2009 was the second year that the system of 2 semi finals was used. The top 9 scorers with televoting in each semi qualified, with the 10th qualifier being the highest remaining scorer with the juries. Also the voting in the final involved juries for every country, for the first time since 1996.

The Final

• Where? The 2009 Contest was held in Moscow, Russia.
• When? Saturday 16th May, 2008.
• Who? The presenters were Alsou & Ivan Urgant.
• Winner? Norway won, represented by Alexander Rybak with the song Fairytale.

Order	-	Country	Flag	Song Title	Artist	Score	Placing
1	S2	Lithuania		Love	Sasha Son	23	23rd
2	S1	Israel		There Must Be Another Way	Noa & Mira Awad	53	16th
3	F	France		Et s'il fallait le faire	Patricia Kaas	107	8th
4	S1	Sweden		La voix	Malena Ernman	33	21st
5	S2	Croatia		Lijepa Tena	Igor Cukrov	45	18th
6	S1	Portugal		Todas as Ruas do Amor	Flor-de-lis	57	15th
7	S1	Iceland		Is It True?	Johanna Gudrun Jonsdottir	218	2nd
8	S2	Greece		This Is Our Night	Sakis Rouvas	120	7th
9	S1	Armenia		New Dance (Jan Jan)	Inga and Anush	92	10th
10	F	Russia		Mamo	Anastasiya Prykhodko	91	11th
11	S2	Azerbaijan		Always	Aysel & Arash	207	3rd
12	S1	Bosnia-Herzegovina		Bistra voda	Regina	106	9th
13	S2	Moldova		Hora din Moldova	Nelly Ciobanu	69	14th
14	S1	Malta		What if we	Chiara	31	22nd
15	S2	Estonia		Rändajad	Urban Symphony	129	6th
16	S2	Denmark		Believe Again	Brinck	74	13th
17	F	Germany		Miss Kiss Kiss Bang	Alex Swings Oscar Sings	35	20th
18	S1	Turkey		Düm Tek Tek	Hadise	177	4th
19	S2	Albania		Carry Me In Your Dreams	Kejsi Tola	48	17th
20	S2	Norway		Fairytale	Alexander Rybak	381	1st
21	S2	Ukraine		Be My Valentine	Svetlana Loboda	76	12th
22	S1	Romania		The Balkan Girls	Elena Gheorghe	40	19th
23	F	UK		It's My Time	Jade	173	5th
24	S1	Finland		Lose Control	Waldo's People	22	25th
25	F	Spain		La noche es para mi	Soraya	23	23rd

 

The Semis

In 2009, 2 live qualifiers were held before the Eurovision Contest itself. In these semi finals, all the countries except the 'Big 4' and the hosts, Russia, competed for the remaining 20 places in the final. Countries voted in their own semi, and the 5 finalists were required to vote in 1 semi, decided by a draw. The top 10s were announced in random order, the top 9 decided by the televotes, and the final qualifier was the entry with the next highest score from the jury votes.

• Where? The 2008 Semi Finals will be held in Moscow, Russia.
• When? Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th May, 2008.
• Who? The presenters were crap.
• Winner? We'll have to wait and see.

Semi 1 - Tuesday 12th May

Order	Country	Flag	Song Title	Artist	Score	Placing
1	Montenegro		Just Get Out Of My Life	Andrea Demirovic	44	11th
2	Czech Republic		Aven Romale	Gypsy.cz	0	18th
3	Belgium		Copycat	Patrick Ouchène	1	17th
4	Belarus		Eyes That Never Lie	Peter Elfimov	25	13th
5	Sweden		La voix	Malena Ernman	185	4th
6	Armenia		New Dance (Jan Jan)	Inga and Anush	89	5th
7	Andorra		La Teva Decisió	Susanna Georgi	8	15th
8	Switzerland		The Highest Heights	Lovebugs	15	14th
9	Turkey		Düm Tek Tek	Hadise	172	2nd
10	Israel		There Must Be Another Way	Noa & Mira Awad	75	7th
11	Bulgaria		Illusion	Krassimir Avramov	7	16th
12	Iceland		Is It True?	Yohanna	174	1st
13	Macedonia		Nesto sto ke ostane	Next Time	45	10th
14	Romania		The Balkan Girls	Elena Gheorghe	67	9th
15	Finland		Lose Control	Waldo's People	42	12th
16	Portugal		Todas as Ruas do Amor	Flor-de-lis	70	8th
17	Malta		What if we	Chiara	86	6th
18	Bosnia-Herzegovina		Bistra voda	Regina	125	3rd

Semi 2 - Thursday 14th May

Order	Country	Flag	Song Title	Artist	Score	Placing
1	Croatia		Lijepa Tena	Igor Cukrov & Andrea	33	13th
2	Ireland		Et Cetera	Sinead Mulvey & Black Daisy	52	11th
3	Latvia		Probka	Intars Busulis	7	19th
4	Serbia		Cipela	Marko Kon & Milan Nikolić	60	10th
5	Poland		I Don't Wanna Leave	Lidia Kopania	43	12th
6	Norway		Fairytale	Alexander Rybak	201	1st
7	Cyprus		Firefly	Christine Metaxa	?	14th
8	Slovakia		Let' tmou	Kamil Mikulčík & Nela Pocisková	8	18th
9	Denmark		Believe Again	Brinck	69	8th
10	Slovenia		Love Symphony	Quartissimo	14	16th
11	Hungary		Dance With Me	Ádokzoli	16	15th
12	Azerbaijan		Always	AySel & Arash	180	2nd
13	Greece		This Is Our Night	Sakis	110	4th
14	Lithuania		Love	Sasha Son	66	9th
15	Moldova		Hora din Moldova	Nelly Ciobanu	106	5th
16	Albania		Carry me in your dreams	Kejsi Tola	73	7th
17	Ukraine		Be My Valentine	Svetlana Loboda	80	6th
18	Estonia		Rändajad	Urban Symphony	115	3rd
19	Netherlands		Shine	The Toppers	11	17th

 

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