Alexandrov
Ensemble feat.
t.A.T.u with "Not
Gonna Get Us"
Semi-final 2: Igor
Moiseyev Ensemble
Final: Fuerza Bruta
Eurovision Song Contest
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was
the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song
Contest. It took place between 12 and 16
May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in
Moscow, Russia.
Changes in the voting procedure were
made with the re-introduction of a national
jury alongside televoting while the format of
the semi-finals remained the same. Forty-two
countries
participated
in
the
contest;
Slovakia announced that it would return to
the contest, while San Marino withdrew due
to financial issues. Latvia and Georgia origin-
ally announced their intention to withdraw,
but it was later stated by the European
Broadcasting Union (EBU) that both coun-
tries would indeed participate.[2] However,
Georgia later decided to withdraw after the
EBU rejected its selected song as being a
breach of contest rules.
The contest was won by Norway’s Alexan-
der Rybak and his song "Fairytale" which re-
ceived a record breaking 387 points, the
highest total score in Eurovision history.[3]
Venue
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Moscow’s Olympic Indoor Arena, the 2009
venue.
The contest w