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
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 presenting the final. The voters favoured Jeronimas Milius' song "Nomads in the Night" which collected 11,674 votes and won in the national finals to represent Lithuania in the upcoming contest. Wildcards (12 semi-final qualifiers were joined by 2 direct finalists.) Lithuania took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008. He failed to qualify to the final. He placed 16th. Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Lithuania chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a more downsized selection procedure rather than the long, drawn out processes from previous years. 34 songs were divided into three