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
Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Sweden returned to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2009, after missing the 2008 Contest. TV4 held an internal selection to select the Swedish entry, which competed at the Contest on 21 November. The TV4 jury selected Mimmi Sandén to compete for Sweden, with the song "Du" (You). TV4 announced their return to the Contest on 9 June 2009. Despite Junior Eurovision Song Contest rules that say "To select its contestant, each participating broadcaster shall organize a televised national selection," TV4 opted for an internal selection process being granted exception from the