2009

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.

The Contest was hosted by Alsou, Andrey Malahov, Ivan Urgant and Natalia Vodianova at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Romania.

See national final entries for 2009.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2009

Name	Previous appearances
Dea Norberg	7
Alexandros Panayi	5
Belinda Sánchez Leal	4
Karianne Kjærnes	4
Jorunn Hauge	3
Ivana Čabraja	3
Martina Majerle	3
Ingrid Simons	2
Jelena Majić	2
Riana Athanasiou	2
Anders Øhrstrøm	2
Chiara	2
Dedre Twiss	1
Susana Ribalta	1
Petr Elfimov	1
Danijela Večerinović	1
Patrycja Gola	1
Sandra Feketija	1
Eva Jane Smeenk	1
Oliver McEwan	1
Mirjam Mesak	1
Sakis Rouvas	1
Hera Björk	1
Friðrik Ómar	1
Katrin Schild von Spannenberg	1

Artists who performed in 2009

Named artists	Backing artists
Albania	Carry Me In Your Dreams
Kejsi Tola	Andi Kocaj Ardi Kocaj Dorina Plaku Jenia Evgenios Buli Orgesa Zaimi
Leon Menkshi
Edmond Zhulali, Agim Doçi
Andorra	La Teva Decisió/Get A Life
Susanne Georgi	Belinda Sánchez Leal María Ángeles Barahona Paisan Olga Romero Paz Susana Ribalta
Brigits García
Lene Dissing, Marcus Winther-John, Pernille Georgi, Rune Braager, Susanne Georgi, Josep Roca Vila
Armenia	Jan Jan
Anush Arshakyan Inga Arshakyan
Sirusho
Mane Akopyan, Avet Barseghyan, Vardan Zadoyan
Azerbaijan	Always
Arash Labaf Aysel Teymurzadə
Hüsniyyə Məhərrəmova
Arash Labaf
Belarus	Eyes That Never Lie
Petr Elfimov	Anton Toimentsau Dmitry Mikulich Ekaterina Matskevich Philip Mazurov Yan Zhenchak
Ekaterina Litvinova
Petr Elfimov, Valery Prokhozhy
Belgium	Copycat
Desta Hailé (Copycat) Lenn Dauphin (Copycat) Marie-Ange Teuwen (Copycat) Miam Monster Miam (Copycat) Patrick Ouchène (Copycat)
Maureen Louys
Miam Monster Miam, Jacques Duvall
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Bistra Voda
Aleksandar Čović (Regina) Bojan Milićević (Regina) Davor Ebner (Regina) Denis Čabrić (Regina)	Danijela Večerinović Elma Selimović
Elvir Laković Laka
Aleksandar Čović
Bulgaria	Illusion
Krassimir Avramov	Albena Veskova Anna Lozanova Carin Noland Petya Buyuklieva Trey Knight
Yoanna Dragneva
Krassimir Avramov, William Tabanou, Casie Tabanou
Croatia	Lijepa Tena
Andrea Šušnjara Igor Cukrov	Ivana Čabraja Jelena Majić Karmen Matković Sanja Jukić
Mila Horvat
Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić
Cyprus	Firefly
Christina Metaxa	Anna-Karin Eliades Chris Charalambides Nikolas Metaxas Riana Athanasiou Richard Hall
Sophia Paraskeva
Nikolas Metaxas
Czech Republic	Aven Romale
Matěj Černý (Gipsy.cz) Noemi Fialová (Gipsy.cz) Oliver Lipenský (Gipsy.cz) Radoslav Banga (Gipsy.cz) Tibor Žida (Gipsy.cz) Vojta Lavička (Gipsy.cz)
Petra Šubrtová
Radoslav Banga
Denmark	Believe Again
Brinck	Anders Øhrstrøm Claus Petersen Oliver McEwan Søren Andersen Tim McEwan
Felix Smith
Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson, Ronan Keating
Estonia	Rändajad
Johanna Mängel (Urban Symphony) Mann Helstein (Urban Symphony) Mari Möldre (Urban Symphony) Sandra Nurmsalu (Urban Symphony)	Marilin Kongo Mirjam Mesak
Laura Põldvere
Sven Lõhmus
Finland	Lose Control
Karoliina Kallio (Waldo's People) Waldo (Waldo's People)	Capri Virkkunen, Päivi Selo Kasmir Jolma Manna Borg Niko Virtanen
Jari Sillanpää
A. Lehtonen, Karima
France	Et S'il Fallait Le Faire
Patricia Kaas
Yann Renoard
Anse Lazio, Fred Blondin
Georgia	We Don't Wanna Put In
Kristine Imedadze (Stephane & 3G) Nini Badurashvili (Stephane & 3G) Stefane Mgebrishvili (Stephane & 3G) Tamara Milanova (Stephane & 3G)
Germany	Miss Kiss Kiss Bang
Alex Christensen (Alex Swings Oscar Sings) Oscar Loya (Alex Swings Oscar Sings)	Dita Von Teese
Thomas Anders
Alex Christensen, Steffen Häfelinger
Greece	This Is Our Night
Sakis Rouvas	Alexandros Panayi Anna Nilsson Anna Strandberg Giorgos Papadopoulos Nikolaos Marianos
Alexis Kostalas
Dimitris Kontopoulos, Cameron Giles-Webb, Craig Porteils
Hungary	Dance With Me
Zoli Ádok	Gábor Heincz Kasai Jnofinn Tímea Papp Titanilla Béli Zita Karsai
Éva Novodomszky
Zé Szabó, Kasai Jnofinn
Iceland	Is It True?
Yohanna	Börkur Birgisson Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir Friðrik Ómar Hallgrímur Jensson Hera Björk
Þóra Tómasdóttir
Chris Neil, Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Tinatin
Ireland	Et Cetera
Asta Millerienė (Black Daisy) Lesley-Ann Halvey (Black Daisy) Nicole Billings (Black Daisy) Sinéad Mulvey	Jenny Newman
Derek Mooney
Christina Schilling, Daniele Moretti, Jonas Gladnikoff, Niall Mooney
Israel	There Must Be Another Way
Mira Awad Noa	Gil Dor
Ofer Nachshon
Gil Dor, Mira Awad, Noa
Latvia	Probka
Intars Busulis	Gints Pabērzs Jolanta Strikaite Kārlis Lācis Kaspars Zemītis Vineta Elksne
Roberto Meloni
Kārlis Lācis, Jānis Elsbergs, Sergej Timofejev
Lithuania	Love
Sasha Son	Baiba Skurstene Nora Strolyte Sam Hywel James
Ignas Krupavičius
Sasha Son
Malta	What If We
Chiara
Pauline Agius
Marc Paelinck, Gregory Bilsen
Moldova	Hora Din Moldova
Nelly Ciobanu	Gicu Cimbir
Sandu Leancă
Veaceslav Daniliu, Andrei Hadjiu, Nelly Ciobanu
Montenegro	Just Get Out of My Life
Andrea Demirović	Ariana Roth Katrin Schild von Spannenberg Nikola Tomašević Peter Bischof
Jovana Vukčević
Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger
Netherlands	Shine
Gordon Heuckeroth (De Toppers) Jeroen van der Boom (De Toppers) René Froger (De Toppers)	Dedre Twiss Ingrid Simons Sarina Voorn
Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau
Gordon Heuckeroth
North Macedonia	Neshto Shto Ke Ostane
Martin Filipovski (Next Time) Stefan Filipovski (Next Time)	Damjan Lazarov Goran Mihajlovski Maja Balevska Mario Stanković
Frosina Josifovska
Damjan Lazarov, Jovan Jovanov
Norway	Fairytale[Winning song]
Alexander Rybak	Hallgrim Hansegård Jorunn Hauge Karianne Kjærnes Sigbjørn Rua Torkjell Lunde Børsheim
Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Alexander Rybak
Poland	I Don't Wanna Leave
Lidia Kopania	Daria Akatowa Jan Radwan Krzysztof Pietrzak Maciej Pruszyński Patrycja Gola
Radek Brzózka
Alex Geringos, Bernd Klimpel
Portugal	Todas As Ruas Do Amor
Ana Sofia Campeã (Flor-de-Lis) Daniela Varela (Flor-de-Lis) Jorge Marques (Flor-de-Lis) José Camacho (Flor-de-Lis) Paulo Pereira (Flor-de-Lis) Pedro Marques (Flor-de-Lis)
Helena Coelho
Pedro Marques, Paulo Pereira
Romania	The Balkan Girls
Elena Gheorghe	Andreea Comşa Flavia Mihăşan Liliana Caunii Lucia Dumitrescu Roxana Ureche
Alina Sorescu
Laurentiu Duta
Russia	Mamo
Anastasia Prikhodko
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Diana Golde, Konstantin Meladze
Serbia	Cipela
Marko Kon Milan Nikolić	Igor Knežević Jovan Sejnjanović Katarina Gromilić Ljubiša Dinčić
Jovana Janković
Aleksandar Milanović Kobac, Marko Kon, Milan Nikolić
Slovakia	Leť Tmou
Kamil Mikulčík Nela Pocisková	Jan Pospíšil Rastislav Dubovský
Ľubomír Bajaník
Rastislav Dubovský, Anna Žigová, Petronala Kolevská
Slovenia	Love Symphony
Luke Dukarić (Quartissimo) Martina Majerle Matjaž Bogataj (Quartissimo) Samo Dervišić (Quartissimo) Žiga Cerar (Quartissimo)	Sandra Feketija
Peter Poles
Aleksandar Valenčić, Andrej Babić
Spain	La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me)
Soraya Arnelas	Alexey Postolosky Dima Oleschenko Noemí Gallego Nora Jiménez Verónica Ferreiro
Iñaki del Moral
Dimitri Stassos, Irini Michas, Jason Gill, Felipe Pedroso
Sweden	La Voix
Malena Ernman	Anna-Maria Hallgarn Dea Norberg Jessica Marberger Malin Nilsson Tine Matulessy
Sarah Dawn Finer
Fredrik Kempe
Switzerland	The Highest Heights
Adrian Sieber (Lovebugs) Florian Senn (Lovebugs) Simon Ramseier (Lovebugs) Stefan Wagner (Lovebugs) Thomas Rechberger (Lovebugs)
Cécile Bähler
Adrian Sieber, Florian Senn, Thomas Rechberger
Turkey	Düm Tek Tek
Hadise	Eva Jane Smeenk Olga Potapova Steve Kashala Svetlana Nikitaeva Uğur Yıldırım
Meltem Ersan Yazgan
Hadise, Sinan Akçıl, Stefan Fernande
Ukraine	Be my Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)
Svetlana Loboda	Andriy Mazurenko Andriy Onyshchak Dmytro Boboshko Elena Kolyadenko Iryna Krestinina
Marysya Horobets
Svetlana Loboda, Jewgeni Matjuschenko
United Kingdom	It's My Time
Jade Ewen	Andrew Lloyd Webber Rustom Pomeroy
Duncan James
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Diane Warren

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