▁Ser bia , ▁and ▁Ukraine . ▁TV 4 ▁of ▁Sweden ▁had ▁originally ▁sent ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁during ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁soon ▁with d rew ▁its ▁bid ▁after ▁dec iding ▁to ▁completely ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁contest . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁deliber ations ▁by ▁the ▁E BU , ▁the ▁National ▁Television ▁Company ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁( NT U ) ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁contest ▁and ▁confirmed ▁they ▁would ▁host ▁it ▁in ▁K iev . ▁Ukraine ▁also ▁hosted ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁ven ue . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ukrain ian ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ivan ▁V asi un yk ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁contest ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁post pon ed ; ▁( ear lier ) ▁Party ▁of ▁Reg ions ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁H anna ▁H erman ▁had ▁called ▁on ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Y ul ia ▁T ym os hen ko ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁song ▁contest ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁flu ▁pan demic ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁Con cept ▁and ▁logo ▁Log o ▁of ▁the ▁contest ▁titled ▁" Tree ▁of ▁life " ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁art work ▁" S un flow er ▁of ▁life " ▁by ▁Maria ▁Prim achen ko , ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁Ukrain ian ▁folk ▁art ▁painter . ▁Creative ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁logo ▁of ▁the ▁contest , ▁works