Eurovision 2008 Semi-final 1 Results
Semi-final 1 Scoreboard
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi-final 1 result: Greece got 156 points and won Semi-final 1 with the song "Secret Combination" performed by Kalomira
Date: Tuesday 20 May 2008
Location: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia
Broadcaster: RTS
Hosts: Jovana Janković & Željko Joksimović
Slogan: Confluence of Sound
Qualification: The best 10 songs qualified for the Grand Final
Voting: 9 best televoting songs + 1 best jury song (which was not among the 9 televoting songs) qualified for the Grand Final. All countries participating in Semi-final 1 voted, along with the pre-qualified countries Germany and Spain
Opening act: Video killed a radio star performance
Interval act: Slobodan Trkulja, Metropole Orkest, Balkanopolis, Novak Djokovic
There have been five barefoot winners in Eurovision history: Sandie Shaw (1967), Sertab Erener (2003), Dima Bilan (2008), Loreen (2012 & 2023) and Emmelie De Forest (2013)
In 2008 Russia won the Grand Final with the song "Believe", but only came third in their semi-final
Three of the songs sent to Eurovision have been in made up languages. Two of these entries have come from Belgium: Sanomi (2003) and O Julissi (2008); and one from the Netherlands: Amambanda (2006)
The largest number of nations to take part was 43 in 2008, 2011 and 2018
