Alsou Ralifovna Abramova (Russian: Алсу́ Рали́фовна Абра́мова; Tatar: Cyrillic Алсу Рәлиф кызы Абрамова, Latin Alsu Rälif qızı Abramova; née Safina), better known as just Alsou (Алсу́; born on June 27, 1983), is a Russian singer. She competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in which she came in second place giving her recognition across Europe. Alsou hosted the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow.