EastVision 09

Place
 Venue
 Presenter
 Total Entries
 Debuting Countries
 Azerbaijan
 Brazil
 Returning Countries
 Kazakhstan
 North Macedonia
 Switzerland
 Withdrawing Countries
 Denmark
 Iceland
 Italy
 Lebanon
 Malta
 Morocco
 Winner
 Runner-Up
 Last Place

**EastVision 09** was the 9th edition of EastVision Song Contest. After Lina Makoul  won in Ukraine  9th edition was held in **Haifa, Israel**. 40 countries took part in this edition, , , , ,  &  were automatically prequalified to the grand final as big 6 after being in top 6 in the 8th edition. Rest of 34 countries were split in to 2 semi-finals. In both semi-finals were 17 countries, 10 of them were qualified to the grand final.

**EastVision 09** has been won by  **Ukraine** with score of 354 points, official runner-up become  **Poland** with score of 346 points. Difference in points between Winner and Runner-Up was 6 points. Last place got  **The Netherlands** with score of 27 points.

## Bidding

Every participating broadcaster had chance to vote for city and venue in which EastVision should be held. **Israel**  choosed 3 cities and 3 venues these cities were **Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa**

 Jerusalem
 Tel-Aviv

## Hosting

### **Israel**

Israel, formally known as the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel's economic and technological center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although recognition of the state's sovereignty over Jerusalem is limited.

### **Haifa**

Haifa is the third-largest city in Israel – after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv – with a population of 285,316 in 2019. The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the second- or third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is home to the Baháʼí World Centre, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baháʼí pilgrims.

### **Romema Arena, Haifa**

The Romema Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Haifa, Israel. The arena is home to Maccabi Haifa basketball club and to Hapoel Haifa basketball club, a members of both the Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa sports clubs. The arena was and is a home to various entertainment events, conventions, and major events in other sports. The arena is owned by the municipality of Haifa, and managed by Athos Ltd. - a company also fully owned by the municipality.

### **Netta**

Netta Barzilai , also known mononymously as Netta, is an Israeli singer, recording artist and looping artist who won the fifth season of HaKokhav HaBa. This earned her the right to represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. On 12 May 2018, she won the contest, held in Lisbon, Portugal, with her song "Toy", marking Israel's fourth win in the Eurovision Song Contest

### **Omer Adam**

Omer Adam born October 22, 1993 is an American-Israeli singer whose music fuses elements of eastern "Mizrahi" (Oriental-Middle Eastern) and Western pop instrumentation. In 2009, he participated in the seventh season of Kokhav Nolad, a popular Idol series show in Israel, but was disqualified because of his age at the time of application.

## Results

### **Prequalified Nations**

  **Singapore** | Ffion
  **Portugal** | Surma
  **Hungary** | The Anahit
  **Spain** | Mike Wit
  **French Polynesia** | Vaiteani

## Other Countries

•  **Croatia** - Broadcaster due the poor results in contest, decided to withdraw from the competition for the upcoming editions.

•  **Denmark** - Broadcaster withdrew from the contest due the small problem with copyrights.

•  **Iceland** - Broadcaster withdrew from the contest without giving any reason.

•  **Italy** - Broadcaster wasn't invited by EVBU to participate after placing last in previous edition, EVBU confirmed italy will be again invited in 10th edition.

•  **Lebanon** - Broadcaster withdrew from the contest due small financial difficults.

•  **Malta** - Broadcaster withdrew from the contest without giving any reason.

•  **Morocco** - Broadcaster withdrew due the lack of interested moroccan artists to compete.

•  **Slovenia** - Broadcaster withdrew from the contest without giving any reason.