Eurovision 2009 winner review

23 years of childish face Belorussians, grew up near Oslo, as was predicted, the song created in which he agreed to playing the violin, paker?jo Europe - viewers voted by phone from the 42 countries he has a record 387 points. This is the best result over the entire 53-year history of the Eurovision.

After the twelve points of A. Rybaki of up to 15 countries - all three Baltic countries, as well as Belarus, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

Minsk born whiz kid, who with his parents from Belarus musicians went four years, the strong pull away from second place the rest of the Icelandic singer Yohannos (Jouhanos), which for the song "Is it true?" received 218 points.

Azerbaijan Azerbaijani representing originating from Iran and the Swedish duo "AySel & Arash, do the song" Always ", collected 207 points and the remaining third.

Norway this contest, which the TV screens watched by more than one hundred million viewers, won for the third time. 1985's Eurovision winner of the pop music duo "Bobbysocks" with the song "La det swing", and in 1995 another duet - "Secret Garden", a song made keltiškais grounds "Nocturne."

"Thank you very much, Russia. This is simply amazing. Thanks, - in Russian thanks A. Rybaki. - Thank you very much. You are the best audience of the world!"

Interviews Reuters before appearing on stage A. Rybaki said that his song, the chorus is "I'm in love with a Fairy Tale" ( "I love a fairytale"), is written based on the traditional Norwegian tale.

Asked why the won, A. Rybaki replied: "In Russia people like nostalgia and melancholy. Laimingiausi Norwegians are people around the world. If this confusion - guaranteed success."

A. Rybaki the violin and the piano began to play the five, and then simply evaluate their talent. Journalists, he said believes that the best representatives of the Ukraine, dressed as Roman soldiers, girls' naked thigh and silver chest carapace.

"Anyway, I believe that far to me the best singer šiemetiniame competition. But I had a story that I wanted to tell, and people liked my story," - said A. Rybaki.

In Norway, early Sunday at his liejosi anyone.

"Alexander III", - has declared the title of "Aftenposten" web site. Singers to "title" is the allusion to the fact that this time was the third Norwegian Eurovision victory.

"This is a great victory for Norway - the television said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. - This is what he has done - fantastic."

In addition to Norway, Iceland and Azerbaijan, in the first ten of this year has entered Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Kingdom, Greece, Estonia, France, Turkey.

Lithuanian representative Dima Šavrovas-Sasha Son (g), with the song "Love," with Spanish singer Soraya (Soraja) shared the 23-24 location.

Baltic countries to the Eurovision finals still represented the Estonian group "Urban Symphony", which for the song "Randajad (" Nomad ") received 129 points and won a high place in the sixth.

The last place this year was the Finnish group "Waldo's People," for the song "Lose Control" pelniusi 22 points.

Meanwhile, this year the competition hosts Russia representing Ukrainian Anastasiya Prichodko, which held Georgian composer created the song "Mamo," won 11 seats.

A long time, one of the leaders of the Eurovision considered United Kingdom, which has won this competition five times, in recent years, not particularly well attended, and in 2008 was the last place.

This year, the British dainink? Jade (Džeid) was much better, but even with the famous composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (Andrew Lloyd Veber) the song "It's My Time" only able to take fifth place.

From the little behind the French pop star Patricia Kaas (What Patrisija). For the song "Et s'il fallait le faire", this scene veterans received 107 points and won 8 seats.

Eurovision Ši?met?je a total of 42 countries represented, but the grand finale was the only 25 performers, as the remaining two semi finals have failed to overcome the barrier.

The right to organize this event in Moscow won last year, when the Serbian capital, Belgrade, won first place in the Russian singer Dima Bilan, perform the song "Believe."

Some participants tried to use this tender together with the international accounts in Russia, which organized the first time in Eurovision. Two months ago, the Georgia pop music group "Stephane & 3G" has to participate in the contest with the song "We Do not Want to Put In" - sarcastic suggestion of the Russian premiere of Vladimir Putin.

The team withdrew from the contest, where the organizers warned that the political content of songs will not be allowed to perform. Last August was derives brief Russian-Georgian war in the separatist South Ossetia.

Performers meetings of the Special Commission and the countries participating in the competition, who voted by phone, but the fans can vote for their country, although it often gives the votes of neighbors.

The competition finals, which took place in sports complex "Olimpijskij 'heads were Alsu pop music singer and television programs manager Ivan Urgantas.

Closing ceremony began in the Canadian circus Cirque du Soleil "mini-shows and Dimos Bilan speech, and the start of the vote announced the International Space Station (ISS) crew.

Moscow, as reported, following the old continent the most popular music competition has released 24 million. Euro. However, its ambition to demonstrate the hospitality aptemd? decision to prevent gay activists Saturday, the day of the demonstrations held in the capital. Riots the police not only išvaik? just started school for sexual minorities, and detained about 30 activists.

the winner of A. Rybaki expressed support for gay rights activists. "Why do they (the Moscow militia) wastes all the energy to stop gays in Moscow, the biggest gay parade is held here this evening?" - He said during a press conference.

The first Eurovision contest was held in 1956. Then, it involved 16 performers, and the winner of the Swiss Confederation, which was tender.