ESC 2008

Here are the entries for Eurovision 2008 in Belgrade, with links to reviews of the songs and recaps of the semis and the final.

Semi-Final 1
(In order of appearance)

  1. Montenegro – Stefan Filipović: “Zauvijek volim te“
  2. Israel – Boaz Ma’uda: “The Fire in Your Eyes“
  3. ESTONIA!!!!! – Kreisiraadio: “Leto svet“
  4. Moldova – Geta Burlacu: “A Century of Love“
  5. San Marino – Miodio: “Complice“
  6. Belgium – Ishtar: “O Julissi“
  7. Azerbaijan – Elnur and Samir “Day After Day“
  8. Slovenia – Rebeka Dremelj: “Vrag naj vzame“
  9. Norway – Maria Haukaas Storeng: “Hold On Be Strong“
  10. Poland – Isis Gee: “For Life“
  11. Ireland – Dustin the Turkey: “Irelande Douze Pointe“
  12. Andorra – Gisela: “Casanova“
  13. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Laka: “Pokušaj“
  14. Armenia – Sirusho: “Qélé, Qélé“
  15. Netherlands – Hind: “Your Heart Belongs to Me“
  16. Finland – Teräsbetoni: “Missä miehet ratsastaa“
  17. Romania – Nico and Vlad: “Pe-o margine de lume“
  18. Russia – Dima Bilan: “Believe“
  19. Greece – Kalomira: “Secret Combination“

Chris’ recap:

Semi-Final 2
(In order of appearance)

  1. Iceland – Euroband: “This Is My Life“
  2. Sweden – Charlotte Perrelli: “Hero“
  3. Turkey – Mor ve Ötesi: “Deli“
  4. Ukraine – Ani Lorak: “Shady Lady“
  5. Lithuania – Jeronimas Milius: “Nomads in the Night“
  6. Albania – Olta Boka: “Zemrën e lamë peng“
  7. Switzerland – Paolo Meneguzzi: “Era stupendo“
  8. Czech Republic – Tereza Kerndlová: “Have Some Fun“
  9. Belarus – Ruslan Alekhno: “Hasta la Vista“
  10. Latvia – Pirates of the Sea: “Wolves of the Sea“
  11. Croatia – Kraljevi Ulice and 75 Cents: “Romanca“
  12. Bulgaria – Deep Zone and Balthazar: “DJ, Take Me Away“
  13. Denmark – Simon Mathew: “All Night Long“
  14. Georgia – Diana Gurtskaya: “Peace Will Come“
  15. Hungary – Csézy: “Candlelight“
  16. Malta – Morena: “Vodka“
  17. Cyprus – Evdokia Kadi: “Femme Fatale“
  18. FYR Macedonia – Tamara, Vrčak and Adrijan: “Let Me Love You“
  19. Portugal – Vânia Fernandes: “Senhora do mar (Negras águas)“

Chris’ recap:

Final
(In order of appearance)
The top vote-getters from each of the semi-final rounds, plus two jury selections from each semi-final round, compete against the previous year’s winner and the Big Four.

  1. Romania – Nico and Vlad: “Pe-o margine de lume“
  2. United Kingdom – Andy Abraham: “Even If“
  3. Albania – Olta Boka: “Zemrën e lamë peng“
  4. Germany – No Angels: “Disappear“
  5. Armenia – Sirusho: “Qélé, Qélé“
  6. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Laka: “Pokušaj“
  7. Israel – Boaz Ma’uda: “The Fire in Your Eyes“
  8. Finland – Teräsbetoni: “Missä miehet ratsastaa“
  9. Croatia – Kraljevi Ulice and 75 Cents: “Romanca“
  10. Poland – Isis Gee: “For Life“
  11. Iceland – Euroband: “This is My Life“
  12. Turkey – Mor ve Ötesi: “Deli“
  13. Portugal – Vânia 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: “Oro“
  24. Russia – Dima Bilan: “Believe“
  25. Norway – Maria Haukaas Storeng: “Hold On Be Strong“

Chris’ recap: