“EUROVISION - 2009” OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY LAUNCHED
Eurovision 2009 international song contest official opening ceremony launched yesterday in Moscow. The participants of the former Eurovision contests made their performances in the opening ceremony.
The show was opened by the first winner of the contest Swiss Lys Assia in 1956. Phillip Kirkorov, Dima Bilan, Alsu, group “Tattoo”, Rouslana and others also performed in the show.
Armenian representatives will perform in the first semi final of the contest, in Olympiski sport concert, on 12 May.
The participants of the first semi final are Montenegro, Czech, Republic, Belgium, Belarus, Sweden, Armenia, Andorra, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel, Bulgaria, Iceland, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Romania, Finland, Portugal, Malta, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The second semi final is scheduled on 14 May. The participant countries are Croatia, Ireland, Latvia, Serbia, Poland, Norway, Cyprus, Slovakia, Denmark, Slovenia, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Albania, Ukraine, Estonia, the Netherlands.