 | Facts & Figures |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday 22 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 | Serbia for beginners accompanied by Aleksandar Josipović as a Master of Ceremonies |
| Interval act | National Theatre in Belgrade performance, Lys Assia |
| Qualifiers | [flag=is] Iceland [flag=se] Sweden (Back-up Jury Qualifier) [flag=tr] Turkey [flag=ua] Ukraine [flag=al] Albania [flag=lv] Latvia [flag=hr] Croatia [flag=dk] Denmark [flag=ge] Georgia [flag=pt] Portugal |
The second semi-final was held on 22 May 2008. The United Kingdom, France and Serbia voted in this semi-final.
The Participants
| # | Representing country | Performer(s) | Song title, writer(s) and composer(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Iceland RÚV | Euroband participant profile | This Is My Life | 068 | 08 |
| 02 | Sweden SVT | Charlotte Perrelli participant profile | Hero | 054 | 10 |
| 03 | Turkey TRT | Mor ve Ötesi participant profile | Deli | 085 | 07 |
| 04 | Ukraine NTU | Ani Lorak participant profile | Shady Lady | 152 | 01 |
| 05 | Lithuania LRT | Jeronimas Milius participant profile | Nomads In The Night | 030 | 16 |
| 06 | Albania RTSH | Olta Boka participant profile | Zemrën E Lamë Peng | 067 | 09 |
| 07 | Switzerland SRG SSR idée suisse | Paolo Meneguzzi participant profile | Era Stupendo | 047 | 13 |
| 08 | Czech Republic ČT | Tereza Kerndlová participant profile | Have Some Fun | 009 | 18 |
| 09 | Belarus BTRC | Ruslan Alehno participant profile | Hasta La Vista | 027 | 17 |
| 10 | Latvia LTV | Pirates Of The Sea participant profile | Wolves Of The Sea | 086 | 06 |
| 11 | Croatia HRT | Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents participant profile | Romanca | 112 | 04 |
| 12 | Bulgaria BNT | Deep Zone & Balthazar participant profile | DJ, Take Me Away | 056 | 12 |
| 13 | Denmark DR | Simon Mathew participant profile | All Night Long | 112 | 03 |
| 14 | Georgia GPB | Diana Gurtskaya participant profile | Peace Will Come | 107 | 05 |
| 15 | Hungary MTV | Csézy participant profile | Candlelight | 006 | 19 |
| 16 | Malta MTPBS | Morena participant profile | Vodka | 038 | 14 |
| 17 | Cyprus CyBC | Evdokia Kadi participant profile | Femme Fatale | 036 | 15 |
| 18 | F.Y.R. Macedonia MKRTV | Tamara, Vrčak & Adrijan participant profile | Let Me Love You | 064 | 11 |
| 19 | Portugal RTP | Vânia Fernandes participant profile | Senhora Do Mar (Negras Águas) | 120 | 02 |
Scoreboard
The top-9 of this Semi-Final qualified through televoting. In line with the Rules of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, the 10th qualifier was the highest ranked contestant in the back-up jury vote who did not qualify for the Final. Therefore, Sweden qualified for the Final and, as such, is ranked 10th.
| Participant | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 8 | |||||||
| Sweden | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 10 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 152 | 1 | |||
| Lithuania | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Albania | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 86 | 6 | |||||||
| Croatia | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 112 | 4 | |||
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 12 | |||||||
| Denmark | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 112 | 3 | |||
| Georgia | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 107 | 5 | |||||||
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Malta | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Cyprus | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| F.Y.R. Macedonia | 7 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 120 | 2 |