On 17th April, during the Ice Skating show in the Arena HC Sparta in Prague which was packed with over 10.000 spectators, Dima Bilan, Evgeny Pluschenko and Edvin Marton performed Believe for the first time in public as a trio and talked about their staging plans for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Diman Bilan, chose Prague to present his 2008 Eurovision entry for the first time in public after winning the Russian national final. During the Ice Show by Evgeny Pluschenko,Dima performedthree songs,Never let you go, Nevozmozhnoye Vozmozhno (the Russian version of Lady Flame) and Believe which was enthusiasticly received by the audience.
"Ice will be on the Eurovision for the first time, as well as Stradivarius's violin. I will be for the second time. And I hope this time we will smile" said Dima after the show going on to reveal that there will be five more people accompanying him on the Belgrade Arena stage. Apart from Olympic figure skater Evgeny Pluschenko and Hungarian vilolinist Edvin Marton, there will be two backing singers and one dancer. The three performers, each in his own way, will attempt to tell the European audience how to be strong and never stop going after their dreams.
A fighter by nature, Evgeny Plushenko, says: "This song is also about me, Dima and Edvin. Of course, we had much success and a lot of victories, but we have also faced defeat many times. That is why you should never lose heart! When I represent Russia, I want toclimb the pedestal only on the first place and listen to the anthem of my country".
You can watch footage from Dima's performance in Prague here.
