Eurovision 2008 … Bigger and Better
Posted by evdomada on May 21, 2008
Eurovision is back for another year and as the cliche goes, this year will be bigger than ever. Well it literally will be bigger than ever as 43 countries are competing this year in 2 semi-finals with only 25 performing on the Finals night.
The first semi-final was on last night in Belgrade (or early this morning for those of us in Australia) and the second semi final on Thursday night (22/5). The Final will then be on Saturday 24/5
10 countries will progress from each of the semi-finals and they will be joined with the automatic qualifiers Serbia as they are the hosts and the traditional Top 4 entrants who get an automatic entry to the final; UK, France, Germany and Spain.
Kalomira and her Secret Combination competed in the first semi-final. We can only hope that she continues the form of our recent entrants and performs well in the Final.
Julia Zemiro will be our host on SBS who will air the first semi-final this Friday night at 7:30pm (AEST), the second semi-final on Saturday night at 7:30pm (AEST). The final will be shown on SBS as well on Sunday night at 7:30pm (AEST).
As all of these shows are delayed broadcasts try to avoid reading the internet news or news reports from Europe if you want to maintain an element of surprise!!
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