User:Mike Halterman/Eurovision 2009 interviews
Blue means we have interviewed a past contestant who has represented that country.
Green means interviews are in progress for contestants who have represented that country.
Red means Wikinews has contacted representatives from those countries and they have not confirmed participation yet.
Starting in February 2009, Wikinews unveiled their Eurovision special, in which past contestants and winners are interviewed in the run-up to this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Moscow, Russia, on May 16, 2009. As of May 10, six interviews have been published with 13 different singers, with four more currently in development.
Here are a list of people we have interviewed, and what countries they represented and in what year. Confirmed scheduled interviews which are upcoming are also included.
| Date Published | Singer | Year(s) | Country/Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/09 | Nicole | 1982 | Germany |
| 02/16/09 | Anne Marie David | 1973, 1979 | Luxembourg, France |
| 03/03/09 | Edsilia Rombley | 1998, 2007 | The Netherlands |
| 03/05/09 | Chiara | 1998, 2005, 2009 | Malta |
| 03/30/09 | Ruslana | 2004 | Ukraine |
| 05/10/09 | Jessica Garlick | 2002 | United Kingdom |
| 05/10/09 | Ani Lorak | 2008 | Ukraine |
| 05/10/09 | Marie N | 2002 | Latvia |
| 05/10/09 | Niels Olsen | 2000 | Denmark |
| 05/10/09 | Hanna Pakarinen | 2007 | Finland |
| 05/10/09 | Charlotte Perrelli | 1999, 2008 | Sweden |
| 05/10/09 | Sirusho | 2008 | Armenia |
| 05/10/09 | Tajči | 1990 | Yugoslavia |
| TBA | Anabela | 1993 | Portugal |
| TBA | Maxi | 1973, 1981 | Ireland |
| TBA | AySel and Arash | 2009 | Azerbaijan |
| TBA | Next Time | 2009 | FYR of Macedonia |