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 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Belarus selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008 through "Song For Eurovision", a national final consisting of 20 songs which had to qualify through a semi final to get to the final. The winners were "Dasha, Alina & Karina" with the song "Sertse Belarusi". On 14 October 2008 it was revealed that the Belarusian entry had been allocated spot 3 to perform in the final. At the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 which took place on 22 November 2008, the performers wore dresses identical to the ones they wore at the national