Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following Dima Bilan's win at the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia with the song "Believe" – marking the first time that the country had won the contest. The event was staged between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow. The contest was won by Norway's Alexander Rybak with his self-penned "Fairytale", which received a record-breaking 387 points out of 492, at the time the highest total score in the history
Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Belarus selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008 through "Song For Eurovision", a national final consisting of 20 songs which had to qualify through a semi final to get to the final. The winners were "Dasha, Alina & Karina" with the song "Sertse Belarusi". On 14 October 2008 it was revealed that the Belarusian entry had been allocated spot 3 to perform in the final. At the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 which took place on 22 November 2008, the performers wore dresses identical to the ones they wore at the national