• Dates – Grand Final: Saturday, 24 May 2008 – 21:00 CEST
• Host – Venue & Location: Belgrade Arena (Београдска арена; Štark Arena, Штарк арена / KOMBANK Arena, Комбанк арена), Belgrade, 🇷🇸 Serbia
• Presenter (s): Jovana Janković (Јована Јанковић) & Željko Joksimović (Жељко Јоксимовић)
• Musical Director: —
• Director: Sven Stojanović
• Executive Producer: Sandra Šuša
• Executive Supervisor: Svante Stockselius
• Multicamera Director: —
• Host broadcaster: Radio Television of Serbia (RTS)
• Motto: “Confluence of Sound” (Ušće zvuka)
• Opening Act: Marija Šerifović performing “Molitva” (remix) and “Tell Me Why”
• Interval Act: Goran Bregović (Горан Бреговић)  (medley: “Gas gas”, “Napile se ulice” and “Kalašnjikov”); Vlade Divac (Владе Дивац)
• Participants – Number of entries: 43: Final 25 [🇬🇧 United Kindom (47ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (44ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (45ª), 🇫🇷 France (48ª), 🇩🇪 Germany (48ª), 🇷🇺 Russia (11ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (27ª), 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (13ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (10ª), 🇦🇱 Albania (5ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (39ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (44ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (2ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (8ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (3ª), 🇹🇷 Turkey (29ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (3ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (27ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (15ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (13ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (21ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (39ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (37ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (6ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª)]; First Semi-Final 19  [🇲🇪 Montenegro (2ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (27ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (13ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (4ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (1ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (47ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (13ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (44ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (13ª), 🇮🇪 Ireland (39ª), 🇦🇩 Andorra (5ª), 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (13ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (3ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (46ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (39ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (10ª), 🇷🇺 Russia (11ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (27ª)]; Second Semi-Final 19  [🇮🇸 Iceland (21ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (45ª), 🇹🇷 Turkey (29ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (6ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (9ª), 🇦🇱 Albania (5ª), 🇨🇭 Switzerland (47ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (2ª), 🇧🇾 Belarus (5ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (8ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (15ª), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (4ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (37ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (2ª), 🇭🇺 Hungary (7ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (20ª), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (26ª), 🇲🇰 FYRO Macedonia (8ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (39ª)]
• Debuting countries: 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (1ª) 
• Return: —
• Non-returning countries: 🇦🇹 Austria (42ª)
• Vote – Voting system: Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs.
• Nil Points: —
• Winning song: “Believe” – Dima Bilan (Дима Билан) – 🇷🇺 Russia (1ª)

About/Overview. For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decide which 25 countries would be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest took place on the 24th of May, just like the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Serbia hosted the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in the Belgrade Arena. A record 43 countries participated including San Marino and Azerbaijan who made their respective debuts. Austria withdrew and did not return to the competition until 2011. France was represented by a major star, Sébastien Tellier, however he failed to impress the voters of Europe and finished in 19th place. Ukraine’s Ani Lorak, who was in the running to represent her country in 2005, finished in second place with her song “Shady Lady”. Charlotte Perrelli (Nilsson), who won the contest in 1999 for Sweden returned to the competition but finished 18th in the Grand Final.

About the winner. Russia had been close to winning the contest several times but Dima Bilan brought it home with his second attempt with the song “Believe” written by American Jim Beanz and Bilan himself. Dima was accompanied by Russian figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Evgeni Plushenko as well as Hungarian violinist Edvin Marton. 

Facts and figures. Ukraine was runner up for the second year running, with third place going to Greece, and 4th to Armenia, it’s best result so far. Norway finished in 5th place; Sweden qualified for the Grand Final thanks to the jury vote introduced that year; The slogan for 2008 was ‘Confluence of Sound’. 

Final.

o/r	Country	participant(s)	SONG – TRANSLATE – LANGUAGE	Points	rank
01	🇷🇴 Romania TVR	Nico & Vlad (Nico & Vlad Miriță)	Pe-o margine de lume (On an edge of the world) Romanian, Italian	045	20
02	🇬🇧 United Kindom  BBC	Andy Abraham	Even if English	014	25
03	🇦🇱 Albania RTSH	Olta Boka	Zemrën e lamë peng (Hearts trapped in time) Albanian	055	17
04	🇩🇪 Germany NDR	No Angels	Disappear (Verschwinden) English	014	23
05	🇦🇲 Armenia AMPTV	Sirusho (Սիրուշո)	Qélé, Qélé  (Քելե Քելե; Let’s go, Let’s go / Come on, come on) English, Armenian	199	04
06	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT	Laka (Лака, Elvir Laković, Елвир Лаковић)	Pokušaj (Покушај, Try) Bosnian	110	10
07	🇮🇱 Israel IBA	Boaz Ma’uda (בועז מעודה)	The fire iIn your eyes (האש בעינייך‎, HaEsh BaEinayikh; Ke’ilu Kan, כאילו כאן, As if here) Hebrew[a]	124	09
08	🇫🇮 Finland YLE	Teräsbetoni	Missä miehet ratsastaa (Where men ride / Where the men ride) Finnish	035	22
09	🇭🇷 Croatia HRT	Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents (Краљеви улицеи 75 Cents)	Romanca (Романца, Romance) Croatian	044	21
10	🇵🇱 Poland TVP	Isis Gee	For life English	014	24
11	🇮🇸 Iceland RÚV	Euroband (Eurobandið)	This is my life (Fullkomið líf) English	064	14
12	🇹🇷 Turkey TRT	Mor ve Ötesi	Deli (Insane / Crazy) Turkish	138	07
13	🇵🇹 Portugal RTP	Vânia Fernandes	Senhora do mar (negras águas) [Lady of the sea (Dark Waters)] Portuguese	069	13
14	🇱🇻 Latvia LTV	Pirates of the Sea	Wolves of the sea (Jūras vilki) English	083	12
15	🇸🇪 Sweden SVT	Charlotte Perrelli	Hero English	047	18
16	🇩🇰 Denmark DR	Simon Mathew	All night long English	060	15
17	🇬🇪 Georgia GPB	Diana Gurtskaya (დიანა ღურწკაია)	Peace will come (მშვიდობა მოვა) English	083	11
18	🇺🇦 Ukraine NTU	Ani Lorak (Ані Лорак)	Shady lady (Леді з тіні) English	230	02
19	🇫🇷 France France 3	Sébastien Tellier	Divine English[f]	047	19
20	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan İctimai	Elnur & Samir (Elnur Hüseynov & Samir Javadzadeh, Elnur Hüseynov və Samir Cavadzadə)	Day after day (Günbəgün) English	132	08
21	🇬🇷 Greece ERT	Kalomira (Καλομοίρα)	Secret combination (Μυστικός Συνδυασμός) English	218	03
22	🇪🇸 Spain TVE	Rodolfo Chikilicuatre	Baila el chiki-chiki (Dance the chiki-chiki) Spanish, English	055	16
23	🇷🇸 Serbia RTS	Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić (Јелена Томашевић и Бора Дугић)	Oro (Оро, Hora) Serbian	160	06
24	🇷🇺 Russia RTR winner	Dima Bilan (Дима Билан)	Believe (Верю / Поверь) English	272	01
25	🇳🇴 Norway NRK	Maria (Maria Haukaas Storeng)	Hold On Be Strong English	182	05

• Dates – First Semi-Final: Tuesday, 20 May 2008 – 21:00 CEST
• Host – Venue & Location: Belgrade Arena (Београдска арена; Štark Arena,Штарк арена / KOMBANK Arena, Комбанк арена), Belgrade, 🇷🇸 Serbia
• Presenter (s): Jovana Janković (Јована Јанковић) & Željko Joksimović (Жељко Јоксимовић)
• Musical Director: —
• Director: Sven Stojanović
• Executive Producer: Sandra Šuša
• Executive Supervisor: Svante Stockselius
• Multicamera Director: —
• Host broadcaster: Radio Television of Serbia (RTS)
• Motto: “Confluence of Sound” (Ušće zvuka)
• Opening Act: Video killed a radio star performance, Ensemble “Kolo”.
• Interval Act: Slobodan Trkulja (Слободан Тркуља), Metropole Orkest, Balkanopolis, Novak Djokovic (Novak Đoković, Новак Ђоковић) and Željko Joksimović performed “Beograde” (song by Đorđe Marjanović).
• Participants – Number of entries: 43: Final 25 [🇬🇧 United Kindom (47ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (44ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (45ª), 🇫🇷 France (48ª), 🇩🇪 Germany (48ª), 🇷🇺 Russia (11ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (27ª), 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (13ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (10ª), 🇦🇱 Albania (5ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (39ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (44ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (2ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (8ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (3ª), 🇹🇷 Turkey (29ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (3ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (27ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (15ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (13ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (21ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (39ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (37ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (6ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª), ]; First Semi-Final 19  [🇲🇪 Montenegro (2ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (27ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (13ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (4ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (1ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (47ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (13ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (44ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (13ª), 🇮🇪Ireland (39ª), 🇦🇩 Andorra (5ª), 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (13ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (3ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (46ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (39ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (10ª), 🇷🇺 Russia (11ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (27ª)]; Second Semi-Final 19  [🇮🇸 Iceland (21ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (45ª), 🇹🇷 Turkey (29ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (6ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (9ª), 🇦🇱 Albania (5ª), 🇨🇭 Switzerland (47ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (2ª), 🇧🇾 Belarus (5ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (8ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (15ª), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (4ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (37ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (2ª), 🇭🇺 Hungary (7ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (20ª), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (26ª), 🇲🇰 FYRO Macedonia (8ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (39ª)]
• Debuting countries: 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (1ª) 
• Return: —
• Non-returning countries: 🇦🇹 Austria (42ª)
• Vote – Voting system: Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs.
• Nil Points: —
• Winning song: “Secret combination” – Kalomira – 🇬🇷 Greece (1ª)

About/Overview. For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decide which 25 countries would be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest took place on the 24th of May, just like the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Serbia hosted the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in the Belgrade Arena. A record 43 countries participated including San Marino and Azerbaijan who made their respective debuts. Austria withdrew and did not return to the competition until 2011. France was represented by a major star, Sébastien Tellier, however he failed to impress the voters of Europe and finished in 19th place. Ukraine’s Ani Lorak, who was in the running to represent her country in 2005, finished in second place with her song “Shady Lady”. Charlotte Perrelli (Nilsson), who won the contest in 1999 for Sweden returned to the competition but finished 18th in the Grand Final.

About the winner. Russia had been close to winning the contest several times but Dima Bilan brought it home with his second attempt with the song “Believe” written by American Jim Beanz and Bilan himself. Dima was accompanied by Russian figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Evgeni Plushenko as well as Hungarian violinist Edvin Marton. 

Facts and figures. Ukraine was runner up for the second year running, with third place going to Greece, and 4th to Armenia, it’s best result so far. Norway finished in 5th place; Sweden qualified for the Grand Final thanks to the jury vote introduced that year; The slogan for 2008 was ‘Confluence of Sound’. 

First Semi-Final: [Q] – Qualifiers

o/r	Country	participant(s)	SONG – TRANSLATE – LANGUAGE	Points	rank
01	🇲🇪 Montenegro RTCG	Stefan Filipović (Стефан Филиповић)	Zauvijek volim te (Заувијек волим те, I love you forever) Montenegrin	023	14
02	🇮🇱 Israel IBA qualifier	Boaz (Boaz Ma’uda, בועז מעודה)	The fire in your eyes (האש בעינייך‎, HaEsh BaEinayikh; Ke’ilu Kan, כאילו כאן, As if here) Hebrew[a]	104	05
03	🇪🇪 Estonia ERR	Kreisiraadio	Leto svet! (Summer light) Serbian, German, Finnish	008	18
04	🇲🇩 Moldova TRM	Geta Burlacu	A century of love (Un secol de iubire) English	036	12
05	🇸🇲 San Marino SMRTV	Miodio	Complice (Accomplice) Italian	005	19
06	🇧🇪 Belgium VRT	Ishtar	O julissi na jalini (O Julissi) Imaginary	016	17
07	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan İctimai qualifier	Elnur and Samir (Elnur Hüseynov & Samir Javadzadeh, Elnur Hüseynov və Samir Cavadzadə)	Day after day (Günbəgün)  English	096	06
08	🇸🇮 Slovenia RTVSLO	Rebeka Dremelj (Ребека Дремељ)	Vrag naj vzame (To hell with it) English	036	11
09	🇳🇴 Norway NRK qualifier	Maria (Maria Haukaas Storeng)	Hold on be strong (Hold ut, vær sterk) English	106	04
10	🇵🇱 Poland TVP qualifier	Isis Gee	For life English	042	10
11	🇮🇪 Ireland RTÉ	Dustin The Turkey (Dustin Turcaí)	Irelande douze points (Ireland, twelve points; Irelande Douze Pointe) English[b]	022	15
12	🇦🇩 Andorra RTVA	Gisela	Casanova English[c]	022	16
13	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT qualifier	Laka (Лака, Elvir Laković, Елвир Лаковић)	Pokušaj (Покушај, Try) Bosnian	072	09
14	🇦🇲 Armenia AMPTV qualifier	Sirusho (Սիրուշո)	Qélé, Qélé (Քելե Քելե; Let’s go, Let’s go / Come on, come on) English, Armenian	139	02
15	🇳🇱 The Netherlands NOS	Hind (Hind Laroussi)	Your heart belongs to me English	027	13
16	🇫🇮 Finland YLE qualifier	Teräsbetoni	Missä miehet ratsastaa (Where men ride / Where the men ride) Finnish	079	08
17	🇷🇴 Romania TVR qualifier	Nico & Vlad (Nico & Vlad Miriță)	Pe-o margine de lume (On an edge of the world) Romanian, Italian	097	07
18	🇷🇺 Russia RTR qualifier	Dima Bilan (Дима Билан)	Believe (Верю / Поверь) English	135	03
19	🇬🇷 Greece ERT qualifier	Kalomira (Καλομοίρα)	Secret combination (Μυστικός Συνδυασμός) English	156	01

• Dates – Second Semi-Final: Thursday, 22 May, 2008, 21:00 CEST
• Host – Venue & Location: Belgrade Arena (Београдска арена; Štark Arena,Штарк арена / KOMBANK Arena, Комбанк арена), Belgrade, 🇷🇸 Serbia
• Presenter (s): Jovana Janković (Јована Јанковић) & Željko Joksimović (Жељко Јоксимовић)
• Musical Director: —
• Director: Sven Stojanović
• Executive Producer: Sandra Šuša
• Executive Supervisor: Svante Stockselius
• Multicamera Director: —
• Host broadcaster: Radio Television of Serbia (RTS)
• Motto: “Confluence of Sound” (Ušće zvuka)
• Opening Act: Serbia for beginners accompanied by Aleksandar Josipović as a Master of Ceremonies.
  Interval Act: National Theatre in Belgrade performance, Lys Assia
• Participants – Number of entries: 43: Final 25 [🇬🇧 United Kindom (47ª), 🇪🇸 Spain (44ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (45ª), 🇫🇷 France (48ª), 🇩🇪 Germany (48ª), 🇷🇺 Russia (11ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (27ª), 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (13ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (10ª), 🇦🇱 Albania (5ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (39ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (44ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (2ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (8ª), 🇷🇸 Serbia (3ª), 🇹🇷 Turkey (29ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (3ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (27ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (15ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (13ª), 🇮🇸 Iceland (21ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (39ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (37ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (6ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª), ]; First Semi-Final 19  [🇲🇪 Montenegro (2ª), 🇮🇱 Israel (27ª), 🇪🇪 Estonia (13ª), 🇲🇩 Moldova (4ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (1ª), 🇧🇪 Belgium (47ª), 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª), 🇸🇮 Slovenia (13ª), 🇳🇴 Norway (44ª), 🇵🇱 Poland (13ª), 🇮🇪Ireland (39ª), 🇦🇩 Andorra (5ª), 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina (13ª), 🇦🇲 Armenia (3ª), 🇳🇱 The Netherlands (46ª), 🇫🇮 Finland (39ª), 🇷🇴 Romania (10ª), 🇷🇺 Russia (11ª), 🇬🇷 Greece (27ª)]; Second Semi-Final 19  [🇮🇸 Iceland (21ª), 🇸🇪 Sweden (45ª), 🇹🇷 Turkey (29ª), 🇺🇦 Ukraine (6ª), 🇱🇹 Lithuania (9ª), 🇦🇱 Albania (5ª), 🇨🇭 Switzerland (47ª), 🇨🇿 Czech Republic (2ª), 🇧🇾 Belarus (5ª), 🇱🇻 Latvia (8ª), 🇭🇷 Croatia (15ª), 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (4ª), 🇩🇰 Denmark (37ª), 🇬🇪 Georgia (2ª), 🇭🇺 Hungary (7ª), 🇲🇹 Malta (20ª), 🇨🇾 Cyprus (26ª), 🇲🇰 FYRO Macedonia (8ª), 🇵🇹 Portugal (39ª)]
• Debuting countries: 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan (1ª), 🇸🇲 San Marino (1ª) 
• Return: —
• Non-returning countries: 🇦🇹 Austria (42ª)
• Vote – Voting system: Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs.
• Nil Points: —
• Winning song: “Shady Lady” – Ani Lorak – 🇺🇦 Ukraine (1ª)

About/Overview. For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decide which 25 countries would be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest took place on the 24th of May, just like the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Serbia hosted the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in the Belgrade Arena. A record 43 countries participated including San Marino and Azerbaijan who made their respective debuts. Austria withdrew and did not return to the competition until 2011. France was represented by a major star, Sébastien Tellier, however he failed to impress the voters of Europe and finished in 19th place. Ukraine’s Ani Lorak, who was in the running to represent her country in 2005, finished in second place with her song “Shady Lady”. Charlotte Perrelli (Nilsson), who won the contest in 1999 for Sweden returned to the competition but finished 18th in the Grand Final.

About the winner. Russia had been close to winning the contest several times but Dima Bilan brought it home with his second attempt with the song “Believe” written by American Jim Beanz and Bilan himself. Dima was accompanied by Russian figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Evgeni Plushenko as well as Hungarian violinist Edvin Marton. 

Facts and figures. Ukraine was runner up for the second year running, with third place going to Greece, and 4th to Armenia, it’s best result so far. Norway finished in 5th place; Sweden qualified for the Grand Final thanks to the jury vote introduced that year; The slogan for 2008 was ‘Confluence of Sound’. 

Second Semi-Final: [Q] – Qualifiers

o/r	Country	participant(s)	SONG – TRANSLATE – LANGUAGE	Points	rank
01	🇮🇸 Iceland RÚV qualifier	Euroband (Eurobandið)	This is my life (Fullkomið líf) English	068	08
02	🇸🇪 Sweden SVT qualifier	Charlotte Perrelli	Hero English	054	10
03	🇹🇷 Turkey TRT qualifier	Mor ve Ötesi	Deli (Insane / Crazy) Turkish	085	07
04	🇺🇦 Ukraine NTU qualifier	Ani Lorak (Ані Лорак)	Shady lady (Леді з тіні) English	152	01
05	🇱🇹 Lithuania LRT	Jeronimas Milius	Nomads in the night  (Klajūnai naktyje) English	030	16
06	🇦🇱 Albania RTSH qualifier	Olta Boka	Zemrën e lamë peng (Hearts trapped in time) Albanian	067	09
07	🇨🇭 Switzerland SRG SSR idée suisse	Paolo Meneguzzi	Era stupendo (It was wonderful) Italian	047	13
08	🇨🇿 Czech Republic ČT	Tereza Kerndlová	Have Some Fun English	009	18
09	🇧🇾 Belarus BTRC	Ruslan Alekhno (Руслан Аляхно, Руслан Алехно, Ruslan Alekhno,Ruslan Alyakhno)	Hasta la vista (Бывай, Прощай, See You Soon, Да сустрэчы) English[d]	027	17
10	🇱🇻 Latvia LTV qualifier	Pirates of the Sea	Wolves of the sea (Jūras vilki) English	086	06
11	🇭🇷 Croatia HRT qualifier	Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents (Краљеви улицеи 75 Cents)	Romanca (Романца, Romance) Croatian	112	04
12	🇧🇬 Bulgaria BNT	Deep Zone feat. Balthazar (Deep Zone Project и DJ Balthazar, Deepzone & Balthazar, Deep Zone Project and DJ Balthazar, Дийп Зоун Проджект и DJ Балтазар, Дийп Зоун Проджект и Диджей Балтазар)	DJ, take me away (Диджей, отведи ме) English	056	12
13	🇩🇰 Denmark DR qualifier	Simon Mathew	All night long English	112	03
14	🇬🇪 Georgia GPB qualifier	Diana Gurtskaya (დიანა ღურწკაია)	Peace will come (მშვიდობა მოვა) English	107	05
15	🇭🇺 Hungary MTV	Csézy (Csézi Erzsébet)	Candlelight (Gyertyaláng, Szívverés, Heartbeat) English, Hungarian	006	19
16	🇲🇹 Malta MTPBS	Morena	Vodka English[e]	038	14
17	🇨🇾 Cyprus CyBC	Evdokia Kadi (Kadi Evdokia, Ευδοκία Καδή)	Femme fatale (Μοιραία γυναίκα, Fatal woman) Greek	036	15
18	🇲🇰 FYRO Macedonia MKRTV	Tamara, Vrčak & Adrian (Tamara, Vrčak & Adrijan, Tamara Todevska, Vrčak and Adrian Gaxha; Тамара Тодевска, Врчак и Адријан Гаџа)	Let me love you (Vo Ime Na Ljubovta, Во Име На Љубовта, In the Name of Love) English	064	11
19	🇵🇹 Portugal RTP qualifier	Vânia Fernandes	Senhora do mar (negras águas) [Lady of the sea (Dark Waters)] Portuguese	120	02

Participation map

Participating countries Did not qualify from the semi final  Countries that participated in the past but not in 2008

ESC 2008 Scoreboard Grand Final Ι Detailed voting results:

Final:

ESC 2008 Scoreboard First Semi-Final Ι Detailed voting results:

First Semi-Final:

ESC 2008 Scoreboard Second Semi-Final Ι Detailed voting results:

Second Semi-Final:

The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country’s victory at the 2007 contest with the song “Molitva” by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), the contest was held at the Belgrade Arena, and (for the first time) consisted of two semi-finals on 20 and 22 May, and a final on 24 May 2008. The three live shows were presented by Serbian television presenter Jovana Janković and musician Željko Joksimović.

Forty-three countries participated in the contest, the highest ever number of participants in the contest beating the record of forty-two set the year before. Azerbaijan and San Marino participated for the first time, while Austria did not participate, mainly due to questions on the semi-final organisation as well as the politicization of the contest.

The winner was Russia with the song “Believe”, performed by Dima Bilan who wrote it with Jim Beanz. Ukraine, Greece, Armenia and Norway rounded out the top five. Armenia achieved their best result to date this year. Of the “Big Four” countries Spain placed the highest, finishing sixteenth, while the United Kingdom ended up in last place for the second time in their Eurovision history, after 2003.

The official website, eurovision.tv, streamed national finals for this year’s contest live on ESCTV for the first time. Furthermore, for the first time the winner has been awarded an official winner’s trophy of the Eurovision Song Contest. The trophy is a handmade piece of sandblasted glass in the shape of a 1950s microphone.