The emotions were running high after the broadcast of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision.tv checked the temperature backstage right after the close of the show. Find out who that was happy and who that was disappointed here!

After an exciting show, the winner of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest is known - it's Alexander Rybak from Norway! Right after the Final, a press conference was held where he answered the questions of the press.

The results of the first and second Semi-Finals of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest have been revealed. You can find them right here at Eurovision.tv!

The preparations for the live broadcast of the Final are intense. The artists now completes the very last dress rehearsals, keeping themselves restricted backstage. Eurovision.tv has checked their preparations for a final outlook on the deciding night.

For some, the Eurovision Song Contest brings great surprise. The Spanish entry, La Noche Es Para Mí, is mainly composed by Swedes – but the songwriters had not heard the final version of their song. “This is nerve wrecking for me,” the co-composer Dimitri Stassos commented. But the participation in Moscow has opened many doors for the successful songwriter, and Soraya herself is happy with her musical mixture of culture.