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
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 he would be releasing his latest Spanish language album, "Corro via", in the USA and South America. He also talked about Italy (where he is popular thanks to his participations at Sanremo) and the Eurovision Song Contest saying that "Eurovision doesn't have to look for Italy, but Italy has to look for Eurovision!", that Italy would benefit from entering Eurovision. Italy withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest after the 1997 contest. Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Switzerland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Era stupendo" by Paolo Meneguzzi. Meneguzzi was chosen by the Swiss