 | Facts & Figures |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday 20 May 2008 |
| Location | [flag=rs]Belgrade Arena Belgrade, Serbia |
| Broadcaster | Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) |
| Hosts | Jovana Janković & Željko Joksimović |
| Executive Producer | Sandra Šuša |
| EBU Scrutineer | Svante Stockselius |
| Director | Sven Stojanović |
| Opening act | Video killed a radio star performance, Ensemble „Kolo“ |
| Interval act | Slobodan Trkulja, Metropole Orkest, Balkanopolis; Novak Djokovic and Željko Joksimović performed „Beograde“ (song by Đorđe Marjanović) |
| Qualifiers | [flag=il] Israel [flag=az] Azerbaijan [flag=no] Norway [flag=pl] Poland (Back-up Jury Qualifier) [flag=ba] Bosnia Herzegovina [flag=fi] Finland [flag=am] Armenia [flag=ro] Romania [flag=ru] Russia [flag=gr] Greece |
The first semi-final was held on 20 May 2008. Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final.
The Participants
| # | Representing country | Performer(s) | Song title, writer(s) and composer(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Montenegro RTCG | Stefan Filipović participant profile | Zauvijek Volim Te | 023 | 14 |
| 02 | Israel IBA | Boaz participant profile | The Fire In Your Eyes | 104 | 05 |
| 03 | Estonia ERR | Kreisiraadio participant profile | Leto Svet | 008 | 18 |
| 04 | Moldova TRM | Geta Burlacu participant profile | A Century Of Love | 036 | 12 |
| 05 | San Marino SMRTV | Miodio participant profile | Complice | 005 | 19 |
| 06 | Belgium VRT | Ishtar participant profile | O Julissi | 016 | 17 |
| 07 | Azerbaijan İctimai | Elnur & Samir participant profile | Day After Day | 096 | 06 |
| 08 | Slovenia RTVSLO | Rebeka Dremelj participant profile | Vrag Naj Vzame | 036 | 11 |
| 09 | Norway NRK | Maria participant profile | Hold On Be Strong | 106 | 04 |
| 10 | Poland TVP | Isis Gee participant profile | For Life | 042 | 10 |
| 11 | Ireland RTÉ | Dustin the Turkey participant profile | Irelande Douze Pointe | 022 | 15 |
| 12 | Andorra RTVA | Gisela participant profile | Casanova | 022 | 16 |
| 13 | Bosnia & Herzegovina BHRT | Laka participant profile | Pokušaj | 072 | 09 |
| 14 | Armenia AMPTV | Sirusho participant profile | Qele, Qele | 139 | 02 |
| 15 | The Netherlands NOS | Hind participant profile | Your Heart Belongs To Me | 027 | 13 |
| 16 | Finland YLE | Teräsbetoni participant profile | Missä Miehet Ratsastaa | 079 | 08 |
| 17 | Romania TVR | Nico & Vlad participant profile | Pe-o Margine De Lume | 094 | 07 |
| 18 | Russia RTR | Dima Bilan participant profile | Believe | 135 | 03 |
| 19 | Greece ERT | Kalomira participant profile | Secret Combination | 156 | 01 |
Scoreboard
| Participant | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 12 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 104 | 5 | ||||
| Estonia | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| San Marino | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 96 | 6 | |||||
| Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Norway | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 106 | 4 | ||
| Poland | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Ireland | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Andorra | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Armenia | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 139 | 2 | ||
| The Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 79 | 8 | ||||||
| Romania | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 94 | 7 | ||||
| Russia | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 135 | 3 | ||
| Greece | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 156 | 1 |