Eurovision Song Contest Moscow 2009 Final Opening
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Moscow,Russia - The year 2009 marks the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century. The last ten days of this year, Eurovision.tv looks back at the remarkable transition that the Eurovision Song Contest went through. We are also inviting you to share your memories with us, right here on the website as well as on Facebook. Today, we're looking back at the tenth and last Eurovision Song Contest of this decade: Moscow 2009, the 54th running of Europe's favourite TV-show!
Russia had been very close to winning the Eurovision Song Contest several times before, finishing in the top three four times this decade. The hopes had been especially high in 2008 in Belgrade when their former participant - in 2006 he finished third - Dima Bilan, took the job once again. Doing everything possible - even taking the Olympic and three-time world champion in figure skating, Evgeni Plushenko to the stage with him! - he finally got Russia the right to hold Europe's favourite TV-show. It took place on the 12th, 14th and 16th of May 2009.
The 2009 edition proved to be one of the biggest and most expensive in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow with a capacity of about 25,000 people and its spectacular stage consisted of about 30% of the world's LED-screens!
The Host Broadcaster, Channel One, presented the theme art for the 2009 contest on 30 January 2009. It's based upon a Fantasy Bird, which was used with many colours. 2009 was the first year since 2001 that there was no slogan for the contest, however.
The shows
The opening sequence of this year's Eurovision Song Contest had something traditional and some things very new to the contest. Namely, last year's winner's performance is something of a tradition. So, Dima Bilan performed his winning entry Believe again in Moscow. However, it was preceded by a Cirque de Soleil performance and even Dima Bilan himself flew to the stage across the Arena.
Russia had been very close to winning the Eurovision Song Contest several times before, finishing in the top three four times this decade. The hopes had been especially high in 2008 in Belgrade when their former participant - in 2006 he finished third - Dima Bilan, took the job once again. Doing everything possible - even taking the Olympic and three-time world champion in figure skating, Evgeni Plushenko to the stage with him! - he finally got Russia the right to hold Europe's favourite TV-show. It took place on the 12th, 14th and 16th of May 2009.
The 2009 edition proved to be one of the biggest and most expensive in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow with a capacity of about 25,000 people and its spectacular stage consisted of about 30% of the world's LED-screens!
The Host Broadcaster, Channel One, presented the theme art for the 2009 contest on 30 January 2009. It's based upon a Fantasy Bird, which was used with many colours. 2009 was the first year since 2001 that there was no slogan for the contest, however.
The shows
The opening sequence of this year's Eurovision Song Contest had something traditional and some things very new to the contest. Namely, last year's winner's performance is something of a tradition. So, Dima Bilan performed his winning entry Believe again in Moscow. However, it was preceded by a Cirque de Soleil performance and even Dima Bilan himself flew to the stage across the Arena.