Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 2002 Contest. Throughout Norway's 50 year participation at Eurovision the organisation of the national selection process, and the broadcast of the international final and semi-finals has been the job of Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK). Melodi Grand Prix 2009, the Norwegian national final, selected the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The entire contest was to be hosted by last year's Norwegian entry Maria Haukaas Storeng and past MGP host and Eurovision commentator Per Sundnes. For 2009, at least 50% of the songwriting team must be Norwegian or live in Norway which is due to the success of Norway in
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow on 16 May 2009. Denmark was represented by Brinck with the song "Believe Again". Two other Danish-born contestants also participated at the 2009 Eurovision contest: Susanne Georgi represented Andorra and Yohanna represented Iceland. As in previous years, Danmarks Radio (DR) selected its entry through the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (DMGP) contest. On 25 August 2008 (DR) announced that Denmark would compete in the 2009 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and set a date of 31 January 2009 for the 2009 Dansk