In the popularity ranking of Eurovision 2009 participants, Turkish Hadise and Norwegian Alexander Rybak lead, and Russian Anastasia Prikhodko is in sixth place. Today the contest starts in Moscow, and its semifinals and final will be held on May 12, 14 and 16. The organizers prepared a show for the first semifinal based on Russian folk mythology, including the Firebird tale, and the live broadcast will be on Channel One and the contest official website.
In the popularity ranking of the participants in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, singer Hadise, performing for Turkey, and Alexander Rybak, representing Norway and of Belarusian origin, are leading, according to the results of an online vote.Singer Anastasia Prikhodko, representing Russia at Eurovision 2009, is in sixth place in the popularity ranking.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 will begin in Moscow today.
The opening ceremony of the 54th Eurovision Song Contest took place on May 10.
The contest semifinals will be held on May 12 and 14. The Eurovision 2009 final will take place on May 16.
In addition to the performances of the contestants themselves, who will be announced by hosts Natalia Vodianova and Andrey Malakhov, the organizers of Eurovision 09 have prepared a show for the first semifinal based on Russian folk mythology, including the tale of the Firebird - the symbol of Eurovision 09.
The live broadcast of the show can be watched on Channel One at 4:00, as well as on the official website of the contest.