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
Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 final the winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top two and the second to select the final winner. The twenty semi-finalists of EMA 2008 were presented in a series of four weekly preview shows on RTVSLO, starting on 6 January 2008. Five songs were presented in each show. Slovenia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in the first semi-final on 20 May 2008. However, the country failed to qualify for the final. Final Superfinal Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Radiotelevizija Slovenija announced a public invitation for the submission of