Gipsy.cz will represent Czech Republic in Moscow with the song Aven Romale. Watch her first rehearsal in the Olympski Arena.

REHEARSALS
07.30 CET – 08.10 CET ; Montenegro
08.10 CET – 08.50 CET ; Czech Republic
08.50 CET – 09.30 CET ; Belgium
09.30 CET – 10.10 CET ; Belarus
10.10 CET – 11.10 CET ; Lunch
11.10 CET – 11.50 CET ; Sweden
11.50 CET – 12.30 CET ; Armenia
12.30 CET – 13.10 CET ; Andorra
13.10 CET – 13.30 CET ; Break
13.30 CET – 14.10 CET ; Switzerland
14.10 CET – 14.50 CET ; Turkey PRESS CONFERENCES
08.45 CET – 09.15 CET ; Montenegro
09.25 CET – 09.55 CET ; Czech Republic
10.05 CET – 10.35 CET ; Belgium
10.45 …

Inga and Anush Arshakyan have won the right to represent Armenia at the 2009 ESC in May. Sisters Inga and Anush will sing the song ‘Jan jan’ which is performed in both Armenian and English. They will be looking to continue Armenia’s outstanding record in the contest, having finished 8th, 8th and 4th in their only previous outings, beginning in 2006.
You can listen the song in this link
oikotimes

Ermenistan uzun bir aradan sonra sessizliğini bozdu ve ARMTV, 14 şubat cumartesi gecesi yapılacak final için adaylarını açıkladı.
Ermenistan bu yıl 4. kez katılacağı Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması için bugün kamuoyunu bilgilendirdi. Buna göre 14 şubat’da yapılacak final’de 21 aday yarışacak. Oylama juri ve sms ile gerçekleşecek.

İşte Ermenistan’ın 2009 için adayları:

Iren

Hasmik Margaryan

The Beautified Project

Gayane Arzumanyan

Marta Bulbulyan

Inga & Anush Arshakyanner

Oxygen

Artyom Hakobyan

Shprot

Hayk Kasparov

Arman Harutyunyan

Guj

Lilu

Davit Minasyan

Mher

Dorians

Bambir

Hripsime Hakobyan

Davo

Tigran Petrosyan

Sergey Grigoryan

Kaynak: esctoday.co -/- eurovision-turkey

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) revealed today the final list of countries represented at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. EBU Members from 43 countries returned their participation forms.
New comer
Slovakia (after 10 years of absense)
Withdraw
San Marino
Semi-finals (12-14 May)
Albania (RTVSH); Andorra (RTVA); Armenia (ARMTV); Azerbaijan (Ictimai TV); Belarus (BTRC); Belgium (RTBF); Bosnia & Herzegovina (BHRT); Bulgaria (BNT); Croatia (HRT); Cyprus (CyBC); Czech Republic (CT); Denmark (DR); Estonia (ERR); Finland (YLE); FYR Macedonia (MKRTV); Georgia (GPB); Greece (ERT); Hungary (MTV); Iceland (RÚV); Ireland (RTÉ); Israel (IBA); Latvia (LTV); Lithuania (LRT); Malta …

BHRT, the national broadcaster of  Bosnia and Herzegovina have just announced their decision to send popular rock Regina to represent the country in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Bistra voda.
After a soulful ballad in 2007, an eccentric act in 2008, Bosnia and Herzegovina, known for their diverse and daring entries in the Eurovision Song Contest, are sending rock with Regina to Moscow. The song is called Bistra voda (Clear water) and is composed by Aleksandar Covic. It will be presented on a BHRT live show on 1st …

Tajci, who represented Yugoslavia in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest spoke to esctoday.com about her Eurovision Song Contest experience and her current activities. The singer, who was born in the Croatian part of Yugoslavia, represented the country with the song Hajde da ludujemo in Zagreb on homeground and finished 7th.

Can you tell us what you have been doing lately in your musical life? 
I have just released a new CD Need a break which is a compliation of original songs and a few spiritual classics.  Since I left Croatia in 1992, …

Ermenistan, Eurovision şarkı yarışması için Türkiye’ye büyük jest yaptı.
Sözde soykırım şarkısıyla Eurovision Yarışması’na katılmayı planlayan Ermeni Grup SOAD devre dışı bırakıldı. Avrupa Yayın Birliği’nin siyasi bir şarkıya izin vermemesi ve Türkiye’den gelen tepkiler kararda belirleyici oldu.
İstanbul’da yayınlanan Ermeni Gazetesi Agos’un haberine göre, System of a Down’ (SOAD) adlı müzik grubu, 2009″da Moskova’da yapılacak olan Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması’nda Ermenistan’ı temsil etmeyecek. Grubun menajerliğini üstlenen ‘Velvet Hammer Management’ yaptığı açıklamada, ‘System Of A Down’ın Eurovision’a katılmayacağını açıkladı. SOAD’ın solisti Serj Tankyan, bir süre önce yaptığı açıklamada, 2009 Eurovision”da Ermenistan adına katılacaklarını ve …

Armenian national broadcaster announced its plans to have a national final on February 14th. There are no information on how many entries will be in the show, but the winner will be selected through televoting and jury. Sirusho achieved a remarkable position for Armenia in 2008 Belgrade Eurovision edition ranked 4th.

Turkish opposition demands to tackle Armenian to join Eurovision contest with so-called “genocide” song

Armenian-American rock band “System of a Down” will join the Eurovision 2009 Song Contest in Moscow in May. Turkish opposition concerns about this decision, APA reports quoting the Turkish news agencies. Member of the Parliament from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Akif Ekici addressed Prime Minister Receb Tayib Erdogan reminding that this group is going to perform a song about the so-called “Armenian genocide”. “This group prints in its concert tickets “No entry for dogs and Turks”. …