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
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Albania selected their entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on December 16, 2007 in the Festivali I Këngës competition. The winner was Olta Boka with the song "Zemrën e lamë peng" (Hearts Trapped In Time), she represented Albania in Belgrade on May 22 where she participated in the second semi-final and won a place in the final. For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for the Albania broadcast was Leon Menkshi. Olta Boka finished 9th with 67 points in the second semi-final, thus qualifying for the final In the final, she performed 3rd