Ell/Nikki from Azerbaijan received the highest number of points from televoters and juries from the 43 countries participating in this year's edition of Eurovision Song Contest.
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Ani Lorak - Shady Lady - live in 2008 Eurovision Song Contest Final -2nd place
Kalomoira live in 2008 Eurovision Song Contest Final - 3rd place
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After the Second Semi-Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest had finished, representatives of the ten qualifying countries gathered for the official winners press conference.
At the same time, their starting positions in the Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday were decided by drawing lots.
The winners press conference took the same format as that of the First Semi-Final on Tuesday. The winners made the journey back from the Beogradska Arena to the press conference hall. Upon arrival photographers were allowed two minutes for quick photographs. The conference then began and each country was allowed to answer two questions.
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Ukraine was drawn 18th in the final
Croatia was drawn 9th in the final
Albania was drawn 3rd in the final.
Iceland was drawn 11th in the final.
Denmark was drawn 16th in the final.
Sweden was drawn 15th in the final, the same position Charlotte won from in Jerusalem.
Latvia was drawn 14th in the final
Turkey was drawn 12th in the final.
Portugal was drawn 13th in the final.
EUROVISION 2008 FINAL DRAW
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eurovision.tv reports:
From today, until the 25th of May, Eurovision.tv will report from Belgrade, where delegations will arrive for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. The upcoming two weeks are all about the rehearsals, press conferences, parties, dress rehearsals and the live shows on the 20th, 22nd and, finally, the 24th of May.
On the 20th, 22nd and 24th of May, Eurovision.tv will webcast the two Semi-Finals and the Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest live online. The next day, you can watch last night's show on-demand. The on-demand streams will be available for the duration of one week.
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The running oder for the first semifinal:
1.Montenegro
2.Israel
3.Estonia
4.Moldova
5.San Marino
6.Belgium
7.Azerbaijan
8.Slovenia
9.Norway
10.Poland
11.Ireland
12.Andorra
13.Bosnia & Herzegovina
14.Armenia
15.Netherlands
16.Finland
17.Romania
18.Russia
19.Greece
The running order for the second semifinal:
1.Iceland
2.Sweden
3.Turkey
4.Ukraine
5.Lithuania
6.Albania
7.Switzerland
8.Czech Republic
9.Belarus
10.Latvia
11.Croatia
12.Bulgaria
13.Denmark
14.Georgia
15.Hungary
16.Malta
17.Cyprus
18.F.Y.R. Macedonia
19.Portugal
For the final:
2. UK
4. Germany
22. Spain
23. Serbia
Eurovision SC Final 2007 - Ukraine - Verka Serduchka
Listen Verka singing Dancing lasha tumbai (lullaby version)
Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yancoulov who gave Bulgaria their highest position ever in the Eurovision Song Contest told local press that they feel the winners. Bulgaria ranked sixth in the semi final receiving a total of 146 points from 27 countries, and fifth in the final with 157 points from the same number of countries.
“Our song ranked fifth” Elitsa said “that is a great success for Bulgarian music and culture!” . Stoyan Yancoulov added “In Eurovision, votes are based on the country rather than the song” and he continued to state that the fact that Water was voted by many countries is a success in itself as it means that many people from different countries appreciated their music. When asked what was the secret of their success, Elitsa answered : “Being yourself instead of repeating something that has already been done is the key to success”.
Eurovision SC Final 2007 - Finland - Hanna Pakarinen
Hanna Pakarinen - Leave Me Alone (Videoclip)
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Promo Video
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Hayko - Final Night
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