Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 therefore withdrew from the contest. Confirmation of the withdrawal given, when the running order was announced on 16 March, and Georgia was not included. Georgia was to compete in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009. Following that dispute, GPB did not even broadcast the 2009 contest, but Georgia returned to the 2010 contest, which was won by Germany. Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Georgia, and its broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), announced in August 2008 that it would be withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. The country later returned to the contest in
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 the contest meant that only five countries, the host country and the Big 4 countries, would automatically qualify to the final. As such, Belarus were forced to compete in one of the two semi-finals of the 2008 contest in Serbia.Belarus took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008,performed 9th, following Czech Republic and preceding Latvia. Country ended 17th with 27 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final. For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for the Belarus broadcast was Olga Barabanschikova. Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Belarus chose their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008