| Location | Russia |
|---|---|
| Host Broadcaster | C1R |
| Venue | Olimpiysky Arena |
| Host(s) | Alsou & Ivan Urgant |
| Date | Saturday, May 16, 2009 |
| Participants | 25 |
| EBU Scrutineer | Svante Stockselius |
| Executive Producer | Yury Aksyuta |
| Director | Andrey Boltenko |
Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS, which counts for 50%. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of vote. A jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome.
For the second time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals will be held to decide which 25 countries will be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest will be taking place on the 16th of May.
Read more »| # | Representing country | Performer(s) | Song title, writer(s) and composer(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lithuania
 LRT |
Sasha Son | Love | 023 | 23 |
| 02 | Israel
 IBA |
Noa & Mira Awad | There Must Be Another Way | 053 | 16 |
| 03 | France
 France 3 |
Patricia Kaas | Et S'il Fallait Le Faire | 107 | 08 |
| 04 | Sweden
 SVT |
Malena Ernman | La Voix | 033 | 21 |
| 05 | Croatia
 HRT |
Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea | Lijepa Tena | 045 | 18 |
| 06 | Portugal
 RTP |
Flor-de-lis | Todas As Ruas Do Amor | 057 | 15 |
| 07 | Iceland
 RÚV |
Yohanna | Is It True? | 218 | 02 |
| 08 | Greece
 ERT |
Sakis Rouvas | This Is Our Night | 120 | 07 |
| 09 | Armenia
 AMPTV |
Inga & Anush | Jan Jan | 092 | 10 |
| 10 | Russia
 C1R |
Anastasia Prikhodko | Mamo | 091 | 11 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan
 İctimai |
AySel & Arash | Always | 207 | 03 |
| 12 | Bosnia & Herzegovina
 BHRT |
Regina | Bistra Voda | 106 | 09 |
| 13 | Moldova
 TRM |
Nelly Ciobanu | Hora Din Moldova | 069 | 14 |
| 14 | Malta
 PBS |
Chiara | What If We | 031 | 22 |
| 15 | Estonia
 ETV |
Urban Symphony | Rändajad | 129 | 06 |
| 16 | Denmark
 DR |
Brinck | Believe Again | 074 | 13 |
| 17 | Germany
 NDR |
Alex Swings Oscar Sings! | Miss Kiss Kiss Bang | 035 | 20 |
| 18 | Turkey
 TRT |
Hadise | Düm Tek Tek | 177 | 04 |
| 19 | Albania
 RTSH |
Kejsi Tola | Carry Me In Your Dreams | 048 | 17 |
| 20 | Norway
 NRK |
Alexander Rybak | Fairytale | 387 | 01 |
| 21 | Ukraine
 NTU |
Svetlana Loboda | Be my Valentine! (Anti-crisis Girl) | 076 | 12 |
| 22 | Romania
 TVR |
Elena | The Balkan Girls | 040 | 19 |
| 23 | United Kingdom
 BBC |
Jade Ewen | It's My Time | 173 | 05 |
| 24 | Finland
 YLE |
Waldo's People | Lose Control | 022 | 25 |
| 25 | Spain
 TVE |
Soraya | La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me) | 023 | 23 |
Citizens of each country vote by telephone or SMS, and professional juries in all 42 participating countries judge the songs. The country's 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. Juries and televoters will each have a 50% say in the outcome of every country's points. All 42 countries present their awarded points, the country with the highest amount of points wins the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.
