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The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008. The shows were hosted by Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović at the Belgrade Arena which had a total capacity of more than 20,000 seats. The host broadcaster was RTS.
After a total of 272 points. Dima Bilan representing Russia was declared the winner, with the song "Believe" written by Jim Beanz and Bilan himself. So far this has been the only time Russia has won the contest.Ukraine were runners up, with 3rd place going to Greece, 4th to Armenia seeing their best result so far and 5th to Norway.2008 also saw for the first time ever, Eurovision.tv streamed national finals live on ESCTV with broadcasters' permission.
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Songs & Clips
01. ROMANIA: Nico & Vlad -Pe-o margine de lume
02. UNITED KINGDOM: Andy Abraham - Even if
03. ALBANIA: Olta Boka -Zemrën e lamë peng
04. GERMANY: No Angels - Disappear
05. ARMENIA: Sirusho -Qele qele
06. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Laka -Pokušaj
07. ISRAEL: Boaz Mauda - The fire in your eyes
08. FINLAND: Teräsbetoni -Missä miehet ratsastaa
09. CROATIA: Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cent - Romanca
10. POLAND: Isis Gee - For life
11. ICELAND: Euroband - This is my life
12. TURKEY: Mor ve Ötesi - Deli
13. PORTUGAL: Vania Fernandes - Senhora do mar (Negras Águas)
14. LATVIA: Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea
15. SWEDEN: Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
16. DENMARK: Simon Mathew - All night long
17. GEORGIA: Diana Gurtskaya - Peace will come
18. UKRAINE: Ani Lorak - Shady lady
19. FRANCE: Sébastien Tellier - Divine
20. AZERBAIJAN: Elnur and Samir - Day after day
21. GREECE: Kalomira - Secret combination
22. SPAIN: Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - Baila el Chiki-chiki
23. SERBIA: Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić - Oro
24. RUSSIA: Dima Bilan - Believe
25. NORWAY: Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold on to be strong
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RESULTS
Position | Points |
01. Russia | 272 |
02. Ukraine | 230 |
03. Greece | 218 |
04. Armenia | 199 |
05. Norway | 182 |
06. Serbia | 160 |
07. Turkey | 138 |
08. Azerbaijan | 132 |
09. Israel | 124 |
10. Bosnia & Herzegovina | 110 |
11. Georgia | 83 |
12. Latvia | 83 |
13. Portugal | 69 |
14. Iceland | 64 |
15. Denmark | 60 |
16. Spain | 55 |
17. Albania | 55 |
18. Sweden | 47 |
19. France | 47 |
20. Romania | 45 |
21. Croatia | 44 |
22. Finland | 35 |
23. Germany | 14 |
24. Poland | 14 |
25. United Kingdom | 14 |
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