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 Eurovision Song Contest 2008 the contest meant that only five countries, the host country and the Big 4 countries, would automatically qualify to the final. As such, Belarus were forced to compete in one of the two semi-finals of the 2008 contest in Serbia.Belarus took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008,performed 9th, following Czech Republic and preceding Latvia. Country ended 17th with 27 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final. For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for the Belarus broadcast was Olga Barabanschikova. Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Belarus chose their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008