Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was a talent contest hosted in Belgrade, Serbia. It was won by Dima Bilan of Russia, singing the song "Believe". It was a big television event, watched by 250 million people around the world.
In 2008 the contest was split into two semifinals, with 19 countries in each semifinal. The first semifinal was held on May 20, second semifinal on May 22, and the final on May 24.
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
- The first semi-final round was held on 20 May 2008
- the color peach shows which countries qualified for the final
- Flax shows the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Language[1] | Points | Place[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Montenegro
|
Stefan Filipović | "Zauvijek volim te" (Заувијек волим те) | Montenegrin | 23 | 14 |
| 2 |  Israel
|
Boaz | "The Fire in Your Eyes" | Hebrew | 104 | 5 |
| 3 |  Estonia
|
Kreisiraadio | "Leto svet" | Serbian, German, Finnish | 8 | 18 |
| 4 |  Moldova
|
Geta Burlacu | "A Century of Love" | English | 36 | 12 |
| 5 | .svg){kind=small} San Marino
|
Miodio | "Complice" | Italian | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | .svg){kind=small} Belgium
|
Ishtar | "O Julissi" | Imaginary | 16 | 17 |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan
|
Elnur and Samir | "Day After Day" | English | 96 | 6 |
| 8 |  Slovenia
|
Rebeka Dremelj | "Vrag naj vzame" | Slovene | 36 | 11 |
| 9 |  Norway
|
Maria | "Hold On Be Strong" | English | 106 | 4 |
| 10 |  Poland
|
Isis Gee | "For Life" | English | 42 | 10 ‡ |
| 11 |  Ireland
|
Dustin the Turkey | "Irelande Douze Pointe" | English | 22 | 15 |
| 12 |  Andorra
|
Gisela | "Casanova" | English | 22 | 16 |
| 13 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Laka | "Pokušaj" | Bosnian | 72 | 9 |
| 14 |  Armenia
|
Sirusho | "Qélé, Qélé" (Քելե Քելե) | English, Armenian | 139 | 2 |
| 15 |  Netherlands
|
Hind | "Your Heart Belongs to Me" | English | 27 | 13 |
| 16 |  Finland
|
Teräsbetoni | "Missä miehet ratsastaa" | Finnish | 79 | 8 |
| 17 |  Romania
|
Nico and Vlad | "Pe-o margine de lume" | Romanian, Italian | 94 | 7 |
| 18 |  Russia
|
Dima Bilan | "Believe" | English | 135 | 3 |
| 19 |  Greece
|
Kalomira | "Secret Combination" | English | 156 | 1 |
Semi-final 2
- The second semi-final round was held on 22 May 2008
- the color peach shows which countries qualified for the final
- Flax shows the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Language[1] | Points | Place[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland
|
Euroband | "This Is My Life" | English | 68 | 8 |
| 2 |  Sweden
|
Charlotte Perrelli | "Hero" | English | 54 | 12 ‡ |
| 3 |  Turkey
|
Mor ve Ötesi | "Deli" | Turkish | 85 | 7 |
| 4 |  Ukraine
|
Ani Lorak | "Shady Lady" | English | 152 | 1 |
| 5 |  Lithuania
|
Jeronimas Milius | "Nomads in the Night" | English | 30 | 16 |
| 6 |  Albania
|
Olta Boka | "Zemrën e lamë peng" | Albanian | 67 | 9 |
| 7 |  Switzerland
|
Paolo Meneguzzi | "Era stupendo" | Italian | 47 | 13 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic
|
Tereza Kerndlová | "Have Some Fun" | English | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | [[Image:{{{flag alias-1995}}}|22x20px|border ]] Belarus | Ruslan Alehno | "Hasta la vista" | English | 27 | 17 |
| 10 |  Latvia
|
Pirates of the Sea | "Wolves of the Sea" | English | 86 | 6 |
| 11 |  Croatia
|
Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents | "Romanca" | Croatian | 112 | 4 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria
|
Deep Zone and Balthazar | "DJ, Take Me Away" | English | 56 | 11 |
| 13 |  Denmark
|
Simon Mathew | "All Night Long" | English | 112 | 3 |
| 14 |  Georgia
|
Diana Gurtskaya | "Peace Will Come" | English | 107 | 5 |
| 15 |  Hungary
|
Csézy | "Candlelight" | English, Hungarian | 6 | 19 |
| 16 |  Malta
|
Morena | "Vodka" | English | 38 | 14 |
| 17 |  Cyprus
|
Evdokia Kadi | "Femme Fatale" | Greek | 36 | 15 |
| 18 |  Republic of Macedonia
|
Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan | "Let Me Love You" | English | 64 | 10 |
| 19 |  Portugal
|
Vânia Fernandes | "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" | Portuguese | 120 | 2 |
Final
The final was held on 24 May 2008.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Language[1] | Points | Place[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania
|
Nico and Vlad | "Pe-o margine de lume" | Romanian, Italian | 45 | 20 |
| 2 | .svg){kind=small} United Kingdom
|
Andy Abraham | "Even If" | English | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Albania
|
Olta Boka | "Zemrën e lamë peng" | Albanian | 55 | 17 |
| 4 |  Germany
|
No Angels | "Disappear" | English | 14 | 23 |
| 5 | Armenia
|
Sirusho | "Qélé, Qélé" (Քելե Քելե) | English, Armenian | 199 | 4 |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Laka | "Pokušaj" | Bosnian | 110 | 10 |
| 7 | Israel
|
Boaz | "The Fire in Your Eyes" | Hebrew | 124 | 9 |
| 8 | Finland
|
Teräsbetoni | "Missä miehet ratsastaa" | Finnish | 35 | 22 |
| 9 | Croatia
|
Kraljevi ulice and 75 Cents | "Romanca" | Croatian | 44 | 21 |
| 10 | Poland
|
Isis Gee | "For Life" | English | 14 | 24 |
| 11 | Iceland
|
Euroband | "This Is My Life" | English | 64 | 14 |
| 12 | Turkey
|
Mor ve Ötesi | "Deli" | Turkish | 138 | 7 |
| 13 | Portugal
|
Vânia Fernandes | "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" | Portuguese | 69 | 13 |
| 14 | Latvia
|
Pirates of the Sea | "Wolves of the Sea" | English | 83 | 12 |
| 15 | Sweden
|
Charlotte Perrelli | "Hero" | English | 47 | 18 |
| 16 | Denmark
|
Simon Mathew | "All Night Long" | English | 60 | 15 |
| 17 | Georgia
|
Diana Gurtskaya | "Peace Will Come" | English | 83 | 11 |
| 18 | Ukraine
|
Ani Lorak | "Shady Lady" | English | 230 | 2 |
| 19 |  France
|
Sébastien Tellier | "Divine" | English | 47 | 19 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan
|
Elnur and Samir | "Day After Day" | English | 132 | 8 |
| 21 | Greece
|
Kalomira | "Secret Combination" | English | 218 | 3 |
| 22 |  Spain
|
Rodolfo Chikilicuatre | "Baila el Chiki Chiki" | Spanish, English | 55 | 16 |
| 23 | .svg){kind=small} Serbia
|
Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić | "Oro" (Оро) | Serbian | 160 | 6 |
| 24 | Russia
|
Dima Bilan | "Believe" | English | 272 | 1 |
| 25 | Norway
|
Maria | "Hold On Be Strong" | English | 182 | 5 |
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Media
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade – host venue of the 2008 contest
Presenters Željko Joksimović and Jovana Janković during the first semi-final
Stage of the contest during the First Semi-final
Aleksandar Josipović as part of the opening act of the second semi-final
Countries in the first semi-final Countries in the second semi-final Countries voting in the first semi-final Countries voting in the second semi-final
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eurovision Song Contest 2008". The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ↑ "First Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "Second Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "Grand Final of Belgrade 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.