Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in the 2008 contest. At the semi-final draw on 30 January, it was decided that the country would compete in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009. Romania qualified into the final, and was drawn at number 22. The song won a place in the final where it eventually finished 19th with a score of 40 points. Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Romania was represented at Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia by Elena Gheorghe with "The Balkan Girls" after she won the national final, Selecţia Naţională 2009. The Romanian broadcaster, Televiziunea Română (TVR), confirmed that they
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