eurovision 2009
Elena Gheorghe
Elena Gheorghe, billed as Elena, represented Romania at Eurovision 2009 in Moscow with “The Balkan Girls”, finishing 19th of 25.
Biography
Elena Gheorghe is a Romanian singer who made two albums with the pop group Mandinga in the early 2000s and then went solo. Billed as Elena, the singer finished 19th in Moscow in 2009 with “The Balkan Girls”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Elena Gheorghe”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2009 Moscow
“The Balkan Girls”
19th of 25 Finished 19th of 25 in the final, with 40 points.
- Billed as
- Elena
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Ovidiu Bistriceanu, Laurențiu Duță, Daris Mangal, Alexandru Pelin
- Running order
- 22nd of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 9th of 18, 67 points
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Norway: Alexander Rybak, “Fairytale”
The story of Eurovision 2009: A pun on Putin, voters called in for questioning, and a record win
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