- Title: RUSSIA: Semi-final winners complete Eurovision's final line-up
- Date: 16th May 2009
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MAY 15, 2009) (REUTERS) EUROVISION CONTESTANTS AND JOURNALISTS CLAPPING AND CHEERING AT NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALIST LOOKING AT CONTESTANTS THROUGH VIDEO SCREEN CROATIAN ENTRY, IGOR CUKROV AND ANDREA SUSNJARA SHOWING THE NUMBER 5 - THEIR PLACE IN FINALS LINE-UP MOLDOVAN ENTRY SINGER, NELLY CIOBANU, SHOWING HER NUMBER '13' / CIOBANU MAKING FACE AT NUMBER 13 (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) UKRAINIAN ENTRY SINGER, SVETLANA LOBODA, SHOWING HER NUMBER '21' AND SAYING: "I think this is a good number to have." ALBANIAN ENTRY SINGER, KEJSI TOLA, SHOWING HER NUMBER '19' ESTONIAN ENTRY COMPOSER, SVEN LOHMUS, SHOWING '15' / SINGER OF ESTONIAN GROUP 'URBAN SYMPHONY', SANDRA NURMSALU NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) LITHUANIAN ENTRY SINGER, SASHA SON, SAYING: "I obviously want to thank my country and everyone that supported me. It's very important to me and I think it's very important to me and to my country, what I have achieved tonight." AUDIENCE MEMBER LISTENING WITH HEADPHONES DANISH ENTRY SINGER BRINCK SAYING 'THANK YOU' IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES AND BEING CHEERED JOURNALIST AT NEWS CONFERENCE
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- Topics: Entertainment
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- Story Text: Winners in the second semi-final round of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, shared their thoughts and feelings at the after-show news conference in the early hours of Friday (May 15).
Contestants drew lots for their places in the running order of the final which takes place on Saturday (May 16).
In a news conference at the Olimpiysky Indoor Arena, held immediately after the show, Lithuanian singer Sasha Son thanked his supporters.
"I obviously want to thank my country and everyone that supported me. It's very important to me and I think it's very important to me and to my country, what I have achieved tonight," he said.
Greek singer, Sakis Rouvas delighted fans at the briefing with an 'a capella' rendition of his entry 'This is our Night'.
Azeri singer, Ayzel took the opportunity to give her co-star a present in front of the world's media - a pendant she said would give him power and victory.
"Arash gave me some present a few days ago and now I want to give some present for him, it's a symbol of power and victory and Arash this is for you, keep it, this is from me to you, I love you very much and thank you for everything, you've been great," she said.
Azeri fans were amongst the most vocal in the audience at the briefing, waving national flags and cheering loudly.
Norwegian entry singer Alexander Rybak, widely tipped to win this year's contest, celebrated his 23rd birthday on Wednesday (May 13).
Journalists, fellow-contestants and fans sang 'Happy Birthday' at the briefing.
The running order for the Final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest is as follows:
1. Lithuania
2. Israel
3. France
4. Sweden
5. Croatia
6. Portugal
7. Iceland
8. Greece
9. Armenia
10. Russia
11. Azerbaijan
12. Bosnia and Herzegovina
13. Moldova
14. Malta
15. Estonia
16. Denmark
17. Germany
18. Turkey
19. Albania
20. Norway
21. Ukraine
22. Romania
23. United Kingdom
24. Finland
25. Spain - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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