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
Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Czech Republic chose their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a national final, Eurosong, on 26 January 2008. Česká televize internally selected 10 acts to compete in the show and officially presented them at a press conference on 3 January 2008: three of the acts: Gipsy.cz, Sámer Issa and L.P.B., had competed in the Czech Republic's Eurosong 2007. On the same day, SMS numbers for the participating songs were revealed and the voting was opened. On 26 January 2008 Tereza Kerndlová won the Czech final with the song Have Some