Euroviisut 2008

Euroviisut 2008
Date: 1 March 2008
Presenter: Mikko Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen
Venue: Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki (other venues hosted semifinals)
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Winner: Missä miehet ratsastaa performed by Teräsbetoni
Winner's result at Eurovision: 22nd place

Euroviisut 2008 was the Finnish national selection for the Finnish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Four semi-final took place before the final, three semi-finals and one "Second Chance" round. In total, 12 artists competed in the contest, each with one song.[1] The song titles for each artist were released in January 2008.[2]

The top two songs in each semi-final directly qualified for the final, while the other two songs were sent to the second-chance round. the top two in this round went to the final along with the 6 winners.

Televoting selected the qualifiers for the final in the semi-finals. The top two songs in each semi-final directly qualified for the final, while the other two songs were sent to the second-chance round. The top two in this round went to the final along with the 6 winners, with the winner of the final being selected through two rounds of televoting: the first round selecting the top 3 songs of the 8, with the second selecting the winner.

The winner was Teräsbetoni with the song "Missä miehet ratsastaa" (Where the men ride), winning with 38.9 percent of the final vote in the final on 1 March 2008.[3]

Final

Draw Song Artist
1 Cupido Movetron
2 Jos en sua saa Kristian Meurman
3 Can't Save Me Cristal Snow
4 Milloin Mikael Konttinen
5 Missä miehet ratsastaa Teräsbetoni
6 Valaise yö Kari Tapio
7 Pleasure Crumbland
8 Virginia Vuokko Hovatta

Super Final

Draw Song Artist Percentage Place
1 Can't Save Me Cristal Snow 26.5% 3rd
2 Missä miehet ratsastaa Teräsbetoni 38.9% 1st
3 Valaise yö Kari Tapio 33.9% 2nd

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 1
Date: 8 February 2008
Presenter: Mikko "Peltsi" Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen
Venue: Tohloppi Studios, Tampere
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Qualifiers: Valaise yö performed by Kari Tapio, Cupido performed by Movetron
Second Chance: Broken Flower performed by Hanna Marsh, Pleasure performed by Crumbland
Draw[4] Song Artist Percentage Place
1 Broken Flower Hanna Marsh - -
2 Valaise yö Kari Tapio 46.7% 1st
3 Cupido Movetron 20.3% 2nd
4 Pleasure Crumbland - -

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 2
Date: 15 February 2008
Presenter: Mikko Peltsi Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen
Venue: Tohloppi Studios, Tampere
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Qualifiers: Jos en sua saa performed by Kristian Meurman, Milloin performed by Mikael Konttinen
Second Chance: Battlefield of Love performed by Ninja, Kanna minut performed by Jippu
Draw[4] Song Artist Percentage Place
1 Battlefield of Love Ninja - -
2 Jos en sua saa Kristian Meurman 26.8% 2nd
3 Kanna minut Jippu - -
4 Milloin Mikael Konttinen 46.1% 1st

Semifinal 3

Semifinal 3
Date: 22 February 2008
Presenter: Mikko "Peltsi" Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen
Venue: Tohloppi Studios, Tampere
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Qualifiers: Can't Save Me performed by Cristal Snow, Missä miehet ratsastaa performed by Teräsbetoni
Second Chance: Sinua varten performed by Jenna, Virginia performed by Vuokko Hovatta
Draw[4] Song Artist Percentage Place
1 Sinua varten Jenna - -
2 Can't Save Me Cristal Snow 27.4% 2nd
3 Virginia Vuokko Hovatta - -
4 Missä miehet ratsastaa Teräsbetoni 51.7% 1st

Second Chance Round

Second Chance Round
Date: 1 March 2008
Presenter: Mikko "Peltsi" Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen
Venue: Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Qualifiers: Pleasure performed by Crumbland, Virginia performed by Vuokko Hovatta
Draw Song Artist Finalist
1 Battlefield of Love Ninja NO
2 Kanna minut Jippu NO
3 Pleasure Crumbland YES
4 Broken Flower Hanna Marsh NO
5 Virginia Vuokko Hovatta YES
6 Sinua varten Jenna NO

References

  1. ↑ Floras, Stella (2007-11-15). "Finland: 12 Artists announced". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ↑ Karhapää, Ilari (2007-01-11). "Finland: Euroviisut song titles published". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  3. ↑ Klier, Marcus (2007-03-01). "Finland decided: Teräsbetoni to Eurovision!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  4. 1 2 3 Karhapää, Ilari (2007-11-16). "Euroviisut 2008: semi final running order". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-10-06.

See also

ESC history

Sister contests

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