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Eurovision Song Contest 2008
"Confluence of Sound"
Image:ESC Belgrade 2008.png
Final 24 May 2008
Semi-final(s) 20 May 2008 (SF 1)
22 May 2008 (SF 2)
Presenter(s) Jovana Janković[1]
Željko Joksimović[1]
Director Sven Stojanovic
Host broadcaster Image:Flag of Serbia.svg RTS
Venue Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[2]
Winning song Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
"Believe"
Voting system
People in each country can vote by tele-vote or SMS. Each country's 10 favourite songs are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through to 1 points based on the votes of the population of each country. All participating countries in the semi-finals and final will have the right to cast points in the final.[3]
Number of entries 43: 19 in each semi-final; 25 in the final (5 prequalified and 10 from each of the semi-finals)
Debuting countries Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
Image:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino[4]
Returning countries None
Withdrawing countries Image:Flag of Austria.svg Austria[5]
Nul points None
Interval act Goran Bregović performance (Final)
Metropole Orkest, Slobodan Trkulja, Balkanopolis (SF1)
National Theatre in Belgrade performance (SF2)[6]
Opening act Marija Šerifović performing Molitva (Final)
Video killed a radio star performance (SF1)
Serbia for beginners accompanied by Aleksandar Josipovic as a master of ceremony (SF2)[7]
Eurovision Song Contest
◄2007        2009►
Image:Belgrade Arena south-east.jpg
Belgrade Arena, the 2008 venue.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was hosted by Serbia. The semi-finals were held on 20 May and 22 May, and the final was held on 24 May 2008 in the capital, Belgrade. Russia was declared winner, with Dima Bilan's song Believe. The Belgrade Arena, venue for the Contest, is among the largest indoor arenas in Europe, with a total capacity of more than 20,000 seats. Serbia gained the right to host the Contest after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. The host broadcaster was RTS.

At a press conference in Helsinki in May 2007, Svante Stockselius, executive supervisor of the Contest for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that the competition's format may be expanded to two semi-finals in 2008 or 2009.[8] On 28 September 2007 it was announced that the EBU had approved the plan of hosting two semi-finals in 2008.[9] The 2008 contest's official website opened on 15 January 2008. For the first time ever, Eurovision.tv will stream national finals on ESCTV with broadcasters' permission.[10] On 30 January 2008, Eurovision.tv revealed the theme of the Contest: "The Confluence of Sound".[11]

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 now on, and the ring contains a key from every city that has ever hosted the competition.[12]

Due to problems and riots in Belgrade following the declaration of independence by Kosovo on 22 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 last year's competition in Helsinki, Finland.[13] ERT also offered the EBU to host the contest in Athens, Greece again.[14] 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.[15] The delegations of Croatia, Israel and Albania had special security.[16] The show was hosted by Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović.[17] Jelena Tomašević represented Serbia with a song composed by Joksimović; this led to debate over his role in the contest.[18]

Contents

Visual design

RTS ran a competition that led to the creation of the 2008 Contest's branding, logo and the stage.[19] The theme of this year's Eurovision Song Contest is based around the "confluence of sound". This is symbolic as Belgrade lies on the confluence of two European rivers, the Sava and Danube. The logo chosen, a treble clef, forms the graphical basis of the design created by Boris Miljković.[20]

Image:Bsfdvbs.jpg
Fireworks engulfed Belgrade on the night of the final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.

The post cards in the first and second semi-final were based around the creation of the flag of the nation that was to perform next. The creation of the flag would occur by the interaction of at least two people. Each post card had a short story related to it regarding Belgrade and its people. During each postcard a short letter written by the musician of the upcoming performing country was displayed. All were in the national language of the artist’s country. The postcards were fittingly brought to an end by a stamp with this year's Eurovision logo.

According to RTS the stage represents native identities, history and modern themes, symbols and universally recognised messages. The confluence stage also contains 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.[21] 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 during the first semi-final particularly for entries from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland, Turkey, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. The stage received extremely positive feedback from the media and fans describing it as "one of the best looking stages in the history of the competition".[22]

Format

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.[citation needed] Each broadcaster had to broadcast the semi-final they are taking part in, 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 dancers from the National Dance Ensemble KOLO. 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.[23]

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.[24] 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.[3]

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
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.[25]

Individual entries

Template:Entries of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Participating countries

On 21 December 2007, the EBU confirmed that 43 countries would be present in Belgrade.[26] San Marino, as well as the newest EBU member, Azerbaijan, had 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."[5] Italy, who have not competed since 1997 and who would have been an automatic finalist, were again absent.

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 and broadcast the first semi-final. France, the United Kingdom and Serbia exercised voting rights and broadcast the second semi-final.

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

  • The first semi-final was held on 20 May 2008
  • Peach indicates countries which qualified for the final
  • Flax denotes the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final
Draw Country Language Artist Song English translation Place Points
01 Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Montenegrin Stefan Filipović Zauvijek volim te I Love You Forever 14 23
02 Image:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Hebrew, English Boaz The Fire in Your Eyes - 5 104
03 Image:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Serbian, German, Finnish Kreisiraadio Leto svet Summer Light 18 8
04 Image:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova English Geta Burlacu A Century of Love - 12 36
05 Image:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Italian Miodio Complice Accomplice 19 5
06 Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Imaginary[27] Ishtar O Julissi - 17 16
07 Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan English Elnur and Samir Day After Day - 6 96
08 Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Slovene Rebeka Dremelj Vrag naj vzame To Hell With It 11 36
09 Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway English Maria Haukaas Storeng Hold On Be Strong - 4 106
10 Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland English Isis Gee For Life - 10 42
11 Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland English[28] Dustin the Turkey Irelande Douze Pointe Ireland, Twelve Points 15 22
12 Image:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra English, Catalan Gisela Casanova - 16 22
13 Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Laka Pokušaj Try 9 72
14 Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia English, Armenian Sirusho Qele Qele Come On, Come On 2 139
15 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands English Hind Your Heart Belongs To Me - 13 27
16 Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Finnish Teräsbetoni Missä miehet ratsastaa Where Men Ride 8 79
17 Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Romanian, Italian Nico and Vlad Pe-o Margine de Lume On the Edge of the World 7 94
18 Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia English Dima Bilan Believe - 3 135
19 Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece English Kalomira Secret Combination - 1 156

Semi-final 2

  • The second semi-final was held on 22 May 2008
  • Peach indicates countries which qualified for the final
  • Flax denotes the entry chosen by the jury to go to the final
Draw Country Language Artist Song English translation Place Points
01 Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland English Euroband This Is My Life - 8 68
02 Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden English Charlotte Perrelli Hero - 12 54
03 Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Turkish Mor ve Ötesi Deli Insane 7 85
04 Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine English Ani Lorak Shady Lady - 1 152
05 Image:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania English Jeronimas Milius Nomads in the Night - 16 30
06 Image:Flag of Albania.svg Albania Albanian Olta Boka Zemrën E Lamë Peng We Put Our Hearts at Stake 9 67
07 Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Italian Paolo Meneguzzi Era stupendo It Was Wonderful 13 47
08 Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic English Tereza Kerndlová Have Some Fun - 18 9
09 Image:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus English[29] Ruslan Alehno Hasta La Vista See You Later 17 27
10 Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia English Pirates of the Sea Wolves of the Sea - 6 86
11 Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Croatian Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents Romanca Romance 4 112
12 Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria English Deep Zone and Balthazar DJ, Take Me Away - 11 56
13 Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark English Simon Mathew All Night Long - 3 112
14 Image:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia English Diana Gurtskaya Peace Will Come - 5 107
15 Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary English, Hungarian Csézy Candlelight - 19 6
16 Image:Flag of Malta.svg Malta English[30] Morena Vodka - 14 38
17 Image:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Greek Evdokia Kadi Femme Fatale Fatal Woman 15 36
18 Image:Flag of Macedonia.svg FYR Macedonia English Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan Let Me Love You - 10 64
19 Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Portuguese Vânia Fernandes Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas) Lady of the Sea (Dark Waters) 2 120

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 yellow)
  • the top nine countries from the second semi-final plus one wildcard from the juries (marked in yellow)

The final was held on 24 May 2008 and was won by Russia.

Draw Country Language Artist Song English translation Place Points
01 Image:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Romanian, Italian Nico and Vlad Pe-o Margine de Lume On the Edge of the World 20 45
02 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom English Andy Abraham Even If - 25 14
03 Image:Flag of Albania.svg Albania Albanian Olta Boka Zemrën E Lamë Peng We Put Our Hearts at Stake" 17 55
04 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany English No Angels Disappear - 23 14
05 Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia English, Armenian Sirusho Qele Qele Come on, Come on 4 199
06 Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Laka Pokušaj Try 10 110
07 Image:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Hebrew, English Boaz The Fire in Your Eyes - 9 124
08 Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Finnish Teräsbetoni Missä miehet ratsastaa Where Men Ride 22 35
09 Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Croatian Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents Romanca Romance 21 44
10 Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland English Isis Gee For Life - 24 14
11 Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland English Euroband This is My Life - 14 64
12 Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Turkish Mor ve Ötesi Deli Insane 7 138
13 Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Portuguese Vânia Fernandes Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas) Lady of the Sea (Dark Waters) 13 69
14 Image:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia English Pirates of the Sea Wolves of the Sea - 12 83
15 Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden English Charlotte Perrelli Hero - 18 47
16 Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark English Simon Mathew All Night Long - 15 60
17 Image:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia English Diana Gurtskaya Peace Will Come - 11 83
18 Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine English Ani Lorak Shady Lady - 2 230
19 Image:Flag of France.svg France English, French Sébastien Tellier Divine - 19 47
20 Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan English Elnur and Samir Day After Day - 8 132
21 Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece English Kalomira Secret Combination - 3 218
22 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Spanish, English Rodolfo Chikilicuatre Baila el Chiki Chiki Dance the Chiki Chiki 16 55
23 Image:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Serbian Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić Oro Hora 6 160
24 Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia English Dima Bilan Believe - 1 272
25 Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway English Maria Haukaas Storeng Hold On Be Strong - 5 182

Note: Official placements can be found here

Scoreboards

Semi-final 1

Televoting Results
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Image:ESCConJ.svg Montenegro 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Israel 104 5 0 0 2 7 10 4 10 4 0 7 5 7 6 10 6 8 5 4 4
Estonia 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
Moldova 36 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 10 5 4 0 0
San Marino 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Belgium 16 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijan 96 3 5 4 10 0 5 0 0 10 5 8 3 2 4 5 7 10 7 8 0
Slovenia 36 10 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
Norway 106 4 6 8 3 7 1 7 2 7 8 10 4 8 5 12 4 7 0 1 2
Poland 42 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 2 12 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 5 3
Ireland 22 1 3 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
Andorra 22 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Bosnia and Herzegovina 72 12 0 1 6 0 0 4 12 12 0 3 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 7 0
Armenia 139 6 10 2 5 8 12 0 5 3 12 2 3 6 12 4 5 12 12 10 10
Netherlands 27 0 1 0 0 3 8 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Finland 79 2 0 12 8 4 2 0 3 6 5 6 12 1 0 0 0 4 6 2 6
Romania 94 0 8 0 12 6 6 6 6 5 3 7 6 0 5 3 1 1 8 3 8
Russia 135 8 12 10 7 0 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

Semi-final 2

Televoting Results
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Image:ESCConJ.svg Iceland 68 10312540120010075105804
Sweden 548 203130000012017403136
Turkey 8506 5012703007854008010010
Ukraine 1526312 701121267127128810612380
Lithuania 30 0000 0000120001000000008
Albania 6717830 1015010000000122503
Switzerland47 0000010 0005050012710700
Czech Republic 9 0010000 00200001050000
Belarus 27 000106000 5000400200000
Latvia 867802120056 6166060410025
Croatia 1124457536377 63810061062100
Bulgaria 56 50661002211 0032871650
Denmark 112121204845104832 3124538401
Georgia 107211012100081010040 2101227070
Hungary 6 00000000000011 0000040
Malta 38 300008060443400 004002
Cyprus 36 0040022000080250 000112
FYR Macedonia 64 0270078400121020000 00120
Portugal 12010508461278385076330 1267

Final

Televoting Results
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Image:ESCConJ.svg Romania 45 4 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1
United Kingdom 14 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Albania 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 4 1 8 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
Germany 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenia 199 12 0 1 10 0 0 6 0 12 10 12 2 10 8 12 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 4 12 0 7 2 0 7 8 2 12 12 5 1 8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 110 2 2 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 7 10 6 0 0 0 10 6 10 12 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 10 0
Israel 124 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 3 8 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 5 6 6 7 5 4 0 4 2 6 0 6 3 7 5 10
Finland 35 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatia 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 10 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0
Poland 14 0 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iceland 64 0 0 4 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 0 7 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 138 10 0 0 0 8 4 10 6 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 8 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 8 2 12 4 10 0 3 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 4
Portugal 69 8 0 6 8 0 0 4 10 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Latvia 83 0 12 4 2 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
Sweden 47 0 0 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Denmark 60 0 1 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Georgia 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 5 5 0 0 7 4 8 0 0 6 0 3 4 10 0 0 0
Ukraine 230 0 6 5 7 5 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 8 10 6 12 0 3 2 3 7 4 4 6 10 6 10 10 3 8 10 8 6 10 7 7 8 5 10 6 4 0
France 47 0 8 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijan 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 12 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 12 4 7 0 7 2 10 10 0 7 8 3 8 10 0 7 0 0 0
Greece 218 3 4 0 3 12 3 12 5 8 12 6 1 7 5 0 0 0 6 7 5 1 3 8 0 0 2 3 12 3 6 2 12 8 2 10 4 5 8 4 8 6 12
Spain 55 5 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 4 0 0 3 0 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Serbia 160 7 0 2 0 0 0 8 12 0 5 8 6 0 0 5 0 6 0 12 12 10 0 10 7 0 0 1 4 7 4 2 0 5 0 1 4 1 6 3 0 12 0
Russia 272 1 5 0 5 0 0 7 0 3 8 1 0 5 12 7 6 5 10 7 4 6 12 6 10 12 12 8 6 10 8 12 6 5 12 6 10 7 12 8 10 8 0
Norway 182 0 7 10 6 7 10 0 0 2 0 4 12 2 7 2 2 12 0 2 1 8 0 4 6 4 3 8 5 5 5 6 7 1 5 1 5 0 7 5 4 0 7

12 points of the final

N. Recipient nation Voting nation
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 FYR Macedonia
Germany Bulgaria
Iceland Denmark
Latvia Ireland
Spain Andorra
Sweden Malta
Turkey Azerbaijan
Ukraine Portugal

Commentators

Spokespersons

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. The United Kingdom,[78] San Marino, Greece, Croatia,[79] Ireland, Germany,[80] the Netherlands,[81] Norway,[82] Malta,[83] Serbia,[84] Finland,[85] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[86] Denmark,[87] Portugal,[88] Cyprus,[89] Israel,[90] Estonia,[91] Turkey,[92] Latvia,[93] Slovenia,[94] Russia,[95] Ukraine,[96] Lithuania, the Czech Republic,[97] Andorra,[98] Albania,[99] Bulgaria, Iceland,[100] Sweden,[101] Romania[102] and Australia confirmed they would broadcast both semi-finals.

International broadcasts

Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 
Although Australia is not eligible to enter, the contest was broadcast on SBS. The first semi-final was broadcast on Friday 23 May at 7:30 p.m. local time, with the second semi-final on Saturday 24 May 2008 at 7:30 p.m. local time, and the Final on Sunday 25 May 2008 at 7:30 p.m. local time[103], amongst a weekend of Eurovision-themed programming.[104] SBS local host, Julia Zemiro, provided introductory and concluding segments with SBS otherwise broadcasting the BBC's coverage and commentary.[105] In recent years the contest has been one of SBS's highest-rating programmes in terms of viewer numbers.[106]
Image:Flag of Austria.svg 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.[107]
Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 
San Marino RTV, which broadcast the full event, is available in some parts of Italy: Romagna (and a small part of Emilia, including Bologna), northern Marche, and southern Veneto, including Venice.[108]
Image:Newworldmap.svg 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.[109] 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 and Republic of Ireland. 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 occured 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.

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