Eurovision 2008 Semi-final 2 Results
Semi-final 2 Scoreboard
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi-final 2 result: Ukraine got 152 points and won Semi-final 2 with the song "Shady Lady" performed by Ani Lorak
Date: Thursday 22 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 2 voted, along with the pre-qualified countries United Kingdom, France and Serbia
Opening act: Serbia for beginners accompanied by Aleksandar Josipovi? as a Master of Ceremonies
Interval act: National Theatre in Belgrade performance, Lys Assia
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)
The largest number of nations to take part was 43 in 2008, 2011 and 2018
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)
In 2008 Russia won the Grand Final with the song "Believe", but only came third in their semi-final
