Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 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 to organize a national final. On 8 December 2007, RTR announced a submission period for
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