Surprises and intrigues as Eurovision 2009 approachesAnastasia Prikhodko, a 21-year-old performer of Ukrainian origin, and her song ‘Mom’ will represent Russia at the Eurovision competition, due in Moscow from May 9 to May 16, said a March 7 decision of a panel of judges. "This is a very international song as the music was written by a Georgian, sung by a Ukrainian and half the text was written by an Estonian," countered Konstantin Meladze, Ms. Prikhodko's Georgian-born producer, in an interview with RIA Novosti. more »