page_title: Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
section_title: At Eurovision
hierarchical_section_title: Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 / At Eurovision
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Участница конкурса «Евровидение-2009» от России Анастасия Приходько на репетиции в СК «Олимпийский.Українська: Учасниця конкурсу «Євробачення-2009» від Росії Анастасія Приходько на репетиції в СК «Олімпійський»
context_page_description: Russia participated in and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Believe" performed by Dima Bilan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia. Anastasia Prikhodko represented Russia with the song "Mamo", which scored 91 points in the final and finished in 11th place.
context_section_description: As the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and host of the 2009 Contest, Russia automatically qualified for a place in the final, held on 16 May 2009. In addition to their participation in the final, Russia was assigned to vote in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009.
  During the draw for running order on 16 March 2009, Russia was drawn to perform 10th in the final. In the final, Russia performed following Armenia and preceding Azerbaijan. The Russian performance featured Prikhodko in a white dress joined by five backing vocalists dressed in costumes with ethnic elements. The various screens of the stage displayed Prikhodko's face being progressively aged while singing the lyrics of the song. Russia placed 11th in the final, scoring 91 points. On 31 July 2009, the European Broadcasting Union released the split results for the final.
caption: Anastasia Prikhodko at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow.
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