Alla Pugacheva, the Russian pop diva, announced her plans to retire from the stage. Pugacheva is known as Primadonna inside of the Eurovision Song Contest fans, who watched her in 1997, in Dublin.
Malta has already started deciding who is to represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Russia. During the semifinals held in Malta, there were some old Maltese representatives from previous Eurovision Song Contests, such as Miriam Christine, Chiara and Ludwig.