ESC

[Ritz]

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It Takes place in Moscow next year....
Semi final #1: 12 May 2009
Semi final #2: 14 May 2009
Final: 16 May 2009

Confirmed entrants
Greece: Sakis Rouvas - Song TBC
Netherlands: Toppers - Songs TBC

Likely returns
Slovakia - Expressed interest in 2008, ran out of money so are likely to compete this year for the first time since 1998.

Unlikely returns
Austria - Still got the hump...
Italy - Only participated once since 1993 - in 1997 - finished fourth then but show no sign of returning.
Monaco - Not been in it in the past two years, haven't openly expressed interest in returning following three semi-final flops.

Possible debuts
Kazakhstan - Become EBU members in September, but aren't bordered in the "EBU region", whatever that means.
Kosovo - Not an EBU member yet, and many countries including Russia don't recognise them as a proper country, so 2010 or 2011 is probably more likely.

Possible withdrawals
Andorra - Will decide in September.
Poland - Deciding in October whether or not they want to participate.
San Marino - Will decide before the end of the year.