#esc2008

To do a very brief "long story short" testimonial of my Eurovision journey, I got interested and listened to all the songs in the 2021 contest. Shortly after, during my school's winter break, I speedran the rest of the years down to 2009. I had contemplated picking the project back up, but hadn't for the longest time (that was 2021, and here we are in 2023).

So, almost 2 years and 2 contests later, here I am again. I added another year to my growing Eurofan Resume with 2008. I'm not going to do a full out ranking because I've done a LOT of long posts, and with 43 songs, that would be enough for a book. I'll bring up a few key entries (winner, host, personal winner) and maybe bring up some other thoughts.

The winner in 2008 was Russia with Dima Bilan's "Believe" and while I got chills when I heard it, it was also the first song I heard of the set, it kind of got pushed down by other entries I liked a little more, ranking 19th.

After winning in 2007, Serbia took up hosting duties with "Oro" by Jelena Tomasevic. And this one was on my playlist before the song was even done. Serbia did such a good job hosting with this song, and in my opinion, should be kind of what future host entries should look up to (I also partly say it as a joke).

Now for my winner....it was tough to choose between 2 countries as both songs were really good and were rather quick additions to my playlist when they appeared in the playlist. My 2nd place was Turkiyë's "Deli" by Mor Ve Ötesi. And my winner was..."Qélé Qélé" by Sirusho from Armenia! The song was just so infectious and is so easy to get stuck in my head (and not be annoying!).

Some entries that surprised me (as we wrap up), were Belgium, Croatia, and Moldova. I didn't realize I would find these entries good after seeing some low (I know that 2008 wasn't exactly a good year in the fandom's eyes). And with that, that's my Eurovision 2008 briefing!

If you want to know my thoughts about a country I didn't mention (or even expand on my opinions), don't be shy and comment or use the ask function and I'll do my best to get back to you!