Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final

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Location	Serbia
Host Broadcaster	RTS
Venue	Belgrade Arena
Participants	25
Voting method	Citizens of each country vote by telephone or SMS. The country's 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. All 45 countries present their awarded points, totalling to determine the winner.
EBU Scrutineer	Svante Stockselius
Executive Producer	Sandra Šuša

For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals will be held to decide which 25 countries will be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest will be taking place on the 24th of May, just like the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.

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#	Representing country	Performer(s)	Song title, writer(s) and composer(s)	Points	Place
01	Romania TVR	Nico & Vlad complete participant profile	Pe-o Margine De Lume	045	20
02	United Kingdom BBC	Andy Abraham complete participant profile	Even If	014	25
03	Albania RTSH	Olta Boka complete participant profile	Zemrën E Lamë Peng	055	17
04	Germany NDR	No Angels complete participant profile	Disappear	014	23
05	Armenia AMPTV	Sirusho complete participant profile	Qele, Qele	199	04
06	Bosnia & Herzegovina BHRT	Laka complete participant profile	Pokušaj	110	10
07	Israel IBA	Boaz complete participant profile	The Fire In Your Eyes	124	09
08	Finland YLE	Teräsbetoni complete participant profile	Missä Miehet Ratsastaa	035	22
09	Croatia HRT	Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents complete participant profile	Romanca	044	21
10	Poland TVP	Isis Gee complete participant profile	For Life	014	24
11	Iceland RÚV	Euroband complete participant profile	This Is My Life	064	14
12	Turkey TRT	Mor ve Ötesi complete participant profile	Deli	138	07
13	Portugal RTP	Vânia Fernandes complete participant profile	Senhora Do Mar (Negras Águas)	069	13
14	Latvia LTV	Pirates Of The Sea complete participant profile	Wolves Of The Sea	083	12
15	Sweden SVT	Charlotte Perrelli complete participant profile	Hero	047	18
16	Denmark DR	Simon Mathew complete participant profile	All Night Long	060	15
17	Georgia GPB	Diana Gurtskaya complete participant profile	Peace Will Come	083	11
18	Ukraine NTU	Ani Lorak complete participant profile	Shady Lady	230	02
19	France France 3	Sébastien Tellier complete participant profile	Divine	047	19
20	Azerbaijan İctimai	Elnur & Samir complete participant profile	Day After Day	132	08
21	Greece ERT	Kalomira complete participant profile	Secret Combination	218	03
22	Spain TVE	Rodolfo Chikilicuatre complete participant profile	Baila El Chiki Chiki	055	16
23	Serbia RTS	Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugic complete participant profile	Oro	160	06
24	Russia RTR	Dima Bilan complete participant profile	Believe	272	01
25	Norway NRK	Maria complete participant profile	Hold On Be Strong	182	05

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The voting during the show

Citizens of each country vote by telephone or SMS. The country's 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. All 45 countries present their awarded points, totalling to determine the winner.

France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and host country Serbia will be voting in one of the two Semi-Finals. Two of them will vote in one Semi-Final, three of them in the other. Who will be voting in which country will be determined by draw, also on the 28th of January.

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