Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 during the UK Eurovision Preview Party on 17 April in London, United Kingdom and the Eurovision Promo Concert in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 18 April. Poland had competed in the second semi-final of the 2009 Contest, held on 14 May 2009,performed 5th, after Serbia and before Norway she ended 12th with 43 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, as confirmed by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP). TVP continued to use the "Piosenka dla Europy" contest to select the Polish representative for the 2009 contest
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Televisión Española (TVE) chose its entry through a contest called "Eurovisión 2009: El retorno" ("Eurovision 2009: The Return"), similar to Salvemos Eurovisión, which selected the 2008 entry. Soraya was selected on 28 February 2009 to represent Spain at Eurovision with the song "La noche es para mí". From 24 November to 17 December 2008, songs could be submitted to TVE through MySpace. Then, an online vote, held from 19 December 2008 to 20 January 2009, chose the 50 songs to go through the next rounds.