53rd contest
Eurovision 2008
The 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, the 53rd edition, was held in Belgrade, Serbia at Belgrade Arena and was won by Russia — Dima Bilan with “Believe”.
The first contest with two semi-finals, the format used ever since.
The facts
- Host country
- Serbia
- Host city
- Belgrade
- Venue
- Belgrade Arena
- Winner
- Russia
- Artist
- Dima Bilan
- Song
- “Believe”
This was Russia’s only Eurovision win. Their full record
Compiled from the public record of the contest. Years, hosts, winners, songs and performers are stated; participant counts and pre-2000 venues are left blank rather than estimated, and will be filled in as each is checked against a primary source. This is a different standard from the two-independent-sources bar that a 2027 confirmation has to clear, and it is held to a lower one — spotted an error? It is worth telling us about.
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