2009

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

The Contest was hosted by Alsou, Andrey Malakhov, 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
Karianne Kjærnes	4
Belinda Sánchez Leal	4
Martina Majerle	3
Jorunn Hauge	3
Ivana Čabraja	3
Anders Øhrstrøm	2
Chiara	2
Ingrid Simons	2
Jelena Majić	2
Riana Athanasiou	2
Jenny Newman	1
Oliver McEwan	1
Hera Björk	1
Katrin Schild von Spannenberg	1
Friðrik Ómar	1
Dedre Twiss	1
Sakis Rouvas	1
Eva Jane Smeenk	1
Danijela Večerinović	1
Patrycja Gola	1
Sandra Feketija	1
Susana Ribalta	1
Petr Elfimov	1
Mirjam Mesak	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 2009

Name	Previous songs
Ralph Siegel	18
Bernd Meinunger	17
Andrej Babić	4
Tonči Huljić	3
Vjekoslava Huljić	3
Marc Paelinck	2
Damjan Lazarov	1
Edmond Zhulali	1
Jovan Jovanov	1
Sven Lõhmus	1
Marcus Englöf	1
Fredrik Kempe	1
Agim Doçi	1
Alex Papaconstantinou	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
Edmond Zhulali, Agim Doçi
Leon Menkshi
Andorra	La Teva Decisió/Get A Life
Susanne Georgi	Belinda Sánchez Leal María Ángeles Barahona Paisan Olga Romero Paz Susana Ribalta
Lene Dissing, Marcus Winther-John, Pernille Georgi, Rune Braager, Susanne Georgi, Josep Roca Vila
Brigits García
Armenia	Jan Jan
Anush Arshakyan Inga Arshakyan
Mane Akopyan, Avet Barseghyan, Vardan Zadoyan
Sirusho
Azerbaijan	Always
Arash Labaf Aysel Teymurzadə
Alex Papaconstantinou, Arash Labaf, Johan Bejerholm, Marcus Englöf, Robert Uhlmann, Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov
Hüsniyyə Məhərrəmova
Belarus	Eyes That Never Lie
Petr Elfimov	Anton Toimentsau Dmitry Mikulich Ekaterina Matskevich Philip Mazurov Yan Zhenchak
Petr Elfimov, Valery Prokhozhy
Ekaterina Litvinova
Belgium	Copycat
Desta Hailé (Copycat) Lenn Dauphin (Copycat) Marie-Ange Teuwen (Copycat) Miam Monster Miam (Copycat) Patrick Ouchène (Copycat)
Miam Monster Miam, Jacques Duvall
Maureen Louys
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Bistra Voda
Aleksandar Čović (Regina) Bojan Milićević (Regina) Davor Ebner (Regina) Denis Čabrić (Regina)	Danijela Večerinović Elma Selimović
Aleksandar Čović
Elvir Laković Laka
Bulgaria	Illusion
Krassimir Avramov	Albena Veskova Anna Lozanova Carin Noland Petya Buyuklieva Trey Knight
Krassimir Avramov, William Tabanou, Casie Tabanou
Yoanna Dragneva
Croatia	Lijepa Tena
Andrea Šušnjara Igor Cukrov	Ivana Čabraja Jelena Majić Karmen Matković Sanja Jukić
Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić
Mila Horvat
Cyprus	Firefly
Christina Metaxa	Anna-Karin Eliades Chris Charalambides Nikolas Metaxas Riana Athanasiou Richard Hall
Nikolas Metaxas
Sophia Paraskeva
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)
Radoslav Banga
Petra Šubrtová
Denmark	Believe Again
Brinck	Anders Øhrstrøm Claus Petersen Oliver McEwan Søren Andersen Tim McEwan
Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson, Ronan Keating
Felix Smith
Estonia	Rändajad
Johanna Mängel (Urban Symphony) Mann Helstein (Urban Symphony) Mari Möldre (Urban Symphony) Sandra Nurmsalu (Urban Symphony)	Marilin Kongo Mirjam Mesak
Sven Lõhmus
Laura Põldvere
Finland	Lose Control
Karoliina Kallio (Waldo's People) Waldo (Waldo's People)	Kasmir Jolma Manna Borg Niko Virtanen Päivi Virkkunen
Ari Erik Veikko Lehtonen, Karima, Annie Kratz-Gutå, Waldo
Jari Sillanpää
France	Et S'il Fallait Le Faire
Patricia Kaas
Anse Lazio, Fred Blondin
Yann Renoard
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
Alex Christensen, Steffen Häfelinger
Thomas Anders
Greece	This Is Our Night
Sakis Rouvas	Alexandros Panayi Anna Nilsson Anna Strandberg Giorgos Papadopoulos Nikolaos Marianos
Dimitris Kontopoulos, Cameron Giles-Webb, Craig Porteils
Alexis Kostalas
Hungary	Dance With Me
Zoli Ádok	Gábor Heincz Kasai Jnofinn Tímea Papp Titanilla Béli Zita Karsai
Zé Szabó, Kasai Jnofinn
Éva Novodomszky
Iceland	Is It True?
Yohanna	Börkur Birgisson Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir Friðrik Ómar Hallgrímur Jensson Hera Björk
Chris Neil, Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Tinatin Japaridze
Þóra Tómasdóttir
Ireland	Et Cetera
Asta Millerienė (Black Daisy) Lesley-Ann Halvey (Black Daisy) Nicole Billings (Black Daisy) Sinéad Mulvey	Jenny Newman
Christina Schilling, Daniele Moretti, Jonas Gladnikoff, Niall Mooney
Derek Mooney
Israel	There Must Be Another Way
Mira Awad Noa	Gil Dor
Gil Dor, Mira Awad, Noa
Ofer Nachshon
Latvia	Probka
Intars Busulis	Gints Pabērzs Jolanta Strikaite Kārlis Lācis Kaspars Zemītis Vineta Elksne
Kārlis Lācis, Jānis Elsbergs, Sergej Timofejev
Roberto Meloni
Lithuania	Love
Sasha Son	Baiba Skurstene Nora Strolyte Sam Hywel James
Sasha Son
Ignas Krupavičius
Malta	What If We
Chiara
Marc Paelinck, Gregory Bilsen
Pauline Agius
Moldova	Hora Din Moldova
Nelly Ciobanu	Gicu Cimbir
Veaceslav Daniliu, Andrei Hadjiu, Nelly Ciobanu
Sandu Leancă
Montenegro	Just Get Out of My Life
Andrea Demirović	Ariane Roth Katrin Schild von Spannenberg Nikola Tomašević Peter Bischof
Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger
Jovana Vukčević
Netherlands	Shine
Gordon Heuckeroth (De Toppers) Jeroen van der Boom (De Toppers) René Froger (De Toppers)	Dedre Twiss Ingrid Simons Sarina Voorn
Gordon Heuckeroth
Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau
North Macedonia	Neshto Shto Ke Ostane
Martin Filipovski (Next Time) Stefan Filipovski (Next Time)	Damjan Lazarov Goran Mihajlovski Mario Stanković Rocky
Damjan Lazarov, Jovan Jovanov, Elvir Mekić
Frosina Josifovska
Norway	Fairytale[Winning song]
Alexander Rybak	Hallgrim Hansegård Jorunn Hauge Karianne Kjærnes Sigbjørn Rua Torkjell Lunde Børsheim
Alexander Rybak
Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Poland	I Don't Wanna Leave
Lidia Kopania	Daria Akatowa Jan Radwan Krzysztof Pietrzak Maciej Pruszyński Patrycja Gola
Alex Geringos, Bernd Klimpel
Radek Brzózka
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)
Pedro Marques, Paulo Pereira
Helena Coelho
Romania	The Balkan Girls
Elena Gheorghe	Andreea Comşa Flavia Mihăşan Liliana Caunii Lucia Dumitrescu Roxana Ureche
Laurentiu Duta
Alina Sorescu
Russia	Mamo
Anastasia Prikhodko
Diana Golde, Konstantin Meladze
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Serbia	Cipela
Marko Kon Milan Nikolić	Igor Knežević Jovan Sejnjanović Katarina Gromilić Ljubiša Dinčić
Aleksandar Milanović Kobac, Marko Kon, Milan Nikolić
Jovana Janković
Slovakia	Leť Tmou
Kamil Mikulčík Nela Pocisková	Jan Pospíšil Rastislav Dubovský
Rastislav Dubovský, Anna Žigová, Petronala Kolevská
Ľubomír Bajaník
Slovenia	Love Symphony
Luke Dukarić (Quartissimo) Martina Majerle Matjaž Bogataj (Quartissimo) Samo Dervišić (Quartissimo) Žiga Cerar (Quartissimo)	Sandra Feketija
Aleksandar Valenčić, Andrej Babić
Peter Poles
Spain	La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me)
Soraya Arnelas	Alexey Postolosky Dima Oleschenko Noemí Gallego Nora Jiménez Verónica Ferreiro
Dimitri Stassos, Irini Michas, Jason Gill, Felipe Pedroso
Iñaki del Moral
Sweden	La Voix
Malena Ernman	Anna-Maria Hallgarn Dea Norberg Jessica Marberger Malin Nilsson Tine Matulessy
Fredrik Kempe
Sarah Dawn Finer
Switzerland	The Highest Heights
Adrian Sieber (Lovebugs) Florian Senn (Lovebugs) Simon Ramseier (Lovebugs) Stefan Wagner (Lovebugs) Thomas Rechberger (Lovebugs)
Adrian Sieber, Florian Senn, Thomas Rechberger
Cécile Bähler
Turkey	Düm Tek Tek
Hadise	Eva Jane Smeenk Olga Potapova Steve Kashala Svetlana Nikitaeva Uğur Yıldırım
Hadise, Sinan Akçıl, Stefaan Fernande
Meltem Ersan Yazgan
Ukraine	Be my Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)
Svetlana Loboda	Andriy Mazurenko Andriy Onyshchak Dmytro Boboshko Elena Kolyadenko Iryna Krestinina
Svetlana Loboda, Yevgeny Matyushenko
Marysya Horobets
United Kingdom	It's My Time
Jade Ewen	Andrew Lloyd Webber Rustom Pomeroy
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Diane Warren
Duncan James

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