Euroviisut 2008
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| Date: | 1 March 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Mikko Peltola and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Kulttuuritalo Kulttuuritalo Kulttuuritalo is a building in Alppila, Helsinki. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works.- The building :... , Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... (other venues hosted semifinals) |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Winner: | Missä miehet ratsastaa Missä miehet ratsastaa "Missä miehet ratsastaa" is a song by Teräsbetoni which was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. As with Lordi in 2006, Teräsbetoni was chosen as the Finnish entry for Eurovision 2008 by winning the Finnish national song contest, which is decided by popular vote... performed by Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar... |
| Winner's result at Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition... : |
22nd place |
Euroviisut 2008 was the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
national selection for the Finnish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
, held in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
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. The song titles for each artist were released in January 2008.
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
Teräsbetoni
Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar...
with the song "Missä miehet ratsastaa
Missä miehet ratsastaa
"Missä miehet ratsastaa" is a song by Teräsbetoni which was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. As with Lordi in 2006, Teräsbetoni was chosen as the Finnish entry for Eurovision 2008 by winning the Finnish national song contest, which is decided by popular vote...
" (Where the men ride), winning with 38.9 percent of the final vote in the final on 1 March 2008.
Final
| Draw | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cupido | Movetron Movetron Movetron is a Finnish dance and pop band, established in the mid-1990s by Päivi Lepistö, Jukka Tanttari, and Timo Löyvä. Their music can be categorized as Eurodance. Their first album sold double platinum and stayed in the official Finnish Album charts for 45 weeks. It contributed total three Top... |
| 2 | Jos en sua saa | Kristian Meurman Kristian Meurman Kristian Meurman , is a Finnish singer. He was a finalist in the third series of the Finnish Idols in 2007. His first album Ensiaskeleet was released in 2007 and it sold gold... |
| 3 | Can't Save Me | Cristal Snow Cristal Snow Cristal Snow is a Finnish pop electro musician. He was one of the candidates to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2008. However, Teräsbetoni was voted as the representative.... |
| 4 | Milloin | Mikael Konttinen |
| 5 | Missä miehet ratsastaa Missä miehet ratsastaa "Missä miehet ratsastaa" is a song by Teräsbetoni which was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. As with Lordi in 2006, Teräsbetoni was chosen as the Finnish entry for Eurovision 2008 by winning the Finnish national song contest, which is decided by popular vote... |
Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar... |
| 6 | Valaise yö | Kari Tapio Kari Tapio Kari Tapani Jalkanen , better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. He was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades, selling over 826,000 certified records during his career and posthumously.Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland... |
| 7 | Pleasure | Crumbland |
| 8 | Virginia | Vuokko Hovatta |
Super Final
| Draw | Song | Artist | Percentage | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't Save Me | Cristal Snow Cristal Snow Cristal Snow is a Finnish pop electro musician. He was one of the candidates to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2008. However, Teräsbetoni was voted as the representative.... |
26.5% | 3rd |
| 2 | Missä miehet ratsastaa Missä miehet ratsastaa "Missä miehet ratsastaa" is a song by Teräsbetoni which was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. As with Lordi in 2006, Teräsbetoni was chosen as the Finnish entry for Eurovision 2008 by winning the Finnish national song contest, which is decided by popular vote... |
Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar... |
38.9% | 1st |
| 3 | Valaise yö | Kari Tapio Kari Tapio Kari Tapani Jalkanen , better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. He was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades, selling over 826,000 certified records during his career and posthumously.Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland... |
33.9% | 2nd |
Semifinal 1
| Date: | 8 February 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Valaise yö performed by Kari Tapio Kari Tapio Kari Tapani Jalkanen , better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. He was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades, selling over 826,000 certified records during his career and posthumously.Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland... , Cupido performed by Movetron Movetron Movetron is a Finnish dance and pop band, established in the mid-1990s by Päivi Lepistö, Jukka Tanttari, and Timo Löyvä. Their music can be categorized as Eurodance. Their first album sold double platinum and stayed in the official Finnish Album charts for 45 weeks. It contributed total three Top... |
| Second Chance: | Broken Flower performed by Hanna Marsh, Pleasure performed by Crumbland |
| Draw | Song | Artist | Percentage | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Flower | Hanna Marsh | - | - |
| 2 | Valaise yö | Kari Tapio Kari Tapio Kari Tapani Jalkanen , better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. He was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades, selling over 826,000 certified records during his career and posthumously.Tapio was born in Suonenjoki, Finland... |
46.7% | 1st |
| 3 | Cupido | Movetron Movetron Movetron is a Finnish dance and pop band, established in the mid-1990s by Päivi Lepistö, Jukka Tanttari, and Timo Löyvä. Their music can be categorized as Eurodance. Their first album sold double platinum and stayed in the official Finnish Album charts for 45 weeks. It contributed total three Top... |
20.3% | 2nd |
| 4 | Pleasure | Crumbland | - | - |
Semifinal 2
| Date: | 15 February 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Jos en sua saa performed by Kristian Meurman Kristian Meurman Kristian Meurman , is a Finnish singer. He was a finalist in the third series of the Finnish Idols in 2007. His first album Ensiaskeleet was released in 2007 and it sold gold... , Milloin performed by Mikael Konttinen |
| Second Chance: | Battlefield of Love performed by Ninja, Kanna minut performed by Jippu |
| Draw | Song | Artist | Percentage | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battlefield of Love | Ninja | - | - |
| 2 | Jos en sua saa | Kristian Meurman Kristian Meurman Kristian Meurman , is a Finnish singer. He was a finalist in the third series of the Finnish Idols in 2007. His first album Ensiaskeleet was released in 2007 and it sold gold... |
26.8% | 2nd |
| 3 | Kanna minut | Jippu | - | - |
| 4 | Milloin | Mikael Konttinen | 46.1% | 1st |
Semifinal 3
| Date: | 22 February 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Tohloppi Studios, Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... |
| Voting: | Telephone and SMS voting |
| Qualifiers: | Can't Save Me performed by Cristal Snow Cristal Snow Cristal Snow is a Finnish pop electro musician. He was one of the candidates to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2008. However, Teräsbetoni was voted as the representative.... , Missä miehet ratsastaa performed by Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar... |
| Second Chance: | Sinua varten performed by Jenna, Virginia performed by Vuokko Hovatta |
| Draw | Song | Artist | Percentage | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinua varten | Jenna | - | - |
| 2 | Can't Save Me | Cristal Snow Cristal Snow Cristal Snow is a Finnish pop electro musician. He was one of the candidates to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest 2008. However, Teräsbetoni was voted as the representative.... |
27.4% | 2nd |
| 3 | Virginia | Vuokko Hovatta | - | - |
| 4 | Missä miehet ratsastaa | Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band. Their first album, Metallitotuus was released in 2005 and has so far sold more than 32,000 copies. Teräsbetoni has been strongly influenced by bands such as Manowar... |
51.7% | 1st |
Second Chance Round
| Date: | 1 March 2008 |
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| Presenter: | Heikki Paasonen and Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen is a Finnish member of parliament and former television hostess.-Career:Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for Radio 99 in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show Tilt in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998... |
| Venue: | Kulttuuritalo Kulttuuritalo Kulttuuritalo is a building in Alppila, Helsinki. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works.- The building :... , Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... |
| 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 |
ESC history
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after hosting the 2007 contest in Helsinki. To select their entry for the contest, Yleisradio Oy held a national selection, Euroviisut 2008...
- Finland in the Eurovision Song ContestFinland in the Eurovision Song ContestFinland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 45 times. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah"...
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