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Second Semi Final: The Qualifiers

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Posted by Glen Webb on 14 May 2009 at 23:07 updated 15 May 2009 at 17:51
Second Semi Final: The Qualifiers
Above: Nelly Ciobanu.Photo: Indrek Galetin (EBU)
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Tonight, the Second Semi-Final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow. The remaining ten places available in the Final have now been decided during tonight's nailbiting show. Find out who qualified here!

The show was broadcast live from the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow, and just like the First Semi-Final, it was presented by Natalia Vodyanova and Andrey Malakhov. The theme of the Second Semi-Final was that of modern people and comedy and irony, and the stereotypes people still have about Russia and Russians. The atmosphere inside the arena was electric, an array of different flags and colours being waved in every corner.

Nine qualifying countries were picked by televoting, and a tenth finalist was selected by the national juries all over Europe, unless of course the top ten matched exactly with the televoting and juries, this will not be confirmed immediately. All the countries represented in the Second Semi-Final were voting, as well as France, Russia and Spain. This is the list of countries that qualified in the order they were announced (the full results and placings will be revealed after the Final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest)

  • Azerbaijan
  • Croatia
  • Ukraine
  • Lithuania
  • Albania
  • Moldova
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Norway
  • Greece

This now means that we have the full list of 25 finalists for Saturday evening's show which starts at 21.00 CET. Stay tuned to Eurovision.tv for coverage of tonight's winners press conference very shortly to determine which places in the Final draw tonight's qualifiers will occupy. You can watch the winner's press conference live online.

Image gallery: Qualifiers of Semi-Final 2

Pictures of the qualifiers of the second Semi-Final for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.

Click here for the full photo gallery

Can't wait for the DVD, and already want to watch the Semi Finals again? Visit www.eurovision.tv/esctv where you can watch both shows and Winners' press conferences.

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mon a

Comment by monas

Posted on 18 May 2009 at 14:04
My top 5

1. Lithuania: Sasha Son - Love
2. Norway: Alexander Rybak - Fairytale
3. Iceland: Yohanna - Is It True
4. Greece: Sakis Rouvas - This Is Our Night
5. United Kingdom: Jade Ewen - It's My Time

eurovision 2009, video klipai, dainu zodziai, sveikinimai, nuorodu katalogas, pazintys
kriste kriste

Comment by Knopke

Posted on 17 May 2009 at 09:39
Very sad that Lithuania is in the end of the list..
Kate Mccormick

Comment by Kate Kate from Ukraine

Posted on 17 May 2009 at 08:34
I gave my vote for Lithuania... Their song was the best.. As for me, Norway song was not so good.
To my mind, top-5 had to be the next:
1 Lithuania
2 Moldova
3 Greece
4 Denmark
5 Estonia
...
6 Norway
....
10 Ukraine))
Ceol Aras

Comment by Furious Eurovision Fan

Posted on 17 May 2009 at 01:19
Congratulations Norway!
Alexander, you did an excellent job!
A fairytale win!
You deserve it!
Damo Douglas

Comment by Damo_Ireland from Ireland

Posted on 17 May 2009 at 00:55
Thanks Queen Mary do you think its gettin a little stupid again ?
Gabriela gabi

Comment by Gabriellee

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 20:37
moldova
Gabriela gabi

Comment by Gabriellee

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 20:33
MOLDOVA
Gabriela gabi

Comment by Gabriellee

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 20:33
vote MOLDOVA PLIZ
Gabriela gabi

Comment by Gabriellee

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 20:32
vote MOLDOVA!!!PLIZ
Gabriela gabi

Comment by Gabriellee

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 18:05
VOTE for MOLDOVA
Gabriela gabi

Comment by Gabriellee

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 18:04
pliz vote for MOLDOVA!!
Gabriela gabi

Comment by Gabriellee

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 18:02
pliz vote MOLDOVA in the final!
A. A..

Comment by cherry from Lithuania

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 14:40
Hi Europe!

Finally, tonight is the FINAL night !!! Congratulations to all countries which are in the final! Do not be lazy and vote for the country you liked the most that after the competition there would not be comments such as "Europe does not have taste at all" or "why country A?? I liked country B more" and so on. Do the best you can ;)

I liked almost all the countries performances which are in the final now, especially Estonia, Sweden Greece. Also, I think that Lithuanias performance is worth being in the final and if you liked it vote for us ;)

Anyway, good luck to all of you !!
A. A..

Comment by cherry from Lithuania

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 14:25
Lithuania !!!!!
Kim Elburg

Comment by Storm24 from Netherlands

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 14:14
Toppers should have been in the final! Allthough there were quite some songs liked and got through to the final like Norway, Greece, Denmark, Estonia and a bunch if others, but i honestly don't see how Ukraine got through! It was horrible, her voice, the act but i guess sex sells (like most videoclips you see on music channels)

Anywayz, good luck to all in the final tonight! My top faves are Iceland, Norway and Sweden (and not because there western countrys, but because i like the songs very much!)

Greetz,

Kim
Milos Rosuljas

Comment by Wolverine from Serbia

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 13:26
SERBIA DESERVED TO BE IN FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maria Gavriel

Comment by queen mary

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 13:24
I completely agree with Damo Ireland. The Irish and Cypriot songs deserved to make it to the final. Also the Hungarian song was very good. At least Norway and Estonia (not difficult though for Estonia) made it to the final.

Let's face it: supporting neighbouring and friend countries is a fact and a part of life. Then again, beautiful songs, even if they don't make it to the final, still are great to listen to. Well Done Cyprus and Ireland. See you next year (hopefully).
GO GO Norway, Germany, Estonia
xx
Jildou Kamsma

Comment by Jildou

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 12:34
Hello! i'm from the Netherlands, i must say that i find it pity that the toppers are not in the final! But you guys don't know them and there humor so i can see why you didn't vote for hem because the song wasn't that great haha! But it was cheerfull !:D i voted for Norway by the way, nice song. I do think that there is some " votes for the wrong reasons" but it is also true that the balkan country's produce better songs :)
We do have good performers in the netherlands, but they don't want to go to Eurovision because they think it is crap:P Oh well let's have the balkan country's theire party : WE HAVE SOCCER!:D
In don't know which country i'm going to vote for tonight , But i deffinatly not going to vote for Greece or Azerbaijan or Malta what a Crap
i liked Norway, Moldova, Sweden, Iceland,Turkey, France, Armenia,and i probably forgot some country's i decide tonight! Greets From Frisiaaa! ( the north of the Netherlands)
Blerina Cuka

Comment by Belina from Albania

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 12:01
Good lucky all participants in Semi Final. I also liked Norway, Albania, Azerbaijan, Denmark and Germany, France, Turky and Greece.
Damo Douglas

Comment by Damo_Ireland from Ireland

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 11:45
I would just like to say i think the eurovision song contest has gone from bad to worse in recent years .. for example when you look at the countries that went through tonight half of them didnt deserve to go through like Ireland and Cyprus they where excellent and put on a good show but eatsern europe are just still voting for each other Eurovision is a joke i will watch the final but it may be my last time as most songs that are there dont deserve to be there.
Also i have heard rumours Ireland will be withdrawing from eurovision as the results of last year and this years semi finals where a joke!! i no Ireland have not been very good in eurovision recently but i would admit this years entry was different ,good and deserved to make the final. Cyprus the same they also deserved to be in the final what a beautiful performance from them.
i hope people from Cyprus and other countries that didnt make it will back me up
Eva P.

Comment by Evalu

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 11:13
Sasha Son (Lithuania) had so beautiful song...When he sing the song Love ,i cry ;D.
So nice... Sasha must be in top 5.
Vote for good voices, but not for shows!
xaralampos tsakonas

Comment by gate13

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 10:48
yeah zoe75.. ihope we win and next year our cypros go in final too..eleos me bgianoun ta partalia kathe fora
Zoe Beaumont

Comment by Zoe75 from Cyprus

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 09:43
panathinaikos4ever....I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU - SAKIS is the MAN
julia julia

Comment by Labas

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 09:32
pls Europe vote for Lithuania, of course if u can ;)))
Thanks so much!!!
Best Regards from Lithuania...
helen papadopoulou

Comment by panathinaikos4ever from Greece

Posted on 16 May 2009 at 09:26
SAKI...ALL VOTE FOR HIM.....GREECE IS A GREAT COUNTRY,SUNNY AND HAPPTY PEOPLE ALL DAY PARTY...COME NEXT YEAR AND SEE
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