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Romanian singer Elena Gheorghe and her song "The Balkan Girls" placed 19th in the grand final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday, May 17, in Moscow, while Norwegian singer Alexander Rybak won the contest with the upbeat ballad "Fairytale."

Norway will grant Romania nearly EUR100 million for projects in the fields of health, industry and child protection, which must be elaborated by May 2009.