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"Believe"
Song
Edvin Marton, Dima Bilan and Evgeni Plushenko performing "Believe".

"Believe" is the winning Russian entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest[1] sung by Dima Bilan. The song was composed and written by Jim Beanz (aka. James Washington) & Dima Bilan. On 20 May 2008, Bilan sang in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, and the song was voted into the final by public vote. It was performed 24th out of 25 songs in the final on 24 May 2008.

The Russian figure skater, Olympic gold medalist and three-time world champion Evgeni Plushenko, skated on artificial ice on stage as part of the song performance, while the Hungarian composer and violinist Edvin Marton played his Stradivarius.[2] This song won the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, finishing with a total of 272 points, becoming the fourth ex-Soviet Union country to win the annual contest.

Dima Bilan also represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, with the dark pop song "Never Let You Go", where he took second place.

Track listing

Russian edition
  1. Believe (Radio Version)
  2. Believe (with violin)
  3. Believe (with violin, Karaoke)
  4. Believe (Russian Version - Все в твоих руках - All in your hands)
  5. Believe (Russian Version, Karaoke)
  6. Believe (Video)
  7. Как раньше 2.0 (As before)
  8. Как раньше 2.0 (Karaoke)
  9. Photosession
  10. Dima's biography (in English)
German edition[3]
  1. Believe (Eurovision Version)
  2. Believe (Radio Edit)
  3. Believe (Russian Version)
  4. Believe (Video)
Belgian edition
  1. Believe (Radio Version) - 3:17
  2. Believe (Russian Version) - 3:17
  3. Believe (Spanish Version) - 3:17
  4. Believe (Video) - 4:03

Release history

Region Date
Russia May 26, 2008 (2008-05-26)
Germany June 6, 2008 (2008-06-06)
Belgium July 7, 2008 (2008-07-07)
Denmark July 16, 2008 (2008-07-16)
Finland
Norway
Sweden

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[4] 66
German Singles Chart[5] 52
Russian Airplay Chart[6] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[7] 28

References

  1. ^ "Dima Bilan again conquers Russian hearts". Eurovision.tv. 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
  2. ^ Bilan Planning To Put On A Show, OLBG, May 14, 2008.
  3. ^ German edition of Believe
  4. ^ Belgian Flanders Singles Chart
  5. ^ German Singles Chart
  6. ^ Russian Airplay Chart
  7. ^ Sweden Singles Chart
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