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The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia.
The contest was won by Norway's Alexander Rybak and his own composition "Fairytale", which received a record-breaking 387 points out of 492, the highest total score in Eurovision history by 95 points. (Until then, the highest win had been Finland in 2006 with 292 points.) Second place went to Iceland, third to Azerbaijan, fourth to Turkey, and the United Kingdom taking 5th, seeing their best placing since 2002.
The contest was won by Norway's Alexander Rybak and his own composition "Fairytale", which received a record-breaking 387 points out of 492, the highest total score in Eurovision history by 95 points. (Until then, the highest win had been Finland in 2006 with 292 points.) Second place went to Iceland, third to Azerbaijan, fourth to Turkey, and the United Kingdom taking 5th, seeing their best placing since 2002.
After criticism of the voting system after the 2007 Contest, 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 originally announced their intention to withdraw, but it was later stated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that both countries would indeed participate.However, Georgia later decided to withdraw after the EBU rejected its selected song as being a breach of contest rules.
Songs & Clips
01.
LITHUANIA - Sasha Son - Love02.
ISRAEL - Noa and Mira Awad - There must be another way03.
FRANCE - Patricia Kaas - Et s'il fallait le faire04.
SWEDEN - Malena Ernman - La Voix05.
CROATIA - Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea - Lijepa Tena06.
PORTUGAL - Flor-de-Lis - Todas As Ruas Do Amor07.
ICELAND - Yohanna - Is it true?08.
GREECE - Sakis Rouvas - This is our night09.
ARMENIA - Inga & Anush - Jan Jan10.
RUSSIA - Anastasia Prikhodko - Mamo11.
AZERBAIJAN - Aysel & Arash - Always12.
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Regina - Bistra Voda13.
MOLDOVA - Nelly Ciobanu - Hora Din Moldova14.
MALTA - Chiara - What if we?15.
ESTONIA - Urban Symphony - Rändajad16.
DENMARK - Brinck - Believe again17.
GERMANY - Alex swings Oscar sings - Miss Kiss Kiss Bang18.
TURKEY - Hadise - Dum Tek Tek19.
ALBANIA - Kejsi Tola - Carry me in your dreams20.
NORWAY - Alexander Rybak - Fairytale21.
UKRAINE - Svetlana Loboda - Be my Valentine22.
ROMANIA - Elena - The Balkan Girls23.
UNITED KINGDOM - Jade Ewen - It's my time24.
FINLAND - Waldo's People - Lose control25.
SPAIN - Soraya - La Noche Es Para MiRECAP
RESULTS
| Place | Country | Performer | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Norway | Alexander Rybak | Fairytale | 387 |
| 02 | Iceland | Yohanna | Is It True? | 218 |
| 03 | Azerbaijan | AySel & Arash | Always | 207 |
| 04 | Turkey | Hadise | Düm Tek Tek | 177 |
| 05 | United Kingdom | Jade Ewen | It’s My Time | 173 |
| 06 | Estonia | Urban Symphony | Rändajad | 129 |
| 07 | Greece | Sakis Rouvas | This Is Our Night | 120 |
| 08 | France | Patricia Kaas | Et S’il Fallait Le Faire | 107 |
| 09 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Regina | Bistra Voda | 106 |
| 10 | Armenia | Inga & Anush | Jan Jan | 092 |
| 11 | Russia | Anastasia Prikhodko | Mamo | 091 |
| 12 | Ukraine | Svetlana Loboda | Be my Valentine! (Anti-crisis Girl) | 076 |
| 13 | Denmark | Brinck | Believe Again | 074 |
| 14 | Moldova | Nelly Ciobanu | Hora Din Moldova | 069 |
| 15 | Portugal | Flor-de-lis | Todas As Ruas Do Amor | 057 |
| 16 | Israel | Noa & Mira Awad | There Must Be Another Way | 053 |
| 17 | Albania | Kejsi Tola | Carry Me In Your Dreams | 048 |
| 18 | Croatia | Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea | Lijepa Tena | 045 |
| 19 | Romania | Elena | The Balkan Girls | 040 |
| 20 | Germany | Alex Swings Oscar Sings! | Miss Kiss Kiss Bang | 035 |
| 21 | Sweden | Malena Ernman | La Voix | 033 |
| 22 | Malta | Chiara | What If We | 031 |
| 23 | Lithuania | Sasha Son | Love | 023 |
| 23 | Spain | Soraya | La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me) | 023 |
| 25 | Finland | Waldo’s People | Lose Control | 022 |
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