Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 |
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| Fun In The Sun | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 22 November 2008 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre, Limassol, Cyprus |
| Presenter(s) | Alex Michael Sophia Paraskeva |
| Directed by | Klitos Klitou |
| Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
| Executive producer | Munro Forbes |
| Host broadcaster | Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 15 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Non-returning countries |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS message, which counts for 50%. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of votes. Results 1–5 are automatically displayed on-screen, then each country announces 6–8, 10 and 12 points. A jury in each country also has a 50% say in the outcome. |
| Winning song |  Georgia"Bzz.." |
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the sixth time this exciting music competition took place. It happened on November 22, 2008, in Limassol, Cyprus. The show was held at the "Spyros Kyprianou" Athletic Centre.
The main TV channel in Cyprus, CyBC , hosted the event. The theme for this year's contest was "Fun In The Sun", which sounds perfect for Cyprus!
Contents
Contest Highlights
Who Performed?
Fifteen countries took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Young singers from all over Europe came together to perform their songs.
Here is a list of the countries, artists, and songs that competed:
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Romania |
Mădălina and Andrada | "Salvaţi planeta!" | Romanian | 9 | 58 |
| 02 |  Armenia |
Monica | "Im Ergi Hnchyune" (Իմ Երգի Հնչյունե) | Armenian | 8 | 59 |
| 03 |  Belarus |
Dasha, Alina & Karyna | "Serdtse Belarusi" (Сердце Беларуси) | Russian, Belarusian | 6 | 86 |
| 04 |  Russia |
Mihail Puntov | "Spit angel" (Спит ангел) | Russian | 7 | 73 |
| 05 |  Greece |
Niki Yiannouchu | "Kapoia nychta" (Καποια νύχτα) | Greek | 14 | 19 |
| 06 | Georgia |
Bzikebi | "Bzz.." | Imaginary | 1 | 154 |
| 07 |  Belgium |
Oliver | "Shut Up" | Dutch | 11 | 45 |
| 08 |  Bulgaria |
Krastyana Krasteva | "Edna mechta" (Една мечта) | Bulgarian | 15 | 15 |
| 09 |  Serbia |
Maja Mazić | "Uvek kad u nebo pogledam" (Увек кaд у небо погледaм) | Serbian | 12 | 37 |
| 10 |  Malta |
Daniel Testa | "Junior Swing" | English | 4 | 100 |
| 11 |  Netherlands |
Marissa | "1 dag" | Dutch | 13 | 27 |
| 12 |  Ukraine |
Viktoria Petryk | "Matrosy" (Матроси) | Ukrainian | 2 | 135 |
| 13 |  Lithuania |
Eglė Jurgaitytė | "Laiminga diena" | Lithuanian | 3 | 103 |
| 14 |  Macedonia |
Bobi Andonov | "Prati mi SMS" (Прати ми СМС) | Macedonian | 5 | 93 |
| 15 |  Cyprus |
Elena Mannouri and Charis Savva | "Gioupi gia!" (Γιούπι για!) | Greek | 10 | 46 |
Who Won?
The winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was Georgia with the group Bzikebi. Their song was called "Bzz.." and it was sung in an imaginary language! They received a total of 154 points.
The second place went to Ukraine with Viktoria Petryk singing "Matrosy". Lithuania came in third place with Eglė Jurgaitytė and her song "Laiminga diena".
How Did Voting Work?
Voting was done by people in each country using phone calls and SMS messages. This public vote counted for half of the total score. The other half came from a special jury in each country.
Each country gave points to their favorite songs: 1 to 8 points, then 10 points, and finally 12 points for their absolute favorite. To make sure no country ended up with zero points, every country automatically started with 12 points!
Here's a quick look at which countries gave 12 points to whom:
| N. | Contestant | Voting nation |
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| 8 | Georgia | Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Lithuania, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine |
| 3 | Ukraine | Georgia, Malta, Romania |
| 1 | Lithuania | Serbia |
| Russia | Belarus | |
| Cyprus | Greece | |
| Serbia | Macedonia |
When Cyprus received 12 points from Greece, the audience was very excited! This often happens because Greece and Cyprus usually give each other high points in the contest.
Commentators from Each Country
Many people watched the show from their homes. Each country had commentators who explained what was happening. They helped viewers understand the contest and cheer for their country's performer.
- Armenia – Gohar Gasparyan (Armenia 1)
- Belarus – Denis Kuryan (Belarus 1)
- Belgium – André Vermeulen (VRT), Maureen Louys and Jean-Louis Lahaye (RTBF)
- Bulgaria – Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev (BNT 1)
- Cyprus – Kyriakos Pastides (CyBC)
- Georgia – Temo Kvirkvelia (GPB)
- Greece – Renia Tsitsibikou and George Amyras (ERT)
- Lithuania – Darius Užkuraitis (LRT)
- Macedonia – Ivona Bogoevska (MTV 1)
- Malta – Valerie Vella (TVM)
- Netherlands – Sipke Jan Bousema (AVRO)
- Romania – Ioana Isopecu and Alexandru Nagy (TVR)
- Russia – Olga Shelest
- Serbia – Duška Vučinić-Lučić (RTS 2)
- Ukraine – Timur Miroshnychenko (NTU)
Images for kids
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Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center, in Limassol. This is where the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place.
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The cover art of the official album for the contest.
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Bzikebi, the group from Georgia who won the contest.
See also
In Spanish: Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión Junior 2008 para niños
