The results of the second semi-final of 2008 Eurovision song contest are out and now we know the remaining ten countries that will compete on the final. The ten countries chosen by the voters on Thursday to continue to the Eurovision finals are:
- Ukraine
- Croatia
- Albania
- Iceleand
- Georgia
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Latvia
- Turkey
- Portugal
Quite a surprise was the fact that Bulgaria, one of the favourite countries to win Eurovision 2008, did not qualify for the song contests finals. Bulgaria was 1/8 to be one of the top ten countries in the last night’s Eurovision semi-final at the British online bookmaker Bet 365.
Following the results of the Eurovision second semi-final, Russia remains the top favourite to win the song contest with odds 5/2, followed by Ukraine with odds 11/4. Sweden is now in the third spot with odds to win the Eurovision 2008 listed at 13/2.
The Final will be on 24 May, this Saturday. Do not lose the chance to watch this perfect Song Contest.
May 23, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Nice blog! Congratulations to Albania for making it to the final. There will be nice songs in the final, will see who will win. I also like the song Hero of Sweden