 This was yet again changed on 21 January 2009, where it was revealed that now only one semi-final will be held on 8 February 2009, held at the NTU studio instead of the Sports Palace.The semi-final was held internally by NTU on 8 February 2009 in order to select 15 entries to compete in the final.After the semi-final, it was reported that the performer Anastasiya Prykhodko and her manager claimed that neither the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTCU) nor the National Jury had used trustworthy methods to choose the contestants for the final.