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
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Storeng attended the UK Eurovision Preview Party in London on 25 April 2008 to promote her entry internationally. She performed "Hold On Be Stong" during the event, and performed along with acts from eight other competing countries in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. Before the Contest began it was announced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the organisers of the contest, that Norway would be one of the stops on the Winner's Tour, in which the winner of the Contest would tour Europe. The 2008 Contest was the first to implement two semi-finals, with all countries, apart from the "Big