Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Schedules
RTÉ Television broadcasts live coverage of both Semi-Finals and the Final of the 54th Eurovision Song Contest from the Olimpiysky Indoor Arena in Moscow with commentary from Marty Whelan and RTÉ Radio commentary from Maxi.
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EUROVISION SONG CONTEST FINAL 2009
From the Olympiyski Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia
Saturday 16 May 2009, RTÉ One at 8.00pm
Introduced by Alsou and Ivan Urgant
The following 10 countries made it through from the first Semi-Final to Saturday's Final; Turkey, Sweden, Israel, Portugal, Malta, Finland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Romania, Armenia, and Iceland.
The following 10 countries made it through from the second Semi-Final to Saturday's Final; Azerbaijan, Croatia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Albania, Moldova, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Greece.
The 25 entries in order of appearance:
No. |
Country |
Song Title/Composer(s)/Lyricists(s) |
Performer(s) |
1 |
LITHUANIA |
LOVE Composer/Lyricist: Dmitriy Šavrov (Sasha Son) |
Sasha Son |
2 |
ISRAEL |
THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY Composers/Lyricists: Achinoam Nini, Mira Awad, Gil Dor |
Noa & Mira Awad |
3 |
FRANCE |
ET S’IL FALLAIT LE FAIRE (And if it had to be done) Composer: Fred Blondin / Lyricist: Anse Lazio |
Patricia Kaas |
4 |
SWEDEN |
LA VOIX Composer: Fredrik Kempe / Lyricists: Fredrik Kempe, Malena Ernman |
Malena Ernman |
5 |
CROATIA |
LIJEPA TENA (Beautiful Tena) Composer: Tonci Huljic / Lyricist: Vjekoslava Huljic |
Igor Cukrov |
6 |
PORTUGAL |
TODAS AS RUAS DO AMOR (All the streets of love) Composers: Pedro Marques, Paulo Pereira / Lyricist: Pedro Marques |
Flor-de-Lis |
7 |
ICELAND |
IS IT TRUE |
Yohanna (Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir) |
8 |
GREECE |
THIS IS OUR NIGHT |
Sakis Rouvas |
9 |
ARMENIA |
JAN-JAN (NOR PAR) |
Inga & Anush Arshakyan |
10 |
RUSSIA |
MAMO |
Anastasia Prikhodko |
11 |
AZERBAIJAN |
ALWAYS |
AySel & Arash |
12 |
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA |
BISTRA VODA (Clear water) |
Regina |
13 |
MOLDOVA |
HORA DIN MOLDOVA (Dance of Moldova) Composer: Veaceslav Daniliuc |
Nelly Ciobanu |
14 |
MALTA |
WHAT IF WE Composer: Marc Paelinck / Lyricist: Gregory Bilsen |
Chiara |
15 |
ESTONIA |
RÄNDAJAD (The nomads) Composer/Lyricist: Sven Lõhmus |
Urban Symphony |
16 |
DENMARK |
BELIEVE AGAIN |
Brinck |
17 |
GERMANY |
MISS KISS KISS BANG |
Alex Swings, |
18 |
TURKEY |
DÜM TEK TEK (CRAZY FOR YOU) Composer: Sinan Akçil / Lyricists: Sinan Akçil, Hadise Açikgöz, Stefaan Fernande |
Hadise |
19 |
ALBANIA |
CARRY ME IN YOUR DREAMS Composer: Edmond Zhulali / Lyricist: Agim Doçi |
Kejsi Tola |
20 |
NORWAY |
FAIRYTALE |
Alexander Rybak |
21 |
UKRAINE |
BE MY VALENTINE (ANTI-CRISIS GIRL) Composer: Svetlana Loboda / Lyricist: Yevgeny Matyushenko |
Svetlana Loboda |
22 |
ROMANIA |
THE BALKAN GIRLS |
Elena Gheorghe |
23 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
IT’S MY TIME Composers/Lyricists: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Diane Warren |
Jade Ewen |
24 |
FINLAND |
LOSE CONTROL |
Waldo’s People |
25 |
SPAIN |
LA NOCHE ES PARA MÍ (The night is for me) |
Soraya |