| Eurasiavision Song Contest 08 | |
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| Number of entries | 45 |
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| Voting system | 1-8, 10 and 12 points |
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| Eurasiavision Song Contest | |
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The Eurasiavision Song Contest 08 was the eighth edition of the Eurasiavision Song Contest, held in Munich, Germany, in Olympiahalle, after the victory of Helene Fischer in Athens with the song Atemlos durch die Nacht. So far, 44 countries confirmed their participation, six of them debuting in the contest. These countries are Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Switzerland, Egypt and Tunisia. But seven countries withdrew: Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Iceland, Romania, Ireland and Finland. However, four countries returned: Portugal, Netherlands, Estonia, Turkey and Serbia. Because of the participation of nearly 45 countries, three semifinals were celebrated. The logo of the contest is a green branch, and the motto is Without limits. As seen, the theme art is the nature.
Host city[]
Munich (German: München) is the third most populous city in Germany. Is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, with a population of around 1.49 million. The Munich Metropolitan Region is home to 5.6 million people. Other cities planned to host the contest were Bonn, Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg.
Countries[]
Participating countries[]
Six countries debuted in the contest: Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Switzerland, Egypt and Tunisia. But seven countries withdrew: Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Iceland, Romania, Ireland and Finland. However, four countries returned: Portugal, Netherlands, Estonia, Turkey and Serbia.
| Country | Artist(s) | Language | Song | Translation |
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 Albania
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Kejsi Tola | Albanian | Iceberg | - |
 Algeria
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Khaled | French | C'est la vie | That's life |
 Austria
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James Cottrial | English | Givin Up | - |
 Azerbaijan
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Sabina Babayeva | Russian | Lyubov kak son | Love is like a dream |
 Belarus
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Julia Parshuta | English | Cut Me Open | - |
 Belgium
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Silke Mastbooms | English | Awake | - |
 Bosnia & Herz.
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Dino Merlin | Bosnian | Školjka | Shell |
 Bulgaria
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Sofi Marinova | Bulgarian | Po tebe poludyah | ? |
 Croatia
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Danijela Martinović | Croatian | Naivno Malo Pile | Naive little chick |
 Czechia
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Lucie Vondráčková | Czech | Ty jsi ten nej | You're the best |
 Denmark
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A Friend in London | English | Hide | - |
 Egypt
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Sherine | Arabic | We meen ekhtar | And who chose |
 England
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Ellie Goulding | English | Burn | - |
 Estonia
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Tanja | English | Forevermore | - |
 France
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Indila | French | Dernière Danse | Last dance |
 Germany
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Andreas Bourani | German | Auf anderen Wegen | In other ways |
 Greece
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Angelika Dusk | English | Marionette | - |
 Hungary
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SirVive | English | Catch me if you can | - |
 Israel
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Miri Milman | Hebrew | Ha'or Shelcha | Your light |
 Italy
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Nek | Italian | Fatti avanti amore | Come forward love |
 Kosovo
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Blero | Albanian, English | Summer Love | - |
 Kyrgyzstan
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Roza Shakirova, Aynura S., Aziza | Kyrgyz | Eski dostorgo | ? |
 Latvia
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Aisha | Latvian | Soļi | Steps |
 Lithuania
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Andrius Pojavis | English | Summertime lights | - |
 Moldova
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Nelly Ciobanu | Romanian | Ploi | Showers |
 Montenegro
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Milena Vučić | Montenegrin | Zovi svoje drugove | Call your friends |
 Netherlands
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Anouk | English | Places to Go | - |
 Norway
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Nico & Vinz | English | Am I Wrong | |
 Poland
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Gosia Andrzejewicz | Polish | Ciszej | Quieter |
 Portugal
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Mariza | Portuguese | O tempo não para | Time doesn't stops |
 Russia
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Luba Almann | Russian | Simfoniya | Symphony |
 San Marino
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Valentina Monetta, Sara J. Ghiotti | Italian | Te | If |
 Scotland
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Nina Nesbitt | English | Statues | - |
 Serbia
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Stefan Jakovljević, Jelena Kostov | Serbian | Nagle promene | Sudden changes |
 Slovakia
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Kristína | English | Life Is A Game | - |
 Slovenia
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Tinkara Kovač, Pero Lovšin | Slovene | Poljub | Kiss |
 Spain
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India Martínez, David Bisbal | Spanish | Olvidé Respirar | I forget to breath |
 Sweden
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Veronica Maggio | Swedish | Låtsas | Imagine |
 Switzerland
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Anna Rossinelli | English | Shine in The Light | - |
 Tajikistan
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Firuza Alifova | Tajik | Bahli Safed | ? |
 Tunisia
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Saber ElRebai | Arabic | Ajmal Mokhtasar | Beautiful summary |
 Türkiye
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Tarkan | Turkish | Yemin Ettim | I swore |
 Ukraine
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Jamala | Ukrainian | Ochyma | Eyes |
 Uzbekistan
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Shahzoda | French, English | Mon cheri | My dear |
 Wales
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Georgia Ruth | Welsh | Hallt | Salty |
Returning artists[]
| Country | Artist(s) | Past country | Past song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia
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Tanja | Estonia (EASC 04)
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Külmunud maa |
| France
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Indila | France (EASC 07)
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Love Story |
| San Marino
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Valentina Monetta |
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Molto di piu |
| Scotland
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Nina Nesbitt | Scotland (EASC 05)
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Don't Stop |
| Slovenia
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Tinkara Kovač | Slovenia (EASC 05)
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Rastemo |
| Wales
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Georgia Ruth | Wales (EASC 04)
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Week Of Pines |
Other countries[]
Andorra (RTVA): Andorra joined to the EBC, but they won't not participate.- Cyprus (CyBU): Cyprus joined to the EBC, and they intented to debut in this edition, because in Cyprus there are a lot of Eurasiafans, and the increase of the tourism in Cyprus if the island wins the contest. But they couldn't because of the excesive list of participants. But confirmed their debut in the next edition.
- Faroe Islands (KVF): Faroe Islands announced that want to join to the EBC, but they will not debut in this edition, because of economic problems and the recognition of other countries as a country to participate.
- Finland (YLE): Finland announced that they will not participate in this edition.
- Georgia (GPV): Georgia didn't confirmed their participation, but joined to the EBC, and confirmed its debut in the next contest.
- Iran (IRIB): This Asian country can participate, and the IRIB announced that they can participate in the future.
- Ireland (RTÉ): Ireland announced that they will not participate in this edition, because of problems with find a decent artist.
- Jersey (BBCJe): Jersey announced that they joined to the EBC, but has the same problems as the Faroe Islands.
- Liechtenstein (1-FLTV): Liechenstein announced that they can debut in the future, because of there are a lot of Eurasiafans in the country, and various artists interested in represent Liechenstein.
- Kazakhstan (K-1): Kazakhstan announced that they will not participate in this edition because of bad results in the last editions.
- Luxembourg (RTL): Luxembourg joined to the EBC, and possibly hey will debut in the next edition.
- Malta (PBS): If Malta joins to the EBC before the eighth edition is finished, it will debut in the next edition, as the Maltese broadcaster PBS said.
- Monaco (TMC): Monaco announced that they want to join the EBC, but because of economic problems, they couldn't.
- North Macedonia (MRT): Macedonia announced that they will not participate in this edition.
- Morocco (SNRT): Morocco announced that they will not return in this edition.
- Northern Ireland (UTV): Northern Ireland confirmed their withdraw, because of economic problems.
- Romania (TVR): Romania announced that they will not participate in this edition.
- Turkmenistan (AlAs): Turkmenistan didn't confirmed their participation because of economic problems and problems with find a decent artist.
- Iceland (RÚV): Iceland didn't confirmed nothing, so it withdrew.
Semifinal allocation[]
This time, seven pots were organised geographical and politically.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| Pot 5 | Pot 6 | Pot 7 | Pot 8 |
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Clasification[]
First semifinal[]
| Draw | Country | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| #01 | Estonia
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02 | 99 |
| #02 | Lithuania
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01 | 151 |
| #03 | Spain
|
03 | 84 |
| #04 | Netherlands
|
04 | 75 |
| #05 | Russia
|
05 | 65 |
| #06 | Latvia
|
07 | 64 |
| #07 | Portugal
|
12 | 44 |
| #08 | Switzerland
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06 | 64 |
| #09 | Ukraine
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15 | 25 |
| #10 | Serbia
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10 | 50 |
| #11 | France
|
11 | 49 |
| #12 | Moldova
|
08 | 56 |
| #13 | Scotland
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13 | 41 |
| #14 | Norway
|
14 | 36 |
| #15 | Croatia
|
09 | 52 |
Second semifinal[]
| Draw | Country | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| #01 | Slovenia
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06 | 64 |
| #02 | Belarus
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02 | 82 |
| #03 | Montenegro
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09 | 45 |
| #04 | Uzbekistan
|
15 | 33 |
| #05 | Czechia
|
05 | 66 |
| #06 | Tajikistan
|
11 | 35 |
| #07 | Slovakia
|
03 | 76 |
| #08 | Greece
|
01 | 83 |
| #09 | Bulgaria
|
13 | 38 |
| #10 | Austria
|
07 | 63 |
| #11 | Egypt
|
12 | 39 |
| #12 | Kyrgyzstan
|
11 | 39 |
| #13 | England
|
04 | 73 |
| #14 | Wales
|
10 | 42 |
| #15 | Algeria
|
08 | 58 |
Third semifinal[]
| Draw | Country | Place | Points |
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| #01 | Kosovo
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04 | 73 |
| #02 | Azerbaijan
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06 | 66 |
| #03 | Bosnia & Herz.
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05 | 70 |
| #04 | Albania
|
03 | 78 |
| #05 | Italy
|
02 | 92 |
| #06 | Sweden
|
09 | 58 |
| #07 | San Marino
|
10 | 48 |
| #08 | Hungary
|
11 | 47 |
| #09 | Israel
|
13 | 43 |
| #10 | Belgium
|
12 | 46 |
| #11 | Türkiye
|
07 | 66 |
| #12 | Poland
|
01 | 94 |
| #13 | Tunisia
|
14 | 40 |
| #14 | Denmark
|
09 | 50 |
Final[]
| Draw | Country | Place | Points |
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| #01 | Algeria
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11 | 110 |
| #02 | Moldova
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16 | 96 |
| #03 | Azerbaijan
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25 | 39 |
| #04 | Belarus
|
01 | 192 |
| #05 | Russia
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14 | 101 |
| #06 | Czechia
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17 | 87 |
| #07 | Netherlands
|
03 | 174 |
| #08 | Albania
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24 | 42 |
| #09 | Germany
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10 | 115 |
| #10 | Poland
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09 | 115 |
| #11 | Uzbekistan
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18 | 83 |
| #12 | Estonia
|
11 | 107 |
| #13 | Italy
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19 | 75 |
| #14 | England
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05 | 132 |
| #15 | Austria
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15 | 97 |
| #16 | Slovenia
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08 | 116 |
| #17 | Spain
|
06 | 121 |
| #18 | Lithuania
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04 | 151 |
| #19 | France
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07 | 120 |
| #20 | Latvia
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26 | 36 |
| #21 | Greece
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20 | 73 |
| #22 | Slovakia
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02 | 186 |
| #23 | Kosovo
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27 | 33 |
| #24 | Switzerland
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23 | 56 |
| #25 | Belgium
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21 | 61 |
| #26 | Türkiye
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22 | 60 |
| #27 | Bosnia & Herz.
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13 | 102 |
Voting[]
In the semifinals, all the countries in that semifinal and the host country have to vote. The countries give its votes during the day, in one city, showing it, to promote the tourism in that country. In the final, the voting is during the night, usually in the capital city of that country, coinciding live with the contest. The host country always votes at the venue, and the watchers can know the top 10 from the host country.
First semifinal[]
| Draw | Country | City | Hour | Spokeperson |
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| #01 | Moldova
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Soroca | 13:00 | Natalia Barbu |
| #02 | Netherlands
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Breda | 16:00 | Tiësto |
| #03 | Lithuania
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Šiauliai | 13:00 | Vilija Matačiūnaitė |
| #04 | Russia
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Volvograd | 10:00 | Dzhigan |
| #05 | Serbia
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Kragujevac | 16:00 | Aleksandra Kovač |
| #06 | Ukraine
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Odessa | 09:00 | Zlata Ognevich |
| #07 | Norway
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Trondheim | 11:00 | Adelén |
| #08 | Switzerland
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Zurich | 17:00 | Sebalter |
| #09 | Germany
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Munich | Live | Heidi Klum |
| #10 | France
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Marseille | 14:00 | Irma |
| #11 | Portugal
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Lisbon | 09:00 | Carlos Almeida |
| #12 | Croatia
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Zadar | 15:00 | Goran Višnjić |
| #13 | Scotland
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Edinbourg | 08:00 | Emeli Sandé |
| #14 | Estonia
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Pärnu | 10:00 | Pärt Uusberg |
| #15 | Latvia
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Riga | 13:00 | Laima Grauda |
| #16 | Spain
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Santander | 08:00 | Arturo Valls |
Second semifinal[]
| Draw | Country | City | Hour | Spokeperson |
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| #01 | Slovenia
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Maribor | 10:00 | Iva Krajnc |
| #02 | Kyrgyzstan
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Osh | 07:00 | Daniyar Ermatov |
| #03 | Bulgaria
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Plovdiv | 16:00 | Anna Angelova |
| #04 | Greece
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Thessaloniki | 13:00 | Helena Paparizou |
| #05 | Tajikistan
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Istaravshan | 08:00 | Nigina Amonkulova |
| #06 | Belarus
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Minsk | 17:00 | Aleksei Grishin |
| #07 | Uzbekistan
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Bukhara | 14:00 | Ziyoda |
| #08 | Wales
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Swansea | 16:00 | Marina and the Diamonds |
| #09 | Algeria
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Oran | 09:00 | Kenza Farah |
| #10 | Germany
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Munich | Live | Florian David Fitz |
| #11 | Austria
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Innsbruck | 12:00 | Andi Knoll |
| #12 | Montenegro
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Kotor | 09:00 | Sergej Ćetković |
| #13 | England
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York | 15:00 | Graham Norton |
| #14 | Czechia
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Ostrava | 10:00 | Václav Noid Bartá |
| #15 | Slovakia
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Košice | 17:00 | Ľubomír Bajaník |
| #16 | Egypt
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Giza | 14:00 | Ahmed Ahmed |
Third semifinal[]
| Draw | Country | City | Hour | Spokeperson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01 | Albania
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Shköder | 12:00 | Hersi |
| #02 | Kosovo
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Đakovica | 19:00 | Adelina Thaçi |
| #03 | Denmark
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Horsens | 11:00 | Emmelie de Forest |
| #04 | Azerbaijan
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Baku | 08:00 | Safura |
| #05 | Türkiye
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Istanbul | 09:00 | Meltem Ersan Yazgan |
| #06 | Germany
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Munich | Live | Lena |
| #07 | Italy
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Palermo | 15:00 | Marco Mengoni |
| #08 | Hungary
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Szeged | 10:00 | Éva Novodomszky |
| #09 | San Marino
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Serravalle | 08:00 | Michele Perniola |
| #10 | Bosnia & Herz.
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Bijeljina | 16:00 | Maya Sar |
| #11 | Israel
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Haifa | 09:00 | Kobi Menora |
| #12 | Tunisia
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Tunis | 11:00 | Dorra Zarrouk |
| #13 | Poland
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Wrocław | 09:00 | Cleo |
| #14 | Belgium
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Bruges | 08:00 | Saule |
| #15 | Sweden
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Malmö | 14:00 | Charlotte Perreli |
Final[]
| Draw | Country | City | Spokeperson |
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| #01 | Latvia
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Riga | Anmary |
| #02 | Austria
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Vienna | Arabella Kiesbauer |
| #03 | Czechia
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Prague | Karel Gott |
| #04 | Slovenia
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Ljubljana | Maja Keuc |
| #05 | Netherlands
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The Hague | Waylon |
| #06 | Switzerland
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Bern | Cécile Bähler |
| #07 | Uzbekistan
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Tashkent | Nilufar Usmonova |
| #08 | Norway
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Oslo | Nadia Hasnaoui |
| #09 | Ukraine
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Kyiv | Matias |
| #10 | Kosovo
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Pristina | Rona Nishliu |
| #11 | Tunisia
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Tunis | Hinda Hicks |
| #12 | Montenegro
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Podgorica | Nina Žižić |
| #13 | Türkiye
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Ankara | Sertab Erener |
| #14 | Spain
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Madrid | Mónica Carrillo |
| #15 | Scotland
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Glasgow | Julie Fowlis |
| #16 | Belarus
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Minsk | Alyona Lanskaya |
| #17 | Greece
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Athens | RiskyKidd |
| #18 | Israel
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Tel Aviv | Bar Refaeli |
| #19 | Bulgaria
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Sofia | Elitsa Todorova |
| #20 | Serbia
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Belgrad | Aleksandra Kovač |
| #21 | Egypt
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The Cairo | Mohammed Fouad |
| #22 | Poland
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Wársaw | Sylwia Grzeszczak |
| #23 | England
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London | Claudia Winkleman |
| #24 | Hungary
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Budapest | Éva Novodomszky |
| #25 | Sweden
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Stockholm | Avicii |
| #26 | Italy
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Roma | Laura Pausini |
| #27 | Lithuania
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Vilnius | Rasa Kaušiūtė |
| #28 | Russia
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St. Petersbourg | Lena Katina |
| #29 | Germany
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Munich | Helene Fischer |
| #30 | Estonia
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Tallinn | Laura Põldvere |
| #31 | Belgium
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Antwerp | Angelique Vlieghe |
| #32 | Wales
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Cardiff | Bonnie Tyler |
| #33 | San Marino
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San Marino City | Barbara Andreini |
| #34 | Algeria
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Algiers | Kenza Farah |
| #35 | Azerbaijan
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Baku | Nigar Jamal |
| #36 | Albania
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Tirana | Xhoi Bejko |
| #37 | Bosnia & Herz.
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Sarajevo | Mensur Salkić |
| #38 | Portugal
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Palmelo | Suzy |
| #39 | Croatia
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Zagreb | Petra Kovačević |
| #40 | Denmark
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Copenhaguen | Lise Rønne |
| #41 | France
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Paris | Alizée |
| #42 | Slovakia
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Bratislava | Mária Pietrová |
| #43 | Moldova
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Chisinau | Olivia Fortuna |
| #44 | Kyrgyzstan
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Bishkek | Sultan Sadiraliev |
| #45 | Tajikistan
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Dushanbe | Shabnam Suraya |
Recap[]
First semifinal[]
Second semifinal[]
Third semifinal[]
Final[]
12 points[]
First semifinal[]
| No. | Received by | Sent by |
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| 5 | Lithuania
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| 2 | Estonia
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| 2 | Russia
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| 2 | Spain
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| 1 | Switzerland
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Germany
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| 1 | France
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Netherlands
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| 1 | Croatia
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Serbia
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| 1 | Netherlands
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Scotland
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Second semifinal[]
| No. | Received by | Sent by |
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| 3 | Slovakia
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| 2 | England
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| 1 | Slovenia
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Montenegro
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| 1 | Algeria
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France
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| 1 | Greece
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Bulgaria
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| 1 | Wales
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Tajikistan
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| 1 | Kyrgyzstan
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Uzbekistan
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| 1 | Uzbekistan
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Kyrgyzstan
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| 1 | Egypt
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Algeria
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| 1 | Slovenia
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Montenegro
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| 1 | Austria
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Germany
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Third semifinal[]
| No. | Received by | Sent by |
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| 3 | Poland
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| 3 | Italy
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| 2 | Albania
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| 2 | Azerbaijan
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| 2 | Türkiye
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| 1 | Sweden
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Denmark
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| 1 | Denmark
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Poland
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| 1 | Kosovo
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Bosnia & Herz.
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Final[]
| No. | Received by | Sent by |
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| 5 | Belarus
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| 4 | Lithuania
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| 4 | France
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| 4 | Poland
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| 3 | Algeria
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| 3 | Estonia
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| 2 | Slovenia
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| 2 | England
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| 2 | Germany
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| 2 | Russia
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| 2 | Italy
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| 2 | Belgium
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| 1 | Uzbekistan
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Tajikistan
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| 1 | Bosnia & Herz.
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Serbia
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| 1 | Netherlands
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Switzerland
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