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
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Russia participated in and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Believe" performed by Dima Bilan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Anastasia Prikhodko represented Russia with the song "Mamo", which scored 91 points in the final and finished in 11th place. On 10 December 2008, Channel One held a press conference regarding the organisation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, during which the general director of the channel, Konstantin