In 2008 , he was a candidate to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song " the Flyer " . He finished fourth in Russia 's national final , which was won by Dima Bilan . As his international fame rose , he performed to full-capacity crowds at The Opera House in Bournemouth , England on 23 March 2008 as a supporting act to British dance group Booty Luv . Also in 2008 , Lazarev won MTV 's Artist of the Year Award . Consequently , releasing the video of the Russian version of the song " Almost Sorry " , ( " Зачем придумали любовь " ) this one being the fifth and last single of the album . Songwriters of the Russian version were Chris Landon , Taryn Murphy and Lara D'elia
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Sergey Lazarev