Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Polina Bogusevich, who represented with the song "Wings", marking the second time that Russia has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and the first time since The Tolmachevy Twins in 2006, and the third overall victory for the country in any Eurovision-related events. The last victory in any Eurovision event for Russia was when Dima Bilan won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade. and finished in second and third place, respectively. The EBU confirmed in February 2017 that the contest would be hosted by Georgia. This will be the first Eurovision event hosted by the country, despite them winning
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 for us. Get them back. Vote 'No' to Lisbon", referring to his failure at Eurovision. RTÉ also announced that it was seeking a new television format for the turkey, targeting a more mature audience, but the show would not be in a chat-show format. Pilots were currently in production; however, RTÉ was not expected to air the show until 2009. Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held a national final, Eurosong 2008, to select the Irish entry for the contest, held in Belgrade, Serbia. For 2008,