Cyril Valéry Hanouna naît le 23 septembre 1974 à Paris, de parents d'origine juive tunisienne, arrivés en France depuis Tunis en 1969. [58] The organisation consists of a network of 40 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, and is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profitable company.

[56], Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (more commonly known as OGAE) is an international organisation that was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jari-Pekka Koikkalainen. Cyril Hanouna was born in September 23 , 1974 in Paris, France .

The first semi-final was held on 20 May 2008. The second semi-final was based around the theme of water, which was enhanced by the look of the stage during the interval act where the water formed the main colours of the stage. Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Albania, Cyprus, Germany, Romania, San Marino, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Switzerland, Patrick Hässig (First Semi-Final) and Sven Epiney (Second Semi-Final and Final) (. Serbia gained the right to host the Contest after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. Since September 2018 , he has hosted the talk show Balance your post!

The voting order and spokespersons during the final were as follows:[30]. The Barbara Dex Award has been annually awarded by the fan website House of Eurovision since 1997, and is a humorous award given to the worst dressed artist each year in the contest. The contest opened with a panorama of the city of Belgrade forming in the stage's background with two waves sliding down the stage to meet in the centre – at the confluence, the overall theme of the contest. However, all other countries broadcast the show only in standard definition, and the event will only be available to buy on a standard-definition DVD; it will not be released on HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc. Germany and Spain voted in this semi-final. It was the first time Serbia had hosted the contest - only 1 year after the country made its debut as an independent nation. [13], Following the unilateral Kosovo declaration of independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, which has resulted in protests and unrest across the country, the location of the event was considered to be changed.

All were in the national language of the artist's country, with the exception of the Serbian postcard, which consisted of "Welcome to Belgrade" and "Welcome to Serbia" in various languages and the Belgian postcard which was written in the constructed language the Belgian group performed in. The winner was Russia with the song "Believe", performed by Dima Bilan who wrote it with Jim Beanz. [citation needed], At a press conference in Helsinki in May 2007, Svante Stockselius, executive supervisor of the Contest for the EBU, announced that the competition's format may be expanded to two semi-finals in 2008 or 2009.

The commentators of the 43 participating countries are as follows: The commentators of the non-participating countries are: Eurovision Song Contest: Belgrade 2008 was the official compilation album of the 2008 Contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by EMI Records and CMC International on 12 May 2008.The album featured all 43 songs that entered in the 2008 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. [129], Coordinates: 44°49′14″N 20°27′44″E / 44.82056°N 20.46222°E / 44.82056; 20.46222, "Eurovision 2008" redirects here. The same occurred on Swiss HD channel HD suisse; on this channel viewers were able to choose the language of the commentary while viewing a semi-final or final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following Marija Šerifović's win at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland with the song "Molitva". The logo chosen, a treble clef, formed the graphical basis of the design created by Boris Miljković.[19]. [55] For the only time, the awards were divided into 4 categories; Press Award; Poplight Fan Award; Artistic Award; and Composer Award. Of the "Big Four" countries Spain placed the highest, finishing sixteenth, while the United Kingdom ended up in last place for the second time in their Eurovision history, after 2003.

Below is the top five overall results, after all the votes had been cast.[60]. The second semi-final was held on 22 May 2008.

The trophy is a handmade piece of sandblasted glass in the shape of a 1950s microphone.[10][11].