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The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest held in Belgrade, Serbia, thanks to Marija Šerifović, who gave the country its first-ever victory with the song "Molitva". Azerbaijan and San Marino made their debut while no country returned and Austria withdrew.

The Contest was the first to have two semi-finals because of the growing number of competing nations. Forty-three countries participated and Dima Bilan, who had finished as runner-up to Lordi two years earlier in Athens, won it for Russia with the song "Believe", the first time the country won since it began competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 in Dublin.

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Bidding Phase[]

Participants[]

Returning artists[]

Artist Note
Charlotte Perrelli Gave Sweden its fourth win at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven"
Dima Bilan Represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens with the song "Never Let You Go", finishing as runner-up to "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi of Finland

Semi-Final 1[]

Flag of Germany Germany and Flag of Spain Spain voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final and the country highlighted in flax was chosen by the jury to go to the final:

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Stefan Filipović "Zauvijek volim te" Montenegrin I love you forever 14 23
02 Flag of Israel Israel Boaz Ma'uda "The Fire in Your Eyes" Hebrew, English - 5 104
03 Flag of Estonia Estonia Kreisiraadio "Leto svet" Serbian, German, Finnish Summer light 18 8
04 Flag of Moldova Moldova Geta Burlacu "A Century of Love" English - 12 36
05 Flag of San Marino San Marino Miodio "Complice" Italian Accomplice 19 5
06 Flag of Belgium Belgium Ishtar "O Julissi" Imaginary - 17 16
07 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Elnur & Samir "Day After Day" English - 6 96
08 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Rebeka Dremelj "Vrag naj vzame" Slovene To hell with it 11 36
09 Flag of Norway Norway Maria Haukaas Storeng "Hold On Be Strong" English - 4 106
10 Flag of Poland Poland Isis Gee "For Life" English - 10 42
11 Flag of Ireland Ireland Dustin the Turkey "Irelande Douze Pointe" English - 15 22
12 Flag of Andorra Andorra Gisela "Casanova" English, Catalan - 16 22
13 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Laka "Pokušaj" Bosnian Give it a try 9 72
14 Flag of Armenia Armenia Sirusho "Qélé, Qélé" English, Armenian Let's go, let's go 2 139
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Hind "Your Heart Belongs to Me" English - 13 27
16 Flag of Finland Finland Teräsbetoni "Missä miehet ratsastaa" Finnish Where do men ride 8 79
17 Flag of Romania Romania Nico & Vlad "Pe-o margine de lume" Romanian, Italian On the edge of the world 7 94
18 Flag of Russia Russia Dima Bilan "Believe" English - 3 135
19 Flag of Greece Greece Kalomira "Secret Combination" English - 1 156

Semi-Final 2[]

The Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom, Flag of France France and Flag of Serbia Serbia voted in this semi-final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final and the country highlighted in flax was chosen by the jury to go to the final:

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Iceland Iceland Euroband "This Is My Life" English - 8 68
02 Flag of Sweden Sweden Charlotte Perrelli "Hero" English - 12 54
03 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Mor ve Ötesi "Deli" Turkish Crazy 7 85
04 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Ani Lorak "Shady Lady" English - 1 152
05 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Jeronimas Milius "Nomads in the Night" English - 16 30
06 Flag of Albania Albania Olta Boka "Zemrën e lamë peng" Albanian Hearts trapped in time 9 67
07 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Paolo Meneguzzi "Era stupendo" Italian It was gorgeous 13 47
08 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Tereza Kerndlová "Have Some Fun" English - 18 9
09 Flag of Belarus Belarus Ruslan Alekhno "Hasta la vista" English See you later 17 27
10 Flag of Latvia Latvia Pirates of the Sea "Wolves of the Sea" English - 6 86
11 Flag of Croatia Croatia Kraljevi ulice & 75 Cents "Romanca" Croatian Romance 4 112
12 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Deep Zone & Balthazar "DJ, Take Me Away" English - 11 56
13 Flag of Denmark Denmark Simon Mathew "All Night Long" English - 3 112
14 Flag of Georgia Georgia Diana Gurtskaya "Peace Will Come" English - 5 107
15 Flag of Hungary Hungary Csézy "Candlelight" English, Hungarian - 19 6
16 Flag of Malta Malta Morena "Vodka" English - 14 38
17 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Evdokia Kadi "Femme Fatale" Greek - 15 36
18 Flag of North Macedonia F.Y.R. Macedonia Tamara, Vrčak & Adrian "Let Me Love You" English - 10 64
19 Flag of Portugal Portugal Vânia Fernandes "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" Portuguese Lady of the sea (black waters) 2 120

Final[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Romania Romania Nico & Vlad "Pe-o margine de lume" Romanian, Italian On the edge of the world 20 45
02 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Andy Abraham "Even If" English - 25 14
03 Flag of Albania Albania Olta Boka "Zemrën e lamë peng" Albanian Hearts trapped in time 17 55
04 Flag of Germany Germany No Angels "Disappear" English - 23 14
05 Flag of Armenia Armenia Sirusho "Qélé, Qélé" English, Armenian Let's go, let's go 4 199
06 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Laka "Pokušaj" Bosnian Give it a try 10 110
07 Flag of Israel Israel Boaz Ma'uda "The Fire in Your Eyes" Hebrew, English - 9 124
08 Flag of Finland Finland Teräsbetoni "Missä miehet ratsastaa" Finnish Where do men ride 22 35
09 Flag of Croatia Croatia Kraljevi ulice & 75 Cents "Romanca" Croatian Romance 21 44
10 Flag of Poland Poland Isis Gee "For Life" English - 24 14
11 Flag of Iceland Iceland Euroband "This Is My Life" English - 14 64
12 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Mor ve Ötesi "Deli" Turkish Crazy 7 138
13 Flag of Portugal Portugal Vânia Fernandes "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" Portuguese Lady of the sea (black waters) 13 69
14 Flag of Latvia Latvia Pirates of the Sea "Wolves of the Sea" English - 12 83
15 Flag of Sweden Sweden Charlotte Perrelli "Hero" English - 18 47
16 Flag of Denmark Denmark Simon Mathew "All Night Long" English - 15 60
17 Flag of Georgia Georgia Diana Gurtskaya "Peace Will Come" English - 11 83
18 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Ani Lorak "Shady Lady" English - 2 230
19 Flag of France France Sébastien Tellier "Divine" English, French - 19 47
20 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Elnur & Samir "Day After Day" English - 8 132
21 Flag of Greece Greece Kalomira "Secret Combination" English - 3 218
22 Flag of Spain Spain Rodolfo Chikilicuatre "Baila el Chiki-chiki" Spanish, English Dance the Chiki Chiki 16 55
23 Flag of Serbia Serbia Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić "Oro" Serbian Yes 6 160
24 Flag of Russia Russia Dima Bilan "Believe" English - 1 272
25 Flag of Norway Norway Maria Haukaas Storeng "Hold On Be Strong" English - 5 182

Scoreboard[]

Gallery[]

Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
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