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"Believe " is a song recorded by Russian singer Dima Bilan written by Jim Beanz and Bilan himself. It represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 held in Belgrade , resulting in the country's only ever win at the contest.
Background
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Conception
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"Believe" was written by Dima Bilan and Jim Beanz .[1] Timbaland .[2] Все в твоих руках [3]
National Selection
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On 9 March 2008, "Believe" performed by Bilan competed in the fourth edition of Evrovidenie , the national final organised by Rossiya Channel (RTR) to select its song and performer for the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest . The song won the competition becoming the Russian entry –and Bilan the performer– for Eurovision.[4] 2006 contest , with the dark pop song "Never Let You Go ", where he placed second.
Music video
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Later in March 2008, a video was produced for the song. The whole team took part in the production – Dima Bilan, Evgeni Plushenko , Edvin Marton , and Yana Rudkovskaya –Dima Bilan's producer–. The action of the video starts in a hospital where a mother finds out that her son has leukaemia and needs an expensive surgery. Then the action proceeds to a bar where Bilan is watching television and finds out that a child needs help. He immediately calls his producer, Rudkovskaya, and tells her that they have to do something to raise money to help a child survive. They decide to give a charity concert with all the three participants performing. At the end of the video you can see the boy after the surgery. He smiles, gets up from the wheelchair and runs to greet the people who saved his life. Dima, Evgeni, and Edvin meet the boy with presents happy that the money raised at the concert saved a child's life. The video is strongly connected to the song delivering the message that everything is possible in this world if you only believe.
Eurovision
[ edit ] Marton, Bilan, and Plushenko performing "Believe" at Eurovision.
On 20 May 2008, the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade hosted by Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Bilan performed "Believe" eighteenth on the evening accompanied by Evgeni Plushenko –skating on artificial ice– and Edvin Marton –playing his Stradivarius violin–,[5] Romania 's "Pe-o margine de lume Nico and Vlad and preceding Greece 's "Secret Combination " by Kalomira .[6] [7]
On 24 May 2008, the grand final for the Eurovision Song Contest was held. Bilan performed again "Believe" twenty-fourth on the evening, following Serbia 's "Oro Jelena Tomašević and Bora Dugić and preceding Norway 's "Hold On Be Strong " by Maria .[8]
The song won the contest, finishing first with a total of 272 points, becoming the first ever win for Russia, and the fourth for a former Soviet Union country . Dmitriy Medvedev , president of Russia at the time, admitted that he had watched the contest and called right away to congratulate Bilan.
Aftermath
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On 31 March 2015, Bilan performed a medley of "Believe" and "Never Let You Go" in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary show Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits [9] [10]
Track listing
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Russian edition
"Believe" (radio version)
"Believe" (with violin)
"Believe" (with violin, karaoke)
"Believe" (Russian version)
"Believe" (Russian version, karaoke)
"Believe" (music video)
"Как раньше
"Как раньше
"Photosession"
"Dima's biography" (in English)
German edition[11]
"Believe" (Eurovision version)
"Believe" (radio edit)
"Believe" (Russian version)
"Believe" (music video)
Belgian edition
"Believe" (radio version) – 3:17
"Believe" (Russian version) – 3:17
"Believe" (Spanish version) – 3:17
"Believe" (music video) – 4:03
Release history
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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
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
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^ Believe {{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )
^ "Believe - lyrics" . The Diggiloo Thrush .
^ "Russian National Final 2008" . National finals .
^ Bilan Planning To Put On A Show Archived 2008-05-20 at the Wayback Machine , OLBG, May 14, 2008.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - first semi-final ". Eurovision Song Contest RTS / EBU .
^ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 2008 first semi-final scoreboard" . Eurovision Song Contest
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - grand final ". Eurovision Song Contest RTS / EBU .
^ "Believe" & "Never Let You Go" on YouTube at Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits
^ "Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits ". Eurovision Song Contest BBC / EBU .
^ German edition of Believe [permanent dead link
^ "Dima Bilan – Believe" (in Dutch). Ultratip . Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Dima Bilan — Believe . TopHit . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ "Dima Bilan – Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jun 12, 2008" . TopHit . Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
^ "Dima Bilan – Believe" . Singles Top 100 . Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "Популярные хиты 2008" [Popular hits 2008] (in Russian). Tophit . Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021 .
^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2008" . TopHit . Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
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