Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 is a annual song contest held by the country who won the previous year. In 2007 Serbias entry "Molitva" sanged by Marija Šerifović won so theirby this years Eurovision Song Contest is held in the capital of Belgrade. The song contest is split into two semifinals for the first time this year where 19 countries in each semifinal sing it out for the 10 spots to the final. The first semifinal is held on may 20, second semifinal on may 22 and the big finale on may 24.
Only the "Big 4" are already qualified to the final along with last years winner Serbia. The four contains Germany,Spain, United Kingdom and France.
In the end Russia won with Believe sang by Dima Bilan.
Their is expected to be about 250 million viewers watching the song contests final.
[change] Semi-finals
[change] Semi-final 1
The first semi-final will be held on 20 May 2008.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Template:Inesc | Serbian | Stefan Filipović | Zauvijek volim te | I Love You Forever | - | - |
| 02 | Template:Inesc | Hebrew, English | Boaz | The Fire In Your Eyes | - | - | - |
| 03 | Template:Inesc | Serbian, German, Finnish | Kreisiraadio | Leto svet | Summer Light | - | - |
| 04 | Template:Inesc | English | Geta Burlacu | A Century of Love | - | - | - |
| 05 | Template:Inesc | Italian | Miodio | Complice | Accomplice | - | - |
| 06 | Template:Inesc | Imaginary | Ishtar | O Julissi | - | - | - |
| 07 | Template:Inesc | English | Elnur and Samir | Day After Day | - | - | - |
| 08 | Template:Inesc | Slovene | Rebeka Dremelj | Vrag naj vzame | To Hell With It | - | - |
| 09 | Template:Inesc | English | Maria Haukaas Storeng | Hold On Be Strong | - | - | - |
| 10 | Template:Inesc | English | Isis Gee | For Life | - | - | - |
| 11 | Template:Inesc | English[1] | Dustin the Turkey | Irlande Douze Pointe | Ireland, Twelve Points | - | - |
| 12 | Template:Inesc | English, Catalan | Gisela | Casanova | - | - | - |
| 13 | Template:Inesc | Bosnian | Laka | Pokušaj | Try | - | - |
| 14 | Template:Inesc | English, Armenian | Sirusho | Qele Qele | Come On, Come On | - | - |
| 15 | Template:Inesc | English | Hind | Your Heart Belongs To Me | - | - | - |
| 16 | Template:Inesc | Finnish | Teräsbetoni | Missä miehet ratsastaa | Where Men Ride | - | - |
| 17 | Template:Inesc | Romanian, Italian | Nico and Vlad | Pe-o Margine de Lume | On the Edge of the World | - | - |
| 18 | Template:Inesc | English | Dima Bilan | Believe | - | - | - |
| 19 | Template:Inesc | English | Kalomira | Secret Combination | - | - | - |
[change] Semi-final 2
The second semi-final will be held on 22 May 2008.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Template:Inesc | English | Euroband | This Is My Life | - | - | - |
| 02 | Template:Inesc | English | Charlotte Perrelli | Hero | - | - | - |
| 03 | Template:Inesc | Turkish | Mor ve Ötesi | Deli | Crazy[2] | - | - |
| 04 | Template:Inesc | English | Ani Lorak | Shady Lady | - | - | - |
| 05 | Template:Inesc | English | Jeronimas Milius | Nomads In The Night | - | - | - |
| 06 | Template:Inesc | Albanian | Olta Boka | Zemrën E Lamë Peng | We Pledged Our Hearts | - | - |
| 07 | Template:Inesc | Italian | Paolo Meneguzzi | Era stupendo | It Was Wonderful | - | - |
| 08 | Template:Inesc | English | Tereza Kerndlová | Have Some Fun | - | - | - |
| 09 | Template:Inesc | English[3] | Ruslan Alehno | Hasta La Vista | See You Later | - | - |
| 10 | Template:Inesc | English | Pirates of the Sea | Wolves of the Sea | - | - | - |
| 11 | Template:Inesc | Croatian | Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents | Romanca | Romance | - | - |
| 12 | Bulgaria|y=2008}} | English | Deep Zone and Balthazar | DJ, Take Me Away | - | - | - |
| 13 | Denmark|y=2008}} | English | Simon Mathew | All Night Long | - | - | - |
| 14 | Georgia|y=2008}} | English | Diana Gurtskaya | Peace Will Come | - | - | - |
| 15 | Hungary|y=2008}} | English, Hungarian | Csézy | Candlelight | - | - | - |
| 16 | Malta|y=2008}} | English[4] | Morena | Vodka | - | - | - |
| 17 | Cyprus|y=2008}} | Greek | Evdokia Kadi | Femme Fatale | Fatal Woman | - | - |
| 18 | FYR Macedonia|name=FYR Macedonia|y=2008}} | English | Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan | Let Me Love You | - | - | |
| 19 | Portugal|y=2008}} | Portuguese | Vânia Fernandes | Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas) | Lady of the Sea (Dark Waters) | - | - |
The final will be held on 24 May 2008.
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 02 | Template:Inesc | English | Andy Abraham | Even If | - | - | - |
| 03 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 04 | Template:Inesc | English | No Angels | Disappear | - | - | - |
| 05 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 06 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 07 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 08 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 09 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 10 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 11 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 12 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 13 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 14 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 15 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 16 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 17 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 18 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 19 | Template:Inesc | English, French | Sébastien Tellier | Divine | - | - | - |
| 20 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 21 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 22 | Template:Inesc | Spanish, English | Rodolfo Chikilicuatre | Baila el Chiki Chiki | Dance the Chiki Chiki | - | - |
| 23 | Template:Inesc | Serbian | Jelena Tomašević and Bora Dugić | Oro | - | - | - |
| 24 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
| 25 | SF Qualifier | - | SF Qualifier | SF Qualifier | - | - | - |
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