Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Russia was Oxana Fedorova. Points awarded in the first semi-final: Points awarded in the final: Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, Evrovidenie 2008 (Евровидение 2008) organised by the Russian broadcaster Rossiya Channel (RTR). Dima Bilan represented Russia with the song "Believe", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and won the contest, placing 1st in the final with 272 points. For the 2008 Contest, Rossiya Channel (RTR) was responsible for the selection of the Russian entry, opting
Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Czech Republic chose their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a national final, Eurosong, on 26 January 2008. Česká televize internally selected 10 acts to compete in the show and officially presented them at a press conference on 3 January 2008: three of the acts: Gipsy.cz, Sámer Issa and L.P.B., had competed in the Czech Republic's Eurosong 2007. On the same day, SMS numbers for the participating songs were revealed and the voting was opened. On 26 January 2008 Tereza Kerndlová won the Czech final with the song Have Some