Norway early Favourite for Eurovision 2009

Norway is the early favourite to win the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow 2009 according to UK-based betting site (spoiler-free). Norway will be presented by Minsk-born violinist Alexander Rybok singing Fairytail. Watch

Norway's odds to win are around 2:1 followed by Greece and Turkey at around 5:1 and 10:1 respectively. Russia and United Kingdom are competing for sixth and seventh place with FYR Macedonia most unlikely to win at around 200:1 .

The position of early favourite is not necessarily a good indication of the eventual winner. Switzerland's DJ Bobo and Ireland's Dustin The Turkey were early favourites to win in 2007 and 2008 respectively, but both were knocked out at the Semi-Final stage.