Eurovision 2008 - Ticket sales

eurovision.tv reports:

Ticket sales takes place in three stages and will start with the sales of packages.

-Package A: All events (all twelve events, including dress rehearsals and live shows)
-Package B1/B2: Ticket to the Final, one of the Semi-Final live shows and dress rehearsals of both Semi-Finals (eight events)
- Fan package: A fan package, similar to Package A, is being sold to fan club organizations

The special fan package is available to members of the OGAE fan clubs. Ticket distribution will be co-ordinated by OGAE International and more information will become available through the website of OGAE Serbia before the international ticket sales starts.

Stage 1 (29th and 30th of January)

Ticket packages will be released. Sales for the local market starts at 9:00 local time and ticket packages can be ordered by phone: 0900 110 011 (only in Serbia). Package sale is limited to four packages per buyer. All packages will be delivered on the buyer's home address.

Stage 2 (31st of January until the 15th of March)

Ticket packages can be ordered by phone: 0900 110 011 (only in Serbia) and, to serve package buyers abroad, through the internet with tickets.co.yu and through www.eurovision.tv, starting at 10:00 CET.

Package sale is limited to four packages per buyer. All packages will be delivered on the buyer's home address both in Serbia as well as abroad.

Stage 3 (17th of March until tickets are sold out)

Remaining single tickets will be available for purchase both in Serbia as well as for foreign buyers.
Delivery of tickets already paid for, starts on the 17th of March.

The packages are classified in three different price categories. You can find more informations HERE

Event schedule

First Semi-Final dress rehearsal 1 (19/05 at 15:00)

First Semi-Final dress rehearsal 2 (19/05 at 21:00)

First Semi-Final dress rehearsal 3 (20/05 at 15:00)

First Semi-Final live show (20/05 at 21:00)

Second Semi-Final dress rehearsal 1 (21/05 at 15:00)

Second Semi-Final dress rehearsal 2 (21/05 at 21:00)

Second Semi-Final dress rehearsal 3 (22/05 at 15:00)

Second Semi-Final live show (22/05 at 21:00)

Final dress rehearsal 1 (23/05 at 15:00)

Final dress rehearsal 2 (23/05 at 21:00)

Final dress rehearsal 3 (24/05 at 15:00)

Final live show (24/05 at 21:00)

sources:eurovision.tv; RTS/eurovision

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 - Semi-Final Allocation Draw

Today at 13:00 CET, the organizers of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest conducted the Semi-Final Allocation Draw, to determine which country would take part in which of the two Semi-Finals.

The draw was broadcast live in about ten countries and through Eurovision.tv's esctv.

The draw for the actual running order will take place on the 17th of March, during the annual Heads of Delegation meeting, in Belgrade, Serbia.

The following countries will be represented in the first Semi-Final, on Tuesday, 20th of May:

Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Estonia
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Israel
Moldova
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Slovenia
Germany (voting rights, will not participate)
Spain (voting rights, will not participate)

The following countries will be represented in the second Semi-Final, on Thursday, 22nd of May:

Albania
Belarus
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
FYR Macedonia
Georgia
Hungary
Iceland
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
France (voting rights, will not participate)
Serbia (voting rights, will not participate)
United Kingdom (voting rights, will not participate)

It was also determined by draw that Germany and Spain will be obliged to broadcast the first Semi-Final live and to vote. France and the United Kingdom will be broadcasting the second Semi-Final, as well as take part in the voting. Host country Serbia will broadcast both Semi-Finals, and has been drawn to vote in the second Semi-Final.

source:eurovision.tv

Malta - Morena - Vodka

Morena will represent Malta with the song Vodka at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade.

The Gozitan singer Morena is unique in her capabilities of singing. She tries different of styles and her voice is one of the best on the islands.

Last December she won the Malta International TV Song Festival with the song "Boghod Mill-Ghajn...Boghod Mill-Qalb" composed by Renato Briffa and penned by Mark Amaira.

Morena - Vodka

sources and photo:escmalta.com;ogaemalta.com;youtube.com

RELATED : New audio version of Vodka

Switzerland - Paolo Meneguzzi - Era stupendo

Paolo Meneguzzi will represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade with the song "Era stupendo".

Paolo Meneguzzi is 31 years old and he is known in Italy after competing four times at the San Remo music festival. (video San Remo)

Paolo Meneguzzi: Era Stupendo


Lyrics:

C'è una parte di me
Che tacere non sa
Quando guardo l'odio che c'è
Il dolore, la povertà
Mi rivedo bambino io
Che correvo nel blu

Era stupendo volare via, sfidare il tempo, la fantasia
La tua mano e la mia, nella stessa poesia,
Era stupendo

Ma una notte vedrai
Dal destino uscirò, lo giuro
Se la vita ci aspetterà
Torneremo laggiù

Sarà stupendo volare via,sfidare ancora il tempo,la fantasia
E poi la tua mano e la mia, nella stessa poesia
Era stupendo, era stupendo

Perchè non c'è pace finchè
Tutti pensano a sè
Era stupendo volare via, sfidare il tempo,la fantasia
La tua mano e la mia, nella stessa poesia
Era stupendo, era stupendo.


sources:paolomenguzzi.it;esctoday.com;youtube.com

Albania - Olta Boka - Zemrën lamë peng

Albania has decided that Olta Boka will go to Belrade with the song Zemrën lamë peng (We gambled the heart)

Olta Boka - Zemrën lamë

Romanian national selection - A withdrawal and a disqualification

TVR, the Romanian broadcaster has decided earlier today to disqualify the song Your love by the girl band Paradise while the song Vorbe care dor performed by 3 Sud Est has been withdrawn by the artists.

The two songs were replaced by:

La storia della pioggia - Inesa

Run Away - Catalin Josan

Catalin Josan has now two songs in semifinals : Run Away and When We're Together

Eurovision 2008 - The draw for the two semi finals

eurovision.tv reports:

The Draw deciding in which of the two Semi-Finals the participating countries of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest are going to perform will be held in Belgrade on Monday, 28th of January.

The show, hosted by Serbian broadcaster RTS, starts at 13:00 CET and will be streamed live through Eurovision.tv's esctv.

The 38 countries represented in the Semi-Finals will be drawn from six pots, based on voting patterns between 2004 and 2007. Half of the countries in the six pots will be drawn into the first Semi-Final (on the 20th of May), the other half into the second Semi-Final (on the 22nd of May).

More informations here