"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.
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Background
Conception
"Believe" was written by Dima Bilan and Jim Beanz. It was recorded by Bilan, with production by Beanz and Timbaland. He also recorded a Russian version titled "Все в твоих руках" ("All in your hands"), and a Spanish version titled "Creer".
National Selection
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. Bilan had already represented Russia at the 2006 contest, with the dark pop song "Never Let You Go", where he placed second.
