Ukraine LIVE - Second Semi Final - video
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Showing posts with label semifinal. Show all posts
Friday, May 23, 2008
Croatia LIVE Second Semi Final -video
Eurovision 2008 - Croatia LIVE 2nd Semi Final
Kraljevi Ulice and 75 Cents "Romanca"
Second Semi-Final - Winners press conference and draw
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.
Read more here
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
from oikotimes.com
Second Semi-Final -reactions after perfomance
The representatives of nineteen countries have presented their songs tonight in the Second Semi-Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.
Watch the reactions after perfomance below:
The ten qualifiers of the second semifinal
The following countries have qualified for the Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest (in order of announcement):
Ukraine
Croatia
Albania
Iceland
Georgia
Denmark
Sweden
Latvia
Turkey
Portugal
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Poland LIVE - First Semi Final - video
Isis Gee performed the song "For Life" in the 1st Semi Final and she has qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final.
Poland was drawn 10th in the Final.
Norway LIVE - 1st Semi Final - video
Maria performed "Hold on be strong" in the 1st Semi Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and she has qualified for the final.
Norway was drawn 25th in the Final.
Armenia LIVE - First Semi Final - video
Sirusho performed "Qele Qele" in the 1st Semi Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and she has qualified for the final.
Armenia was drawn 5th in the Final.
Azerbaijan LIVE - First Semi Final - video
Elnur and Samir performed "Day after day" in the 1st Semi Final and they were qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final.
Azerbaijan was drawn 20th in the Final.
Israel LIVE - First Semi Final -video
Boaz performed "The fire in your eyes" in the 1st Semi Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and he has qualified for the final.
Israel was drawn 7th in the Final.
Russia LIVE - First Semi Final - video
Dima Bilan performed toghether with Evgheny Pluschenko and Edvin Marton the song "Believe" and he has qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final.
Russia was drawn 24th in the Final.
Finland LIVE - First Semi Final - video
Teräsbetoni with "Missä miehet ratsastaa" has qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final.
Finland was drawn 8th in the Final.
Bosnia & Herzegovina LIVE First SemiFinal -video
Bosnia & Herzegovina has qualified with Laka - "Pokusaj" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final
Bosnia and Herzegovina was drawn 6th in the Final.
Nico and Vlad LIVE - First Semi Final - video
Romanian representatives, Nico and Vlad performed "Pe o margine de lume" in the 1st Semi Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and they were qualified for the final.
Romania was drawn 1st in the Final.
Kalomoira LIVE -First Semi Final - video
Kalomoira performed "Secret Combination" in the 1st Semi Final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and she has qualified for the final.
Greece was drawn 21st in the Final.
Winners Press Conference - 1st semi final
After the first Semi-Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest had finished, representatives of the ten qualifying countries gathered for the official winners press conference. During the same occasion, their starting positions in the Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday were decided by drawing lots.
When all of the delegations had arrived from the Belgrade Arena back to the press centre, the winners press conference started. All the representatives of the qualifying countries got the opportunity to answer two questions for the press.
Read more here
Greece was drawn 21st in the Final
Romania was drawn 1st in the Final.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was drawn 6th in the Final.
Finland was drawn 8th in the Final.
Russia was drawn 24th in the Final.
Israel was drawn 7th in the Final.
Azerbaijan was drawn 20th in the Final.
Armenia was drawn 5th in the Final.
Poland was drawn 10th in the Final
Norway was drawn 25th in the Final.
First semi final results
The representatives of nineteen countries have presented their songs tonight in the First Semi-Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.
After all songs had been presented, televoting started in all the participating countries as well as in Spain and Germany, who are already qualified for the Final, but were drawn to vote in the First Semi-Final.
Nine of the qualifying countries were decided by televoting. Furthermore, the highest placed song in the result of the national backup juries which was not yet qualified through televoting got a place in the Final as well. However, the TV public will only find out which country it was after the Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday.
The following countries have qualified for the Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest (in order of announcement):
Greece - video
Romania - video
Bosnia and Herzegovina - video
Finland - video
Russia - video
Israel - video
Azerbaijan - video
Armenia - video
Poland - video
Norway - video
eurovision.tv has an exclusive video with the reactions af all semi finalists right after their performance in front of the Eurovision.tv camera crew.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A single prop door for Russia and Greece
esctoday.com reports:
A potential staging problem has emerged after the stage production team realised that the props for the performances of Russia and Greece were too large and complex to switch in the 30 second gap between performances. After a round of heated debate, both sides are working against the clock to make changes to their props.
A spokesperson for the Greek delegation confirmed that there would be no movement of the commercial break to faciliate the movement of the two countries props. Neither country was prepared to accept the possibility. The problem seems to be that both performances have large and heavy props, and there is only one door to the stage for prop changes, as opposed to two or more in recent years. As a result, the switch-over between the two countries is taking longer than the time allowed.
The Greek delegation have adapted the giant book that turns into a heart, adding wheels to speed the movement of it to and from the stage. They are also looking to make the prop lighter in order to make sure everything is done during the alloted time period.
So far, we are informed that the Russians have agreed to look at changes to their props, but that no changes have been offered. They rejected the request to remove the ladder prop and are said to be very unhappy at the situation, although it has been strongly denied by both countries and the EBU that they threatened at any point to withdraw from the competition.
Portugal rehearsal and press conference
Vânia Fernandes has everything what is needed to succeed in the contest nowadays: a touching, melancholic song performed with utter professionalism! The charismatic Portuguese singer gave several faultless performances today, using the gigantic stage to great effect with dark-blue and green projections on the LED-screen.
Press conference
In her press conference Vânia expressed her happiness about being in Belgrade. When asked about the lyrics of the song, the composer, Carlos Coelho, explained that it's funded upon a historical poem and Vânia added that it is a very emotional song for her and that it is about her native country, Portugal. The Portuguese team explained that they went on promotional tour to Bulgaria and Malta. When asked if Vânia has plans for an album, she asked that she would like to start working on one.
sources: eurovision.tv; esckaz.com
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