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The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 is the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which will be hosted by Serbia. The semi-finals will be held on 20 and 22 May respectively and the final on 24 May 2008 in the capital, Belgrade. 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 will be 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.

On 28 September 2007 it was announced that the EBU had approved the plan of hosting two semi-finals in 2008.

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.

On 30 January 2008, Eurovision.tv revealed the theme of the Contest: “The Confluence of Sound”.

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.

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.

ERT also offered the EBU to host the contest in Athens, Greece again. 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. The delegations of Croatia, Israel and Albania will have a special security.

The show will be hosted by Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović. Jelena Tomašević is to represent Serbia with a song composed by Joksimović; this led to debate over his role in the contest.

Again the Eurovision Song Contest sees a record number of participants – 43 countries will compete at the 53rd edition of the contest. Two new members will join the event this spring: Azerbaijan and San Marino. So, here it is, final and definitive, the participants’ list of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Belgrade between 20 and 24 May:

1. Albania
2. Andorra
3. Armenia
4. Azerbaijan
5. Belarus
6. Belgium
7. Bosnia & Herzegovina
8. Bulgaria
9. Croatia
10. Czech Republic
11. Cyprus
12. Denmark
13. Estonia
14. Finland
15. France
16. FYR Macedonia
17. Georgia
18. Germany
19. Greece
20. Hungary
21. Iceland
22. Ireland
23. Israel
24. Latvia
25. Lithuania
26. Malta
27. Moldova
28. Montenegro
29. Netherlands
30. Norway
31. Poland
32. Portugal
33. Romania
34. Russia
35. San Marino
36. Serbia
37. Slovenia
38. Spain
39. Sweden
40. Switzerland
41. Turkey
42. Ukraine
43. United Kingdom

WHO Will win???

# Andorra: Gisela — Casanova
# Albania: Olta Boka — Zemren e lame peng
# Armenia: Sirusho — Qele Qele
# Azerbaijan: Elnur Hüseynov and Samir Javadzadeh — Day after day
# Belarus: Ruslan Alekhno — Hasta la vista
# Belgium: Ishtar — O Julissi Na Jalini
# Bosnia & Herzegovina: Elvir Lakovic Laka — Pokusaj
# Bulgaria: Deep Zone and Balthazar — DJ, Take Me Away
# Croatia: Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents — Romanca
# Cyprus: Evdokia Kadi — Femme fatale
# Czech Republic: Tereza Kerndlová — Have some fun
# Denmark: Simon Mathew — All Night Long
# Estonia: Kreisiraadio — Leto svet
# Finland: Teräsbetoni — Missä miehet ratsastaa
# France: Sébastien Tellier — Divine
# F.Y.R. Macedonia: Tamara, Vrcak and Adrian Gadz — Vo ime na ljubovta
# Georgia: Diana Gurtskaya — Peace will come
# Germany: No Angels — Disappear
# Greece: Kalomoira — Secret Combination
# Hungary: Csezy — Candlelight
# Iceland: Eurobandið — This Is My Life
# Ireland: Dustin The Turkey — Irlande, douze points
# Israel: Bo’az Ma’uda — Ke’ilo kan
# Latvia: Pirates of the Sea — Wolves of the sea
# Lithuania: Jeronimas Miliusm — Nomads in the night
# Malta: Morena — Vodka
# Moldova: Geta Burlacu — A century of love
# Montenegro: Stefan Filipovic — Ne Daj Mi Da Poludim
# Netherlands: Hind — Your heart belongs to me
# Norway: Maria Haukaas Storeng — Hold on, be strong
# Poland: Isis Gee — For life
# Portugal: Vânia Fernandes — Senhora do mar
# Romania: Nico & Vlad Mirita — Pe-o margine de lume
# Russia: Dima Bilan — Believe
# San Marino: Miodio — Compice
# Serbia: Jelena Tomašević — Oro
# Slovenia: Rebeka Dremelj — Vrag naj vzame
# Spain: Rodolfo Chikilicuatre — Baila El Chiki Chiki
# Sweden: Charlotte Perrelli — Hero
# Switzerland: Paolo Meneguzzi — Era stupendo
# Turkey: Mor ve Otesi — Deli
# Ukraine: Ani Lorak — Shady lady
# United Kingdom: Andy Abraham — Even If

Jelena Tomasevic – Serbia Eurovision 2008 Finalist

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