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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
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ROMANIA: Nico & Vlad -Pe-o margine de lume02.
UNITED KINGDOM: Andy Abraham - Even if03.
ALBANIA: Olta Boka -Zemrën e lamë peng04.
GERMANY: No Angels - Disappear05.
ARMENIA: Sirusho -Qele qele06.
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Laka -Pokušaj07.
ISRAEL: Boaz Mauda - The fire in your eyes08.
FINLAND: Teräsbetoni -Missä miehet ratsastaa09.
CROATIA: Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cent - Romanca10.
POLAND: Isis Gee - For life11.
ICELAND: Euroband - This is my life12.
TURKEY: Mor ve Ötesi - Deli13.
PORTUGAL: Vania Fernandes - Senhora do mar (Negras Águas)14.
LATVIA: Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea15.
SWEDEN: Charlotte Perrelli - Hero16.
DENMARK: Simon Mathew - All night long17.
GEORGIA: Diana Gurtskaya - Peace will come18.
UKRAINE: Ani Lorak - Shady lady19.
FRANCE: Sébastien Tellier - Divine20.
AZERBAIJAN: Elnur and Samir - Day after day21.
GREECE: Kalomira - Secret combination22.
SPAIN: Rodolfo Chikilicuatre - Baila el Chiki-chiki23.
SERBIA: Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić - Oro24.
RUSSIA: Dima Bilan - Believe25.
NORWAY: Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold on to be strongRECAP
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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