Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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In 2008, a national final, "Евровидение 2008" (Evrovidenie 2008) was held to select Russia
's Eurovision entry
. The announcement was made during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
on December 8th, 2007, which was shown on Russia TV
- Russia's host broadcaster for the contest in 2008,
Evrovidenie 2008 was held on March 9, 2008 with a total number of 27 songs competing. The winner was chosen by a combination of Televoting, SMS voting, Internet voting and the votes of a professional jury.
The 2008 competition was the first national selection final to be used to pick Russia's entry since 2005, as Channel One
used internal selections in the years that it broadcast the contest.
Dima Bilan
and his song Believe
won the competition in Russia and moved on to compete in the first semi-final in Belgrade. In the finals, Dima's song scored 272 points and ultimately won the contest for Russia.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Eurovision entry
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
. The announcement was made during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Broadcasting Union on 13 July 2006. The host city was...
on December 8th, 2007, which was shown on Russia TV
Russia TV Channel
Rossiya 1 is a state-owned Russian television channel founded in 1991. It belongs to the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company ....
- Russia's host broadcaster for the contest in 2008,
Evrovidenie 2008 was held on March 9, 2008 with a total number of 27 songs competing. The winner was chosen by a combination of Televoting, SMS voting, Internet voting and the votes of a professional jury.
The 2008 competition was the first national selection final to be used to pick Russia's entry since 2005, as Channel One
Channel One (Russia)
Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...
used internal selections in the years that it broadcast the contest.
Dima Bilan
Dima Bilan
' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
and his song Believe
Believe (Dima Bilan song)
"Believe" is the winning Russian entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest sung by Dima Bilan. The song was composed and written by Jim Beanz & Dima Bilan. On 20 May 2008 Bilan sang in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, and the song was voted into the final by public vote...
won the competition in Russia and moved on to compete in the first semi-final in Belgrade. In the finals, Dima's song scored 272 points and ultimately won the contest for Russia.
National final results
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televoting | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A-Sortie | "Colours of My Love" | 17 | 16 | 33 | 11 |
| 2 | Polina Smolova Polina Smolova Polina Smolova is a pop singer and the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song Mum, with which she took part in the Eurovision semi-final. She is one of the most famous Belarusian pop singers, coming up with very poetic and lyrical songs... |
"Na rasstoyanii dykhanya" | 12 | 12 | 24 | 16 = |
| 3 | Asılyar | "Qarlığaçlar" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | Zhenya Otradnaya | "Porque amor" | 25 | 25 | 50 | 3 |
| 5 | Aero | "Siberia" | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 = |
| 6 | Anna Mushak & project William | "The Needle" | 22 | 19 | 41 | 7 |
| 7 | Nora Adam | "Gotta Let It Go" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Natalia Terekhova | "So Can You Tell Me" | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 9 | Zhenya Rasskazova | "Otpuskayu tebya" | 19 | 21 | 40 | 8 |
| 10 | Dima Bilan Dima Bilan ' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits.... |
"Believe Believe (Dima Bilan song) "Believe" is the winning Russian entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest sung by Dima Bilan. The song was composed and written by Jim Beanz & Dima Bilan. On 20 May 2008 Bilan sang in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, and the song was voted into the final by public vote... " |
27 | 27 | 54 | 1 |
| 11 | Helena Gorskaya | "Always All Alone" | 14 | 13 | 27 | 14 |
| 12 | Alexander Panayotov | "Crescent and Cross" | 26 | 26 | 52 | 2 |
| 13 | Pierre Narciss & Jam Sheriff | "Who Am I Without Your Love" | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 |
| 14 | Julia Mikhalchik | "Cold Fingers" | 21 | 22 | 43 | 6 |
| 15 | Granat | "Another Side of Midnight" | 11 | 10 | 21 | 18 |
| 16 | Sabrina | "Wreck" | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 |
| 17 | BK! | "Don't Break My Heart" | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 18 | Aza Batayeva | "It's No Dream" | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 19 | Tamila Bloggy | "Sny" | 18 | 20 | 38 | 9 = |
| 20 | Prime-Minister | "My - parallelniye miry" | 20 | 18 | 38 | 9 = |
| 21 | Anatoly Alyoshin | "One More Try" | 13 | 11 | 24 | 16 = |
| 22 | Alexey Vorobyov Alexey Vorobyov Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov is a Russian singer and actor who performs both in Russian and English. For international purposes Vorobyov is also credited as Alex Sparrow, a translation of his Russian name. He is best known for appearing on the Russian version of The X Factor at the age of 17 in... |
"New Russian Kalinka" | 23 | 23 | 46 | 5 |
| 23 | Roman Bezhin | "I'm Missing" | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 = |
| 24 | Sergey Lazarev Sergey Lazarev Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006... |
"Flyer" | 24 | 24 | 48 | 4 |
| 25 | Natalia Astafyeva | "Tri Luny" | 15 | 14 | 29 | 13 |
| 26 | Max Lorens & Satsura | "Day nam dozhd'" | 9 | 17 | 26 | 15 |
| 27 | Olga Varvus | "King of Seduction" | 16 | 15 | 31 | 12 |