Contest year
- Host City
- Moscow, Russia
- Venue
- Olimpiysky Arena
- Final Date
- May 16, 2009
- Entries
- 42
- Voting rules were overhauled after 2007 criticism, reintroducing national juries alongside televoting for the final.
- Georgia withdrew after the EBU rejected “We Don’t Wanna Put In” for political references to Vladimir Putin, and Armenia–Azerbaijan tensions flared when a disputed Nagorno-Karabakh monument appeared in Armenia’s intro, leading to edits, Armenia’s on-air retaliation, and an EBU fine for Azerbaijan’s broadcaster for obscuring Armenia’s voting number.
- Spain aired a semi-final on delay and used a backup jury.
- Norway won with a then-record 387 points.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Alsou, Ivan Urgant
Norway – Fairytale 
