Eurovision Song Contest 2008
| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Confluence of Sound | ||||
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| Dates | ||||
| Semi-final 1 date | 20 May 2008 | |||
| Semi-final 2 date | 22 May 2008 | |||
| Final date | 24 May 2008 | |||
| Host | ||||
| Venue | Belgrade Arena Belgrade, Serbia | |||
| Presenter(s) | Jovana Janković Željko Joksimović | |||
| Director | Sven Stojanović | |||
| Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius | |||
| Executive producer | Sandra Šuša | |||
| Host broadcaster | Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) | |||
| Opening act | Semi-final 1: Video killed a radio star performance Semi-final 2: Serbia for beginners accompanied by Aleksandar Josipović as a Master of Ceremonies[1] Final: Marija Šerifović performing "Molitva" (remix) and "Tell Me Why" | |||
| Interval act | Semi-final 1: Slobodan Trkulja, Metropole Orkest, Balkanopolis, Novak Djokovic Semi-final 2: National Theatre in Belgrade performance,[2] Lys Assia Final: Goran Bregović performance, Vlade Divac | |||
| Participants | ||||
| Number of entries | 43 | |||
| Debuting countries |  Azerbaijan San Marino[3] | |||
| Returning countries | None | |||
| Withdrawing countries |  Austria[4] | |||
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| Vote | ||||
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. | |||
| Nul points | None | |||
| Winning song |  Russia"Believe" | |||
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first time there were three contests; two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the traditional grand final which was held on 24 May 2008. The shows were hosted by Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović at the Belgrade Arena which had a total capacity of 25,000 seats. The host broadcaster was RTS.[5]
After a total of 272 points, Dima Bilan representing Russia (for the second time) was declared the winner, with the song "Believe" written by American Jim Beanz and Bilan himself. So far this has been the only time Russia has won the contest. Russia came third in the semi-final, making it the winner with the worst semi-final result.
Ukraine were runners up for the second year running, with 3rd place going to Greece, 4th to Armenia seeing their best result so far and 5th to Norway. Azerbaijan landed 8th place in its debut contest.
2008 also saw for the first time ever, Eurovision.tv streamed national finals live on ESCTV with broadcasters' permission.[6]
On 30 January 2008, Eurovision.tv revealed the theme of the Contest: "The Confluence of Sound",[7] which was inspired by Belgrade's location at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers.
Venue
Serbia gained the right to host the Contest after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. Since Serbia was the winner of the preceding contest, the 2008 contest was subsequently held there. The Belgrade Arena was chosen as the venue for the contest,[8] and is among the largest indoor arenas in Europe, with a total capacity of 25,000 seats. On 14 September 2007, the Mayor of Helsinki handed over the "Eurovision keys" to the Deputy of Belgrade. This ceremony is meant to be a tradition from the 2008 contest and onward, and the ring contains a key from every city that has ever hosted the competition.[9]
Due to problems and riots in Belgrade following the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo on 17 February 2008, the EBU held a phone conference to decide if the contest should be moved to a different country. Ukraine was considered an option since they came second in Eurovision Song Contest 2007. YLE were another option, as they hosted the previous year's competition in Helsinki, Finland.[10] Greece's Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT) also offered the EBU to host the contest in Athens, Greece again.[11] It was later decided that the contest would stay in Belgrade, with the EBU giving support. RTS would gain a guarantee of safety and security from the government of Serbia for all visitors and participants of the contest.[12] The delegations of Albania, Croatia and Israel had special security.[13]
Visual design
RTS ran a competition that led to the creation of the 2008 Contest's branding, logo and the stage.[14] The theme of the Contest was based around the "confluence of sound". This was symbolic as Belgrade lies on the confluence of two European rivers, the Sava and Danube. The logo chosen, a treble clef, formed the graphical basis of the design created by Boris Miljković.[15]
The postcards in the first and second semi-final were based around the creation of the flag of the nation that was to perform next. Each post card had a short story related to each country and its people. During each postcard a short letter was displayed. All were in the national language of the artist's country, with the exception of the Serbian postcard, which consisted of "Welcome to Belgrade" and "Welcome to Serbia" in various languages and the Belgian postcard which was written in the constructed language the Belgian group performed in. The postcards were brought to an end by a stamp with this year's Eurovision logo.
According to RTS the stage represented native identities, history and modern themes, symbols and universally recognised messages. The confluence-themed stage also contained a large number of television and LCD display screens. The stage had settings for all new electronic possibilities including some movable parts of the stage.[16] It was designed by Chicago-based David Cushing.
The first semi-final was created around a city theme. The contest opened with a panorama of the city of Belgrade forming in the stage's background with two waves sliding down the stage to meet in the centre – at the confluence, the overall theme of the contest.
The second semi-final was based around the theme of water, which was enhanced by the look of the stage during the interval act where the water formed the main colours of the stage.
The final was based on the theme of the confluence. Construction of the stage lasted several days and was carried out by various teams from across Europe. Pyrotechnics were heavily used for the entries from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Finland, Germany, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Switzerland. The stage received positive feedback from the media and fans describing it as "one of the best looking stages in the history of the competition".
Format
At a press conference in Helsinki in May 2007, Svante Stockselius, executive supervisor of the Contest for the EBU, announced that the competition's format may be expanded to two semi-finals in 2008 or 2009.[17] On 28 September 2007 it was announced that the EBU had approved the plan of hosting two semi-finals in 2008.[18]
Based on research conducted by the EBU's tele-voting partner Digame, the semi-finalists were sorted into the two heats through the drawing of lots, which was seeded to keep countries that have a significant history of voting for each other apart. Each broadcaster had to broadcast the semi-final in which they took part, with the broadcasting of the other semi-final being optional. The draw for the semi-final allocation occurred in the Belgrade City Hall on Monday 28 January 2008 at 13:00 CET and was conducted by the hosts of the contest Jovana Janković
Željko Joksimović. First, two envelopes with 'Semi-Final 1' and 'Semi-Final 2' were drawn. Then, three countries from each pot were chosen randomly to take part in the first semi-final and the other three in the second one. The country left in Pot 5 took part in the first envelope that is drawn. While, the country left in Pot 6 in the second one.[19]
The automatic finalist countries chose whether they would broadcast both semi-finals or just one, but viewers from these countries could only vote in one. From the draw conducted, it was decided which of the five finalist countries would broadcast and have voting rights in either of the events. The semi-finals were webcast live through Eurovision.tv.[20] The top nine songs from the televoting qualified for the final, and a tenth was determined by the back-up juries. Twenty-five songs competed in the final.[21]
Semi-final allocation
On 24 January 2008, all 38 countries in the semi-finals were separated into the following pots based on voting history and geographical location:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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| Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Running order
The draw to decide the running order of the songs in each Semi-Final and the Final was conducted at the Heads of Delegation meeting on 17 March 2008.[22]
Participating countries
On 21 December 2007, the EBU confirmed that 43 countries would be present in Belgrade.[23] San Marino, as well as the newest EBU member, Azerbaijan, made its debut at the 2008 contest. Austria did not compete; its broadcaster, ORF, said "we've already seen in 2007 that it's not the quality of the song, but the country of origin that determines the decision."[4] Italy, which had not competed since 1997, and which would have been an automatic finalist, was again absent. Slovakia was absent due to budget problems.
The following countries competed in two semi-finals which were broadcast live on Tuesday 20 May and Thursday 22 May 2008. In addition to this, automatic finalists Germany and Spain exercised voting rights at the first semi-final. France, the United Kingdom and Serbia exercised voting rights at the second semi-final. Spain and France each broadcast only the semi-final in which they participated; Germany, Serbia and the UK screened both semi-finals (with Germany broadcasting on a delay).
Results
Semi-final 1
- The first semi-final was held on 20 May 2008.
- Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final.
- Flax denotes the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final.
Semi-final 2
- The second semi-final was held on 22 May 2008
- The United Kingdom, France and Serbia voted in this semi-final.
- Flax denotes the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final.
Final
The finalists were:
- the big four France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom
- the host country Serbia
- the top nine countries from the first semi-final plus one wildcard from the juries (marked in flax)
- the top nine countries from the second semi-final plus one wildcard from the juries (marked in flax)
The final was held on 24 May 2008 and was won by Russia.
Voting during the final
The voting order and spokespersons during the final were as follows:[25]
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United Kingdom – Carrie Grant[26]
(UK representative in the 1983 Contest as part of Sweet Dreams) -
Macedonia – Ognen Janeski[27] -
Ukraine – Marysya Horobets -
Germany – Thomas Hermanns[28] -
Estonia – Sahlene[29]
(Estonian representative in the 2002 Contest) -
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Melina Garibović[30] -
Albania – Leon Menkshi -
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Belgium – Sandrine van Handenhoven[31] - San Marino – Roberto Moretti
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Latvia – Kristīne Virsnīte[32] -
Bulgaria – Valentina Voykova -
Serbia – Dušica Spasić[33] -
Israel – Noa Barak-Weshler -
Cyprus – Hristina Marouhou[34] -
Moldova – Vitalie Rotaru -
Iceland – Brynja Þorgeirsdóttir -
France – Cyril Hanouna[35] -
Romania – Alina Sorescu -
Portugal – Sabrina[36]
(Portuguese representative in the 2007 Contest) -
Norway – Stian Barsnes Simonsen
(Co-Presenter of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004) -
Hungary – Éva Novodomszky -
Andorra – Alfred Llahí -
Poland – Radek Brzózka[37] -
Slovenia – Peter Poles[38] -
Armenia – Hrachuhi Utmazyan -
Czech Republic – Petra Šubrtová -
Spain – Ainhoa Arbizu[39] -
Netherlands – Esther Hart[40]
(Dutch representative in the 2003 Contest) -
Turkey – Meltem Ersan Yazgan[41] -
Malta – Moira Delia[42]
(Presenter of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014) -
Ireland – Niamh Kavanagh[43]
(Winner of the 1993 and representative in the 2010 Contest) -
Switzerland – Cécile Bähler[44] - Azerbaijan – Leyla Aliyeva[45]
(Co-Presenter of the 2012 Contest) -
Greece – Alexis Kostalas[46] -
Finland – Mikko Leppilampi[47]
(Co-Presenter of the 2007 Contest) -
Croatia – Barbara Kolar -
Sweden – Björn Gustafsson[48] -
Belarus – Olga Barabanschikova -
Lithuania - Rolandas Vilkončius - Russia – Oxana Fedorova
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Montenegro – Nina Radulović[33] -
Georgia – Tika Patsatsia[49] -
Denmark – Maria Montell
Scoreboards
Semi-final 1
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| Israel | 104 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Estonia | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 36 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| San Marino | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 16 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 96 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Slovenia | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Norway | 106 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Poland | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | 22 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Andorra | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Armenia | 139 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Netherlands | 27 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Finland | 79 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Romania | 94 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Russia | 135 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Greece | 156 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | ||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the first semi-final:
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| 5 | Armenia | Belgium, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Russia |
| 4 | Greece | Azerbaijan, Germany, Romania, San Marino |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Montenegro, Norway, Slovenia |
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| Finland | Andorra, Estonia | |
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| Andorra | Spain | |
| Montenegro | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Norway | Finland | |
| Poland | Ireland | |
| Romania | Moldova |
Semi-final 2
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Iceland | 68 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |||||||
| Sweden | 54 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 85 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Ukraine | 152 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Lithuania | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland | 47 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 27 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 86 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Croatia | 112 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 56 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| Denmark | 112 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Georgia | 107 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| Hungary | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta | 38 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | 64 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 120 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7 | |||||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the second semi-final:
| N. | Contestant | Voting nation |
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| 6 | Ukraine | Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Portugal, Turkey |
| 3 | Denmark | Hungary, Iceland, Sweden |
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| Georgia | Cyprus, Ukraine | |
| Macedonia | Croatia, Serbia | |
| Portugal | France, Switzerland | |
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| Albania | Macedonia | |
| Cyprus | United Kingdom | |
| Latvia | Lithuania | |
| Lithuania | Latvia | |
| Sweden | Denmark | |
| Switzerland | Malta | |
| Turkey | Albania |
Final
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Romania | 45 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 14 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 55 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 14 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armenia | 199 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 110 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 124 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 35 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 44 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 14 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 64 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 138 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 69 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 83 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 47 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 60 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 83 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 230 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 47 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 132 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 218 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| Spain | 55 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 160 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 272 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| Norway | 182 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||
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12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
| N. | Contestant | Voting nation |
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| 8 | Armenia | Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Russia |
| 7 | Russia | Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine |
| 6 | Greece | Albania, Cyprus, Germany, Romania, San Marino, United Kingdom |
| 4 | Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Switzerland |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | Hungary, Turkey |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia, Serbia | |
| Denmark | Iceland, Norway | |
| Norway | Finland, Sweden | |
| Romania | Moldova, Spain | |
| 1 | Albania | Macedonia |
| Germany | Bulgaria | |
| Iceland | Denmark | |
| Latvia | Ireland | |
| Spain | Andorra | |
| Sweden | Malta | |
| Turkey | Azerbaijan | |
| Ukraine | Portugal |
Other Awards
Marcel Bezençon Awards
The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honoring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman (Sweden's representative in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest and current Head of Delegation for Sweden) and Richard Herrey (member of the Herreys, Eurovision Song Contest 1984 winner from Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon.[50] For the only time, the awards were divided into 4 categories; Press Award; Poplight Fan Award; Artistic Award; and Composer Award.[51]
| Category | Country | Song | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | Final result | Points |
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| Artists Award (Voted by previous winners) |
Ukraine |
"Shady Lady" | Ani Lorak | Philipp Kirkorov, Dimitris Kontopoulos Karen Kavaleryan |
2nd | 230 |
| Composer Award | Romania |
"Pe-o margine de lume" | Nico and Vlad | Andrei Tudor Andreea Andrei, Adina Şuteu |
20th | 45 |
| Poplight Fan Award (voted by fans on the Swedish website poplight.se)[52] |
Armenia |
"Qélé, Qélé" | Sirusho | H.A. Der-Hovagimian Sirusho |
4th | 199 |
| Press Award | Portugal |
"Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" | Vânia Fernandes | Andrej Babić Carlos Coelho |
13th | 69 |
OGAE
Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (more commonly known as OGAE) is an international organisation that was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jari-Pekka Koikkalainen.[53] The organisation consists of a network of 40 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, and is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profitable company.[54] In what has become an annual tradition for the OGAE fan clubs, a voting poll was opened allowing members from different clubs around the world to vote for their favourite songs of the 2008 contest. Below is the top five overall results, after all the votes had been cast.[55]
| Country | Song | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | OGAE result |
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| Sweden |
"Hero" | Charlotte Perrelli | Bobby Ljunggren, Fredrik Kempe | 308 |
| Switzerland |
"Era stupendo" | Paolo Meneguzzi | Paolo Meneguzzi, Mattias Brånn, Vincenzo Incenzo | 216 |
| Serbia |
"Oro" | Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić | Željko Joksimović, Dejan Ivanović | 178 |
| Iceland |
"This Is My Life" | Eurobandið | Örlygur Smári, Paul Oscar, Peter Fenner | 145 |
| Norway |
"Hold On Be Strong" | Maria Haukaas Storeng | Mira Craig | |
Barbara Dex Award
The Barbara Dex Award has been annually awarded by the fan website House of Eurovision since 1997, and is a humorous award given to the worst dressed artist each year in the contest. It is named after the Belgian artist, Barbara Dex, who came last in the 1993 contest, in which she wore her own self designed dress.
| Country | Song | Performer(s) | Composer(s) |
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| Andorra |
"Casanova" | Gisela | Jordi Cubino |
Broadcasting
Semi-finals broadcasts
As stated above, a country only has to broadcast the final and the semi-final when it is one of the competitors or voters. The United Kingdom,[56] San Marino, Greece, Croatia,[57] Ireland, Germany,[58] the Netherlands,[59] Norway,[60] Malta,[61] Serbia,[62] Finland,[63] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[64] Denmark,[65] Portugal,[66] Cyprus,[67] Israel,[68] Estonia,[69] Turkey,[70] Latvia,[71] Slovenia,[72] Russia,[73] Ukraine,[74] Lithuania, the Czech Republic,[75] Andorra,[76] Albania,[77] Bulgaria, Iceland,[78] Sweden,[79] Romania[80] and Australia confirmed they would broadcast both semi-finals (some in delay and some live).
International broadcasts
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Australia - Although Australia was not eligible to enter, the contest was broadcast on SBS. The first semi-final was broadcast on Friday 23 May at 19:30 local time, with the second semi-final on Saturday 24 May 2008 at 19:30 local time, and the Final on Sunday 25 May 2008 at 19:30 local time,[81] amongst a weekend of Eurovision-themed programming.[82] SBS local host, Julia Zemiro, provided introductory and concluding segments with SBS otherwise broadcasting the BBC's coverage and commentary.[83] In recent years the contest has been one of SBS's highest-rating programmes in terms of viewer numbers.[84] The final rated well for SBS with 427,000 viewers tuning in for the final with 421,000 for the second semi-final and 272,000 for the first semi-final.[85]
- Austria
- In Austria, ORF broadcast the contest live and received extremely high TV ratings, despite its withdrawal. However, it did not broadcast the semifinals on 20 and 22 May, though Austrians were able to watch these on German television via ARD.[86]
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Italy - No Italian broadcaster proper showed the contest, but San Marinese SMRTV, which broadcast live the full event on both TV and radio, is available in some parts of Italy: Romagna (and a small part of Emilia, including Bologna), northern Marche, and southern Veneto, including Venice.[87]
- Worldwide
- A live broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest was available worldwide via satellite through European streams such as TVRi, ERT World, ARMTV, TVE Internacional, TRT International, TVP Polonia, RTP Internacional, RTS Sat and SVT Europa. The official Eurovision Song Contest website also provided a live stream without commentary via the peer to peer medium Octoshape.
High-definition broadcasts
RTS broadcast the event in 1080i high-definition (HD) and 5.1 Surround Sound. The new high-definition television system was in place at the Belgrade Arena by April 2008.[88] This is the second year that the event was broadcast live in HD. BBC HD broadcast the contest in High Definition in the United Kingdom. Swedish broadcaster SVT broadcast both the semi-final and the final on their HD-channel SVT HD. Lithuanian broadcaster LRT broadcast both the semi-final and the final in 1080i high-definition (HD) on their channel LTV. The same occurred on Swiss HD channel HD suisse; on this channel viewers were able to choose the language of the commentary while viewing a semi-final or final of the Eurovision Song Contest. However, all other countries broadcast the show only in standard definition, and the event will only be available to buy on a standard-definition DVD; it will not be released on Blu-ray Disc.
Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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| Roberto Meloni (part of Pirates of the Sea) | Latvia |
2007 (part of Bonaparti.lv) |
| Dima Bilan | Russia |
2006 (Runner-up) |
| Charlotte Perrelli | Sweden |
1999 (winner, as Charlotte Nilsson) |
Commentators
- Albania – Leon Menkshi (TVSH)
- Andorra – Meri Picart and Josep Lluís Trabal (RTVA)
- Armenia – Felix Khacatryan and Hrachuhi Utmazyan
- Australia (Non-participating country) – Julia Zemiro (SBS)[84]
- Austria (Non-participating country) – Andi Knoll (ORF2)[89]
- Azerbaijan – Isa Melikov and Hüsniyyə Məhərrəmova (İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti)
- Belarus – Denis Kurian and Alexander Tikhanovich (Belarus 1)
- Belgium – Dutch: Bart Peeters and André Vermeulen (één),[90] Michel Follet and Sven Pichal (Radio 2), French: Jean-Louis Lahaye and Jean-Pierre Hautier (La Une),[91] Patrick Duhamel and Corinne Boulangier (La Première)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Dejan Kukrić (BHT1)[92]
- Bulgaria – Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
- Croatia – Duško Ćurlić[93]
- Cyprus – Melina Karageorgiou (RIK 1)[94]
- Czech Republic – Kateřina Kristelová (ČT1)[95]
- Denmark – Nicolaj Molbech (DR1)[96]
- Estonia – Marko Reikop[29]
- Finland – Finnish: Jaana Pelkonen, Mikko Peltola and Asko Murtomäki (YLE TV2), Sanna Kojo & Jorma Hietamäki (YLE Radio Suomi),[97] Swedish: Thomas Lundin (YLE FST5)
- France – Peggy Olmi and Yann Renoard (semi-final, France 4), Jean-Paul Gaultier and Julien Lepers (final, France 3),[98] François Kevorkian (final, France Bleu)
- Georgia – Bibi Kvachadze
- Germany – Peter Urban (Das Erste),[99] Tim Frühling (hr3)[100] and Thomas Mohr (NDR 2)[101]
- Greece – Maggira Sisters (NET)[102]
- Hungary – Gábor Gundel Takács[103] (m1, seond semi-final, final)
- Iceland – Sigmar Guðmundsson (Sjónvarpið)[104]
- Ireland – Marty Whelan (RTÉ One)[105][106] and Larry Gogan (RTÉ Radio 1)[107]
- Israel – No commentator
- Latvia – Kārlis Streips
- Lithuania – Darius Užkuraitis
- Macedonia – Milanka Rasic
- Malta – Eileen Montesin[108]
- Moldova – Lucia Danu and Vitalie Rotaru
- Montenegro – Dražen Bauković and Tamara Ivanković (TVCG2)
- Netherlands – Cornald Maas (Nederland 1)[109]
- Norway – Hanne Hoftun and Per Sundnes (NRK1)[110]
- Poland – Artur Orzech (TVP1)[111]
- Portugal – Isabel Angelino (RTP1)[112]
- Romania – Andreea Demirgian and Leonard Miron (TVR1)
- Russia – Dmitry Guberniev and Olga Shelest (Rossiya 1)
- San Marino – Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo (for both radio and TV)
- Serbia – Dragan Ilić and Mladen Popović (RTS1)[113]
- Slovenia – Andrej Hofer[114]
- Spain – José Luis Uribarri (La 1)[115]
- Sweden – Kristian Luuk and Josef Sterzenbach (semi-final),[116] Kristian Luuk, Josef Sterzenbach and a brief appearance by Carl Bildt (SVT1) (final),[117] Carolina Norén (SR P3)[118]
- Switzerland – German: Patrick Hässig (First Semi-Final) and Sven Epiney (Second Semi-Final and Final), (SF zwei),[44] Italian: Sandy Altermatt (TSI 2). French: Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner (French), (TSR 1)[119]
- Turkey – Bülend Özveren (TRT 1)[120]
- Ukraine – Tymur Miroshnychenko (First National Channel)
- United Kingdom – Paddy O'Connell and Caroline Flack (BBC Three) (semi-finals),[121] Terry Wogan (BBC One), and Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2) (final)[122]
Official album
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| Compilation album by Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
| Released | 12 May 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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| Label | EMI, CMC | |||
| Eurovision Song Contest chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest: Belgrade 2008 was the official compilation album of the 2008 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 12 May 2008.The album featured all 43 songs that entered in the 2008 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final.[123]
Notes
- A ^ "Irelande Douze Pointe" is mostly in English, but includes words and phrases in French, German, Italian and Spanish.
- C ^ Vodka" is in English, but also includes 2 Russian words excluding 'vodka': На здоровье/Na zdorovye (Cheers).
- D ^ Poland, the United Kingdom and Germany all received a total of 14 points. Whilst the rules of the contest describe mechanisms to break a tie should it be for first place, it is ambiguous as to whether the procedure applies to other rankings. Should the rules apply, Germany having received more twelve points than the others would be ranked 23rd, Poland having scored more ten points than the UK would be ranked 24th, leaving the UK in 25th and last place. A table located at the contest's official website, Eurovision.tv, shows the ties as broken, however in all previous years the same source has shown unbroken ties. Since 2009 the rules have stated that all ties, regardless of position, are now broken.[124]
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