Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May presented by Natalia Vodianova and Andrey Malakhov, and a final on 16 May 2009 presented by Ivan Urgant and Alsou Abramova, all held at the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow, Russia. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Channel One (C1R), which staged the event after the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) won the 2008 contest for Russia with the song "Believe" by Dima Bilan. It was the first and as of 2024 only time that two different sets of presenters had hosted the semi-finals and finals. It was also the first (and as of 2026 only) time that the event was hosted in the previous year's winning country by a different broadcaster than the previous year's winning broadcaster.

Semi-final 1
  • 12 May 2009 (2009-05-12)
Semi-final 2
  • 14 May 2009 (2009-05-14)
Final
  • 16 May 2009 (2009-05-16)
VenueOlimpiyskiy Arena
Moscow, Russia
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Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Dates and venue
Semi-final 1
  • 12 May 2009 (2009-05-12)
Semi-final 2
  • 14 May 2009 (2009-05-14)
Final
  • 16 May 2009 (2009-05-16)
VenueOlimpiyskiy Arena
Moscow, Russia
Organisation
OrganiserEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisorSvante Stockselius
Production
Host broadcasterChannel One (C1R)
DirectorAndrei Boltenko
Executive producerYury Aksyuta
Presenters
Participants
Number of entries42
Number of finalists25
Returning countries Slovakia
Non-returning countries
  • A coloured map of the countries of Europe
         Finalist countries     Countries eliminated in the semi-finals     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2009
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Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
Winning song
2008 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 2010
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Broadcasters from forty-two countries participated in the contest, down one from the record forty-three the year before. Slovakia returned to the contest for the first time since 1998, while San Marino did not enter due to financial issues. Latvia and Georgia originally announced their intention not to participate, but it was later stated by the EBU that both countries would participate.[2] The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) ultimately decided to withdraw after the EBU rejected its selected song as being a breach of the contest's rules. For the first time since 2003, there were no debuting countries.

The winner was Norway with the song "Fairytale", performed and written by Alexander Rybak. The song won both the jury vote and televote and received 387 points out of a possible 492, at the time the highest total score in the history of the contest. Iceland, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom rounded out the top five, with the latter achieving its best placing since 2002 and Iceland equalling their best result from 1999.

After criticism of the voting system in 2007, changes in the voting procedure were finally made prior to this contest, with the re-introduction of a national jury alongside televoting for the final, while the format of the semi-finals remained the same.

Location

Olimpiyskiy Arena, Moscow – host venue of the 2009 contest.

The contest was held in Russia following its victory in the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia, with "Believe" by Dima Bilan.[3] Vladimir Putin, then-Prime Minister of Russia, stated that the contest would be held in Moscow.[4]

It was proposed by Channel One that the contest be held in Moscow's Olimpiyskiy Arena, and this proposal was evaluated by the EBU and confirmed on 13 September 2008.[4][5] The Director-General of the venue, Vladimir Churilin, refuted rumours of an emergency reconstruction of the building, saying: "It will not be required for the Eurovision Song Contest. We now can take up to 25 thousand spectators."[citation needed]

Participants

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Following the release of the final participants list by the EBU, 42 countries confirmed their participation in the 2009 contest, including Slovakia, which returned to the contest after 11 years.[2][6] Georgia originally announced that it was not to participate in the contest due to the Russo-Georgian War in protest of the foreign policies of Russia,[7][8] but later reversed its decision after its win in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008, where Russia awarded it the maximum score of 12 points.[9][10] The country eventually withdrew from the contest due to its entry being deemed to contain political references, including in the title a play on words of Russia's prime minister's surname.[11]

Rumours arose surrounding the participation and return of San Marino and Monaco. Télé Monte Carlo (TMC), the Monegasque broadcaster, confirmed that there were talks with the EBU over its return to the 2009 contest.[12] At the same time, rumours spread that San Marino's broadcaster, Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV), would not participate due to poor placing at the 2008 contest.[13] In the end, after originally confirming their intent to participate in Moscow, SMRTV was forced to withdraw from the event due to financial difficulties that prevented a second entry.[14][15]

The Latvian broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), had reportedly withdrawn from the 2009 contest on 17 December 2008, three days after the final participation deadline. This came about due to budget cuts of over 2 million lati (2.8 million euros) from the LTV budget, hindering their ability to pay the participation fee.[16] LTV confirmed that they had informed the EBU of their intent to withdraw based solely on financial difficulties. LTV then went into discussions with the EBU in an attempt to find a solution that would keep them in the contest.[17][18] On 20 December 2008, LTV announced that it would be withdrawing, and that both the EBU and Channel One had agreed not to force a financial penalty on the late withdrawal of the broadcaster from the 2009 contest. LTV also announced its intent to be at the 2010 contest.[19][20] However, on 12 January 2009, it was announced that Latvia would participate in the 2009 contest.[2] Each participating broadcaster chose its entry for the contest through its own selection process. Some of them selected their entry through an internal selection, where they chose both the song and artist, while others held national finals where the public chose the song, the artist, or both.

Thirty-seven countries participated in one of the two semi-finals of the contest.[2] The semi-final allocation draw took place on 30 January 2009,[21][22] while the draw for the running order was held on 16 March 2009.[23][24]

Several of the performing artists had previously represented the same country in past editions: Chiara had represented Malta in 1998 and 2005; Sakis Rouvas had represented Greece in 2004 and had hosted the 2006 contest; and Petr Elfimov had provided backing vocals for Belarus in 2004. In addition, Martina representing Slovenia, had provided backing vocals for Croatia in 2003, Slovenia in 2007, and Montenegro in 2008; Alexandros Panayi providing backing vocals for Greece, had represented Cyprus in 1995 and in 2000 as part of Voice, and had provided backing vocals for Cyprus in 1989 and in 1991, and for Greece in 2005; and Friðrik Ómar providing backing vocals for Iceland, had represented the country in 2008 as part of Euroband.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009 participants[25]
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 Albania RTSH Kejsi Tola "Carry Me in Your Dreams" English
  • Agim Doçi
  • Edmond Zhulali
 Andorra RTVA Susanne Georgi "La teva decisió (Get a Life)" Catalan, English
  • Rune Braager
  • Lene Dissing
  • Pernille Georgi
  • Susanne Georgi
  • Josep Roca Vila
  • Marcus Winther-John
 Armenia AMPTV Inga and Anush "Jan Jan" (Ջան Ջան) English, Armenian
 Azerbaijan İTV Aysel and Arash "Always" English
 Belarus BTRC Petr Elfimov "Eyes That Never Lie" English
 Belgium RTBF Copycat "Copycat" English
  • Jacques Duvall
  • Benjamin Schoos
 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT Regina "Bistra voda" Bosnian Aleksandar Čović
 Bulgaria BNT Krassimir Avramov "Illusion" English
 Croatia HRT Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea "Lijepa Tena" Croatian
 Cyprus CyBC Christina Metaxa "Firefly" English Nikolas Metaxas
 Czech Republic ČT Gipsy.cz "Aven Romale" English, Romani Radoslav "Gipsy" Banga
 Denmark DR Brinck "Believe Again" English
 Estonia ERR Urban Symphony "Rändajad" Estonian Sven Lõhmus
 Finland YLE Waldo's People "Lose Control" English
  • Karima
  • Annie Kratz-Gutå
  • Ari Lehtonen
  • Waldo
 France France Télévisions Patricia Kaas "Et s'il fallait le faire" French
  • Fred Blondin
  • Anse Lazio
 Germany NDR[a] Alex Swings Oscar Sings! "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" English
 Greece ERT Sakis Rouvas "This Is Our Night" English
 Hungary MTV Zoli Ádok "Dance with Me" English
  • Kasai
  • Zé Szabó
 Iceland RÚV Yohanna "Is It True?" English
 Ireland RTÉ Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy "Et Cetera" English
 Israel IBA Noa and Mira Awad "There Must Be Another Way" English, Hebrew, Arabic
 Latvia LTV Intars Busulis "Probka" (Пробка) Russian
 Lithuania LRT Sasha Son "Love" English, Russian Dmitrij Šavrov
 Macedonia MRT Next Time "Nešto što kje ostane" (Нешто што ќе остане) Macedonian
 Malta PBS Chiara "What If We" English
  • Gregory Bilsen
  • Marc Paelinck
 Moldova TRM Nelly Ciobanu "Hora din Moldova" Romanian, English
 Montenegro RTCG Andrea Demirović "Just Get Out of My Life" English
 Netherlands NOS The Toppers "Shine" English Gordon Heuckeroth
 Norway NRK Alexander Rybak "Fairytale" English Alexander Rybak
 Poland TVP Lidia Kopania "I Don't Wanna Leave" English
 Portugal RTP Flor-de-Lis "Todas as ruas do amor" Portuguese
  • Pedro Marques
  • Paulo Pereira
 Romania TVR Elena "The Balkan Girls" English
 Russia C1R Anastasia Prikhodko "Mamo" (Мамо) Russian, Ukrainian
 Serbia RTS Marko Kon and Milaan "Cipela" (Ципела) Serbian
 Slovakia STV Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková "Leť tmou" Slovak
  • Rastislav Dubovský
  • Petronela Kolevská
  • Ada Žigová
 Slovenia RTVSLO Quartissimo feat. Martina "Love Symphony" English, Slovene
  • Andrej Babić
  • Saša Lendero
 Spain RTVE Soraya Arnelas "La noche es para mí" Spanish
 Sweden SVT Malena Ernman "La Voix" French, English
  Switzerland SRG SSR Lovebugs "The Highest Heights" English
 Turkey TRT Hadise "Düm Tek Tek" English
 Ukraine NTU Svetlana Loboda "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" English
 United Kingdom BBC Jade Ewen "It's My Time" English
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Format

Thirty-seven countries participated in one of the two semi-finals of the contest, with the "Big Four" countries (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and the host (Russia) pre-qualified for the final.[2] In addition to those pre-qualified, the final also included the ten selected countries from each semi-final, making a total of twenty-five participants.

A discussion on changes to the format of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest had taken place at an EBU meeting in Athens, Greece, in June 2008 where a proposal was made that could have resulted in the "Big Four" losing their automatic place in the final of the contest.[27] However, it was confirmed that the "Big Four" countries would continue to automatically qualify for the final at the 2009 contest.[28]

Graphic design

The stage design of the contest

Host broadcaster Channel One presented the sub-logo and theme for the 2009 contest on 30 January 2009.[29] The sub-logo is based upon a "Fantasy Bird", which can be used with many colours. As in previous years, the sub-logo was presented alongside the generic logo.[29] 2009 is the only year since the introduction of slogans in 2002 not to have one.

The stage was designed by New York-based set designer John Casey, and was based around the theme of contemporary Russian avant-garde. Casey, who had previously designed the stage for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin, was also involved in design teams for the 1994 and 1995 contests. He explained that "even before [he] worked with the Russians on the TEFI Awards in Moscow in 1998, [he] was inspired by and drawn to art from the Russian Avant Garde period, especially the constructivists... [He] tried to come up with a theatrical design for the contest that incorporates Russian avant-garde art into a contemporary setting, almost entirely made up of different types of LED screens."[30] Casey explained that together, the various LED shapes form the finished product. Furthermore, large sections of the stage can move, including the circular central portion of curved LED screens, which can be moved to effect and allow each song to have a different feel.

Postcards

The music accompanying the postcards used to introduce each participating country was written and produced by British electronic musician Matthew Herbert.[31]

The postcards opened with the words "Moskva 2009" (Москва 2009), the transliterated Russian way to say "Moscow 2009". It continued with the appearance of Miss World 2008, Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia, and then a group of famous landmarks from the participating country were shown in computer animation. The animation would simulate a pop-up book, with each "page turn" showing different landmarks. Then Sukhinova reappeared again, wearing a hat comprising all of the landmarks shown (as well as having different hairstyle & make-up each time) and a T-shirt with the colours of the respective country's flag. The Russian video had the exact appearance of Sukhinova shown in the first part of every video, and no different hairstyle was shown for the Russian entry.

Then, on the right, the 2009 contest logo appeared with the name and the flag of the country. Finally a phrase in transliterated Russian word and its English translation were shown. The words shown were as were as following, listed in alphabetical order:

  •  Albania – Ikra (Икра – Caviar)
  •  Andorra – Potselui (Поцелуй – Kiss)
  •  Armenia – Sibir (Сибирь – Siberia)
  •  Azerbaijan – Valenki (Валенки – Winter boots)
  •  Belarus – Karavai (Каравай – Round loaf of bread)
  •  Belgium – Veselo (Весело – Cheerfully)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bud zdorov (Будь здоров – Bless you!)
  •  Bulgaria – Krasota (Красота – Beauty)
  •  Croatia – Matryoshka (Матрешка – Russian doll)
  •  Cyprus – Druzhba (Дружба – Friendship)
  •  Czech Republic – Privet! (Привет! – Hi!)
  •  Denmark – Ded Moroz (Дед Мороз – Santa Claus)
  •  Estonia – Gagarin (Гагарин[b]
  •  Finland – Na zdarovie! (На здоровье! – Cheers!)
  •  France – Lublu (Люблю – Love)
  •  Germany – Poehali! (Поехали! – Let's go!)
  •  Greece – Vsego dobrogo (Всего доброго – Good luck)
  •  Hungary – Mir (Мир – Peace/World)
  •  Iceland – Sneg (Снег – Snow)
  •  Ireland – Balalaika (Балалайка – Music instrument)
  •  Israel – Horosho (Хорошо – Good/OK)
  •  Latvia – Borsch (Борщ – Beetroot soup)
  •  Lithuania – Kosmos (Космос – Space)
  •  Macedonia – Klassno (Классно – Great/Cool)
  •  Malta – Skazka (Сказка – Fairytale)
  •  Moldova – Chudo (Чудо – Miracle)
  •  Montenegro – Dobro pojalovat! (Добро пожаловать! – Welcome!)
  •  Netherlands – Zima (Зима – Winter)
  •  Norway – Babushka (Бабушка – Grandmother)
  •  Poland – Vecherinka (Вечеринка – Party)
  •  Portugal – Pozhalusta (Пожалуйста – Please)
  •  Romania – Tantsui (Танцуй – Dance)
  •  Russia – Davai-davai (Давай-давай – Come on!)
  •  Serbia – Schastie (Счастье – Happiness)
  •  Slovakia – Medved (Медведь – Bear)
  •  Slovenia – Vmeste (Вместе – Together)
  •  Spain – Spasibo (Спасибо – Thank you)
  •  Sweden – Muzika (Музыка – Music)
  •   Switzerland – Vesna (Весна – Spring)
  •  Turkey – Kak dela (Как дела – How are you?)
  •  Ukraine – Shick! (Шик! – Glamour)
  •  United Kingdom – Zazhigai! (Зажигай! – Let's rock!)

Semi-final allocation draw

Results of the semi-final allocation draw
  Participating countries in the first semi-final[c]
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
  Participating countries in the second semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

On Friday 30 January 2009, the draw to decide which countries would appear in either the first or second semi-final took place at the Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel. The participating countries excluding the automatic finalists (France, Germany, host country Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom) were split into six pots, based upon how those countries have been voting. From these pots, half (or as close to half as is possible) competed in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009. The other half in that particular pot will compete in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009.[32][21][22] The draw for the running order of the semi-finals, finals, and the order of voting, occurred on 16 March 2009 at Cosmos Hotel.[33][2]

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Voting system

See also: Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest

In response to some broadcasters' continued complaints about politically charged, neighbourly and diaspora voting, the EBU evaluated the voting procedure used in the contest, with the possibility of a change in the voting system for 2009. Contest organisers sent a questionnaire regarding the voting system to participating broadcasters, and a reference group incorporated the responses into their suggestions for next year's format.[34] Telewizja Polska (TVP), the Polish broadcaster, suggested that an international jury similar to the one used in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 be introduced in the Eurovision Song Contest to lessen the impact of neighbourly voting and place more emphasis on the artistic value of the song.[35] A jury would lead to less political and diaspora voting as the jury members, mandated to be music industry experts, would also have a say in addition to "random members of the public".[36]

It was decided that for the contest final, each country's votes would be decided by a combination of 50% televoting results and 50% national jury.[37] The method of selecting the semi-final qualifiers remained the same for the most part, with nine countries, instead of the ten as in years past, qualifying from each semi-final based on the televoting results.[38][39] For the tenth qualifier from each semi-final, the highest placed country on the back-up jury scoreboard that had not already qualified, was chosen for the final.[37] At the final, each country combined their 1–7, 8, 10, 12 points from the televote with their 1–7, 8, 10, 12 jury points to create their "national scorecard". The country with the most points received 12 points, the second placed country received 10 points, the third placed country received 8 points and so on to 1 points. If a tie arose, the song with the higher televote position was given the advantage and the higher point value.[37] National juries were originally phased out of the contest beginning in 1997, with televoting having become mandatory for nearly all participants since 2003.

Edgar Böhm, director of entertainment for Austria's public broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), has stated that the 2008 format with two semi-finals "still incorporates a mix of countries who will be politically favoured in the voting process," and "that, unless a clear guideline as to how the semifinals are organised is made by the EBU, Austria will not be taking part in Moscow 2009."[40][41] Despite the inclusion of jury voting in the final, Austria did not return to the contest in 2009.[42]

Juries

Each of the 42 participating broadcasters assembled a jury of five music industry professionals (including one jury chairperson) that judged the entries taking part in the Final. Their decision was based on the second dress rehearsal. The names of the jury members was revealed by each broadcaster before or during the Final.

  • Each jury member of each national jury made a ranking of their ten favourite songs and awarded points from 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points. The chairperson allocated 12 points to the song having obtained the highest number of votes from all jury members, 10 points to the song having obtained the second highest number of votes, 8 points to the song having obtained the third highest number of votes, 7 points to the next, and so on down to 1 point for the song having obtained the tenth highest number of votes from all jury members. In the event of a tie for any of the above positions, the order of the tying songs was ascertained by a show of hands by the jury members (abstentions were not allowed).
  • The jury consisted of a variety of members in terms of age, gender, and background. All jury members were citizens of the country they were representing.
  • None of the jury members must be connected with any of the participating songs/artists in such a way that they could not vote independently. The participating broadcasters sent a letter of compliance with the voting instructions together with signed declarations by each jury member stating that they would vote independently. The jury voting was monitored by an independent notary and auditor in each country.[43]

Contest overview

Semi-final 1

The first semi final took place on 12 May 2009 at 23:00 MST (21:00 CEST). All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus United Kingdom and Germany.[44] Before its withdrawal, Georgia was originally drawn to perform in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

  Televoting qualifiers
‡ Back-up jury qualifier
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Results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009[45]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Montenegro Andrea Demirović "Just Get Out of My Life" 44 11
2  Czech Republic Gipsy.cz "Aven Romale" 0 18
3  Belgium Copycat "Copycat" 1 17
4  Belarus Petr Elfimov "Eyes That Never Lie" 25 13
5  Sweden Malena Ernman "La Voix" 105 4
6  Armenia Inga and Anush "Jan Jan" 99 5
7  Andorra Susanne Georgi "La teva decisió (Get a Life)" 8 15
8   Switzerland Lovebugs "The Highest Heights" 15 14
9  Turkey Hadise "Düm Tek Tek" 172 2
10  Israel Noa and Mira Awad "There Must Be Another Way" 75 7
11  Bulgaria Krassimir Avramov "Illusion" 7 16
12  Iceland Yohanna "Is It True?" 174 1
13  Macedonia Next Time "Nešto što kje ostane" 45 10
14  Romania Elena "The Balkan Girls" 67 9
15  Finland Waldo's People "Lose Control" 42 12 ‡
16  Portugal Flor-de-Lis "Todas as ruas do amor" 70 8
17  Malta Chiara "What If We" 86 6
18  Bosnia and Herzegovina Regina "Bistra voda" 125 3
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Semi-final 2

The second semi final took place on 14 May 2009 at 23:00 MST (21:00 CEST). All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Russia and Spain.[44] However, Spain used jury vote instead of televoting, as the semi-final was aired late due to scheduling conflicts at Televisión Española (TVE), and Spanish viewers were not able to vote.[46] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

  Televoting qualifiers
‡ Back-up jury qualifier
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Results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009[47]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Croatia Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea "Lijepa Tena" 33 13 ‡
2  Ireland Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy "Et Cetera" 52 11
3  Latvia Intars Busulis "Probka" 7 19
4  Serbia Marko Kon and Milaan "Cipela" 60 10
5  Poland Lidia Kopania "I Don't Wanna Leave" 43 12
6  Norway Alexander Rybak "Fairytale" 201 1
7  Cyprus Christina Metaxa "Firefly" 32 14
8  Slovakia Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková "Leť tmou" 8 18
9  Denmark Brinck "Believe Again" 69 8
10  Slovenia Quartissimo feat. Martina "Love Symphony" 14 16
11  Hungary Zoli Ádok "Dance with Me" 16 15
12  Azerbaijan Aysel and Arash "Always" 180 2
13  Greece Sakis Rouvas "This Is Our Night" 110 4
14  Lithuania Sasha Son "Love" 66 9
15  Moldova Nelly Ciobanu "Hora din Moldova" 106 5
16  Albania Kejsi Tola "Carry Me in Your Dreams" 73 7
17  Ukraine Svetlana Loboda "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" 80 6
18  Estonia Urban Symphony "Rändajad" 115 3
19  Netherlands The Toppers "Shine" 11 17
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Final

Alexander Rybak after winning.

The finalists were:

  • the "Big Four" countries (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom);
  • the host country (Russia);
  • the top nine countries from the first semi-final plus one wildcard from the juries;
  • the top nine countries from the second semi-final plus one wildcard from the juries.

The final took place in Moscow on 16 May 2009 at 23:00 MST (21:00 CEST) and was won by Norway. 25 countries participated in the final and all 42 participants voted.

Norway won with 387 points, winning both the jury vote and the televote. Iceland came second with 218 points, with Azerbaijan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Estonia, Greece, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia completing the top ten. Sweden, Malta, Lithuania, Spain and Finland occupied the bottom five positions.

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Results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009[48]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1  Lithuania Sasha Son "Love" 23 23
2  Israel Noa and Mira Awad "There Must Be Another Way" 53 16
3  France Patricia Kaas "Et s'il fallait le faire" 107 8
4  Sweden Malena Ernman "La Voix" 33 21
5  Croatia Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea "Lijepa Tena" 45 18
6  Portugal Flor-de-Lis "Todas as ruas do amor" 57 15
7  Iceland Yohanna "Is It True?" 218 2
8  Greece Sakis Rouvas "This Is Our Night" 120 7
9  Armenia Inga and Anush "Jan Jan" 92 10
10  Russia Anastasia Prikhodko "Mamo" 91 11
11  Azerbaijan Aysel and Arash "Always" 207 3
12  Bosnia and Herzegovina Regina "Bistra voda" 106 9
13  Moldova Nelly Ciobanu "Hora din Moldova" 69 14
14  Malta Chiara "What If We" 31 22
15  Estonia Urban Symphony "Rändajad" 129 6
16  Denmark Brinck "Believe Again" 74 13
17  Germany Alex Swings Oscar Sings! "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" 35 20
18  Turkey Hadise "Düm Tek Tek" 177 4
19  Albania Kejsi Tola "Carry Me in Your Dreams" 48 17
20  Norway Alexander Rybak "Fairytale" 387 1
21  Ukraine Svetlana Loboda "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" 76 12
22  Romania Elena "The Balkan Girls" 40 19
23  United Kingdom Jade Ewen "It's My Time" 173 5
24  Finland Waldo's People "Lose Control" 22 25
25  Spain Soraya Arnelas "La noche es para mí" 23 24
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Spokespersons

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing, in English or French, the votes for its respective country. The voting order and spokespersons during the final were as follows:[49]

  1.  Spain – Iñaki del Moral [es][50]
  2.  Belgium – Maureen Louys
  3.  Belarus – Ekaterina Litvinova [ru]
  4.  Malta – Pauline Agius
  5.  Germany – Thomas Anders
  6.  Czech Republic – Petra Šubrtová
  7.  Sweden – Sarah Dawn Finer
  8.  Iceland – Þóra Tómasdóttir[51]
  9.  France – Yann Renoard
  10.  Israel – Ofer Nachshon
  11.  Russia – Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
  12.  Latvia – Roberto Meloni
  13.  Montenegro – Jovana Vukčević
  14.  Andorra – Brigits García
  15.  Finland – Jari Sillanpää
  16.   Switzerland – Cécile Bähler [de]
  17.  Bulgaria – Yoanna Dragneva [bg]
  18.  Lithuania – Ignas Krupavičius
  19.  United Kingdom – Duncan James
  20.  Macedonia – Frosina Josifovska
  21.  Slovakia – Ľubomír Bajaník [sk]
  22.  Greece – Alexis Kostalas [el]
  23.  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Elvir Laković Laka
  24.  Ukraine – Marysya Horobets
  25.  Turkey – Meltem Ersan Yazgan
  26.  Albania – Leon Menkshi
  27.  Serbia – Jovana Janković
  28.  Cyprus – Sophia Paraskeva
  29.  Poland – Radosław Brzózka [pl]
  30.  Netherlands – Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen
  31.  Estonia – Laura Põldvere
  32.  Croatia – Mila Horvat
  33.  Portugal – Helena Coelho
  34.  Romania – Alina Sorescu
  35.  Ireland – Derek Mooney
  36.  Denmark – Felix Smith [da; es]
  37.  Moldova – Sandu Leancă
  38.  Slovenia – Peter Poles
  39.  Armenia – Sirusho
  40.  Hungary – Éva Novodomszky
  41.  Azerbaijan – Husniyya Maharramova
  42.  Norway[d] – Stian Barsnes-Simonsen

Detailed voting results

There were a few glitches out of the 84 total televote counts from the two semi-finals and grand final.[52] In the second semi final, Spain's and Albania's delays in broadcasting the show meant that their results were provided by the back-up juries. In the final, SMS voting was the only method used to provide the Hungarian public voting scores as the televotes could not be counted due to a technical problem, and Norway's jury vote was used because a technical mistake by the local telephone operator rendered the televotes and SMS texts unusable. The full split jury/televoting results of the final were announced by the EBU in July 2009.[53]

Semi-final 1

  Televoting qualifiers
‡ Back-up jury qualifier
More information Total score, Montenegro ...
Detailed voting results of semi-final 1[54][55]
Voting procedure used:
  100% televoting
Total score
Montenegro
Czech Republic
Belgium
Belarus
Sweden
Armenia
Andorra
Switzerland
Turkey
Israel
Bulgaria
Iceland
Macedonia
Romania
Finland
Portugal
Malta
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany
United Kingdom
Contestants
 Montenegro 44351251816102
Czech Republic 0
Belgium 11
Belarus 252114411641
Sweden 1056478744710341088447
Armenia 994121010511010822811105
Andorra 8143
Switzerland 15222522
Turkey 17285126710512612712127510121212
Israel 7554346785346136451
Bulgaria 725
Iceland 17471071212121078126410121212768
Macedonia 45103661028
Romania 676212478547102612
Finland ‡ 4231103121354
Portugal 70263121022872376
Malta 86178843635356365310
Bosnia and Herzegovina 125128558681237310587783
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12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the 1st semi-final:

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N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
8  Turkey Belgium,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Bulgaria,  Germany,  Macedonia,  Romania,   Switzerland,  United Kingdom
7  Iceland Armenia,  Belarus,  Finland,  Israel,  Malta,  Portugal,  Sweden
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro,  Turkey
1  Armenia Czech Republic
 Finland Iceland
 Portugal Andorra
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Semi-final 2

  Televoting qualifiers
‡ Back-up jury qualifier
More information Total score, Croatia ...
Detailed voting results of semi-final 2[56][57]
Voting procedure used:
  100% televoting
  100% jury vote
Total score
Croatia
Ireland
Latvia
Serbia
Poland
Norway
Cyprus
Slovakia
Denmark
Slovenia
Hungary
Azerbaijan
Greece
Lithuania
Moldova
Albania
Ukraine
Estonia
Netherlands
France
Russia
Spain
Contestants
 Croatia ‡ 331221013113
Ireland 5215334102727431
Latvia 761
Serbia 60122412256125
Poland 431033311316624
Norway 2018810810810128101281210810121231012
Cyprus 32212171216
Slovakia 81421
Denmark 692731123532255874
Slovenia 14752
Hungary 162833
Azerbaijan 180668612610128612710121210810127
Greece 110341021125246446124510646
Lithuania 6612747156457251
Moldova 1065527510773576824788
Albania 731065467451053152
Ukraine 803617668103283710
Estonia 115441248858417348775862
Netherlands 11110
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12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the 2nd semi-final:

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N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
6  Norway Azerbaijan,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Lithuania,  Netherlands,  Spain
 Azerbaijan Hungary,  Moldova,  Poland,  Russia,  Slovakia,  Ukraine
3  Serbia Croatia,  France,  Slovenia
2  Greece Albania,  Cyprus
1  Cyprus Greece
 Denmark Norway
 Croatia Serbia
 Lithuania Ireland
 Estonia Latvia
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Final

  Winner
More information Place, Combined ...
Split results of the final[53]
Place Combined Jury Televoting
Country Points Country Points Country Points
1  Norway 387  Norway 312  Norway 378
2  Iceland 218  Iceland 260  Azerbaijan 253
3  Azerbaijan 207  United Kingdom 223  Turkey 203
4  Turkey 177  France 164  Iceland 173
5  United Kingdom 173  Estonia 124  Greece 151
6  Estonia 129  Denmark 120  Estonia 129
7  Greece 120  Turkey 114  Bosnia and Herzegovina 124
8  France 107  Azerbaijan 112  Russia 118
9  Bosnia and Herzegovina 106  Israel 107  Armenia 111
10  Armenia 92  Moldova 93  United Kingdom 105
11  Russia 91  Greece 93  Albania 81
12  Ukraine 76  Bosnia and Herzegovina 90  Ukraine 70
13  Denmark 74  Malta 87  Moldova 66
14  Moldova 69  Germany 73  Romania 64
15  Portugal 57  Armenia 71  Sweden 59
16  Israel 53  Ukraine 68  Croatia 55
17  Albania 48  Russia 67  France 54
18  Croatia 45  Portugal 64  Portugal 45
19  Romania 40  Croatia 58  Denmark 40
20  Germany 35  Lithuania 31  Lithuania 38
21  Sweden 33  Romania 31  Spain 38
22  Malta 31  Sweden 27  Finland 30
23  Lithuania 23[e]  Albania 26  Germany 18
24  Spain 23[e]  Finland 12  Malta 18
25  Finland 22  Spain 9  Israel 15
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More information Total score, Spain ...
Detailed voting results of the final[58][59]
Voting procedure used:
  50% jury and televote
  100% jury vote
Total score
Spain
Belgium
Belarus
Malta
Germany
Czech Republic
Sweden
Iceland
France
Israel
Russia
Latvia
Montenegro
Andorra
Finland
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Lithuania
United Kingdom
Macedonia
Slovakia
Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ukraine
Turkey
Albania
Serbia
Cyprus
Poland
Netherlands
Estonia
Croatia
Portugal
Romania
Ireland
Denmark
Moldova
Slovenia
Armenia
Hungary
Azerbaijan
Norway
Contestants
 Lithuania 237142711
Israel 5384104715815
France 10731736510513476166323632761
Sweden 33432271644
Croatia 451842125265
Portugal 5786777610213
Iceland 218212721010385810558826426517828101210355712
Greece 1201557624221255126121784104
Armenia 92471123568516132642547
Russia 918587678413106126
Azerbaijan 2073101108167462853348310124486107104810111010
Bosnia and Herzegovina 106252126441088512412102
Moldova 69541177531212273
Malta 31411316735
Estonia 1294171081012101254386165764
Denmark 746453525167245838
Germany 3523721321176
Turkey 17721251016123351210121237108136645127
Albania 4817677101522
Norway 387121012812312128121212101088212108101010123710101212128558128128128
Ukraine 76662522421106438105
Romania 407552222123
United Kingdom 173103108644624736712468874341010313712
Finland 2234834
Spain 2312317
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12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

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N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
16  Norway Belarus,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Germany,  Hungary,  Iceland,  Israel,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Russia,  Slovenia,  Spain,  Sweden,  Ukraine
6  Turkey Azerbaijan,  Belgium,  France,  Macedonia,   Switzerland,  United Kingdom
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia,  Montenegro,  Serbia
 Greece Albania,  Bulgaria,  Cyprus
 Iceland Ireland,  Malta,  Norway
2  Estonia Finland,  Slovakia
 Moldova Portugal,  Romania
1  Armenia Czech Republic
 Azerbaijan Turkey
 Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Romania Moldova
 Russia Armenia
 Spain Andorra
 United Kingdom Greece
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Broadcasts

Most countries sent commentators to Moscow or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information.

More information Country, Broadcaster ...
Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries[60]
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Show(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Albania RTSH      
 Andorra RTVA ATV   Meri Picart [ca] [61]
 Armenia AMPTV      
 Azerbaijan İTV    
SF1 Aysel Teymurzadeh [62]
 Belarus BTRC Belarus-1 All shows Denis Kurian and Alexander Tikhanovich [63][64]
 Belgium RTBF La Une, RTBF Sat All shows[f] Jean-Pierre Hautier and Jean-Louis Lahaye [fr] [66][65][67][68][69][70]
VRT Eén Anja Daems and André Vermeulen [66][65][71][72]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT BHT 1, BH Radio 1 All shows Dejan Kukrić [73][74][75]
 Bulgaria BNT      
 Croatia HRT HRT 2 Semi-finals Duško Ćurlić [76][77][78][79]
HRT 1 Final
 Cyprus CyBC RIK 1 All shows   [80][81][82]
RIK Deftero SF2/Final Nathan Morley
 Czech Republic ČT ČT1 SF1/Final Jan Rejžek [cs] [83]
ČT2 SF2[g]
 Denmark DR DR1 All shows Nikolaj Molbech [84][85]
 Estonia ERR ETV All shows Marko Reikop [86][87][88]
Final Olav Osolin
 Finland YLE YLE TV2 All shows
  • Finnish: Jaana Pelkonen, Mikko Peltola [fi] and Asko Murtomäki [fi]
  • Swedish: Thomas Larsson
 [89][90][91][92]
YLE Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo and Jorma Hietamäki [93][94][95][96]
 France France Télévisions France 4 SF2 Peggy Olmi [fr] and Yann Renoard [68]
France 3 Final Julien Courbet and Cyril Hanouna [69]
 Germany ARD Phoenix SF1 Tim Frühling [97][98]
NDR Fernsehen SF2
Das Erste Final
 Greece ERT     Betty and Mathildi Maggira [99]
    Maria Kozakou [100]
 Hungary MTV m1 All shows Gábor Gundel Takács [hu] [101][102][103][104]
 Iceland RÚV Sjónvarpið, Rás 2 All shows Sigmar Guðmundsson [105][106][107]
 Ireland RTÉ RTÉ Two Semi-finals Marty Whelan [108][109]
RTÉ One Final
RTÉ Radio 1 SF2/Final Maxi [110][111]
 Israel IBA      
 Latvia LTV     Kārlis Streips [lv] [112]
 Lithuania LRT     Darius Užkuraitis [113]
 Macedonia MRT   All shows Karolina Petkovska and Aleksandra Jovanovska [114]
 Malta PBS TVM   Valerie Vella [115]
 Moldova TRM      
 Montenegro RTCG TVCG 1 SF1/Final Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković [116][117]
TVCG 2 SF2 [118]
RTCG Sat All shows [119][120][121]
 Netherlands NPO Nederland 1 All shows Cornald Maas [122][123]
 Norway NRK NRK1 All shows Synnøve Svabø [124][125][126]
 Poland TVP TVP1 SF2/Final[h] Artur Orzech [127]
 Portugal RTP RTP1, RTP Internacional All shows[i] Hélder Reis [pt] [128][129]
 Romania TVR TVR 1 All shows [130][131][132]
 Russia Channel One All shows Yana Churikova [133][134]
Semi-finals Alexey Manuylov
Final Philipp Kirkorov
 Serbia RTS RTS1, RTS Digital [sr], RTS Sat All shows   [135][136][137][138]
 Slovakia STV Jednotka All shows Roman Bomboš [139][140][141]
 Slovenia RTVSLO TV SLO 1 All shows Andrej Hofer [sl] [142][143]
 Spain RTVE La 2 Semi-finals[j] Joaquín Guzmán [es] [69][144][146][147]
La 1, TVE Internacional Final
 Sweden SVT SVT1 All shows Shirley Clamp and Edward af Sillén [62][124][125][126][148]
SF1 Arash
SR     Carolina Norén and Björn Kjellman [149]
  Switzerland SRG SSR SF zwei SF1/Final Sven Epiney [67][69][150][151][152]
TSR 2 Jean-Marc Richard
Final Nicolas Tanner
RSI La 2 SF1 Sandy Altermatt [it]
RSI La 1 Final
 Turkey TRT TRT 1 All shows   [153][154][155]
 Ukraine NTU Pershyi Natsionalnyi All shows   [156][157][158]
 United Kingdom BBC BBC Three Semi-finals Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood [159]
BBC One Final Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
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Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Show(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Australia SBS SBS All shows[k] Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang [160][161][162]
 Austria ORF ORF 1 All shows[l] Benny Hörtnagl [de] [67][68][69][163]
 New Zealand Triangle Television Triangle Stratos Final[m]   [160]
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International broadcasts

  •  Australia – Although Australia was not eligible to enter, the contest was broadcast on Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) as in previous years.[164] The first semi-final was broadcast on Friday 15 May 2009, the second semi-final on Saturday 16 May 2009, and the final on Sunday 17 May 2009, with all shows broadcast at 19:30 local time. This year, instead of airing the BBC's commentary, the broadcaster sent its own commentators, Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang. They also anchored a number of behind the scenes and interview pieces, which were inserted during assigned the various broadcasts.[165] In recent years the contest has been one of SBS's highest-rating programmes in terms of viewer numbers. The contest rated well for SBS with 482,000 viewers tuning in for the final,[166] with 414,000 for the second semi-final and 276,000 for the first semi-final.[167]
SBS also broadcast the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 in the lead-up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The Dance Contest was broadcast on SBS on Wednesday 6 May 2009 at 13:00 local time, while the Junior Eurovision was broadcast on Wednesday 13 May at 13:00 local time. SBS also broadcast the EBU produced Eurovision Countdown shows on 13, 14 and 15 May 2009 at 17:30 local time before the semi-finals and final.[160]
  •  Austria – Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) confirmed that, despite having no Austrian entry in the competition, they would broadcast the contest on television. Both semi-finals were broadcast on ORF on a time delay, beginning past midnight CET. A song presentation show was broadcast on the night of the final, before broadcasting live the voting in the final. The entire Eurovision final was broadcast later that night. In all three shows the commentator was Hitradio Ö3 radio presenter Benny Hörtnagl.[168][169]
  •  New Zealand – Although New Zealand was not eligible to enter, the final of the contest was broadcast on Triangle TV's satellite channel STRATOS on 17 May 2009. They also did a compilation of the two 2008 semi-finals on 3 May 2009 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 final on 10 May 2009. This was the first time in 30 years that the contest has been broadcast in New Zealand. The 2009 final was broadcast in local prime time, about 10 hours after the show has finished in Moscow.[170]

Additionally, the official Eurovision Song Contest website also provided a live stream without commentary via the peer-to-peer medium Octoshape.[171]

Incidents and controversies

The 2009 contest experienced several controversies and incidents during its lead-up, including the interpretation of over Georgia's entry as an attack against the Russian prime minister,[172] conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan stemming from the inclusion of a monument in a disputed region to represent Armenia in a video introduction,[173] Spain's broadcaster showing a semi-final on tape delay after a scheduling conflict,[174] and protests over Russia's treatment of LGBT people to coincide with the contest.[175]

Armenia and Azerbaijan

Further information: Armenia–Azerbaijan relations in the Eurovision Song Contest

There were several conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the 2009 contest.

After the first semi-final, Azerbaijani broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV) complained to the EBU over the introductory "postcard" preceding the Armenian entry, since the video clip had included a depiction of We Are Our Mountains, a monumental statue located in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic, which is considered to be a de jure part of Azerbaijan.[173] As a result of the complaint, the statue was edited out during the finals.[176] However, Armenian broadcaster Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) retaliated during the results presentations by having the monument displayed on a video screen in the background, and having its spokesperson Sirusho read the Armenian results from a clipboard decorated with a photo of the monument.[176]

There were also allegations that no number had been shown for the public to call and vote for the Armenian entry during the İTV telecast in Azerbaijan. Representatives of the broadcaster denied these allegations by showing a video that showed an untampered signal during the Armenian performance.[177] However, a subsequent EBU investigation found that İTV had blurred out the number for the Armenian entry and distorted the television signal when the Armenian performers were on stage. The EBU fined İTV an undisclosed sum and is said to have threatened to exclude the broadcaster from the competition for up to three years if further infractions of the rules are made.[178]

In August 2009, a number of Azerbaijanis who had voted for the Armenian entry during the 2009 contest were summoned for questioning at the Ministry of National Security in Baku, during which they were accused of being "unpatriotic" and "a potential security threat". This incident initiated an EBU investigation that resulted in a change to the Eurovision rules to allow a participating broadcaster to be liable "for any disclosure of information which could be used to identify voters".[179] Despite the conflict, Armenia gave Azerbaijan 1 point in the final, the second and final time the two countries have exchanged points as of 2025 (Armenia previously gave 2 points to Azerbaijan in the semi-final of the 2008 contest).

Broadcast delays in Spain

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Due to its commitments to broadcast the Madrid Open tennis tournament, Spanish broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) broadcast the second semifinal on a tape delay on La 2, approximately 66 minutes after the show began in Moscow.[180] As a result of the tape delay, the broadcaster also utilized a backup jury rather than televoting to decide its votes.[174][181] RTVE had already switched to the jury in the second semi-final due to another scheduling conflict, which had already sparked criticism from the neighboring Andorran and Portuguese broadcasters, who stated that a Spanish vote would have positively influenced their performance in the first semifinal.[181]

On the day following the semi-final, local newspaper El Mundo speculated that the broadcaster may have administered the delay on purpose in order to prevent from winning the contest, claiming that it would not be ready to host the contest if it were to win.[182] A statement in ABC had cited technical difficulties for the delay.[180]

After the semi-finals, the EBU announced that RTVE would face sanctions for their actions in the contest, but also stated that their participation in the 2009 contest in Moscow would not be affected.[174] The Spanish entry, "La noche es para mí", did not fare well in the contest itself, placing 24th during the finals.[183]

Georgian entry disqualification and withdrawal

After being placed to compete in the first semi-final on 12 May, a national final was held in Georgia to select its entry. The selected entry, "We Don't Wanna Put In" by Stephane & 3G, gained coverage and controversy due to perceived political connotations within its lyrics relating to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.[184] The EBU rejected the song due to these political connotations, calling it a clear breach of the contest's rules. The EBU then asked the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) on 10 March to change either the lyrics of the song, or to select a new song to compete for the country.[185][186] GPB refused to change the lyrics or the song, claiming that the song contained no political references, and that the rejection by the EBU was due to political pressure from Russia. As such, GPB withdrew from the contest on 11 March.[11][187] The band admitted the political content of the song and their intention was just to embarrass Putin in Moscow.[172]

LGBT protests

Russian gay rights activist Nikolai Alekseev used the contest's presence in Russia as a platform for promoting the country's position on the rights of LGBT people, countering Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov's view that homosexuality is satanic.[188] Alekseev announced that the 2009 edition of Moscow Pride, the city's annual gay pride parade, would coincide with the finals on 16 May, the day before the International Day Against Homophobia. The parade was also renamed "Slavic Pride", to promote gay rights and culture across the entire Slavic region of Europe.[189] The parade was denied authorisation by Moscow officials on the basis that it would "destroy morals in society"[175] and statements were issued stating that protesters would be treated "toughly",[190] and that "tough measures" would be faced by anyone joining the march.[191]

The rally was broken up by Moscow police, and 20 protesters were arrested including Nikolai Alekseev[175] and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who exclaimed that "this shows the Russian people are not free" as he was taken away by police.[192] Sweden's representative Malena Ernman supported the cause saying that she is not homosexual herself but would be proud to call herself gay to support her fans, stating that she was sad that the Moscow government would not allow a "tribute to love" to occur.[193] The winner of the contest, Norway's Alexander Rybak, also referred to the controversy in an interview when he called the Eurovision Song Contest itself the "biggest gay parade".[194]

The Dutch group De Toppers made news by member Gordon threatening to boycott the final if the gay parade was violently beaten down. However, the group's failure to qualify for the final left this threat redundant.

Other awards

In addition to the main winner's trophy, the Marcel Bezençon Awards and the Barbara Dex Award were contested during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The OGAE, "General Organisation of Eurovision Fans" voting poll also took place before the contest.

Marcel Bezençon Awards

The Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and 1984 winner Richard Herrey, honours songs in the contest's final.[195] The awards are divided into three categories: the Artistic Award, the Composers Award, and the Press Award.[196]

More information Category, Country ...
Category Country Song Artist Songwriter(s)
Artistic Award  France "Et s'il fallait le faire" Patricia Kaas
  • Anse Lazio
  • Fred Blondin
Composers Award  Bosnia and Herzegovina "Bistra voda" Regina Aleksandar Čović
Press Award  Norway "Fairytale" Alexander Rybak Alexander Rybak
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OGAE

OGAE, an organisation of over forty Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, conducts an annual voting poll first held in 2002 as the Marcel Bezençon Fan Award. After all votes were cast, the top-ranked entry in the 2009 poll was also the winner of the contest, Norway's "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak; the top five results are shown below.[197][198][199]

More information Country, Song ...
Country Song Artist Points
 Norway "Fairytale" Alexander Rybak 323
 France "Et s'il fallait le faire" Patricia Kaas 184
 Sweden "La Voix" Malena Ernman 172
 Bosnia and Herzegovina "Bistra voda" Regina 152
 Spain "La noche es para mí" Soraya Arnelas 132
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Barbara Dex Award

The Barbara Dex Award is a humorous fan award given to the worst dressed artist each year. Named after Belgium's representative who came last in the 1993 contest, wearing her self-designed dress, the award was handed by the fansite House of Eurovision from 1997 to 2016 and is being carried out by the fansite songfestival.be since 2017.

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Country Artist
 Hungary Zoli Ádok
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Official album

Cover art of the official album

Eurovision Song Contest: Moscow 2009 was the official compilation album of the 2009 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 11 May 2009. The album featured all 42 songs that entered in the 2009 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final.[200]

Charts

More information Chart (2009), Peak position ...
Chart (2009) Peak
position
German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[201]3
Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)[202] 1
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