Final 28–31 August 2008 Host broadcaster Channel One | Number of entries 11 | |
Debuting countries Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Withdrawing countries Bulgaria Canada Cuba Czechoslovakia German Democratic Republic Finland Hungary Netherlands Poland Romania Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Yugoslavia | ||
The Intervision Song Contest 2008 was the 5th Intervision Song Contest. The contest took place in the Russian city of Sochi, which played host to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Eligible countries that may compete in the contest are from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and former Soviet Republics.
Contents
- Location
- Night 1 Original Song
- Night 2 Retro Hit
- Night 3 World Hit
- Night 4 Gala Night
- Other awards
- Other countries
- References
Eleven countries confirmed their participation in the contest.
Location
The 2008 contest took place in the coastal city of Sochi, which played host to the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Night 1 – Original Song
The first night saw the 11 participants performing an original song sung either in Russian or their national language. The running order was as follows:
Night 2 – Retro Hit
The second night saw the 11 participants perform hits from the 20th Century and were performed in Russian. The running order was as follows:
Night 3 – World Hit
The third competitive night of the contest saw the participants performing world hits in the original language of the song. These songs were to be the most suitable for your image. The running order was as follows:
Night 4 – Gala Night
On the Gala Night performers from across the competing nations performed on stage with their hits, performers included Philip Kirkov, Irina Allegrova and others. The night culminated in the announcement of the results.
This meant the final scoreboard results were:
Other awards
Also there were other awards presented for different countries such as:
Other countries
The contest is open to members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation and other Central Asian countries.
Whilst the following countries declined their participation: