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Bilbao Exhibition Center-BEC held 2009 Bertsolari Championship final during the whole day on December 13th. This event takes place each four years in the Basque Country. The Bertsolaris Championship 2009 started on October 3rd and finished on December 13th.

The last championship took place in 2005 and was organized by EHBE. For the first time ever, the final took place in Bilbao instead of Donostia. A special effort was made to attract Basque speakers in the area, and to make bertsolaritza known among the Spanish-speaking community. Over 13,000 people followed live coverage of the final which took place in the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, and witnessed Andoni Egaña claiming his fourth txapela.

This year the championship took place at BEC again. Maialen Lujanbio, a 33-year old woman from Hernani won the ''txapela'' in the 2009 Bertsolaritza Championship final. She scored 1,965 points. Lujanbio competed in the last part against&' || 'nbsp; Amets Arzallus.