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A series of controversies between Armenia and Azerbaijan unfolded throughout the semi-finals and final. The introductory 'postcard' for Armenia (the short video clip played before the Armenian performance) depicted, amongst other monuments, [[We Are Our Mountains]], a statue located in [[Stepanakert]], capital city of unrecognized [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]], which ''[[de jure]]'' constitutes a part of Azerbaijan. The statue was built in Soviet times to celebrate the area's Armenian heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/Eurovision_A_MeltingPot_Contest_Where_Native_Doesnt_Always_Mean_Best/1732594.html|title=Eurovision: A Melting-Pot Contest, Where Native Doesn't Always Mean Best|last=Deasy|first=Kristin|date=2009-05-15|publisher=''[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]''|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> Azerbaijan complained to the EBU that the video clip was unacceptable based on the fact that Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan, and it was subsequently edited out for the broadcast of the final.<ref name="frontline">{{cite web |url=http://frontlineclub.com/blogs/onnikkrikorian/2009/05/festering-wounds-overshadow-eurovision-in-the-south-caucasus.html |title=Ethnic rivalry wins over kitsch in the Caucasus |last=Krikorian |first=Onnik |date=2009-05-16 |publisher=''[[Frontline Club]]'' |accessdate=2008-09-17 }}</ref> In retaliation, the presenter of the Armenian votes, [[Sirusho]], held up a clipboard with the monument's picture on it multiple times as she read off the votes, and in the background a screen in the capital's main square could also be seen to display the disputed monument.<ref name="frontline" /> Despite the controversy, the votes were revealed that Armenia had given Azerbaijan a point.
A series of controversies between Armenia and Azerbaijan unfolded throughout the semi-finals and final. The introductory 'postcard' for Armenia (the short video clip played before the Armenian performance) depicted, amongst other monuments, [[We Are Our Mountains]], a statue located in [[Stepanakert]], capital city of unrecognized [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]], which ''[[de jure]]'' constitutes a part of Azerbaijan. The statue was built in Soviet times to celebrate the area's Armenian heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/Eurovision_A_MeltingPot_Contest_Where_Native_Doesnt_Always_Mean_Best/1732594.html|title=Eurovision: A Melting-Pot Contest, Where Native Doesn't Always Mean Best|last=Deasy|first=Kristin|date=2009-05-15|publisher=''[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]''|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> Azerbaijan complained to the EBU that the video clip was unacceptable based on the fact that Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan, and it was subsequently edited out for the broadcast of the final.<ref name="frontline">{{cite web |url=http://frontlineclub.com/blogs/onnikkrikorian/2009/05/festering-wounds-overshadow-eurovision-in-the-south-caucasus.html |title=Ethnic rivalry wins over kitsch in the Caucasus |last=Krikorian |first=Onnik |date=2009-05-16 |publisher=''[[Frontline Club]]'' |accessdate=2008-09-17 }}</ref> In retaliation, the presenter of the Armenian votes, [[Sirusho]], held up a clipboard with the monument's picture on it multiple times as she read off the votes, and in the background a screen in the capital's main square could also be seen to display the disputed monument.<ref name="frontline" /> Despite the controversy, the votes were revealed that Armenia had given Azerbaijan a point.


[[Azerbaijan]]'s reel depicted the [[Maqbaratoshoara]], a famous monument and a symbol of the [[Iran]]ian city of [[Tabriz]] and the [[Iranian Azerbaijan]]. While Eurovision forbade demonstration of the Armenian monument located in Azerbaijan`s Karabakh region after the protest of the Azerbaijani government, it allowed the inclusion of the [[Iran]]ian monuments,<ref>http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=31848</ref><ref>http://www.mosnews.com/society/2009/05/18/armenianazericontestconflict/</ref><ref>[http://www.ayandenews.com/fa/pages/?cid=8224 حراج سرمایه فرهنگی تبریز در یورو ویژن 2009‏]</ref> because the Iranian government did not object to their display.
[[Azerbaijan]]'s reel depicted [[Maqbaratoshoara]] and [[Segonbad]] monuments, the symbols of the cities of [[Tabriz]] and [[Urumieh]] in the [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Azerbaijan]] region of [[Iran]]. <ref>[http://www.ayandenews.com/fa/pages/?cid=8224 حراج سرمایه فرهنگی تبریز در یورو ویژن 2009‏]</ref> The Armenian media have complained that while Eurovision forbade demonstration of the Armenian monument located in Azerbaijan`s Karabakh region after the protest of Azerbaijani government, it allowed the inclusion of the [[Iran]]ian monuments.<ref>http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=31848</ref><ref>http://www.mosnews.com/society/2009/05/18/armenianazericontestconflict/</ref>


The EBU released a statement in late May, stating that the sanctions would be announced for Azerbaijan, by June. As the source states, the Azeri broadcaster failed to show the image of the Armenian representatives, and another contestant's entry were shown instead. Also, there was no number for the public to call and vote for the Armenian Song. <ref>http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5866</ref> Azerbaijan denied all the charges, providing a video of the broadcast in support of its position.<ref>[http://www.1news.az/bomond/20090526113051515.html 1NEWS.AZ. Голосование за Ингу и Ануш в Азербайджане.]</ref>
The EBU released a statement in late May, stating that the sanctions would be announced for Azerbaijan, by June. As the source states, the Azeri broadcaster failed to show the image of the Armenian representatives, and another contestant's entry were shown instead. Also, there was no number for the public to call and vote for the Armenian Song. <ref>http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=5866</ref> Azerbaijan denied all the charges, providing a video of the broadcast in support of its position.<ref>[http://www.1news.az/bomond/20090526113051515.html 1NEWS.AZ. Голосование за Ингу и Ануш в Азербайджане.]</ref>

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009
File:Eurovision Song Contest 2009 logo.png
Dates
Semi-final 112 May 2009
Semi-final 214 May 2009
Final16 May 2009
Host
VenueOlympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia
Presenter(s)Semi-finals:
Natalia Vodianova
Andrey Malahov
Final:
Ivan Urgant
Alsou[1]
Green Room:
Dmitry Shepelev
DirectorAndrey Boltenko
Host broadcasterRussia Channel One
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/moscow-2009 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries42
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Slovakia
Non-returning countries Georgia
 San Marino
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Winning songNorway Norway
"Fairytale"
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Changes in the voting procedure were made with the re-introduction of a national jury alongside televoting while the format of the semi-finals remained the same. Forty-two countries participated in the contest; Slovakia announced that it would return to the contest, while San Marino withdrew due to financial issues. Latvia and Georgia originally announced their intention to withdraw, but it was later stated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that both countries would indeed participate.[2] However, Georgia later decided to withdraw after the EBU rejected its selected song as being a breach of contest rules.

The contest was won by Norway's Alexander Rybak and his song "Fairytale" which received a record breaking 387 points, the highest total score in Eurovision history.[3] Second place went to Iceland and third to Azerbaijan with Turkey and the United Kingdom finishing fourth and fifth respectively.

Venue

Moscow's Olympic Indoor Arena, the 2009 venue.

The contest was held in Russia following its victory in the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia with Dima Bilan's "Believe".[4] Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, stated that the contest would be held in Moscow.[5]

It was proposed by Channel One, that the contest be held in Moscow's Olympic Indoor Arena and this proposal was evaluated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and confirmed on 13 September 2008.[5][6] The Director-General of the venue, Vladimir Churilin refuted rumours of 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."[7]

Visual design

The stage of the contest

Host broadcaster Channel One presented the sub-logo and theme for the 2009 contest on 30 January 2009.[8] The sub-logo is based upon a "Fantasy Bird", which can be used with many colours. Like in previous years, the sub-logo was presented alongside the generic logo.[8] 2009 was the first year since 2001 that there was no slogan for the contest.

The stage was designed by New York-based set designer John Casey and is 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."[9] Casey explained that together, the various LED shapes form the finished product. Furthermore, large sections of the stage have the ability to move, including the circular central portion of curved LED screens which can be moved to effect and allows for each song to have a different feel.

The postcards (short videos between the acts) were as follows:

  • Miss World 2008, Ksenia Sukhinova appears.
  • A group of famous buildings, monuments and landscapes from the corresponding country appear, like making 3-D pages of a book.
  • Sukhinova reappears wearing a hat with all those buildings and a t-shirt with the colours of the country's flag. On the right appears the logo of ESC09 and the name of the country.
  • Then appears a Russian expression and its meaning. (For example: "Spasibo" = Thank You)

Participating countries

  Participating countries
  Countries that did not qualify for the final
  Countries that have participated in the past but did not in 2009
  Countries in the first semi-final
  Countries in the second semi-final
  Countries voting in the first semi-final
  Countries voting in the second semi-final

Following the release of the final participants list by the EBU, forty-two countries confirmed their participation in the 2009 contest, including Slovakia, which returned to the contest after 11 years.[2][10]

Georgia originally announced that it was to withdraw from the contest due to the 2008 South Ossetia war in protest of the foreign policies of Russia,[11][12][13] 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.[14][15] The country eventually withdrew from the contest due to its entry being deemed to contain political references.[16]

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.[17] At the same time, rumours spread that San Marino's broadcaster, Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV), would withdraw from the contest due to poor placing at the 2008 contest.[18] 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.[19][20]

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.[21] 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.[22][23] 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.[24][25] However, on 12 January 2009, it was announced that Latvia would participate in the 2009 contest.[2]

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. By the completion of the 2009 selection processes, two countries had chosen artists who had previously participated in the contest. Returning artists included Chiara, who represented Malta in 1998 and 2005, and Sakis Rouvas, who represented Greece in 2004.

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Format

The contest final took place on 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia with two semi-finals preceding it on 12 and 14 May.[4][6][26] 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 pre-qualified for the final.[2] In addition to those pre-qualified, the final also included the ten selected countries from each semi-final, making a total of twenty-five participants.

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

Voting

See also: Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest and List of Jurors of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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.[29] 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.[30] 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".[31]

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.[32] 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.[33][34] 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.[32] At the final, each country combined their 1-12 points from the televote with their 1-12 jury points to create their "national scorecard". The country with the most points received 12 points, the second placed country received 10 points and so on. If a tie arose, the song with the higher televote position was given the advantage and the higher point value.[32] National juries were originally phased out of the contest beginning in 1997, with televoting becoming mandatory for nearly all participants since 2003.

Edgar Böhm, director of entertainment for Austria's public broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), has stated that the 2008 format with two semi-finals "still incorporates a mix of countries who will be politically favoured in the voting process," and "that, unless a clear guideline as to how the semifinals are organised is made by the EBU, Austria will not be taking part in Moscow 2009."[35][36] Despite the inclusion of jury voting in the final, Austria did not return to the contest in 2009.[37]

Pot allocations

On Friday 30 January 2009, the draw to decide which countries will appear in either the first or second semi-final took place. Participating countries were separated into six pots as determined by voting patterns in previous contests. A draw then took place from the six pots to determine which countries would participate in the first semi-final or second semi-final.[38] It was also determined that Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom would vote in the first semi-final, while France and Russia would vote in the second semi-final.[39][40] The draw for the running order of the semi-finals, finals, and the order of voting, occurred on 16 March 2009.[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
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Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Results

Semi-final countries

Thirty-seven countries participated in one of the two semi-finals of the contest.[2] The semi-final allocation draw took place on 30 January 2009,[39][40] while the draw for the running order was held on 16 March 2009.[41][42]

Semi-final 1

  • The first semi final took place in Moscow on 12 May.
  • The United Kingdom and Germany voted in this semi-final.[43]
  • Peach indicates countries which qualified for the final.
  • Flax denotes the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final.
Draw Country Language Artist Song English translation Place Points
1  Montenegro English Andrea Demirović "Just Get Out of My Life" — 11 44
2  Czech Republic English, Romani Gipsy.cz "Aven Romale" Come in gypsies 18 0
3  Belgium English Patrick Ouchène "Copycat" — 17 1
4  Belarus English Petr Elfimov "Eyes That Never Lie" — 13 25
5  Sweden English, French Malena Ernman "La voix" The voice 4 105
6  Armenia English, Armenian Inga and Anush "Jan Jan" My dear 5 99
7  Andorra English, Catalan Susanne Georgi "La teva decisió (Get a Life)" Your decision 15 8
8   Switzerland English Lovebugs "The Highest Heights" — 14 15
9  Turkey English Hadise "Düm Tek Tek" — [A] 2 172
10  Israel English, Hebrew, Arabic Noa and Mira Awad "There Must Be Another Way" — 7 75
11  Bulgaria English Krassimir Avramov "Illusion" — 16 7
12  Iceland English Yohanna[44] "Is It True?" — 1 174
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Macedonian Next Time "Neshto shto ke ostane" Something that will remain 10 45
14  Romania English Elena "The Balkan Girls" — 9 67
15  Finland English Waldo's People "Lose Control" — 12 42
16  Portugal Portuguese Flor-de-Lis "Todas as ruas do amor" All the streets of love 8 70
17  Malta English Chiara "What If We" — 6 86
18  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian[45][46] Regina "Bistra voda" Clear water 3 125

Semi-final 2

  • The second semi final took place in Moscow on 14 May.
  • France and Russia voted in this semi-final.[47] 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.[48]
  • Peach indicates countries which qualified for the final.
  • Flax denotes the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final.
Draw Country Language Artist Song English translation Place Points
1  Croatia Croatian Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea Šušnjara "Lijepa Tena"[49] Beautiful Tena 13 33
2  Ireland English Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy "Et Cetera" — 11 52
3  Latvia Russian Intars Busulis "Probka" Traffic jam 19 7
4  Serbia Serbian Marko Kon and Milaan[50] "Cipela" Shoe 10 60
5  Poland English Lidia Kopania "I Don't Wanna Leave" — 12 43
6  Norway English Alexander Rybak "Fairytale" — 1 201
7  Cyprus English Christina Metaxa "Firefly" — 14 32
8  Slovakia Slovak Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková "Leť tmou" Fly through the darkness 18 8
9  Denmark English Niels Brinck "Believe Again" — 8 69
10  Slovenia English, Slovene Quartissimo feat. Martina Majerle "Love Symphony" — 16 14
11  Hungary English Zoli Ádok "Dance with Me" — 15 16
12  Azerbaijan English AySel and Arash[51] "Always" — 2 180
13  Greece English Sakis Rouvas "This Is Our Night" — 4 110
14  Lithuania English, Russian Sasha Son "Love" — 9 66
15  Moldova Romanian, English Nelly Ciobanu "Hora din Moldova" Dance from Moldova 5 106
16  Albania English Kejsi Tola "Carry Me in Your Dreams" — 7 73
17  Ukraine English Svetlana Loboda "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" — 6 80
18  Estonia Estonian Urban Symphony "Rändajad" Nomads 3 115
19  Netherlands English The Toppers "Shine" — 17 11

Final

The finalists were:

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

The final took place in Moscow on 16 May at 23:00 MST (19:00 UTC) and was won by Norway.

Draw Country Language Artist Song English translation Place Points
1  Lithuania English, Russian Sasha Son "Love" — 23 23
2  Israel English, Hebrew, Arabic Noa and Mira Awad "There Must Be Another Way" — 16 53
3  France French Patricia Kaas "Et s'il fallait le faire" And if it had to be done 8 107
4  Sweden English, French Malena Ernman "La voix" The voice 21 33
5  Croatia Croatian Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea "Lijepa Tena"[52] Beautiful Tena 18 45
6  Portugal Portuguese Flor-de-Lis "Todas as ruas do amor" All the streets of love 15 57
7  Iceland English Yohanna[44] "Is It True?" — 2 218
8  Greece English Sakis Rouvas "This Is Our Night" — 7 120
9  Armenia English, Armenian Inga and Anush "Jan Jan" My dear 10 92
10  Russia Russian, Ukrainian Anastasiya Prikhodko "Mamo" Mother 11 91
11  Azerbaijan English AySel and Arash[53] "Always" — 3 207
12  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian[45][46] Regina "Bistra voda" Clear water 9 106
13  Moldova Romanian, English Nelly Ciobanu "Hora din Moldova" Dance from Moldova 14 69
14  Malta English Chiara "What If We" — 22 31
15  Estonia Estonian Urban Symphony "Rändajad" Nomads[54] 6 129
16  Denmark English Niels Brinck "Believe Again" — 13 74
17  Germany English Alex Swings Oscar Sings![55] "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" — 20 35
18  Turkey English Hadise "Düm Tek Tek" — [A] 4 177
19  Albania English Kejsi Tola "Carry Me in Your Dreams" — 17 48
20  Norway English Alexander Rybak "Fairytale" — 1 387
21  Ukraine English Svetlana Loboda "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" — 12 76
22  Romania English Elena "The Balkan Girls" — 19 40
23  United Kingdom English Jade Ewen "It's My Time" — 5 173
24  Finland English Waldo's People "Lose Control" — 25 22
25  Spain Spanish, English Soraya Arnelas "La noche es para mí" The night is for me 23[56] 23

Voting during the final

Countries revealed their votes in the following order:[57]

  1.  Spain
  2.  Belgium
  3.  Belarus
  4.  Malta
  5.  Germany
  6.  Czech Republic
  7.  Sweden
  8.  Iceland
  9.  France
  10.  Israel
  11.  Russia
  12.  Latvia
  13.  Montenegro
  14.  Andorra
  15.  Finland
  16.   Switzerland
  17.  Bulgaria
  18.  Lithuania
  19.  United Kingdom
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  1.  Slovakia
  2.  Greece
  3.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  4.  Ukraine
  5.  Turkey
  6.  Albania
  7.  Serbia
  8.  Cyprus
  9.  Poland
  10.  Netherlands
  11.  Estonia
  12.  Croatia
  13.  Portugal
  14.  Romania
  15.  Ireland
  16.  Denmark
  17.  Moldova
  18.  Slovenia
  19.  Armenia
  20.  Hungary
  21.  Azerbaijan
  22.  Norway[B]

Scoreboards

In this year's Eurovision Song Contest there were a few glitches out of the 84 total televote counts from the two semi finals and Grand final.[58]

Semi-final 1

  • No problems were reported in the first Eurovision Song Contest semi final.
Televoting Results
Total Score Montenegro Czech Republic Belgium Belarus Sweden Armenia Andorra Switzerland Turkey Israel Bulgaria Iceland FYR Macedonia Romania Finland Portugal Malta Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany United Kingdom
Contestants Montenegro 44 0 0 3 0 5 1 2 5 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 6 10 2 0
Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belarus 25 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
Sweden 105 0 6 4 7 8 7 4 4 7 0 10 3 4 10 8 8 4 4 7
Armenia 99 4 12 10 10 5 0 1 10 10 8 2 2 8 1 0 0 1 10 5
Andorra 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0
Switzerland 15 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0
Turkey 172 8 5 12 6 7 10 5 12 6 12 7 12 12 7 5 10 12 12 12
Israel 75 5 4 3 4 6 7 8 5 3 4 6 1 3 6 0 4 0 5 1
Bulgaria 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iceland 174 7 10 7 12 12 12 10 7 8 12 6 4 10 12 12 12 7 6 8
FYR Macedonia 45 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0
Romania 67 6 0 2 1 0 2 4 0 7 8 5 4 7 0 10 2 6 1 2
Finland 42 3 0 1 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 3 5 0 0 4
Portugal 70 0 2 6 0 3 0 12 10 0 2 2 8 0 7 2 0 3 7 6
Malta 86 1 7 8 8 4 3 6 3 0 5 3 5 0 6 3 6 5 3 10
Bosnia and Herzegovina 125 12 8 5 5 8 6 0 8 12 3 7 3 10 5 8 7 7 8 3

Semi-final 2

  • In the second semi final, Spain's delay in broadcasting the show meant that their result was provided by the back-up jury.
Voting procedure used:
Orange: Televote.
Blue: Jury Vote Only.		 Televoting Results
Total Score Croatia Ireland Latvia Serbia Poland Norway Cyprus Slovakia Denmark Slovenia Hungary Azerbaijan Greece Lithuania Moldova Albania Ukraine Estonia Netherlands France Russia Spain
Contestants Croatia 33 0 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
Ireland 52 1 5 3 3 4 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 7 2 7 0 4 3 1 0 0
Latvia 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Serbia 60 12 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 12 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 5
Poland 43 0 10 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 6 6 0 2 4 0 0
Norway 201 8 8 10 8 10 8 10 12 8 10 12 8 12 10 8 10 12 12 3 10 12
Cyprus 32 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0
Denmark 69 2 7 3 0 1 12 3 0 5 3 2 2 5 0 5 0 8 7 0 0 4
Slovenia 14 7 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Azerbaijan 180 6 6 8 6 12 6 10 12 8 6 12 7 10 12 0 12 10 8 10 12 7
Greece 110 3 0 4 10 2 1 12 5 2 4 6 4 4 6 12 4 5 10 6 4 6
Lithuania 66 0 12 7 0 4 7 1 0 5 0 0 6 0 4 0 5 7 0 2 5 1
Moldova 106 5 5 2 7 5 10 7 7 0 3 5 7 6 0 0 8 2 4 7 8 8
Albania 73 10 0 0 0 6 5 0 4 6 7 4 5 10 0 5 3 0 1 5 2 0
Ukraine 80 0 3 6 1 7 0 6 6 0 0 8 10 3 2 8 0 3 0 0 7 10
Estonia 115 4 4 12 4 8 8 5 8 4 1 7 3 4 8 7 0 7 5 8 6 2
Netherlands 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0

Final

  • In the Grand Final, Hungarian televotes could not be counted due to a technical problem, but SMS voting was ok, which were used to provide the public voting scores.
  • A technical mistake from the local Norwegian telephone operator meant that both the telephone and SMS votes were unable to be counted. As a result, Norway's jury vote was used.
Voting procedure used:
Orange: Jury & Televote.
Green: SMS & Jury Vote Only.
Blue: Jury Vote Only.		 Televoting Results
Total Score Lithuania Israel France Sweden Croatia Portugal Iceland Greece Armenia Russia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Moldova Malta Estonia Denmark Germany Turkey Albania Norway Ukraine Romania United Kingdom Finland Spain Montenegro Czech Republic Belgium Belarus Andorra Switzerland Bulgaria FYR Macedonia Ireland Latvia Serbia Poland Cyprus Slovakia Slovenia Hungary Netherlands
Contestants Lithuania 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 53 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
France 107 6 5 0 0 0 6 6 6 10 0 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 3 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 7 3 7 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 7 0 6
Sweden 33 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 45 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 0
Portugal 57 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 6 0 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Iceland 218 8 10 0 10 2 8 4 5 3 0 0 3 12 8 10 7 2 6 12 0 10 8 10 0 5 2 0 2 8 5 5 2 12 8 0 1 5 6 5 7 7
Greece 120 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 10 4 0 5 0 7 0 0 6 0 12 0 0 8 5 0 1 2 0 5 5 0 2 12 0 0 0 6 0 12 0 4 4 1
Armenia 92 0 8 6 3 0 4 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 7 0 1 4 0 12 7 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 5
Russia 91 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 0 6 0 10 0 5 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijan 207 5 6 1 8 10 0 0 8 1 7 3 10 1 7 8 0 12 4 10 10 4 3 2 0 6 10 3 10 0 0 8 3 0 4 4 6 8 4 1 10 10
Bosnia and Herzegovina 106 0 0 0 5 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 12 0 0 0 0 4 4 10 0 0 12 0 0 8 10 0 4
Moldova 69 0 1 0 0 3 12 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 7 12 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 129 10 0 0 7 6 0 10 5 0 8 4 0 7 0 5 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 10 0 8 3 12 0 6 0
Denmark 74 2 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 3 1 7 6 0 8 3 0
Germany 35 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 3 6 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Turkey 177 0 3 12 6 1 3 0 3 4 0 12 7 0 5 0 6 10 10 7 0 6 12 5 2 3 1 12 0 0 12 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8
Albania 48 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Norway 387 12 12 8 12 8 5 12 10 8 12 8 10 8 8 12 12 12 3 7 12 5 10 8 12 10 3 10 12 10 8 2 8 8 12 10 12 10 10 12 12 12
Ukraine 76 4 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 2 10 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 6 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 8 0
Romania 40 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 173 3 4 4 0 4 10 0 12 7 6 0 4 1 10 0 3 8 0 8 2 6 0 0 10 0 6 0 3 4 0 7 6 10 2 8 4 7 7 3 1 3
Finland 22 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 23 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Score Lithuania Israel France Sweden Croatia Portugal Iceland Greece Armenia Russia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Moldova Malta Estonia Denmark Germany Turkey Albania Norway Ukraine Romania United Kingdom Finland Spain Montenegro Czech Republic Belgium Belarus Andorra Switzerland Bulgaria FYR Macedonia Ireland Latvia Serbia Poland Cyprus Slovakia Slovenia Hungary Netherlands
The table is ordered by appearance in the final, then by appearance in the semi-finals.

12 points

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

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

Commentators

See: List of Commentators for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Controversies

Georgia: "We Don't Wanna Put In"

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, Stefane & 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.[59] 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 Broadcasting (GPB) on 10 March to change either the lyrics of the song, or to select a new song to compete for the country.[60][61] 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.[16][62] The EBU has yet to make a comment on the country's withdrawal, and it is unknown how Georgia's withdrawal may affect its future participation. On 11 May the band admitted the political content of the song and their intention was just to embarrass Putin in Moscow. They also claim that the EBU banned their message from the competition.[63]

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".[64] Alekseev announced that the 2009 edition of Moscow Pride, the city's annual gay pride parade, would coincide with the finals on May 16, the day before the International Day Against Homophobia. The parade was also renamed "Slavic Gay Pride", to promote gay rights and culture across the entire Slavic region of Europe.[65] The parade was denied authorisation by Moscow officials on the basis that it would "destroy morals in society"[66] and statements were issued stating that protesters would be treated "toughly",[67] and that "tough measures" would be faced by anyone joining the march.[68] In the event, 20 protesters were arrested by Moscow police on the day of the finals including Nikolai Alexeyev[66] and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who exclaimed that "this shows the Russian people are not free" as he was taken away by police.[69] 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. She stated that she was sad that the Moscow government would not allow a "tribute to love".[70] The Swedish spokesperson Sarah Dawn Finer reading the votes, wore a rainbow coloured dog tag in solidarity. Norway's Alexander Rybak also referred to the controversy when he called the Eurovision Song Contest itself the biggest gay parade.[71]

Broadcast delay in Spain

Template:Wikinewshas Due to its commitments to broadcast the Madrid Open tennis tournament, Spain's public broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) broadcast the second semi-final on a tape delay on its second channel TVE2 approximately 66 minutes after the show began in Moscow[72], and used a backup jury rather than televoting to decide its votes. Due to this rule violation, it was announced that Spain would eventually face sanctions, although these sanctions would not affect its participation in Moscow.[73][74] Due to another conflict of interest, Spain had already switched to broadcast the second semi-final rather than the first, which also led to criticisms from the delegations of Andorra and Portugal, which stated that they would have experienced an advantage from a Spanish vote due to their similar cultures.[74]

The day after the semifinal, El Mundo speculated that this delay may have been done on purpose in order to prevent Spain from winning and hosting the contest, speculating that RTVE may not actually want to host the contest if Spain were to win.[75] A statement in ABC had cited technical difficulties for the delay.[72]

Armenian and Azerbaijani postcards

A series of controversies between Armenia and Azerbaijan unfolded throughout the semi-finals and final. The introductory 'postcard' for Armenia (the short video clip played before the Armenian performance) depicted, amongst other monuments, We Are Our Mountains, a statue located in Stepanakert, capital city of unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which de jure constitutes a part of Azerbaijan. The statue was built in Soviet times to celebrate the area's Armenian heritage.[76] Azerbaijan complained to the EBU that the video clip was unacceptable based on the fact that Nagorno-Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan, and it was subsequently edited out for the broadcast of the final.[77] In retaliation, the presenter of the Armenian votes, Sirusho, held up a clipboard with the monument's picture on it multiple times as she read off the votes, and in the background a screen in the capital's main square could also be seen to display the disputed monument.[77] Despite the controversy, the votes were revealed that Armenia had given Azerbaijan a point.

Azerbaijan's reel depicted Maqbaratoshoara and Segonbad monuments, the symbols of the cities of Tabriz and Urumieh in the Azerbaijan region of Iran. [78] The Armenian media have complained that while Eurovision forbade demonstration of the Armenian monument located in Azerbaijan`s Karabakh region after the protest of Azerbaijani government, it allowed the inclusion of the Iranian monuments.[79][80]

The EBU released a statement in late May, stating that the sanctions would be announced for Azerbaijan, by June. As the source states, the Azeri broadcaster failed to show the image of the Armenian representatives, and another contestant's entry were shown instead. Also, there was no number for the public to call and vote for the Armenian Song. [81] Azerbaijan denied all the charges, providing a video of the broadcast in support of its position.[82]

Records

Record title New record Old record
Winning total 387, Norway 292, Finland (2006)
Winning margin 169, Norway 70, United Kingdom (1997)
Number of 12 points for one country 16, Norway 10, United Kingdom (1997)
10, Greece (2005)
Number of 8, 10, 12 points for one country 35, Norway 20, Finland (2006)
Countries left without deciding vote[83] 12 (30 of 42 voted) 5 (20 of 25 voted) (1997)

Notes

  • A ^ "Düm Tek Tek" is onomatopoeic for the sound generated by a drum; with "boom bang bang" being an English equivalent.[84] Graham Norton, the commentator for the BBC broadcast of the contest said that "Düm Tek Tek" also meant "With Every Heartbeat".
  • B ^ Norway was originally scheduled for announcing their votes as the 17th country, but instead voted 42nd and last. This was due to a technical error, and only the jury's votes were appointed.

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