Eurovision 2008 Semi-final 2 Results

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

The largest number of nations to take part was 43 in 2008, 2011 and 2018

There have been five barefoot winners in Eurovision history: Sandie Shaw (1967), Sertab Erener (2003), Dima Bilan (2008), Loreen (2012) and Emmelie De Forest (2013)

In 2008 Russia won the Grand Final with the song "Believe", but only came third in their semi-final