Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in the 2008 contest. At the semi-final draw on 30 January, it was decided that the country would compete in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009. Romania qualified into the final, and was drawn at number 22. The song won a place in the final where it eventually finished 19th with a score of 40 points. Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Romania was represented at Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia by Elena Gheorghe with "The Balkan Girls" after she won the national final, Selecţia Naţională 2009. The Romanian broadcaster, Televiziunea Română (TVR), confirmed that they
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 for us. Get them back. Vote 'No' to Lisbon", referring to his failure at Eurovision. RTÉ also announced that it was seeking a new television format for the turkey, targeting a more mature audience, but the show would not be in a chat-show format. Pilots were currently in production; however, RTÉ was not expected to air the show until 2009. Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held a national final, Eurosong 2008, to select the Irish entry for the contest, held in Belgrade, Serbia. For 2008,