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}}| director = Andrei Boltenko| exsupervisor = Svante Stockselius| exproducer = Yury AksyutaChannel One Russia>Channel One (C1R)| entries = 42| finalists = 25| debut = NoneSlovakia}}{{Esc{{Esc1862}}}}| Map Final = Y| vote = Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs.{{Escy=2009}}Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)>Fairytale"}}}}The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the {{Escyr|2008||2008 contest}} with the song "Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Channel One (C1R), the contest was held at the Olimpiysky Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2009. The semi-finals were presented by Russian model Natalia Vodianova and television presenter Andrey Malakhov, while the final was presented by Russian television presenter Ivan Urgant and former Russian contestant Alsou Abramova, becoming the first and to date only time that two different sets of presenters had hosted the semi-finals and finals. 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 {{Escyr|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.WEB,weblink Eurovision 2009: 43 countries for Moscow, Murray, Gavin, 2009-01-12, ESCToday, 2009-01-12, However, Georgia later decided to withdraw after the EBU rejected its selected song as being a breach of the contest's rules.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 {{Escyr|2002}}. Iceland's second-place finish was the country's best placing in a decade.After criticism of the voting system in {{Escyr|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

(File:Olympic Stadium (Moscow).jpg|thumb|230px|left|Olimpiysky 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 Dima Bilan's "Believe".NEWS, Russia hails Eurovision success as 'another triumph',weblink Yahoo! News, 2008-05-25, 2008-05-25,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080528073252weblink">weblink 2008-05-28, dead, Vladimir Putin, then-Prime Minister of Russia, stated that the contest would be held in Moscow.WEB,weblink Prime Minister clears doubts up, Putin: "Eurovision will be held in Moscow", ESCToday, Hondal, Víctor, 2008-07-21, 2008-07-23, It was proposed by Channel One that the contest be held in Moscow's Olimpiysky Arena, and this proposal was evaluated by the EBU and confirmed on 13 September 2008.WEB,weblink Moscow accepted as 2009 Host City!, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, Bakker, Sietse, 2008-09-13, 2008-09-13, 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|date=July 2022}}

Participating countries

{{further|List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest}}{{ESC 2009 participants}}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.WEB, Slovakia to return in 2009,weblink Hondal, Victor, 2008-09-24, ESCToday, 2008-09-24, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080925114921weblink">weblink 2008-09-25, 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,WEB,weblink GPB officially withdraws from Eurovision 2009, Tongeren, Mario van, 2008-08-28, Oikotimes, 2008-08-28, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080906184008weblink">weblink 2008-09-06, WEB,weblink Georgia will not participate in Moscow Eurovision, Viniker, Barry, 2008-08-28, ESCToday, 2008-08-28, but later decided to return to the contest, inspired by its win at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008, as well as Russia's 12 points to it in the same contest.WEB,weblink Georgia: GPB proudly changes decision and enters Eurovision 2009, Konstantopoulos, Fotis, 2008-12-19, Oikotimes, 2008-12-19, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081221142448weblink">weblink 2008-12-21, WEB,weblink Georgia returns to the Eurovision Song Contest, Floras, Stella, 2008-12-19, ESCToday, 2008-12-19, 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.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 a Monegasque return to the 2009 contest.WEB,weblink Monaco back in Moscow?, Kuipers, Michael, 2008-11-19, ESCToday, 2008-11-19, At the same time, rumours spread that San Marino's broadcaster, Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV), would not participate in the contest due to poor placing at the 2008 contest.WEB,weblink San Marino & Monaco out?, Konstantopoulos, Fotis, 2008-11-27, Oikotimes, 2008-11-27, 2008-12-01,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081201042202weblink">weblink dead, 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.WEB,weblink San Marino not quitting Eurovision!, Viniker, Barry, 2008-12-08, ESCToday, 2008-12-08, WEB,weblink San Marino leaves Eurovision Song Contest, Viniker, Barry, 2008-12-18, ESCToday, 2008-12-18, 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.WEB,weblink Latvia: LTV withdrew or just cancelled the national selection?, Supranavicius, Alekas, 2008-12-17, Oikotimes, 2008-12-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081223152921weblink">weblink 2008-12-23, 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 the country in the contest.WEB,weblink Latvia confirms withdrawal request, Viniker, Barry, 2008-12-18, ESCToday, 2008-12-18, WEB,weblink Latvia: LTV confirms withdrawal from the 2009 Eurovision edition, 2008-12-18, Oikotimes, 2008-12-18, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081221142230weblink">weblink 2008-12-21, On 20 December 2008, LTV announced that it would be withdrawing from the contest, 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.WEB,weblink Latvia: LTV officially out and confirmed, Konstantopoulos, Fotis, 2008-12-20, Oikotimes, 2008-12-20, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081221142340weblink">weblink 2008-12-21, WEB,weblink Latvia Eurovision withdrawal accepted, Viniker, Barry, 2008-12-20, ESCToday, 2008-12-20, However, on 12 January 2009, it was announced that Latvia would participate in the 2009 contest. Each country chose its entry for the contest through its own selection process. Some countries selected their entry through an internal selection, where the representing network 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. The semi-final allocation draw took place on 30 January 2009,WEB,weblink LIVE: The Semi-Final Allocation Draw, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, Bakker, Sietse, 2009-01-30, 2009-01-30, WEB,weblink LIVE FROM MOSCOW, THE ALLOCATION DRAW, Konstantopolus, Fotis, Oikotimes, 2009-01-30, 2009-01-30, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090202072045weblink">weblink 2009-02-02, while the draw for the running order was held on 16 March 2009.WEB,weblink Results: Draw for the Running Order!, Siim, Jarmo, 2009-03-16, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, 2009-03-16, WEB,weblink Live: Draw of the running order, Klier, Marcus, 2009-03-16, ESCToday, 2009-03-16, {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"weblink live,weblink 23 March 2023, 19 June 2023, European Broadcasting Union, WEB, 2009 – 54th edition,weblink diggiloo.net, 19 June 2023,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20220322045231weblink">weblink 22 March 2022, live, ! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Broadcaster! scope="col" | Artist! scope="col" | Song! scope="col" | Language! scope="col" | Songwriter(s)! scope="row" | {{Esc|Albania}}| RTSH| Kejsi Tola| "Carry Me in Your Dreams"| EnglishAgim Doçi|Edmond Zhulali}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Andorra}}Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra>RTVA| Susanne GeorgiCatalan language>Catalan, EnglishRune BraagerPernille GeorgiSusanne Georgi>Josep Roca Vila|Marcus Winther-John}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Armenia}}Public Television Company of Armenia>AMPTVInga and Anush Arshakyan>Inga and AnushArmenian language>ArmenianAvet BarseghyanVardan Zadoyan}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Azerbaijan}}İctimai Television>İTVAysel Teymurzadeh>Aysel and ArashAlways (Aysel and Arash song)>Always"| EnglishJohan BejerholmArash (singer)>Alex PapaconstantinouRobert Uhlmann (composer)>Robert UhlmannAnderz Wrethov>Elin Wrethov}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Belarus|1995}}Belteleradio>BTRC| Petr Elfimov| "Eyes That Never Lie"| EnglishPetr Elfimov|Valery Prokhozhy}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Belgium}}| RTBFPatrick Ouchène>Copycat| "Copycat"| EnglishJacques Duvall|Benjamin Schoos}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina>BHRTRegina (Bosnia and Herzegovina band)>ReginaBosnian language>Bosnian| Aleksandar Čović! scope="row" | {{Esc|Bulgaria}}Bulgarian National Television>BNT| Krassimir Avramov| "Illusion"| EnglishKrassimir AvramovWilliam Tabanau}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Croatia}}Croatian Radiotelevision>HRTIgor Cukrov {{feat.}} Andrea Šušnjara>AndreaCroatian language>CroatianTonči Huljić|Vjekoslava Huljić}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Cyprus}}Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation>CyBC| Christina Metaxa| "Firefly"| English| Nikolas Metaxas! scope="row" | {{Esc|Czech Republic}}Czech Television>ČT| Gipsy.czRomani language>Romani| Radoslav "Gipsy" Banga! scope="row" | {{Esc|Denmark}}DR (broadcaster)>DRNiels Brinck>Brinck| "Believe Again"| EnglishLars Halvor JensenRonan Keating>Martin Michael Larsson}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Estonia}}Eesti Rahvusringhääling>ERR| Urban SymphonyEstonian language>Estonian| Sven Lõhmus! scope="row" | {{Esc|Finland}}Yle>YLE| Waldo's People| "Lose Control"| EnglishKarimaAri LehtonenWaldo (musician)>Waldo}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|France}}Patricia KaasFrench language>FrenchFred Blondin|Anse Lazio}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Germany}}Norddeutscher Rundfunk>NDR{{efnARD (broadcaster)>ARDALLE DEUTSCHEN ESC-ACTS UND IHRE TITEL >TRANS-TITLE=ALL GERMAN ESC ACTS AND THEIR SONGS WEBSITE=WWW.EUROVISION.DE ACCESS-DATE=12 JUNE 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=12 JUNE 2023 URL-STATUS=LIVE, }}Alex Christensen>Alex Swings Oscar Sings!| "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"| EnglishAlex Christensen|Steffen Häfelinger}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Greece}}Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation>ERT| Sakis Rouvas| "This Is Our Night"| EnglishCameron Giles-WebbDimitris Kontopoulos>Craig Porteils}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Hungary}}Magyar Televízió>MTV| Zoli Ádok| "Dance with Me"| EnglishKasai|Zé Szabó}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Iceland}}| RÚV| YohannaIs It True? (Yohanna song)>Is It True?"| EnglishTinatin JaparidzeChristopher Neil>Óskar Páll Sveinsson}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Ireland}}| RTÉ| Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy| "Et Cetera"| EnglishJonas GladnikoffDaniele Moretti|Christina Schilling}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Israel}}Israel Broadcasting Authority>IBANoa (singer)>Noa and Mira Awad| "There Must Be Another Way" Hebrew language>Hebrew, ArabicMira AwadGil Dor>Noa}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Latvia}}Latvijas Televīzija>LTV| Intars BusulisRussian language>RussianJānis ElsbergsKārlis Lācis>Sergejs Timofejevs}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Lithuania}}Lithuanian National Radio and Television>LRTSasha Song>Sasha Son| "Love"| English, RussianSasha Song>Dmitrij Šavrov! scope="row" | {{Esc|Macedonia}}Macedonian Radio Television>MRT| Next TimeMacedonian language>MacedonianJovan JovanovElvir Mekić}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Malta}}Public Broadcasting Services>PBSChiara Siracusa>Chiara| "What If We"| EnglishGregory Bilsen|Marc Paelinck}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Moldova|1990}}Teleradio-Moldova>TRM| Nelly CiobanuRomanian language>Romanian, EnglishNelly CiobanuAndrei Hadjiu}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Montenegro}}Radio and Television of Montenegro>RTCG| Andrea Demirović| "Just Get Out of My Life"| EnglishBernd MeinungerRalph Siegel}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Netherlands}}Nederlandse Omroep Stichting>NOSDe Toppers>The Toppers| "Shine"| English| Gordon Heuckeroth! scope="row" | {{Esc|Norway}}| NRK| Alexander RybakFairytale (Alexander Rybak song)>Fairytale"| English| Alexander Rybak! scope="row" | {{Esc|Poland}}Telewizja Polska>TVP| Lidia Kopania| "I Don't Wanna Leave"| EnglishDee AdamRike Boomgaarden>Alex Geringas|Bernd Klimpel}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Portugal}}Rádio e Televisão de Portugal>RTP| Flor-de-LisPortuguese language>PortuguesePedro Marques|Paulo Pereira}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Romania}}TVR (TV network)>TVRElena Gheorghe>Elena| "The Balkan Girls"| EnglishOvi Bistriceanu>Laurențiu DuțăAlexandru Pelin}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Russia}}Channel One Russia>C1R| Anastasia PrikhodkoUkrainian language>UkrainianDiana Golde|Konstantin Meladze}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Serbia|2004}}Radio Television of Serbia>RTSMarko Kon and Milan Nikolić (musician)>MilaanSerbian language>SerbianAleksandar KobacMarko Kon>Milan Nikolić}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Slovakia}}Slovenská televízia>STV| Kamil Mikulčík and Nela PociskováSlovak language>SlovakRastislav DubovskýAnna Žigová}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Slovenia}}Radiotelevizija Slovenija>RTVSLOQuartissimo feat. Martina Majerle>Martina| "Love Symphony"Slovene language>SloveneAndrej Babić|Saša Lendero}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Spain}}| RTVE| Soraya ArnelasSpanish language>SpanishJason GillFelipe Pedroso|Dimitri Stassos}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Sweden}}Sveriges Television>SVT| Malena ErnmanMalena Ernman|Fredrik Kempe}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Switzerland}}Swiss Broadcasting Corporation>SRG SSRLovebugs (band)>Lovebugs| "The Highest Heights"| EnglishLovebugs (band)>Florian SennAdrian Sieber>Thomas Rechberger}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Turkey}}Turkish Radio and Television Corporation>TRT| Hadise| "Düm Tek Tek"| EnglishHadise>Sinan Akçıl|Stefaan Fernande}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|Ukraine}}Suspilne>NTU| Svetlana Loboda| "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)"| EnglishSvetlana Loboda|Yevgeny Matyushenko}}! scope="row" | {{Esc|United Kingdom}}| BBC| Jade EwenIt's My Time (Jade Ewen song)>It's My Time"| EnglishAndrew Lloyd Webber|Diane Warren}}">

Returning artists{| class"wikitable"

! scope="col" | Artist! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Previous year(s)Chiara Siracusa>ChiaraMalta}}1998}} and {{Escyr|2005}}| Petr ElfimovBelarus|1995}}2004}} (as backing singer for Aleksandra and Konstantin)| Sakis Rouvas {{Esc|Greece}}2004}}, {{Escyr|2006}} (as host)| Alexandros Panayi (backing singer for Rouvas)Cyprus}}: {{Escyr1991}} (as backing singer for Elena Patroklou), {{Escyr2000}} (as member of Voice (duo))For Greece: {{Escyr>2005}} (as backing singer for Helena Paparizou)Martina Majerle>MartinaSlovenia}}2003}} (for {{EscClaudia Beni), {{Escyr>2007}} (as backing singer for Alenka Gotar), {{EscyrMontenegro}}, as backing singer for Stefan Filipović)| Friðrik Ómar (backing singer for Yohanna)Iceland}}2008}} (as member of Euroband)

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. 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.WEB,weblink Big 4 (France; Germany; Spain; United Kingdom): May lose automatic place in Eurovision final, ESCToday, Murray, Gavin, 2008-05-28, 2008-05-28, However, it was confirmed that the "Big Four" countries would continue to automatically qualify for the final at the 2009 contest.WEB,weblink Eurovision 'Big Four' final spots confirmed, Viniker, Barry, 2008-09-14, ESCToday, 2008-09-14,

Graphic design

(File:StageESC2009.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The stage design of the contest)Host broadcaster Channel One presented the sub-logo and theme for the 2009 contest on 30 January 2009.WEB,weblink ESC 2009 Theme & Tickets information announced, Laufer, Gil, 2009-01-30, ESCToday, 2009-01-30, 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. 2009 is the only year since 2002 without a slogan.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."WEB,weblink Look out to the stage for Moscow, Press Release, 2009-02-27, Oikotimes, 2009-03-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090228212037weblink">weblink 2009-02-28, 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.WEB, Matthew Herbert bittet (uns) um Vergebung (Matthew Herbert Asks for (Our) Forgiveness),weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140427122338weblink">weblink 27 April 2014, 12 May 2009, Spex (magazine), Spex, dmy-all, 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:{{div col}}

• {{flagu|Albania}}{{snd}}Ikra ({{snd}}Caviar)
• {{flagu|Andorra}}{{snd}}Potselui ({{snd}}Kiss)
• {{flagu|Armenia}}{{snd}}Sibir ({{snd}}Siberia)
• {{flagu|Azerbaijan}}{{snd}}Valenki ({{snd}}Winter boots)
• {{flagu|Belarus}}{{snd}}Karavai ({{snd}}Round loaf of bread)
• {{flagu|Belgium}}{{snd}}Veselo ({{snd}}Cheerfully)
• {{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{snd}}Bud Zdorov ({{snd}}Bless you)
• {{flagu|Bulgaria}}{{snd}}Krasota ({{snd}}Beauty)
• {{flagu|Croatia}}{{snd}}Matryoshka ({{snd}}Russian doll)
• {{flagu|Cyprus}}{{snd}}Druzhba ({{snd}}Friendship)
• {{flagu|Czech Republic}}{{snd}}Privet! ({{snd}}Hi!)
• {{flagu|Denmark}}{{snd}}Ded Moroz ({{snd}}Santa Claus)
• {{flagu|Estonia}}{{snd}}Gagarin ({{snd}}Surname of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, first man in history to go to space)
• {{flagu|Finland}}{{snd}}Na zdarovie! ({{snd}}Cheers!)
• {{flagu|France}}{{snd}}Lublu ({{snd}}Love)
• {{flagu|Germany}}{{snd}}Poehali! ({{snd}}Let's go!)
• {{flagu|Greece}}{{snd}}Vsego dobrogo ({{snd}}Good luck)
• {{flagu|Hungary}}{{snd}}Mir ({{snd}}Peace/World)
• {{flagu|Iceland}}{{snd}}Sneg ({{snd}}Snow)
• {{flagu|Ireland}}{{snd}}Balalaika ({{snd}}Music instrument)
• {{flagu|Israel}}{{snd}}Horosho ({{snd}}Good/OK)
• {{flagu|Latvia}}{{snd}}Borsch ({{snd}}Beetroot soup)
• {{flagu|Lithuania}}{{snd}}Kosmos ({{snd}}Space)
• {{flagu|Macedonia}}{{snd}}Klassno ({{snd}}Great/Cool)
• {{flagu|Malta}}{{snd}}Skazka ({{snd}}Fairytale)
• {{flagu|Moldova}}{{snd}}Chudo ({{snd}}Miracle)
• {{flagu|Montenegro}}{{snd}}Dobro Pojalovat! ({{snd}}Welcome!)
• {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}Zima ({{snd}}Winter)
• {{flagu|Norway}}{{snd}} Babushka ({{snd}}Grandmother)
• {{flagu|Poland}}{{snd}}Vecherinka ({{snd}}Party)
• {{flagu|Portugal}}{{snd}}Pozhalusta ({{snd}}Please)
• {{flagu|Romania}}{{snd}}Tantsui ({{snd}}Dance)
• {{flagu|Russia}}{{snd}}Davai-Davai ({{snd}}Come on!)
• {{flagu|Serbia}}{{snd}}Schastie ({{snd}}Happiness)
• {{flagu|Slovakia}}{{snd}}Medved ({{snd}}Bear)
• {{flagu|Slovenia}}{{snd}}Vmeste ({{snd}}Together)
• {{flagu|Spain}}{{snd}}Spasibo ({{snd}}Thank you)
• {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}Muzika ({{snd}}Music)
• {{flagu|Switzerland}}{{snd}}Vesna ({{snd}}Spring)
• {{flagu|Turkey}}{{snd}}Kak dela ({{snd}}How are you?)
• {{flagu|Ukraine}}{{snd}}Shick! ({{snd}}Glamour)
• {{flagu|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}Zazhigai! ({{snd}}Let's Rock!)

{{Div col end}}

Semi-final allocation draw

(File:ESC 2009 Semi-Finals 2.svg|thumb|299px|Results of the semi-final allocation draw{{Legend|#29ADFF|Participating countries in the first semi-final{{efn|name="GEO"}}}}{{Legend|#C2E8FF|Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final}}{{Legend|#FDA011|Participating countries in the second semi-final}}{{Legend|#FFE1B3|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.WEB,weblink Eurovision 2009: Semi-Finals draw on January 30th, Murray, Gavin, 2009-01-02, ESCToday, 2009-01-03, The draw for the running order of the semi-finals, finals, and the order of voting, occurred on 16 March 2009 at Cosmos Hotel.WEB,weblink Moscow calling: Watch the draw LIVE!, 16 March 2009, {| class="wikitable"! scope="col" style="width:16.66%;" | Pot 1! scope="col" style="width:16.66%;" | Pot 2! scope="col" style="width:16.66%;" | Pot 3! scope="col" style="width:16.66%;" | Pot 4! scope="col" style="width:16.66%;" | Pot 5! scope="col" style="width:16.66%;" | Pot 6{{Escy=2009}}Bosnia and Herzegovina{{Escy=2009}}Macedonia{{Escy=2009}}Serbiay=2009}}Slovenia|y=2009}}}}{{Escy=2009}}Estonia{{Escy=2009}}Iceland{{Escy=2009}}Sweden|y=2009}}}}{{Escy=2009}}Azerbaijan{{Esc1995{{Escy=2009}}{{efnname=GEO}}Israel{{Esc1990{{Escy=2009}}}}{{Escy=2009}}Bulgaria{{Escy=2009}}Greece{{Escy=2009}}Turkey|y=2009}}}}{{Escy=2009}}Ireland{{Escy=2009}}Lithuania{{Escy=2009}}Romania|y=2009}}}}{{Escy=2009}}Hungary{{Escy=2009}}Poland{{Escy=2009}}Switzerland|y=2009}}}}

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.WEB,weblink Exclusive: A new voting procedure for Eurovision?, ESCToday, Klier, Marcus, 2008-08-28, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080830051945weblink">weblink 2008-08-30, Telewizja Polska (TVP), the Polish broadcaster, suggested that an international jury similar to the one used in the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest 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.WEB,weblink Poland: TVP proposes international jury for Eurovision, ESCToday, Floras, Stella, 2008-09-11, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080913151741weblink">weblink 2008-09-13, 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".WEB,weblink Has Eurovision changed perceptions?, Viniker, Barry, 2009-02-03, ESCToday, 2009-02-03, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090206081256weblink">weblink 2009-02-06, 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.WEB,weblink EBU confirms 50/50 vote for Eurovision Song Contest, Viniker, Barry, 2008-12-08, ESCToday, 2008-12-08, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081211002140weblink">weblink 2008-12-11, 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.WEB,weblink Televoting/jury mix in 2009 Final voting, Bakker, Sietse, 2008-09-14, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, 2008-09-14, WEB,weblink Eurovision 2009: The juries are back in the final!, Floras, Stella, 2008-09-14, ESCToday, 2008-09-14, 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. 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. 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 (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."WEB,weblink Austria to not be in Moscow 2009?, Oikotimes, Solloso, Jaime, 2008-07-23, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080729010135weblink">weblink 2008-07-29, WEB,weblink Austria: ORF will decide in the Autumn, ESCToday, Kuipers, Michael, 2008-06-03, 2008-06-03, Despite the inclusion of jury voting in the final, Austria did not return to the contest in 2009.WEB,weblink Austria: No return to Eurovision in 2009, Klier, Marcus, 2008-09-18, ESCToday, 2008-09-18,

Juries

"In each of the 42 participating countries, a jury of five music industry professionals (including one jury chairperson) will judge the entries taking part in the Final. Their decision will be based on the second dress rehearsal. The names of the jury members must be revealed by the respective participating broadcasters before or during the Final.

• Each jury member of each national jury will make a ranking of their ten favourite songs and award points from 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points. The chairperson will allocate 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 shall be ascertained by a show of hands by the jury members (abstentions are not allowed).
• The jury should consist of a variety of members in terms of age, gender and background. All jury members must be citizens of the country they are representing.
• None of the jury members must be connected with any of the participating songs/artists in such a way that they cannot vote independently. The participating broadcasters must send a letter of compliance with the voting instructions together with signed declarations by each jury member stating that they will vote independently. The jury voting will be monitored by an independent notary and auditor in each country". – Quotes from Eurovision.tvWEB,weblink Voting during the Final, 2009, Eurovision.tv, 2014-11-08,

Contest overview

Semi-final 1

The first semi final took place in Moscow on 12 May 2009. The United Kingdom and Germany voted in this semi-final.WEB,weblink Spain to vote in second Semi-Final, Bakker, Sietse, 2009-04-28, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, 2009-04-28, Before its withdrawal, Georgia was originally drawn to perform in this semi-final.{{Legend|navajowhite|Televoting qualifiers}}{{Legend|paleturquoise|Back-up jury qualifier|text=‡}}{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"weblink European Broadcasting Union, 25 April 2021,weblink 25 April 2021, live, ! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Artist! scope="col" | Song! scope="col" | Points! scope="col" | Place! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1Montenegro|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2Czech Republic|y=2009}}| Gipsy.cz! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3Belgium|y=2009}}Patrick Ouchène>Copycat| "Copycat"| 1| 17! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4Belarusy=2009}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 5Sweden|y=2009}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 6Armenia|y=2009}}Inga and Anush Arshakyan>Inga and Anush| "Jan Jan"| 99| 5! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7Andorra|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8Switzerland|y=2009}}Lovebugs (band)>Lovebugs| "The Highest Heights"| 15| 14 style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 9Turkey|y=2009}}| Hadise| "Düm Tek Tek"| 172| 2 style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 10Israel|y=2009}}Noa (singer)>Noa and Mira Awad| "There Must Be Another Way"| 75| 7! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11Bulgaria|y=2009}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 12Iceland|y=2009}}| YohannaIs It True? (Yohanna song)>Is It True?"| 174| 1! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13Macedonia|y=2009}}| Next Time style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 14Romania|y=2009}}Elena Gheorghe>Elena| "The Balkan Girls"| 67| 9 style="font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;" | 15Finland|y=2009}}| Waldo's People| "Lose Control"| 42‡}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 16Portugal|y=2009}}| Flor-de-Lis style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 17Malta|y=2009}}Chiara Siracusa>Chiara| "What If We"| 86| 6 style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 18Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2009}}Regina (Bosnia and Herzegovina band)>Regina

Semi-final 2

The second semi final took place in Moscow on 14 May 2009. France and Russia voted in this semi-final. Spain was also scheduled to televote in this semi-final, but due to scheduling errors at TVE, the semi-final was aired late and Spanish viewers were not able to vote, so the Spanish jury's vote was used instead.WEB,weblink TVE no emite en directo la segunda semifinal de Eurovisión, onoweb.net, 2011-07-05, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090517112145weblink">weblink 2009-05-17, {{Legend|navajowhite|Televoting qualifiers}}{{Legend|paleturquoise|Back-up jury qualifier|text=‡}}{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"weblink European Broadcasting Union, 25 April 2021,weblink 25 April 2021, live, ! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Artist! scope="col" | Song! scope="col" | Points! scope="col" | Place style="font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;" | 1Croatia|y=2009}}Andrea Šušnjara>Andrea‡}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2Ireland|y=2009}}Black Daisy| "Et Cetera"| 52| 11! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3Latvia|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4Serbiay=2009}}Milan Nikolić (musician)>Milaan! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5Poland|y=2009}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 6Norway|y=2009}}Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)>Fairytale"| 201| 1! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7Cyprus|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8Slovakia|y=2009}}Nela Pocisková style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 9Denmark|y=2009}}Niels Brinck>Brinck| "Believe Again"| 69| 8! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10Slovenia|y=2009}}Quartissimo feat. Martina Majerle>Martina| "Love Symphony"| 14| 16! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11Hungary|y=2009}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 12Azerbaijan|y=2009}}Aysel Teymurzadeh>Aysel and ArashAlways (Aysel and Arash song)>Always"| 180| 2 style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 13Greece|y=2009}}This Is Our Night"| 110| 4 style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 14Lithuania|y=2009}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 15Moldova1990}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 16Albania|y=2009}}Carry Me in Your Dreams"| 73| 7 style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 17Ukraine|y=2009}} style="font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:navajowhite;" | 18Estonia|y=2009}}| Urban Symphony! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 19Netherlands|y=2009}}

Final

(File:Alexander Rybak at the Eurovision press conference.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Alexander Rybak after winning the final.)The finalists were:

• the "Big Four" countries ({{Esccnty|France}}, {{Esccnty|Germany}}, {{Esccnty|Spain}} and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom}});
• the host country ({{Esccnty|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 (19:00 UTC) and was won by Norway.{{Legend|Gold|Winner}}{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"weblink European Broadcasting Union, 25 April 2021,weblink 25 April 2021, live, ! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Artist! scope="col" | Song! scope="col" | Points! scope="col" | Place! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1Lithuania|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2Israel|y=2009}}Noa (singer)>Noa and Mira Awad| "There Must Be Another Way"| 53| 16! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3France|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4Sweden|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5Croatia|y=2009}}Andrea Šušnjara>Andrea! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6Portugal|y=2009}}| Flor-de-Lis! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7Iceland|y=2009}}| YohannaIs It True? (Yohanna song)>Is It True?"| 218| 2! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8Greece|y=2009}}This Is Our Night"| 120| 7! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9Armenia|y=2009}}Inga and Anush Arshakyan>Inga and Anush| "Jan Jan"| 92| 10! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10Russia|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 11Azerbaijan|y=2009}}Aysel Teymurzadeh>Aysel and ArashAlways (Aysel and Arash song)>Always"| 207| 3! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 12Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2009}}Regina (Bosnia and Herzegovina band)>Regina! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 13Moldova1990}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 14Malta|y=2009}}Chiara Siracusa>Chiara| "What If We"| 31| 22! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 15Estonia|y=2009}}| Urban Symphony! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 16Denmark|y=2009}}Niels Brinck>Brinck| "Believe Again"| 74| 13! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 17Germany|y=2009}}Alex Christensen>Alex Swings Oscar Sings!| "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"| 35| 20! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 18Turkey|y=2009}}| Hadise| "Düm Tek Tek"| 177| 4! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 19Albania|y=2009}}Carry Me in Your Dreams"| 48| 17 style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | 20Norway|y=2009}}Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)>Fairytale"| 387| 1! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 21Ukraine|y=2009}}! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 22Romania|y=2009}}Elena Gheorghe>Elena| "The Balkan Girls"| 40| 19! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 23United Kingdom|y=2009}}It's My Time (Jade Ewen song)>It's My Time"| 173| 5! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 24Finland|y=2009}}| Waldo's People| "Lose Control"| 22| 25! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 25Spain|y=2009}}

Spokespersons

{{more citations needed section|date=December 2021}}The voting order and spokespersons during the final were as follows:WEB,weblink Live: Draw of the running order, Klier, Marcus, 2009-03-16, ESCToday, 2009-03-28, {{div col}}

1. {{flagu|Spain}}{{snd}}{{ill|Iñaki del Moral|es}}WEB,weblink Iñaki del Moral será el portavoz de los votos de TVE en Eurovisión, RTVE.es, 2009-05-06, 2011-07-05,
2. {{flagu|Belgium}}{{snd}}Maureen Louys
3. {{flagu|Belarus|1995}}{{snd}}{{ill|Ekaterina Litvinova|ru|Литвинова, Екатерина}}
4. {{flagu|Malta}}{{snd}}Pauline Agius
5. {{flagu|Germany}}{{snd}}Thomas Anders
6. {{flagu|Czech Republic}}{{snd}}Petra Šubrtová
7. {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}Sarah Dawn Finer
8. {{flagu|Iceland}}{{snd}}Þóra Tómasdóttir
9. {{flagu|France}}{{snd}}Yann Renoard
10. {{flagu|Israel}}{{snd}}Ofer Nachshon
11. {{flagu|Russia}}{{snd}}Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
12. {{flagu|Latvia}}{{snd}}Roberto Meloni
13. {{flagu|Montenegro}}{{snd}}Jovana Vukčević
14. {{flagu|Andorra}}{{snd}}Brigits García
15. {{flagu|Finland}}{{snd}}Jari Sillanpää
16. {{flagu|Switzerland}}{{snd}}{{ill|Cécile Bähler|de}}
17. {{flagu|Bulgaria}}{{snd}}{{ill|Yoanna Dragneva|bg|Йоанна Драгнева}}
18. {{flagu|Lithuania}}{{snd}}Ignas Krupavičius
19. {{flagu|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}Duncan James
20. {{flagu|North Macedonia|name=Macedonia}}{{snd}}Frosina Josifovska
21. {{flagu|Slovakia}}{{snd}}{{ill|Ľubomír Bajaník|sk}}
22. {{flagu|Greece}}{{snd}}{{ill|Alexis Kostalas|el|Αλέξης Κωστάλας}}
23. {{flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{snd}}Elvir Laković Laka
24. {{flagu|Ukraine}}{{snd}}Marysya Horobets
25. {{flagu|Turkey}}{{snd}}Meltem Ersan Yazgan
26. {{flagu|Albania}}{{snd}}Leon Menkshi
27. {{flagu|Serbia|2004}}{{snd}}Jovana Janković
28. {{flagu|Cyprus}}{{snd}}Sophia Paraskeva
29. {{flagu|Poland}}{{snd}}{{ill|Radosław Brzózka|pl}}
30. {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen
31. {{flagu|Estonia}}{{snd}}Laura Põldvere
32. {{flagu|Croatia}}{{snd}}Mila Horvat
33. {{flagu|Portugal}}{{snd}}Helena Coelho
34. {{flagu|Romania}}{{snd}}Alina Sorescu
35. {{flagu|Ireland}}{{snd}}Derek Mooney
36. {{flagu|Denmark}}{{snd}}{{ill|Felix Smith|da}}
37. {{flagu|Moldova|1990}}{{snd}}Sandu Leancă
38. {{flagu|Slovenia}}{{snd}}Peter Poles
39. {{flagu|Armenia}}{{snd}}Sirusho
40. {{flagu|Hungary}}{{snd}}Éva Novodomszky
41. {{flagu|Azerbaijan}}{{snd}}Husniyya Maharramova
42. {{flagu|Norway}}{{efn|Norway was originally scheduled to announce its votes as the 17th country, but instead voted 42nd (last). This was due to a technical error.}}{{snd}}Stian Barsnes-Simonsen

{{div col end}}

Detailed voting results

There were a few glitches out of the 84 total televote counts from the two semi-finals and grand final.WEB,weblink Winning country's televote glitch, Viniker, Barry, 2009-05-22, esctoday.com, 2009-05-23, 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.WEB, Bakker, Sietse, Exclusive: Split jury/televoting results out!,weblink European Broadcasting Union, 25 April 2021, 31 July 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605122855weblink">weblink 5 June 2011, dead,

Semi-final 1

{{Legend|navajowhite|Televoting qualifiers}}{{Legend|paleturquoise|Back-up jury qualifier|text=‡}}{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"weblink European Broadcasting Union, 25 April 2021,weblink 25 April 2021, live, WEB, Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Semi-Final (1) – Scoreboard,weblink European Broadcasting Union, 8 December 2021,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924040407weblink">weblink 24 September 2015, dead, Voting procedure used:{{legend100% televoting|outline=#AAAAAA}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Total score|cellstyle=border-bottom:1px solid transparent;}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Montenegro}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Czech Republic}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Belgium}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Belarus}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Sweden}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Armenia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Andorra}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Switzerland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Turkey}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Israel}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Bulgaria}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Iceland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Macedonia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Romania}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Finland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Portugal}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Malta}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Germany}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|United Kingdom}}! style="height:2px; border-top:1px solid transparent;" |! rowspan="18" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}}! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Montenegro 44 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Czech Republic 0 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Belgium 1 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Belarus 25 2 1 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Sweden 105 6 4 7 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 7 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Armenia 99 4 12 10 10 5 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 5! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Andorra 8 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Switzerland 15 2 2 2 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Turkey 172 8 5 12 6 7 10 5 12 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >12 >12 >12 >12 >| 12 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Israel 75 5 4 3 4 6 7 8 5 3 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 1! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Bulgaria 7 2 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Iceland 174 7 10 7 12 12 12 10 7 8 12 6 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >12 >12 >| 8! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Macedonia 45 10 3 6 6 10 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Romania 67 6 2 1 2 4 7 8 5 4 7 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 2 style="background:paleturquoise;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;" | Finland {{small|‡}} 42 3 1 10 3 12 1 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 4 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Portugal 70 2 6 3 12 10 2 2 8 7 2 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 6 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Malta 86 1 7 8 8 4 3 6 3 5 3 5 6 3 6 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 10 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Bosnia and Herzegovina 125 12 8 5 5 8 6 8 12 3 7 3 10 5 8 7 7 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 3

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the 1st semi-final:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"! scope="col" | N.! scope="col" | Contestant! scope="col" | Nation(s) giving 12 points! scope="row" | 8TurkeyBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaGermanyMacedoniaRomaniaSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom|y=2009}}! scope="row" | 7IcelandArmeniaBelarusy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}! scope="row" | 2Bosnia and HerzegovinaMontenegroTurkey|y=2009}}! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1ArmeniaCzech Republic|y=2009}}FinlandIceland|y=2009}}PortugalAndorra|y=2009}}

Semi-final 2

{{Legend|navajowhite|Televoting qualifiers}}{{Legend|paleturquoise|Back-up jury qualifier|text=‡}}{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"weblink European Broadcasting Union, 25 April 2021,weblink 25 April 2021, live, WEB, Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Semi-Final (2) – Scoreboard,weblink European Broadcasting Union, 8 December 2021,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924040411weblink">weblink 24 September 2015, dead, Voting procedure used:{{legend100% televoting#A4D1EFoutline=#AAAAAA}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Total score|cellstyle=border-bottom:1px solid transparent;}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Croatia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Ireland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Latvia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Serbia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Poland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Norway}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Cyprus}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Slovakia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Denmark}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Slovenia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Hungary}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Azerbaijan}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Greece}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Lithuania}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Moldova}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Albania}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Ukraine}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Estonia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Netherlands}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|France}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Russia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Spain}}! style="height:2px; border-top:1px solid transparent;" | style="background:paleturquoise;"! rowspan="19" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}}! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:paleturquoise;" | Croatia {{small|‡}} 33 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >|! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Ireland 52 1 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Latvia 7 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Serbia 60 12 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >12 >| 5! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Poland 43 10 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Norway 201 8 8 10 8 10 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >12 >12 >12 >12 >| 12! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Cyprus 32 2 1 2 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >|! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Slovakia 8 1 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Denmark 69 2 7 3 1 12 3 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 4! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Slovenia 14 7 5 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Hungary 16 2 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 3 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Azerbaijan 180 6 6 8 6 12 6 10 12 8 6 12 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >12 >12 >| 7 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Greece 110 3 4 10 2 1 12 5 2 4 6 4 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >| 6 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Lithuania 66 12 7 4 7 1 5 6 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 1 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Moldova 106 5 5 2 7 5 10 7 7 3 5 7 6 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 8 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Albania 73 10 6 5 4 6 7 4 5 10 5 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Ukraine 80 3 6 1 7 6 6 8 10 3 2 8 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 10 style="background:#ffdead;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:#ffdead;" | Estonia 115 4 4 12 4 8 8 5 8 4 1 7 3 4 8 7 7 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 2! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Netherlands 11 1 10 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the 2nd semi-final:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"! scope="col" | N.! scope="col" | Contestant! scope="col" | Nation(s) giving 12 points ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 6NorwayAzerbaijanDenmarkEstoniaLithuaniaNetherlandsSpain|y=2009}}AzerbaijanHungaryMoldova1990}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}! scope="row" | 3Serbiay=2009}} {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}! scope="row" | 2GreeceAlbaniaCyprus|y=2009}}! scope="row" rowspan="5" | 1CyprusGreece|y=2009}}DenmarkNorway|y=2009}}CroatiaSerbiay=2009}}LithuaniaIreland|y=2009}}EstoniaLatvia|y=2009}}

Final

{{Legend|gold|Winner}}{| class="wikitable collapsible plainrowheaders" style="float:right; margin:10px; font-size:85%;"Split results of the final}}! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Place! scope="col" colspan="2" | Combined! scope="col" colspan="2" | Jury! scope="col" colspan="2" | Televoting! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Points! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Points! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Points! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1 {{Escy=2009}} 387 {{Escy=2009}} 312 {{Escy=2009}} 378! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2Iceland|y=2009}}| 218Iceland|y=2009}}| 260Azerbaijan|y=2009}}| 253! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 3Azerbaijan|y=2009}}| 207United Kingdom|y=2009}}| 223Turkey|y=2009}}| 203! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 4Turkey|y=2009}}| 177France|y=2009}}| 164Iceland|y=2009}}| 173! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 5United Kingdom|y=2009}}| 173Estonia|y=2009}}| 124Greece|y=2009}}| 151! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 6Estonia|y=2009}}| 129Denmark|y=2009}}| 120Estonia|y=2009}}| 129! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 7Greece|y=2009}}| 120Turkey|y=2009}}| 114Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2009}}| 124! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 8France|y=2009}}| 107Azerbaijan|y=2009}}| 112Russia|y=2009}}| 118! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 9Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2009}}| 106Israel|y=2009}}| 107Armenia|y=2009}}| 111! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 10Armenia|y=2009}}| 92Moldova1990}}| 93United Kingdom|y=2009}}| 105! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 11Russia|y=2009}}| 91Greece|y=2009}}| 93Albania|y=2009}}| 81! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 12Ukraine|y=2009}}| 76Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2009}}| 90Ukraine|y=2009}}| 70! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 13Denmark|y=2009}}| 74Malta|y=2009}}| 87Moldova1990}}| 66! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 14Moldova1990}}| 69Germany|y=2009}}| 73Romania|y=2009}}| 64! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 15Portugal|y=2009}}| 57Armenia|y=2009}}| 71Sweden|y=2009}}| 59! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 16Israel|y=2009}}| 53Ukraine|y=2009}}| 68Croatia|y=2009}}| 55! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 17Albania|y=2009}}| 48Russia|y=2009}}| 67France|y=2009}}| 54! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 18Croatia|y=2009}}| 45Portugal|y=2009}}| 64Portugal|y=2009}}| 45! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 19Romania|y=2009}}| 40Croatia|y=2009}}| 58Denmark|y=2009}}| 40! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 20Germany|y=2009}}| 35Lithuania|y=2009}}| 31Lithuania|y=2009}}| 38! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 21Sweden|y=2009}}| 33Romania|y=2009}}| 31Spain|y=2009}}| 38! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 22Malta|y=2009}}| 31Sweden|y=2009}}| 27Finland|y=2009}}| 30! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 23Lithuania|y=2009}}Despite finishing with the same number of points as Spain, Lithuania is deemed to have finished in 23rd place due to receiving points from a greater number of countries.|name=23rd}}Albania|y=2009}}| 26Germany|y=2009}}| 18! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 24Spain|y=2009}}name=23rd}}Finland|y=2009}}| 12Malta|y=2009}}| 18! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 25Finland|y=2009}}| 22Spain|y=2009}}| 9Israel|y=2009}}| 15{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"weblink European Broadcasting Union, 25 April 2021,weblink 25 April 2021, live, WEB, Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Final – Scoreboard,weblink European Broadcasting Union, 8 December 2021,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924040414weblink">weblink 24 September 2015, dead, Voting procedure used:{{legend50% jury and televote#A4D1EFoutline=#AAAAAA}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Total score|cellstyle=border-bottom:1px solid transparent;}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Spain}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Belgium}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Belarus}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Malta}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Germany}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Czech Republic}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Sweden}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Iceland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|France}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Israel}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Russia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Latvia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Montenegro}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Andorra}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Finland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Switzerland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Bulgaria}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Lithuania}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|United Kingdom}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Macedonia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Slovakia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Greece}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Ukraine}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Turkey}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Albania}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Serbia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Cyprus}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Poland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Netherlands}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Estonia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Croatia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Portugal}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Romania}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Ireland}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Denmark}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Moldova}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Slovenia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Armenia}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Hungary}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Azerbaijan}}! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Norway}}! style="height:2px; border-top:1px solid transparent;" |! rowspan="25" {{vert header|va=middle|Contestants}}! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Lithuania 23 7 1 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Israel 53 8 4 10 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | France 107 3 1 7 3 6 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 1! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Sweden 33 4 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 4! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Croatia 45 1 8 4 2 12 5 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Portugal 57 8 6 7 7 7 6 10 2 1 3 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Iceland 218 2 12 7 2 10 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >| 12! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Greece 120 1 5 5 7 6 2 4 2 2 12 5 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >12 >| ! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Armenia 92 4 7 1 12 3 5 6 8 5 1 6 1 3 2 6 4 2 5 4 7 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Russia 91 8 5 8 7 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >|! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Azerbaijan 207 3 10 1 10 8 1 6 7 4 6 2 8 5 3 3 4 8 3 10 12 4 4 8 6 10 7 10 4 8 10 1 1 10 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 10! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Bosnia and Herzegovina 106 2 5 2 12 6 4 4 10 8 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >12 >| ! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Moldova 69 5 4 1 1 7 7 5 3 12 12 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 3! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Malta 31 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Estonia 129 4 1 7 10 8 10 12 10 12 5 4 3 8 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Denmark 74 6 4 5 3 5 2 5 1 6 7 2 4 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 8! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Germany 35 2 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 6! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Turkey 177 2 12 5 10 1 6 12 3 3 5 12 10 12 12 3 7 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >| 7! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Albania 48 1 7 6 7 7 10 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | style="background:gold;"! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | Norway 387 12 10 12 8 12 3 12 12 8 12 12 12 10 10 8 8 2 12 10 8 10 10 10 12 3 7 10 10 12 12 12 8 5 5 8 12 8 12 8 12 8 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Ukraine 76 6 6 2 5 2 2 4 2 1 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" | 5! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Romania 40 7 5 5 2 2 2 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >|! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | United Kingdom 173 10 3 10 8 6 4 4 6 2 4 7 3 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >| 2! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Finland 22 3 4 8 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" |! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Spain 23 style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;" 12 >|

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"! scope="col" | N.! scope="col" | Contestant! scope="col" | Nation(s) giving 12 points! scope="row" | 16NorwayBelarusy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}! scope="row" | 6TurkeyAzerbaijanBelgiumFranceMacedoniaSwitzerlandUnited Kingdom|y=2009}}! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 3Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaMontenegroSerbiay=2009}}GreeceAlbaniaBulgariaCyprus|y=2009}}IcelandIrelandMaltaNorway|y=2009}}! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2EstoniaFinlandSlovakia|y=2009}}Moldova1990}} {{Escy=2009}}, {{Escy=2009}}! scope="row" rowspan="7" | 1ArmeniaCzech Republic|y=2009}}AzerbaijanTurkey|y=2009}}CroatiaBosnia and Herzegovina|y=2009}}RomaniaMoldova1990}}RussiaArmenia|y=2009}}SpainAndorra|y=2009}}United KingdomGreece|y=2009}}

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.{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"weblink eurovision.tv, 3 April 2023,weblink 5 April 2018, en, 12 January 2009, live, ! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Broadcaster! scope="col" | Channel(s)! scope="col" | {{tooltip|Show(s)|Indicates if a single show only, semi-finals only or all three shows were transmitted on a particular channel.}}! scope="col" | Commentator(s)! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|References}}! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Albania}}| RTSH }} }} }}|! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Andorra}}Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra>RTVAAndorra Televisió>ATV }}Meri Picart|ca}}TITLE=UN ESCLAT D'IL·LUSIó ACCESS-DATE=23 JANUARY 2023 DIARI D'ANDORRA >DATE=13 NOVEMBER 2016 ARCHIVE-DATE=14 NOVEMBER 2016 URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Armenia}}Public Television Company of Armenia>AMPTV }} }} }}|! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Azerbaijan}} Ä°TV }} }}|| SF1| Aysel TeymurzadehPUBLISHER=EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20111008170203/HTTP://WWW.EUROVISIONFAMILY.TV/USER/AYSELARASH/BLOG/?ID=4150 DATE=12 MAY 2009, dead, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Belarus|1995}}Belteleradio>BTRC| Belarus-1| All shows| Denis Kurian and Alexander TikhanovichACCESS-DATE=7 MARCH 2023 EUROPEAN RADIO FOR BELARUS >DATE=7 MAY 2009 ACCESS-DATE=7 MARCH 2023 NASHA NIVA >DATE=13 MAY 2009 ARCHIVE-DATE=25 NOVEMBER 2021 URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Belgium}}| RTBFRTBF Sat All shows{{efnCentral European Summer Time (20:30 Coordinated Universal Time>UTC)}}Jean-Pierre Hautier and {{ill>Jean-Louis Lahaye|fr}}ACCESS-DATE=7 MARCH 2023 PROVINCIALE ZEEUWSE COURANT >DATE=12 MAY 2009 PAGE=31, TELEVISIE BUITENLAND – DONDERDAG 14 MEI 2009 >URL=HTTPS://KRANTENBANKZEELAND.NL/ISSUE/PZC/2009-05-14/EDITION/NULL/PAGE/37 WORK=PROVINCIALE ZEEUWSE COURANT LANGUAGE=NL PUBLISHER=L'AVENIR (BELGIAN NEWSPAPER) >ACCESS-DATE=7 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=7 MARCH 2023 DATE=16 MAY 2009, live, {{subscription required}}VRT (broadcaster)>VRTAnja Daems and André VermeulenACCESS-DATE=7 MARCH 2023 PROVINCIALE ZEEUWSE COURANT >DATE=16 MAY 2009 PAGE=45, DEHANDSCHUTTER >FIRST1=WIM URL=HTTPS://WWW.NIEUWSBLAD.BE/CNT/GIE2A4SUC WORK=HET NIEUWSBLAD ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230307092630/HTTPS://WWW.NIEUWSBLAD.BE/CNT/GIE2A4SUC LANGUAGE=NL, live, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina>BHRT| BHT 1, BH Radio 1| All shows| Dejan KukrićTRANS-TITLE=TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009ACCESS-DATE=2023-04-23, HTTPS://TVPROFIL.COM/BA/TVPROGRAM/#!DATUM=2009-5-14&KANAL=BHT1>TITLE=ÄŒETVRTAK, 14. MAJ 2009.PUBLISHER=BHT1TRANS-TITLE=SATURDAY, 16 MAY 2009ACCESS-DATE=2023-04-23, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Bulgaria}}Bulgarian National Television>BNT }} }} }}|! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Croatia}} HRT| HRT 2| Semi-finals DuÅ¡ko Ćurlić LEKSIKON RADIJA I TELEVIZIJE – DUÅ¡KO ĆURLIć >URL=HTTPS://API.HRT.HR/MEDIA/STATIC/DOC/HRT_LEKSIKON.PDF CROATIAN RADIOTELEVISION>HRT ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210907213917/HTTPS://API.HRT.HR/MEDIA/STATIC/DOC/HRT_LEKSIKON.PDF PAGE=79 DATE=2016 ACCESS-DATE=3 MARCH 2023 SLOBODNA DALMACIJA >DATE=12 MAY 2009 LANGUAGE=HR SPLIT, CROATIA>SPLIT, CROATIA, TELEVIZIJA – čETVRTAK 14.5.2008 >URL=HTTPS://ARHIV.SLOBODNADALMACIJA.HR/PVPAGES/PVPAGES/VIEWPAGE/?PV_PAGE_ID=368322 WORK=SLOBODNA DALMACIJA PAGES=62–63 LOCATION=SPLIT, CROATIA, CROATIA, TELEVIZIJA – SUBOTA 16.5.2008 ACCESS-DATE=3 MARCH 2023 SLOBODNA DALMACIJA >DATE=16 MAY 2009 LANGUAGE=HR SPLIT, CROATIA>SPLIT, CROATIA, | HRT 1| Final! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Cyprus}} CyBC| RIK 1| All shows }} THE FIRST SEMI FINAL IS TONIGHT - WHO ARE THE HOSTS AND WHAT ARE THE VOTING RULES >URL=HTTP://WWW.CYBC.COM.CY/ESC/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_CONTENT&TASK=VIEW&ID=140&ITEMID=79 CYPRUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION>CYBC ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20100218202011/HTTP://WWW.CYBC.COM.CY/ESC/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_CONTENT&TASK=VIEW&ID=140&ITEMID=79 DATE=12 MAY 2009 PUBLISHER=CYPRUS BROADCASTING CORPORATION >ACCESS-DATE=10 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=19 FEBRUARY 2010 URL-STATUS=DEAD, FINALLY! EUROVISION COMMENTARY IN ENGLISH – IN CYPRUS >PUBLISHER=CYPRUS MAIL ACCESS-DATE=31 MAY 2009, {{dead linkbot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Nathan Morley! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Czech Republic}} ÄŒT| ÄŒT1| SF1/Final {{illcs}} EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2009 – VÅ¡ECHNA VYSíLáNí POÅ™ADU V AKTUáLNíM PROGRAMU >URL=HTTP://WWW.CESKATELEVIZE.CZ/PROGRAM/SEARCH.PHP?BROAD=10219704260 CZECH TELEVISION>ÄŒT ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090430135912/HTTP://WWW.CESKATELEVIZE.CZ/PROGRAM/SEARCH.PHP?BROAD=10219704260 LANGUAGE=CS, dead, | ÄŒT2Deferred broadcast of semi-final 2 on 15 May at 00:10 Central European Summer Time (14 May, 22:10 Coordinated Universal Time>UTC)}}! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Denmark}}DR (broadcaster)>DR| DR1| All shows| Nikolaj MolbechPUBLISHER=DR (BROADCASTER) >ACCESS-DATE=2 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=4 MAY 2009 URL-STATUS=DEAD, BYGBJERG >FIRST1=SøREN URL=HTTP://WWW.DR.DK/MELODIGRANDPRIX/ARTIKLER/2009/NICOLAIMOLBECH.HTM DR (BROADCASTER)>DR ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090521150101/HTTP://WWW.DR.DK/MELODIGRANDPRIX/ARTIKLER/2009/NICOLAIMOLBECH.HTM LANGUAGE=DA, dead, ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Estonia}} ERR ETV| All shows| Marko Reikop TELENäDAL – 09.05.–15.05. >URL=HTTPS://DEA.DIGAR.EE/?A=D&D=EESTIPAEVALEHT20090509 WORK=EESTI PäEVALEHT LOCATION=TALLINN, ESTONIA LANGUAGE=ET ACCESS-DATE=6 MARCH 2023 EESTI PäEVALEHT >DATE=16 MAY 2009 TALLINN, ESTONIA >PAGES=21–23 VIA=DIGAR EESTI ARTIKLID, AASMA >FIRST1=KRISTIN URL=HTTPS://ELU.OHTULEHT.EE/329288/EUROVISIONI-LOPPKONTSERTI-KOMMENTEERIVAD-OSOLIN-JA-REIKOP ÕHTULEHT >ACCESS-DATE=6 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=6 MARCH 2023 DATE=15 MAY 2009, live, | Final| Olav Osolin! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Finland}} YLEYle TV2>YLE TV2 All showsFinnish: Jaana Pelkonen, {{illfiAsko MurtomäkiSwedish: Thomas Larsson}}PUBLISHER=YLE >ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=29 APRIL 2009 URL-STATUS=DEAD, TV2 – 12.5.2009 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.HS.FI/KOTIMAA/ART-2000004651950.HTML WORK=HELSINGIN SANOMAT LANGUAGE=FI, {{subscription required}}TV2 – 14.5.2009 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.HS.FI/KOTIMAA/ART-2000004652400.HTML WORK=HELSINGIN SANOMAT LANGUAGE=FI, {{subscription required}}TV2 – 16.5.2009 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.HS.FI/KOTIMAA/ART-2000004652893.HTML WORK=HELSINGIN SANOMAT LANGUAGE=FI, {{subscription required}}PUBLISHER=YLE >ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=29 APRIL 2009 URL-STATUS=DEAD, RADIO SUOMI – 12.5.2009 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.HS.FI/RADIOTELEVISIO/ART-2000004651961.HTML WORK=HELSINGIN SANOMAT LANGUAGE=FI, {{subscription required}}RADIO SUOMI – 14.5.2009 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.HS.FI/RADIOTELEVISIO/ART-2000004652413.HTML WORK=HELSINGIN SANOMAT LANGUAGE=FI, {{subscription required}}RADIO SUOMI – 16.5.2009 >URL=HTTPS://WWW.HS.FI/RADIOTELEVISIO/ART-2000004652905.HTML WORK=HELSINGIN SANOMAT LANGUAGE=FI, {{subscription required}}! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|France}} | France 4| SF2Peggy Olmi|fr}} and Yann RenoardACCESS-DATE=1 MARCH 2023 PUBLISHER=RINGIER LOCATION=ZOFINGEN, SWITZERLAND LANGUAGE=FR, Scriptorium Digital Library, | France 3| Final| Julien Courbet and Cyril Hanouna| ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Germany}} ARDPhoenix (German TV station)>Phoenix| SF1 Tim Frühling 4 MAY 2009 >TITLE='EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2009': TIM FRüHLING KOMMENTIERT LANGUAGE=DE NORDDEUTSCHER RUNDFUNK >ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023 URL=HTTPS://WWW.PRESSEPORTAL.DE/PM/6561/1402615 PUBLISHER=NORDDEUTSCHER RUNDFUNK ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230228084120/HTTPS://WWW.PRESSEPORTAL.DE/PM/6561/1402615 URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{flagu|Greece}} ERT }} }}Maggira Sisters>Betty and Mathildi MaggiraWEBSITE=IN.GRDATE=8 MAY 2013ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180526135919/HTTP://WWW.IN.GR/2013/05/08/ENTERTAINMENT/OI-PAROYSIASTES-TOY-THESMOY-TIS-EUROVISIONURL-STATUS=LIVE,  }} }}| Maria KozakouACCESS-DATE=10 MARCH 2023 ETHNOS (NEWSPAPER)>ETHNOS LANGUAGE=EL, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Hungary}}Magyar Televízió>MTV }} }}Gábor Gundel TakácsGundel Takács Gábor}}ACCESS-DATE=3 APRIL 2023 DATE=27 AUGUST 2020 ARCHIVE-DATE=23 JUNE 2022, hu, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Iceland}}| RÚVACCESS-DATE=2 MARCH 2023 FRéTTABLAðIð >DATE=11 MAY 2009 REYKJAVíK, ICELAND >LANGUAGE=IS VIA=TIMARIT.IS, ÚTVARP {{!, Sjónvarp – Þriðjudagur 12. maí 2009 >url=https://timarit.is/page/5252346#page/n37/mode/2up work=Morgunblaðið location=Reykjavík, Iceland page=38 Timarit.is}}ÚTVARP {{!, Sjónvarp – Fimmtudagur 14. maí 2009 access-date=2 March 2023 Morgunblaðið >date=14 May 2009 Reykjavík, Iceland >language=is via=Timarit.is}}ÚTVARP {{!, Sjónvarp – Laugardagur 16. maí 2009 >url=https://timarit.is/page/5253124#page/n57/mode/2up work=Morgunblaðið location=Reykjavík, Iceland page=58 |via=Timarit.is}}! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Ireland}} RTÉRTÉ2>RTÉ Two| Semi-finals Marty Whelan >DATE=14 MAY 2009 URL=HTTPS://PRESSPACK.RTE.IE/2009/05/14/EUROVISION-SONG-CONTEST-SEMI-FINAL-2/ PUBLISHER=RTÉ ARCHIVE-DATE=8 DECEMBER 2021 TITLE=EUROVISION SONG CONTEST URL-STATUS=LIVE RTÉ >ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20211208110054/HTTPS://PRESSPACK.RTE.IE/2009/05/16/EUROVISION-SONG-CONTEST/ ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023, | RTÉ One| Final| RTÉ Radio 1| SF2/FinalMaxi (singer)>MaxiTITLE=RTÉ RADIO 1 PRESS PACK WEEK 19 (9 – 16 MAY) URL-STATUS=LIVE RTÉ >ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20211208110321/HTTPS://PRESSPACK.RTE.IE/2009/05/09/RTE-RADIO-1-PRESS-PACK-WEEK-19-9-16-MAY/ ACCESS-DATE=28 FEBRUARY 2023, >DATE=16 MAY 2009 URL=HTTPS://PRESSPACK.RTE.IE/2009/05/16/RTE-RADIO-1-PRESS-PACK-WEEK-20-16-22-MAY/ PUBLISHER=RTÉ ARCHIVE-DATE=8 DECEMBER 2021, 28 February 2023, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Israel}}Israel Broadcasting Authority>IBA }} }} }}|! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Latvia}}Latvijas TelevÄ«zija>LTV }} }}Kārlis Streips|lv}}PUBLISHER=DELFI (WEB PORTAL) >ACCESS-DATE=30 NOVEMBER 2022 ARCHIVE-DATE=30 NOVEMBER 2022 DATE=9 NOVEMBER 2011, live, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Lithuania}}Lithuanian National Radio and Television>LRT }} }}| Darius UžkuraitisTITLE=SASHA SON(G) – FINALE. AR LIETUVAI TO UžTEKS? ACCESS-DATE=3 APRIL 2023 KAUNO DIENA >DATE=16 MAY 2009 ARCHIVE-DATE=3 APRIL 2023 URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Macedonia}}Macedonian Radio Television>MRT }}| All shows| Karolina Petkovska and Aleksandra JovanovskaACCESS-DATE=3 APRIL 2023 VEST (NEWSPAPER)>VEST ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20110928131420/HTTP://WWW.VEST.COM.MK/?ITEMID=077AE751AC6C3844A53CAD619CA958EF LANGUAGE=MK, dead, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Malta}}Public Broadcasting Services>PBSTelevision Malta>TVM }}| Valerie VellaPUBLISHER=OIKOTIMES ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20100212154112/HTTP://WWW.OIKOTIMES.COM/V2/INDEX.PHP?FILE=ARTICLES&ID=5462 DATE=5 APRIL 2009, dead, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Moldova|1990}}Teleradio-Moldova>TRM }} }} }}|! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{flagu|Montenegro}} RTCG| TVCG 1| SF1/Final Dražen Bauković and Tamara IvankovićTRANS-TITLE=TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009ACCESS-DATE=2023-06-27, HTTPS://TVPROFIL.COM/ME/TVPROGRAM/#!DATUM=2009-5-16&KANAL=TVCG1>TITLE=SUBOTA, 16. MAJ 2009.PUBLISHER=TVCG 1, 2023-06-27, | TVCG 2| SF2TRANS-TITLE=THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009ACCESS-DATE=2023-06-27, | TVCG MNE| All showsTRANS-TITLE=TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009ACCESS-DATE=2023-06-20, HTTPS://TVPROFIL.COM/BA/TVPROGRAM/#!DATUM=2009-5-14&KANAL=TVCG-SAT>TITLE=ÄŒETVRTAK, 14. MAJ 2009.PUBLISHER=TVCG MNETRANS-TITLE=SATURDAY, 16 MAY 2009ACCESS-DATE=2023-06-20, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Netherlands}}Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (organisation)>NPOCornald MaasPUBLISHER=TROS ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090516163731/HTTP://WWW.SONGFESTIVAL.NL/INDEX.PHP?ID=10&TX_TTNEWS%5BTT_NEWS%5D=416&TX_TTNEWS%5BBACKPID%5D=9&CHASH=C4B9FEFFFC LANGUAGE=NL URL-STATUS=DEAD, CORNALD MAAS TERUG ALS COMMENTATOR >URL=HTTPS://WWW.SONGFESTIVALWEBLOG.NL/2013/11/CORNALD-MAAS-TERUG-ALS-COMMENTAAR/ ACCESS-DATE=6 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=28 JANUARY 2021 DATE=6 NOVEMBER 2013, live, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Norway}}| NRK| NRK1| All shows| Synnøve SvabøACCESS-DATE=2 MARCH 2023 ITROMSø>TROMSø LANGUAGE=NO TROMSø (CITY)>TROMSø, NORWAY VIA=NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NORWAY, RADIO & TV – TORSDAG 14. MAI >URL=HTTPS://WWW.NB.NO/ITEMS/91391E04FE72AD11CA4F2759A8185B80?PAGE=45 WORK=ITROMSø >DATE=20 MAY 2008 LOCATION=TROMSø (CITY), NORWAY >PAGES=46–47 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NORWAY, RADIO & TV – LøRDAG 16. MAI ACCESS-DATE=2 MARCH 2023 ITROMSø>TROMSø LANGUAGE=NO TROMSø (CITY)>TROMSø, NORWAY VIA=NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NORWAY, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Poland}}Telewizja Polska>TVP| TVP1Semi-final 2 and final aired live; summary of semi-final 1 aired on delay on 13 May at 15:15 Central European Summer Time (13:15 Coordinated Universal Time>UTC)}}| Artur OrzechPUBLISHER=TELEWIZJA POLSKA >ACCESS-DATE=6 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=17 MAY 2009 DATE=7 MAY 2009, dead, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Portugal}}Rádio e Televisão de Portugal>RTPRTP1, Deferred broadcast of semi-final 2 at 23:00 Western European Summer Time (23:00 Coordinated Universal Time>UTC)}}Hélder Reis (presenter)Hélder Reis|lt=Hélder Reis}}TITLE=COMMENTATOR REVEALED BY RTP; OTHER UPDATED NEWS PUBLISHER=OIKOTIMES ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090412011931/HTTP://WWW.OIKOTIMES.COM/V2/INDEX.PHP?FILE=ARTICLES&ID=5441 DATE=1 APRIL 2009 PUBLISHER=RáDIO E TELEVISãO DE PORTUGAL >ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20150618110457/HTTP://MEDIA.RTP.PT/FESTIVALDACANCAO/ARTIGOS/HELDER-REIS-SERA-O-COMENTADOR-PORTUGUES-DA-EUROVISAO/ LANGUAGE=PT URL-STATUS=LIVE, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Romania}}TVR (TV network)>TVR }} }} }}|! scope="row" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Russia}} Channel One| All shows| Yana Churikova Киркоров станет комментатором финала «Евровидения» >URL=HTTPS://VZ.RU/NEWS/2009/5/12/285808.HTML WORK=VZGLYAD (NEWSPAPER) >DATE=12 MAY 2009 ACCESS-DATE=4 MARCH 2023 ARGUMENTY I FAKTY >ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20230304105856/HTTP://89.223.124.215/TVPS/XQFNRGKJUNJV.PDF PAGES=19–24 URL-STATUS=LIVE, | Semi-finals| Alexey Manuylov| Final| Philipp Kirkorov! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Serbia|2004}}Radio Television of Serbia>RTSRTS1 (Serbian TV channel)>RTS1, {{illsrlt=RTS Digital}}, RTS Sat| All shows }}PUBLISHER=RADIO TELEVISION OF SERBIA >ACCESS-DATE=4 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=4 MARCH 2023 URL-STATUS=DEAD, HTTPS://TVPROFIL.COM/BA/TVPROGRAM/#!DATUM=2009-5-12&KANAL=RTS-SAT>TITLE=UTORAK, 12. MAJ 2009.PUBLISHER=RTS SATTRANS-TITLE=THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009ACCESS-DATE=2023-06-20, HTTPS://TVPROFIL.COM/BA/TVPROGRAM/#!DATUM=2009-5-16&KANAL=RTS-SAT>TITLE=SUBOTA, 16. MAJ 2009.PUBLISHER=RTS SAT, 2023-06-20, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Slovakia}}Slovenská televízia>STVPUBLISHER=ATLAS ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090515002237/HTTP://DNES.ATLAS.SK/SHOWBIZ/561893/EUROVIZIA-NA-STV-UZ-DNES- LANGUAGE=SK URL-STATUS=DEAD, NELA, KAMIL - ďAKUJEME! >URL=HTTP://WWW.STV.SK/EUROSONG/53210/NELA-KAMIL-DAKUJEME- SLOVENSKá TELEVíZIA>STV ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090518093115/HTTP://WWW.STV.SK/EUROSONG/53210/NELA-KAMIL-DAKUJEME- LANGUAGE=SK URL-STATUS=DEAD, EUROVíZIA: POCISKOVá S MIKULčíKOM DO FINáLE NEJDú >URL=HTTP://DNES.ATLAS.SK/SHOWBIZ/562585/EUROVIZIA-POCISKOVA-S-MIKULCIKOM-DO-FINALE-NEJDU-(GALERIA-VIDEO) ACCESS-DATE=2 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=18 MAY 2009 DATE=15 MAY 2009, dead, ! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Slovenia}}Radiotelevizija Slovenija>RTVSLORadiotelevizija Slovenija>SLO1| All showsAndrej HoferAndrej Hofer (televizijski voditelj)}}PUBLISHER=24UR ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090314073738/HTTP://24UR.COM/EKSKLUZIV/DOMACA-SCENA/ZASTRAZENI-QUARTISSIMO-FEAT-MARTINA.HTML LANGUAGE=SI URL-STATUS=LIVE, HTTPS://TVPROFIL.COM/BA/TVPROGRAM/#!DATUM=2009-5-16&KANAL=SLO1>TITLE=SUBOTA, 16. MAJ 2009.PUBLISHER=SLO1, 2023-04-23, ! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Spain}} RTVELive broadcast of semi-final 1 on RTVE#Internet with deferred broadcast on La 2 (Spanish TV channel)>La 2 the same day; unplanned delayed broadcast of semi-final 2 by sixty-five minutes due to overrun of 2009 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid tennis tournament.TVE NO EMITE EN DIRECTO LA SEGUNDA SEMIFINAL DE EUROVISIóN PUBLISHER=FORMULATV ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20160119204839/HTTP://WWW.FORMULATV.COM/NOTICIAS/11367/TVE-NO-EMITE-EN-DIRECTO-LA-SEGUNDA-SEMIFINAL-DE-EUROVISION/ LANGUAGE=ES URL-STATUS=LIVE, }} {{illeslt=Joaquín Guzmán}} LA 1ª SEMIFINAL DE EUROVISIóN SE EMITIRá EN DIRECTO EN RTVE.ES >URL=HTTP://WWW.RTVE.ES/TELEVISION/20090506/SEMIFINAL-EUROVISION-EMITIRA-DIRECTO-RTVEES/275426.SHTML RTVE >ACCESS-DATE=2 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=9 MAY 2009 DATE=6 MAY 2009 PUBLISHER=RTVE ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090501060255/HTTP://WWW.RTVE.ES/TELEVISION/20090428/TVE-EMITIRA-LAS-DOS-SEMIFINALES-DEL-FESTIVAL-EUROVISION-2009/272025.SHTML LANGUAGE=ES URL-STATUS=LIVE, ESTA NOCHE, LA GRAN FINAL EN LA 1 Y RTVE.ES >URL=HTTPS://WWW.RTVE.ES/TELEVISION/20090515/ESTA-NOCHE-GRAN-FINAL-1-RTVEES/276707.SHTML RTVE >ACCESS-DATE=2 MARCH 2023 ARCHIVE-DATE=19 MAY 2009 DATE=16 MAY 2009, live, ! 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International broadcasts

• {{flag|Australia}} – Although Australia was not eligible to enter, the contest was broadcast on Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) as in previous years.WEB,weblink Australia: SBS will air all Eurovision finals, Murray, Gavin, 2009-02-17, ESCToday, 2009-02-21, 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 (09:30 UTC). This year, instead of airing the United Kingdom'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.WEB,weblink Airdate: Eurovision 2009, Knox, David, 2009-04-16, TV Tonight, 2009-04-16, 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,WEB,weblink Sunday ratings no simple song & dance, Knox, David, 2009-05-18, TV Tonight, 2009-10-05, with 414,000 for the second semi-final and 276,000 for the first semi-final.WEB,weblink Week 20, Knox, David, 2009-05-11, TV Tonight, 2009-10-05,

• {{flag|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.WEB,weblink Austria: Confirmed – Only the voting will be broadcast live, Klier, Marcus, 2009-04-09, ESCToday, 2009-04-09, WEB,weblink Austria: Only the voting of the 2009 Eurovision to be broadcast live, Costa, Nelson, 2009-04-09, Oikotimes, 2009-04-09, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100103070101weblink">weblink 2010-01-03,
• {{flag|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.WEB,weblink Eurovision broadcast returns to New Zealand after 30 years., 2009-04-14, ESCToday, 2009-04-14,

Additionally, the official Eurovision Song Contest website also provided a live stream without commentary via the peer-to-peer medium Octoshape.WEB,weblink Streaming (ESCTV), European Broadcasting Union, EBU, 2009-05-02, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090318095805weblink">weblink 2009-03-18,

Incidents

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, conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan stemming from the inclusion of a monument in a disputed region to represent Armenia in a video introduction,WEB,weblink Eurovision: A Melting-Pot Contest, Where Native Doesn't Always Mean Best, Deasy, Kristin, 2009-05-15, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2009-05-17, Spain's broadcaster showing a semi-final on tape delay after a scheduling conflict, and protests over Russia's treatment of LGBT people to coincide with the contest.

Armenia and Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan experienced several conflicts during the 2009 contest.After the first semi-final, representatives for Azerbaijan 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. As a result of the complaint, the statue was edited out during the finals.WEB,weblink Ethnic rivalry wins over kitsch in the Caucasus, Krikorian, Onnik, 2009-05-16, Frontline Club, 2008-09-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090523171443weblink">weblink May 23, 2009, However, Armenia retaliated during the results presentations by having the monument displayed on a video screen in the background, and having presenter Sirusho read the results from a clipboard decorated with a photo of the monument.There were also allegations that no number had been shown for the public to call and vote for Armenia's entry during the telecast in Azerbaijan. Representatives denied these allegations by showing a video that showed an untampered signal during the Armenian performance.WEB,weblink 1NEWS.AZ. Голосование за Ингу и Ануш в Азербайджане /ВИДЕО/, 1news.az, 2009-05-26, 2011-07-05, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121020104633weblink">weblink 2012-10-20, However, a subsequent EBU investigation found that the Azerbaijani broadcaster, Ictimai TV, had blurred out the number for Armenia's entry and distorted the TV signal when the Armenian contestants were performing on stage. The EBU fined Ictimai TV 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 Eurovision Song Contest rules are made.Victor Hondal, "EBU 'will not tolerate' violation of the rules"weblink August 2009, a number of Azerbaijanis who had voted for Armenia's 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 country's participating broadcaster to be liable "for any disclosure of information which could be used to identify voters".WEB,weblink Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Eurovision Amends Rules, Does Not Sanction Azerbaijan, Rferl.org, 2009-09-17, 2011-07-05, Despite the conflict, Armenia gave Azerbaijan 1 point in the final, the second and final time the two countries have exchanged points {{as of|2024|lc=y|post=}} (Armenia previously gave 2 points to Azerbaijan in the semi-final of the 2008 contest).

Broadcast delays in Spain

{{wikinews|has=related articles| After uncertain day of Eurovision rehearsals, EBU will place sanctions on Spain and RTVE| Spain in danger of Eurovision disqualification after scheduling snafu at RTVE}}Due to its commitments to broadcast the Madrid Open tennis tournament, Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) broadcast the second semifinal on a tape delay on its channel La 2, approximately 66 minutes after the show began in Moscow. As a result of the tape delay, the broadcaster also utilized a backup jury rather than televoting to decide its votes.NEWS,weblink Spain to face sanctions over late broadcast, May 15, 2009, EBU statement, ESCtoday.com, 2009-05-15, NEWS,weblink Spain: Countries chosen by back-up jury revealed, May 15, 2009, ESCtoday, 2009-05-15, TVE had already switched to voting in the second semi-final due to another scheduling conflict, which had already sparked criticism from the neighboring Andorran and Portuguese delegations, who stated that a Spanish vote would have positively influenced their performance in the first semifinal.On the day following the semi-final, local newspaper El Mundo speculated that RTVE may have administered the delay on purpose in order to prevent Spain from winning the contest, claiming that the broadcaster would not be ready to host the contest if Spain were to win.NEWS,weblink Soraya podría ser descalificada en Eurovisión, del Toro, Héctor, May 15, 2009, El Mundo (Spain), El Mundo, es, 2009-05-17, A statement in ABC had cited technical difficulties for the delay.NEWS,weblink Soraya, al borde de la descalificación en Eurovisión, Escartín, Javier, May 15, 2009, ABC (newspaper), ABC, es, 2009-05-17, After the semi-finals, the EBU announced that Spain 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. The Spanish entry, "La noche es para mí", did not fare well in the contest itself, placing 24th during the finals.WEB,weblink Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Final, EBU, 2009-05-17, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090707092128weblink">weblink 2009-07-07,

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, Stephane & 3G with "We Don't Wanna Put In", gained coverage and controversy due to perceived political connotations within its lyrics relating to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.WEB,weblink Georgian Eurovision entry sparks news frenzy, Lewis, Daniel, 2009-03-10, ESCToday, 2009-03-10, 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.WEB,weblink Georgian song lyrics do not comply with Rules, Bakker, Sietse, 2009-03-10, EBU, 2009-03-10, WEB,weblink EBU rejects Georgia Eurovision entry, Viniker, Barry, 2009-03-10, ESCToday, 2009-03-10, 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 Georgia from the contest on 11 March.WEB,weblink Georgia withdraws from Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Shegrikyan, Zaven, 2009-03-11, ESCToday, 2009-03-11, NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20130114004947weblink">weblink dead, 2013-01-14, Georgia pulls out with 'Put in', BBC Online, 2009-03-12, 2009-03-12, The band admitted the political content of the song and their intention was just to embarrass Putin in Moscow.WEB,weblink Georgians admit using Eurovision for politics, 2009-05-11, ESCToday, 2009-05-11,

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.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090507160407weblink">weblink dead, May 7, 2009, Russian gays risk Eurovision confrontation, Peter, Leonard, May 5, 2009, Associated Press, 2009-05-12, London, 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.WEB,weblink 'Slavic Gay Pride' to be held in Moscow on Eurovision finals day, March 30, 2009, mosnews.com, 2009-05-12, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090518095248weblink">weblink May 18, 2009, The parade was denied authorisation by Moscow officials on the basis that it would "destroy morals in society" and statements were issued stating that protesters would be treated "toughly",WEB,weblink Eurovision: is the world's campest contest ready to get serious?, May 11, 2009, Lesbilicious, 2009-05-12, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091128160934weblink">weblink November 28, 2009, and that "tough measures" would be faced by anyone joining the march.WEB,weblink UK rights activists defends banned Moscow Gay Pride parade, May 12, 2009, mosnews.com, 2009-05-12, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090518094747weblink">weblink May 18, 2009, The rally was broken up by Moscow police, and 20 protesters were arrested including Nikolai AlekseevWEB,weblink Moscow Police Break Up Gay Pride Rally, Julia, Karmo, May 16, 2009, Sky News, 2009-05-16, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090519085520weblink">weblink 2009-05-19, and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who exclaimed that "this shows the Russian people are not free" as he was taken away by police.NEWS,weblink Gay protest broken up in Moscow, May 16, 2009, BBC News, 2009-05-16, 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.WEB,weblink Malena Ernman is gay today, Viniker, Barry, May 16, 2009, ESCtoday.com, 2009-05-16, 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".– Verdas største homseparade (Norwegian), NRK, May 17, 2009The 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.WEB,weblink Marcel Bezençon Award – an introduction, Poplight, 2009-06-02,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131017033001weblink">weblink 2013-10-17, dead, The awards are divided into three categories: the Artistic Award, the Composers Award, and the Press Award.WEB, Marcel Bezençon Awards–Eurovision Song Contest,weblink eurovision.tv, 2 April 2017, 19 March 2021, {| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"! scope="col" | Category! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Song! scope="col" | Performer(s)! scope="col" | Songwriter(s)! scope="row" | Artistic AwardFrance|y=2009}}| "Et s'il fallait le faire"| Patricia KaasAnse Lazio|Fred Blondin}}! scope="row" | Composers AwardBosnia and Herzegovina|y=2009}}| "Bistra voda"Regina (Bosnia and Herzegovina band)>Regina| Aleksandar Čović! scope="row" | Press AwardNorway|y=2009}}Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)>Fairytale"| Alexander Rybak| Alexander Rybak

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.WEB, Eurovision Fanclub Network,weblink OGAE, 15 June 2012, WEB, Club History,weblink Klubi-info: Mikä ihmeen OGAE?, OGAE Finland, 17 June 2012, 5 June 2012, fi, The club info: What on Earth is OGAE?, 27 January 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120127121744weblink">weblink dead, WEB,weblink Results from the 33rd jury. OGAE Denmark: 12 points to Norway, 2009, esctoday.com, 11 January 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101121160404weblink">weblink 21 November 2010, dead, {| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Song! scope="col" | Performer(s)! scope="col" | OGAE result style="background:gold;"! scope="row" style="background:gold;" | {{Esc|Norway|y=2009}}Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)>Fairytale"| Alexander Rybak| 323 style="background:silver;"! scope="row" style="background:silver;" | {{Esc|France|y=2009}}Patricia Kaas| 184 style="background:#c96;"! scope="row" style="background:#c96;" | {{Esc|Sweden|y=2009}}Malena Ernman| 172! scope="row" | {{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2009}}Regina (Bosnia and Herzegovina band)>Regina| 152! scope="row" | {{Esc|Spain|y=2009}}Soraya Arnelas| 132

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.{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"! scope="col" | Country! scope="col" | Performer(s)! scope="row" | {{Esc|Hungary|y=2009}}| Zoli Ádok

Official album

(File:ESC 2009 album cover.jpg|thumb|right|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.WEB, Eurovision Song Contest: Moscow 2009,weblink amazon.co.uk, Amazon, 6 November 2014, Product details: release date 11 May 2009, ">

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• Eurovision Song Contest official site
• Lyrics from Diggiloo Thrush

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