OGAE Video Contest 2008
| OGAE Video Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Venue | Moscow, Russia | |||
| Director | Alessandro Banti | |||
| Host broadcaster |  OGAE Russia | |||
| Participants | ||||
| Number of entries | 17 | |||
| Debuting countries | None | |||
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| Voting system | Each jury awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their ten favourite videos | |||
| Winning song | Russia "Potselui" | |||
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The OGAE Video Contest 2008 was the seventh edition of OGAE Video Contest, organised between members of international Eurovision Song Contest fan club OGAE to select the best video released in their countries. The contest was held in Moscow, the capital city of Russia after Nu Virgos won the 2007 Contest for Russia with "Lml".[1]
Seventeen countries participated in the contest. Macedonia and South Africa returned after their absence. Andorra, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Moldova, Namibia and Ukraine left the contest. The draw for the running order was conducted on 7 June where it was decided that France would start the show, while Italy would close it.[2]
The contest was won for the second time by Russia's Via Gra with "Potselui", who received 140 points, the runner-up was Austria. Luxembourg placed last, receiving 13 points. The full result of the Video Contest were presented on 15 December 2008.[2]
Location
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The host country for the OGAE Video Contest 2008 was Russia who held the contest in their capital Moscow, following their win in the 2007 Contest.[1]
Participants
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Video | English translation | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  France |
English | David Guetta & Tara McDonald | "Delirious" | - | 4 | 95 |
| 02 |  South Africa |
Afrikaans | Dewald Louw | "In jou oë" | In your eyes | 16 | 13 |
| 03 |  Serbia |
Serbian | Kristine Kovač (Кристина Ковач) | "Kolena" (Колена) | Knees | 11 | 33 |
| 04 |  Poland |
English | Isis Gee | "Hidden Treasures" | - | 9 | 50 |
| 05 |  Portugal |
English | Blasted Mechanism | "Battle of Tribes" | - | 12 | 23 |
| 06 |  Estonia |
English | Kerli | "Walking on Air" | - | 3 | 111 |
| 07 |  Turkey |
Turkish | Yıldız Tilbe | "Ben Senin Var Ya" | What if I have you | 13 | 19 |
| 08 |  Israel |
Hebrew | Dana International and Idan Yaniv | "Seret Hodi" (סרט הודי) | Indian movie | 5 | 85 |
| 09 |  Malta |
English | Claudia Faniello | "Wild Flower" | - | 15 | 14 |
| 10 |  Luxembourg |
French | Claudine Muno | "Je N'Aime Pas Les Robes" | I do not love the dresses | 17 | 13 |
| 11 |  Austria |
German | Zweitfrau | "Intensiv" | Intensive | 2 | 121 |
| 12 | Russia |
Russian | Via Gra | "Potselui" (Поцелуи) | Kisses | 1 | 140 |
| 13 |  Netherlands |
English | Anouk | "Modern World" | - | 6 | 80 |
| 14 |  Macedonia |
English | Tuna | "Ticket" | - | 10 | 43 |
| 15 |  Greece |
Greek | Fillipos Pliatsikas and MC Yinka | "An Tha Borousa Ton Kosmo Na Allaza" (Αν θα μπορούσα τον κόσμο να αλλάξω) |
If I could change the world | 14 | 17 |
| 16 |  Slovenia |
Slovenian | Saša Lendero | "Levinja" | Lioness | 7 | 74 |
| 17 |  Italy |
Italian | Irene Grandi | "Bruci La Città" | Burn the city | 8 | 55 |
Scoreboard
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France | 95 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||
| South Africa (Rest of the World) | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 33 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |||||
| Portugal | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Estonia | 111 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Turkey | 19 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | 85 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Malta | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Austria | 121 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |||
| Russia | 140 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Netherlands | 80 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Macedonia | 43 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Greece | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 74 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Italy | 55 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the contest:[3]
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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| 6 | Estonia | France, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia |
| 5 | Russia | Estonia, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Turkey |
| 2 | Austria | Greece, Slovenia |
| 1 | Poland | Malta |
| Serbia | Austria | |
| Slovenia | South Africa (Rest of the World) | |
| Turkey | Israel | |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "OGAE Video Contest 2007 results". sechuk.com. 2007-12-15. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Draw for OGAE Video Contest 2008". sechuk.com. 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Speirs, Gary. "2008 Results". OGAE Video Contest. sechuk.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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