"Believe Me" was the Russian

Russia

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...

, performed in English

English language

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 by Julia Savicheva. Composed by Maxim Fadeev and with lyrics by Brenda Loring.

In the final, it was performed fourteenth, following Belgium

Belgium

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's Xandee

Xandee

Xandee is a stage name of Sandy Boets , Flemish singer who represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. At the age of 16 she founded the pop duo "Touch of Joy" with Serge Quisquater...

 with "1 Life

1 Life

"1 Life" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Xandee.The song was performed thirteenth in the final, to which Belgium was prequalified...

" and preceding the FYR Macedonia's Toše Proeski

Toše Proeski

Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...

 with "Life". At the close of voting, it had received 67 points, placing 11th in a field of 24.

The song was succeeded as Russian representative by Natalia Podolskaya

Natalia Podolskaya

Natalia Podolskaya is a Belarusian singer that performed for Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 21, 2005 and was ranked #15. In 2008 she became a Russian citizen.-Early years:Natalia was born in 1982 in Mogilev, Belarus...

 with "Nobody Hurt No One

Nobody Hurt No One

"Nobody Hurt No One" was the Russian entry in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in English by Natalia Podolskaya.On the night of the final the song was performed 20th, following Greece's Helena Paparizou with "My Number One" and preceding Bosnia and Herzegovina's Feminnem with "Call Me"...

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External links

• "Believe Me" at the Diggiloo Trush