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April 2009 saw the 2nd edition of Forum Song Contest. After Alesha Dixon was victorious in the first edition, the United Kingdom was the hosting country, and London was chosen as the host city.
20 countries participated, two more than in the premiere edition. Bulgaria, Finland, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Serbia were present for the first time, on the other hand Albania, Argentina, Canada and Sweden withdrew.
Belgian singer Lasgo emerged as the winner with her song "Gone". Ukraine and debutant Finland completed the top three. 
== The Host City ==
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and its history goes back to its founding by the Romans. Since its beginnings, London has been part of many movements and phenomena throughout history.English Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the Gothic Revival in architecture. London is one of the world's most important business, financial, and cultural centres and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion and the arts contributes to its status as a major global city. London currently has a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and over 300 languages are spoken within the city.
== The Hosts ==
200px|thumbRobbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and multi BRIT Award-winning British singer-songwriter. His career started as a dancer and singer of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to launch his solo career. Robbie Williams as a solo artist has sold more albums in the United Kingdom than any other British solo artist in history and has won more BRIT Awards than any other artist to date. His album sales stands at over 55 million worldwide.
200px|thumbEva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish-born British television presenter and occasional actress. After Jonsson began her TV career on TV-am in 1989 where she worked as a weather forecaster. In 1998 she was the host for Eurovision Song Contest 1998. In 2002, Jonsson presented TV makeover show Home On Their Own, a show where children made alterations to their house (how they wanted the house to be) during the course of a weekend, while their parents went on holiday. On 20 January 2007 she joined 10 other celebrities to take part in the ITV reality TV show Dancing On Ice, where she was partnered with Pavel Aubrecht. From 2 January to 23 January 2009, she took part in the Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother which she won.
== The Show ==
Draw	FSC jury 	Performer 	Song 	Place	Points
01 	Denmark 	Infernal 	Electric Lights 	07. 	72
02 	Belgium 	Lasgo 	Gone 	01. 	94
03 	Ireland 	U2 	Get on Your Boots 	19. 	25
04 	Turkey 	Eylem 	Let's Dance 	10. 	60
05 	The Netherlands 	Ilse de Lange 	So Incredible 	06. 	74
06 	Malta 	DJ Ruby 	Living in the Dark 	13. 	48
07 	Serbia 	Grand Kvartet 	Rode ce se opet vratiti	14. 	45
08 	Finland 	Anna Abreu 	Something about You 	03. 	86
09 	Germany 	Monrose 	Hit 'n Run 	08. 	66
10 	Norway 	Maria Mena 	All This Time 	04. 	85
11 	Macedonia 	Area 	Frekfencija na ljubovta	05. 	75
12 	Ukraine 	NikitA 	Veryovki 	02. 	92
13 	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Erato feat. Jacques	Putujemo snovima 	09. 	65
14 	Romania 	Sophia 	My Love 	17. 	31
15 	Greece 	Nancy Alexiadi 	Den se hriazoume 	11. 	58
16 	Spain 	Nena Daconte 	Tenía Tanto Que Darte 	16. 	36
17 	Poland 	Marcin Rozynek 	Ubieranie do snu 	20. 	21
18 	Russia 	Via Gra 	My Emancipation 	12. 	56
19 	Bulgaria 	DesiSlava 	Dva magnita 	15. 	42
20 	United Kingdom 	Take That 	Up All Night 	18. 	29
== The Results ==
Unfortunately the detailed voting grid could not be retrieved.
== The Winner ==
Lasgo - Gone:center|425px
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