page_title: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
section_title: At Eurovision
hierarchical_section_title: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 / At Eurovision
caption_attribution_description: Alexander Rybak at the Eurovision press conference in Moscow, Russia.
context_page_description: Norway and Norsk Rikskringkasting won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia on 16 May. Their song was chosen at a national final, Melodi Grand Prix, held on 21 February 2009.
  After three semi-finals, a Siste Sjansen, second chance qualifier, and the grand final, the winner was singer/songwriter and violinist Alexander Rybak with "Fairytale", winning in the biggest landslide in Melodi Grand Prix history.
context_section_description: Alexander Rybak represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 finals in Moscow with the song "Fairytale" after getting through the semi-finals. Rybak won by a significant margin, scoring 387 points, 169 points over second placed Yohanna, representing Iceland.
  Having been voted for by all 41 countries, Norway scored the highest number of points for any entry in any Eurovision Song Contest until 2016. The smallest score was 2 points given by Bulgaria. They received 12 points from 16 countries: Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine. This record was broken by Sweden in 2012 when they received twelve from 18 countries.
  See also Eurovision Song Contest 2009: Full Point Table.
  Since Norway was not one of the "Big Four" and was not the host of the 2009 contest, it was required to compete in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009. Alexander Rybak performed for Norway sixth in the running order, following Poland and preceding Cyprus, and secured a spot in the final on 16 May 2009. He performed 20th in the running order, following Albania and preceding Ukraine.
caption: Alexander Rybak after winning the final.
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