Eurovision 2009: winner. "Eurovision 2009" - who took 2nd place?

The grandiose event - "Eurovision 2009" has long ago died off. The usual international competition of performers in recent years has turned into a truly enchanting show. Participants demonstrate not only stunning vocal data, but also very reverent approach to the scenery and setting of numbers. At that time the winner ("Eurovision 2009" was held for the first time in our country) scored a record number of votes for the entire history of the contest.

"Eurovision" organized the first singing festival of this scale in the distant 1956. The winner then became Liz Assia.

Russia and competition

Conquer "Eurovision" tried a lot of popular stars of our stage. So, Alla Pugacheva and Philip Kirkorov at different times went on stage "Euro", but they never managed to climb to the top of Olympus. In 2000, Alsu went to Eurovision. A young sixteen-year-old girl won an honorable second place. In 2007, Russia decided to take a chance and send a young group of "Silver" to Eurovision. Girls brought the third place and became very popular. In 2008, Dima Bilan became the first performer to bring Russia an honorable "gold". This was Bilan's second attempt to take the prize, before he earned "silver".

Interesting fact

In 2008, a new system of two semi-finals was proposed, according to which the candidates for the final speech are selected. According to the organizers of the contest, it's much more honest to choose candidates for victory. It should be taken into account that previously the selection took place with only one semifinal.

Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow

A large-scale event took place in Moscow for the first time. The cost of "Eurovision", according to official figures, amounted to 42 million dollars from the federal budget. Money Russia spent money only on the most necessary. The country hosted participants from 42 countries and had the most cordial reception. At the highest level, the security of all guests and participants of the show was ensured.

Alexander Rybak - the winner of "Eurovision 2009"

Millions of TV viewers around the world were riveted to the screens and waited for the winner to decide. "Eurovision 2009" became happy for the Norwegian with the Belarusian roots of Alexander Rybak. The 23-year-old guy performed a new composition of his own composition Fairytale ("Fairy Tale"). Alexander arranged a really beautiful show with the participation of artists who perfectly danced under the wonderful sounds of the singer's violin.

Voting results

Charming and smiling guy immediately fell in love with the audience, striking her not only with a beautiful voice, but also attractive appearance. According to the results of voting in the contest "Eurovision 2009" the winner collected a record number of points in the history of the contest - 387. Many are sure that Alexander received the majority of votes thanks to his Belarusian roots. He aroused great interest among the Russian-speaking population of the former USSR, who recognized him as their fellow countryman. This allowed him to break away from his competitors by 169 points, and the fervent song fell on the soul of people in many countries around the world.

After the announcement of the results of the "Eurovision 2009" contest, the winner of the 1st place would be awarded not to himself, but to the song of Ukraine, as he said in numerous interviews. Modest Alexander noted that his composition is not so serious in comparison with his other writings, but he is very pleased with his choice.

Biography of Alexander Rybak

Smiling and incredibly positive guy was born May 13, 1986 in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, in a family of professional musicians. Alexander's father is a musician of the ensemble, and his mother is a pianist. Grandma also has a relationship to music, she is a teacher of a music school. It is the grandmother that the winner of "Eurovision 2009" considers her the most important fan.

It's no wonder that Alexander chose music and followed in the footsteps of his parents. Since 5 years, little Alexander was engaged in violin and piano under the guidance of his father. Already from a young age, Alexander composed and sang songs, was fond of dancing.

When little Sasha was 4 years old, the family moved to Norway, where Alexander's father was offered a job.

Conquering the scene

From a young age, Alexander was engaged in staging his career. He clearly knew where to go and who to be. Despite his youth, little Alexander has already traveled all over Europe, the US and China as part of the Norwegian group A-ha. He performed on stage with very famous musicians and singers.

In 2006, the young man won in the Norwegian talent contest, where he sang the song of his own composition Follin. Next was the contest "Eurovision 2009", the winner of which was selected almost unanimously. The audience fell in love with Alexander and, according to the singer himself, he was glad to sing a song that he dedicated to his former beloved girl.

After a stunning success at the contest, the first album of Fisherman Fairytale was released. And the song itself just blew up all the music channels and took high positions in the charts.

Alexander Rybak in Russia

After the overwhelming success of the famous winner ("Eurovision 2009") has become a welcome guest in many countries, especially in Russia. Already in September, Alexander visited the "Minute of Fame" as a participant in the famous "First Channel" contest, and at a concert in honor of the Day of the Militia he presented his famous song Fairytale in Russian. The famous singer drove through the cities of Russia with his concerts, where he collected a huge number of fans of his talent.

In 2010, Alexander Rybak became the voice of the main character in the cartoon "How to Train Your Dragon."

And whose was "silver"?

So, we remembered what the winner was in the "Eurovision 2009" contest. The 2nd place was rightfully taken by Johanna Gwudrun, a popular Icelandic singer. The girl showed real talent and excellent vocal performance, performing with the song Is it true ?. The scene was framed in blue and white tones, the girl herself resembled a Scandinavian princess in a long blue dress. The song for her was written by Oscar Poll and Christopher Neil. After the deserved "silver" career singer flew to heaven. Regardless of the fact that Johanna took the second place, she won real popularity and recognition. New albums and concerts around the world, as well as invitations to various contests and shows have become regular companions of the star.