At Eurovision
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 to date. They received 12 points from 16 countries: Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine.
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.
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