Our guide to the 2018 Semi 2 Eurovision contestants. Somehow you can't quite imagine Sir Terry enjoying it this much. Cute girl? See: Semi Finals Semi-finals were introduced in 2004 to . Wait, whoa, seriously?!? Sven Stojanovic No, wait, scrub that. Svante Stockselius Finally the minute-and-a-half introduction has been hacked to within an inch of its life. [7] Olta Boka emerged as the winner with "Zemrn e lam peng" and was simultaneously announced as Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Our hosts then take a moment to plug the official DVD and CD; though interestingly they did not say where you can obtain these. You want it cheesy ('cos it is Eurovision)? Length of show, interval and voting procedure. results of the first semi final 1st greece 156 2nd armenia 139 3rd russia 135 4th norway 106 5th israel 104 6th azerbaijan 96 7th romania 94 8th finland 79 9th bosnia & herzegovina 72 10th. Semi Final 1 . I was asked by somebody if I ever tactfully 'edit' my pick of the ones I like between making my choice and publishing the review, in lieu of who actually wins. [3] The competition consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 15 December, respectively, and the grand final on 16 December 2007. The contest was the first to have two semi-finals, because of so many contestants. but I think I summed it up perfectly well in the second sentence of this review! I did predict that its clashing styles wouldn't go down well. The 2010 Eurovision Song Contest already has a theme art and a slogan: Share the moment. Georgia Prior to the 2008 contest, Albania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest four times since its first entry in 2004. -- I didn't think it would be possible to make it worse than last year. [3] The winner was determined by the combination of the votes from a seven-member jury, consisting of Agim Krajka, David Tukiqi, Gjergj Leka, Gjergj Xhuvani, Rudina Magjistari, Baton Haxhia and Alban Skenderi. This is our last time with them as "Sir Terry Wogan" will be hosting the programme on Saturday. Next As always, the basis of this write-up is written as the contest in progressing; followed by a number of tweaks to make my hastily-jotted notes more readable! All countries participating in Semi-final 1 voted, along with the pre-qualified countries Germany and Spain, Opening act: Video killed a radio star performanceInterval act: Slobodan Trkulja, Metropole Orkest, Balkanopolis, Novak Djokovic, The largest number of nations to take part was 43 in 2008, 2011 and 2018, There have been five barefoot winners in Eurovision history: Sandie Shaw (1967), Sertab Erener (2003), Dima Bilan (2008), Loreen (2012) and Emmelie De Forest (2013), Three of the songs sent to Eurovision have been in made up languages. Only the host country (Serbia) and the members of the Big Four were allowed guaranteed spots in the grand final. Then a bloke with a horse's rear and a screechy woman. Don't these two look happy with life? Concursul Muzical Eurovision 2010 a fost a 55-a ediie a Concursului Muzical Eurovision.Competiia a avut loc n arena Telenor, n suburbia municipal Brum, Akershus, care e situat n partea de vest a zonei metropolitane a capitalei Norvegiei, Oslo.Acest fapt a fost determinat de victoria lui Alexander Rybak la Concursul din 2009 cu melodia Fairytale". Oh, now you're just taking the **** Armenia But I can't, so you'll see me slowly losing my mind and then writing rubbish like this paragraph! I'm not going to list my top three most disliked. Result of with details. Iceland I also have good hopes for the UK entry. [9] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Four", consisting of France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, were required to qualify from one of the two semi-finals to compete for the grand final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final of the contest. (the second semi is on France4). Interval Act It may be that the songs I love don't pass into the final (in semis gone by, I could name several bad songs that passed and good songs that failed We Are The Winners vs Comme Si, Comme a for an example!). And now as the dust settles after the big Grand Final the results from the Eurovision semi-final 1 have been released!! The draw for the semi-final allocation occurred in the City Assembly of Belgrade on Monday 28 January 2008 at 13:00 CET and was conducted by the hosts of the contest Jovana Jankovi and eljko Joksimovi . Paddy brought up an interesting question - if there were six performers and a puppet (presumably with a puppeteer), surely that's seven people on-stage? Thing is, you can't complain that the voting is politically biased while then refusing to show the semi-final you don't have any influence in. And here are the Bosnian performers at a press conference: The final picture is one I really like. France's odd offering, are they aiming for the revered "null pwah"? The Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 was held in Belgrade, Serbia thanks to Marija, who won the previous contest with the song Molitva. I don't want to toot my horn (too much!) Contents. I'll await Sir Terry talking about eastern bloc voting if anybody to the right of Iceland should win . This is followed by a preview of The Big Four and Serbia, the countries who will be in the final no matter what happens on Thursday. A wish. Acts Just so long as they aren't last in the final. (Dima there barefoot, yikes!). Do you have to take a quarter of the screen area with the brash subs? N/A Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi-final 1 result: Greece got 156 points and won Semi-final 1 with the song "Secret Combination" performed by Kalomira. ", "Eurovision 2008: The final 25 in running order", "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Belgrade 2008", "Results of the Grand Final of Belgrade 2008", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2008&oldid=1106797077, This page was last edited on 26 August 2022, at 14:10. It was like those "Blue Man" Intel adverts from the late '90s. Performing during the show in position 11, "Irelande Douze Pointe" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. Turkey Like most rock songs, TFC opens well. Presenter(s) Semi-finals were introduced in 2004 to cope with the influx of new countries arriving since 1993. If you don't know the song, go look for a copy. Host Information A winner? The second Semi-Final had as a main theme the theme of water. I would actually really like Croatia or Bosnia to win it. Or has he just lost the plot? Dima Bilan, performing the winner's reprise. Participating Countries If you listen carefully you would make out familiar sounds coming from the brass band. [1] The nation's highest placing in the contest, to this point, had been the seventh place, which it achieved in 2004 with the song "The Image of You" performed by Anjeza Shahini. TheEurovision Song Contest in 2008 was held in Belgrade, Serbiathanks to Marija, who won the previous contest with the song Molitva. RTSH organised the 46th edition of Festivali i Kngs to determine Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. No. Events. Serbian, German & Finnish English Leto svet Ko ja sam? Don't miss Eurovision 9-13 May on SBS. Welcome to the Eurovision Song Contest Database. The song itself is mysterious - is he mourning a lost love, a lost civilisation, a lost planet? The remaining 35 countries have to be reduced to 20 via the two semi-finals. List of events with details. Semi-final 1: Metropole Orkest, Slobodan Trkulja, Balkanopolis, Novak DjokovicSemi-final 2: National Theatre in Belgrade performance, Lys AssiaFinal: Goran Bregovi performance, Vlade Divac The first Semi-Final had the theme of "City" as its main theme. By now we ought to be used to some quirky things from the ex-Yugoslav countries. When the chorus kicks in, we're back to a repeat of the opening riff. That would be nice. We then progress to the vocal which is high pitched without being all Justin Hawkins about it. Eurovision Song Contest Host Broadcaster To this point, the nation had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest four times since its first entry in 2004. He is giving her an apple. The proper version of the song runs in at five-odd minutes. Ireland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2008. 2007 Director [15][16], The tables below visualise a breakdown of points awarded to Albania in the second semi-final and grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, as well as by the nation on both occasions. Delegations Modific text. encyclopedia Jump navigation Jump search Overview the role Germany the Eurovision Song Contest.mw parser output .infobox subbox padding border none margin 3px width auto min width 100 font size 100 clear none float. It is bright, colourful, but seems to be small compared to, say, Greece's open layout. At some later stage I will probably listen to the songs again, and if I decide to flesh out a review with more information (giving nothing away, of course!) Eurovision Song Contest Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. I was wrong On the right in a five-minute mock-up of what I think a more acceptable subtitle would look like. Lisa Andreas la Istanbul ( 2004) Executive Supervisor Because each country can only vote in one of the semi finals, a number of broadcasters are not bothering to show the semi that they cannot vote in. I'd be happy to see either of these win. Oh yeah, pretty girl wailing. Scoreboard Detailed voting results. In between, we saw grown Latvian men singing about eating salad, Austrians performing . Makes you feel better? Its selected entry was chosen through the national selection competition Festivali i Kngs organised by Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) in December 2007. I think it is some sort of brass instrument, but it's the kind of song that makes you want to jump up and play air guitar (best if you're on your own for this). Back to the Eurovision 2008 index Azerbaijan When it comes down to choosing an actual winner, it depends an awful lot on which direction the voting will go in. A quick visit to the Green Room, then the envelope lady appears. meet. Go figure! We have a quick chat with Paddy and Caroline as the contest actually finished a minute early. Basically by splitting up countries that typically vote for each other they hope to have a more balanced final. Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Russia [1] Albania's national broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), has organised Festivali i Kngs since its inauguration in 1962. The long intro works quite well for the song, but it wouldn't be useful within Eurovision's time limitation. For this not to have passed would have been a travesty. Estonia finished 18th at Eurovision 2008 Semi-final 1 with 8 points. But this isn't a problem. Can't you make it a little more subtle? Because each country can only vote in one of the semi finals, a number of broadcasters are not bothering to show the semi that they cannot vote in. The theme depicts a series of spheres representing people gathering together to enjoy a unique moment that is followed by more than 100 million viewers across the continent and beyond. It was later revealed that Iceland placed . Welcome to Semi Final 1 of Alternative Eurovision Magic Circus Show 1 which is held in Viana Do Castelo, Portugal after Nuno (AESC Portuguese HoD) won the . Eurovision 2008 results: All the voting and points from Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade. Twenty-five songs competed in the final. Cel mai bun rezultat al Ciprului, locul 2, a fost obinut n 2018 unde ara a fost reprezentat de Eleni Foureira. Not a word you'll hear very often. Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - Grand Final - Full Show, Semi-final 1: Metropole Orkest, Slobodan Trkulja, Balkanopolis, Novak Djokovic, Semis: 9 qualifiers are selected through the televote, while the 10th is selected by a back-up jury. Whoa! [17][18], Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, "Watch now: Albania's Festivali i Kngs 56 kicks off with semi-final 1", "Albania: Festivali i Kenges dates and line-up", "Albania: Festivali i Kngs, a new formula", "Albania: novelties and guests announced", "Albanian jury picks Olta Boka for Belgrade", "Two Semi-Finals Eurovision Song Contest in 2008", "Semi-Final Allocation Draw: the outcome! 24 May 2008 This isn't like a sugar high that is followed by the sugar crash. Contents move to sidebar hide Beginning 1 Results Toggle Results subsection 1.1 Semi-final 1 1.2 Semi-final 2 1.3 Final 2 References Toggle the table of contents Eurovision Song Contest 2016 65 languages Azrbaycanca Bosanski Catal etina Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti English Espaol . Bloody hell!!! Our BBC commentators are Paddy O'Connell and Caroline Flack. Frn debuten 2006 fram t.o.m. awesome! It takes more than a minute and I bet people were more confused afterwards! The United Kingdom, France and Serbia voted in this semi final, which was held on 22 May 2008, and the top nine countries qualified to the Grand Final through the televote, and one was picked by the Jury (highlighted in turquoise). Austria Earlier this year, ERR the national broadcaster of Estonia confirmed their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 to be held in the United Kingdom next May. What I will say is that it looks as if France's entry (something like Jesus-meets-TeenWolf) will be misunderstood again, while Spain looks to have entered a comedy song. Date: Tuesday 20 May 2008Location: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, SerbiaBroadcaster: RTSHosts: Jovana Jankovi & eljko JoksimoviSlogan: Confluence of Sound, Qualification: The best 10 songs qualified for the Grand Final, Voting: 9 best televoting songs + 1 best jury song (which was not among the 9 televoting songs) qualified for the Grand Final. I have a song that fits the bill perfectly - "The Final Countdown" by Europe (!). I'd be surprised, unless you feel better by proxy watching severely dysfunctional fictional families going at each other Of the songs that didn't pass into the final, I can't say that I am particularly surprised by Lithuania or the almost soft-porn from the Czech Republic. The song was performed by Vnia Fernandes.The Portuguese broadcaster Rdio e Televiso de Portugal (RTP) organised the national final Festival da Cano 2008 in order to select the Portuguese entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia The Eurovision Song Contest is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, the world's foremost alliance of public service media, representing 112 . And that's just for the first of two semi-finals. RussiaDima Bilan - Believe I can't put an MP3 here for obvious reasons. Based on research conducted by the EBU's televoting 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. Serbia hosted the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in the Belgrade Arena. No Belgium? Results. Number of entries. Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi-final 1 result: Greece got 156 points and won Semi-final 1 with the song "Secret Combination" performed by Kalomira Date: Tuesday 20 May 2008 Location: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Broadcaster: RTS Hosts: Jovana Jankovi & eljko Joksimovi Slogan: Confluence of Sound Qualification: The best 10 songs qualified for the Grand Final Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine have been crowned the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest for 2022!! And that's that. We must not forget that a big chunk of the West (Spain, Germany, France, and the UK) are auto-qualifiers! The voters and winners are supposed to be dispersed to try to get away from the supposed Eastern influence. The night begins with the familiar EBU logo and music, and then it's some artsy-swirly thing with red and blue, looks like flying paint which forms into a treble clef. (Stephanie and Sportacus would have been better). Winner All participating countries voted in the grand final, which was held on 24 May 2008. then I will add this later content in indented blocks so you know it is not "on the night" material. Performing during the show in position 12, "Unbroken" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. If it was possible to record the contest in full quality (like a SkyPlus sort of thing), I'd so watch and review and worry about the pictures later. [4], The semi-finals of Festivali i Kngs took place on 14 December and 15 December 2007, respectively. eljko Joksimovi (left) and Jovana Jonkovi (right). . Returning It is like musical theatre. Given that Finland is in the final, I thought I might as well analyse in more detail what is so bad about this song. [3] The first semi-final featured a guest performance from Albanian rock band Elita 5. Blah blah. You want rock? (in euros at least) Opening Act Finland and Azerbaijan instead?!? My answer to that would be "why?". Of course, how does one define "East"? Raun molim Nestalo mi je plina Mi je plina Dva dupla dobo torta Mahuna, to je dosta To je dosta Leto svet, eto leto svet Leto svet, eto leto svet Leto svet, eto leto svet Yup, it is extremely cheesy, but it is a near-perfect rock song, living up to most (if not all) of the clichs. Back to the Eurovision main index. As always, there are "postcards" in between each song. Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The two contenders, I feel, are going to be Russia (most likely) and Latvia. Just when you think the chorus is the main climax of the song, we're into the instrumental break and they crank those knobs up to 11 Guitars chucking out power chords overlaid on the thematic riff. As always, the result was a combination of jury and televoting. The semi-finals were webcast live through Eurovision.tv. N/A Also stuff on-screen is written in the language of the country to follow Another tiny pause while they explain how to vote, only we can't in this one Suckier channels probably tried to flog their equivalent of DFS sofas. It is a shame about Belarus, though I accept that while the performance was good, the song may have been lacking. Iceland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 21 May 2015. I would be interested to see how the Bulgarian entry fared, score-wise. 22 May 2008 Paddy O'Connell, who has commented a number of times, and newbie Caroline Flack. Voting System It means the votes have been counted, checked, and it is now time to learn which ten of the nineteen songs will progress to the final. . There is a recap of Tuesday's show, as well as some behind the scenes stuff. Mmm, I don't get the attraction of this one. As on Tuesday, eljko Joksimovi (left) and Jovana Jonkovi. Fair enough, I could see this getting through. [2] Since 2003, the winner of the competition has simultaneously won the right to represent Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 September 2007, it was announced that the EBU had approved the plan of hosting two semi-finals in 2008. The artists of Eurovision 2019: Moldova. Some children, then dancers in colour. Yuck, my kitten could rock harder than that with nothing more than an acoustic banjo! Her dress seemed to be open until quite far up in the front, so it's a good thing she was wearing a slip. [7], The grand final of Festivali i Kngs took place on 16 December 2007. Nul Points Konkurransen finner sted i Liverpool i Storbritannia etter at Ukraina, som vant i 2022 med Stefania og Kalush Orchestra, ikke kunne st vertskap p grunn av den russiske invasjonen av Ukraina. While they recap again, I will provide you with my pick of who should progress to the final: Now it is over to the UK contestant, Andy telling us how his week has been so far. In actuality, I think Azerbaijan is sort of Georgia direction, in that bit the other side of the sea where Russia and Iran (Iraq?) This, on my site, may be the first that some Frenchies actually see of the contest. However, they were quickly becoming out of control, as many entries failed as a result of being in a huge semi-final with 100% televote.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. How much are they? Red girls, blue girls. Semi-final 2: Serbia for beginners accompanied by Aleksandar Josipovi as a Master of CeremoniesFinal: Marija erifovi performing Molitva (remix) and "Tell Me Why", Semi-final 2: National Theatre in Belgrade performance, Lys AssiaFinal: Goran Bregovi performance, Vlade Divac, Final: Each country's 10 favourite songs are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through to 1 points based on the televoting. Not in my opinion. While there is a break for adverts, we are introduced to "turbofolk" which is a musical style loved and loathed in equal measure. But this? Due to the introduction of two semi-finals, Albania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the contest, which took place on 22 May 2008. Eurovision Song Contest 2023 blir den 67. utgaven av Eurovision Song Contest, Den europeiske kringkastingsunions (EBU) rlige sangkonkurranse for organisasjonens medlemmer. A quick chat with UK's Andy (as lesser channels go to break). Then the instrumental in the middle has been trimmed. [6] 15 contestants participated in the first semi-final and 14 in the second, with the highlighted ones progressing to the grand final. 43 countries participated and Dima Bilan won it for Russia, with the song Believe, the first time Russia won the contest. I had switched to BBC interactive (one of the BBC streams, easy to switch with a freebie-TV receiver, takes a bit longer if you have to go the red button route). Voting The opening act tonight is called, according to commentator Caroline, "Serbia for beginners". It all comes together to promote the theme of this year's competition - "Confluence of Sound". Nick Taylor on [CRACKED] Eurovision 2008 Semi Final 1. eurovision semi final, eurovision semi final 2, eurovision semi final 1, eurovision semi final allocation draw, eurovision semi finals 2022, eurovision semi final 2021, eurovision semi final 1 running order, eurovision semi final 2 lineup, eurovision semi final 1 odds, eurovision semi final 2 odds 0b8e93504b Who gave points to Estonia at Eurovision 2008? The song itself was quite catchy (verging on being oddly captivating), but I have a horrible suspicion that I really don't want to know what the words actually mean! If you do, we'll continue [and if you have it in your vinyl collection, give it a spin and relive some old memories]. "Waterloo", for example. -- First, two envelopes with 'Semi-Final 1' and 'Semi-Final 2' were drawn. Now compare Miss Miehet Ratsastaa Will this be second time lucky for Dima? The very first thing we see is our two BBC commentators. But if it wasn't for Norway and Finland, this lot would all be from the east. Instead we have various Serbs doing stuff in a stage (lifting weights, kissing, etc) and their clothing meets to form the flag of the country coming up. Then maybe I can enjoy the contest and understand the songs. Tone it down, shift it a further the screen, and how about a bit of transparency so that the competition shows though? Oh well. All participants with results of with details. The contest was the first to have two semi-finals, because of so many contestants. It'll be similar in other countries. I think, if his performance is outstanding, he'll be at the good end of the scoreboard. Each colour relates to a river. [3] The three live shows were hosted by Albanian singer Elsa Lila and composer Pirro ako. Confluence of Sound Introduction; Songs 1-5: . Armenien blev det frsta land frn Kaukasus att medverka i Eurovision. More recently ERR announced the return of Eesti Laul to select the entry, as well as changes to return to the two Semi-Final format.After going through over 200 submissions, tonight during Ringvaade, ERR has revealed the . The commentator Caroline Flack bopping away to a song in the commentary booth, Paddy playing with the light. The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The second Semi Final. RTS Fine. Semi-final 1: Video Killed The Radio Star performanceSemi-final 2: Serbia for beginners accompanied by Aleksandar Josipovi as a Master of CeremoniesFinal: Marija erifovi performing Molitva (remix) and "Tell Me Why" You know what this means. 2010 gjorde Armenien mycket starkt ifrn sig d man slutade inom topp tio samtliga r. [11] On 28 January 2008, a special allocation draw was held that placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, with Albania being placed into the second, to be held on 22 May. Debuting I suppose if a 'novelty act' should make it to the final, better this than Ireland Douze Pointe. Mellan 2009 och 2013 slutade Azerbajdzjan inom topp fem alla r (1:a 2011, 2:a 2013, 3:a 2009, 4:a 2012, 5:a 2010 ). Ukraine originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Solovey" written by Taras Shevchenko and Kateryna Pavlenko.The song was performed by the band Go_A.Ukraine returned to the Eurovision Song Contest, after the nation withdrew in 2019 due to contractual disagreements with their chosen representative 2019 due to In case you don't know the name, he's only the world male figure skating champion (and has held that title for a billion years). [10], With the introduction of two semi-finals for the Eurovision Song Contest, Albania was required to compete in one of the two. Jovana Jankovi & eljko Joksimovi Venue Tonight, the first 17 of them competed for 10 spots in the final. Totally, their clothes and skin coloured red or blue. [2], RTSH organised the 46th edition of Festivali i Kngs to determine Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. More dum-dee-dee-dum women, in colour this time. A three-minute power ballad. The real serious one looks to be Serbia. Your starter for ten: which country do these two represent? Two of these entries have come from Belgium: Sanomi (2003) and O Julissi (2008); and one from the Netherlands: Amambanda (2006), In 2008 Russia won the Grand Final with the song "Believe", but only came third in their semi-final, All about Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, How to get tickets for Eurovision Song Contest 2023. A few minutes diddling around with an audio editor allowed me to trim some of the "it's the final countdoooooowwwwwn" repeats at the end. [3] The three live shows were hosted by Albanian singer Elsa Lila and composer Pirro ako. I apologise. [17] In the grand final, Albania finished in 17th place, being awarded a total of 55 points, including 12 awarded from Macedonia and 10 from Greece. Here are the full semi-final 1 results: 1st place - Ukraine . Semi-Final 1 of Eurovision 2022 started with a "Sekret" as Albania's Ronela Hajati twerked in the name of love. Overview Participants First Semi-Final Second Semi-Final Grand Final. It also gives us an idea of the size of the place. Previous Guys with fiddles. Sadly it seems as if Spain and France are destined to linger at the bottom of the table. A confluence is a coming together. That'll jinx them to pass into the final! Bosnia Now we briefly meet our hosts for the night. Last to perform, last to be picked. Cheesy classic rock. n mod tradiional, Ciprul acord maximum de puncte Greciei, n timp ce aceasta i ntoarce, de obicei, favoarea. Semi-final 1 and Semi-final 2. As we return to the contest, a wide shot of the auditorium shows that more people turned up for this semi-final. 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. Final Again, this was rather predictable. [12] Once all the competing songs for the 2008 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the delegation heads of the 43 participating countries of the contest rather than through another draw; the nation was set to perform at position 6, following Lithuania and preceding Switzerland. Back to the Eurovision 2008 index It's nice to see her getting into the songs. The venue was fairly large, however, though one could spot quite a number of unoccupied seats. No sooner than the keyboard has cooled from my writing the web page of the first semi final do I hear dum-dee-dee-dum-duh-duuum-da-da and it is back to Belgrade for the second round of hopefuls. Azerbajdzjan r ett av tvlingens numera mest framgngsrika lnder sett till placeringsmssigt. which for some reason was blanked out. I really don't get why people want to watch this. From the draw conducted, it was decided which of the five finalist countries would broadcast and have voting rights in either of the events. R/O Sort descending Half Country Participant Song Points Rank; 1 . and juggling them around. Semis: 9 qualifiers are selected through the televote, while the 10th is selected by a back-up juryFinal: Each country's 10 favourite songs are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through to 1 points based on the televoting Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final, which was held on 20 May 2008, and the top nine countries qualified to the Grand Final through the televote and one country was picked by the Jury (highlighted in turquoise). Paddy then attempts to briefly explain (in a minute) the change in voting by accosting four fans (a Brit, two Irish, and a Serbian (the pretty one with the world's tiniest waistcoat and a Union flag!?!))