Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Arrest and prosecution of Radovan Karad i, Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Kosovo is Serbia protest 2008, Serbian presidential election, 2008, 2008-09 Serbian SuperLiga, Serbian parliamentary election, 2008, Beovizija 2008, 2007-08 Serbian SuperLiga, 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships, 2008-09 Serbian Cup, 2007-08 Serbian Cup, Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008, Serbian local elections, 2008, 2008-09 Serbian First League, 2007-08 Serbian First League, Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, 2007-08 Serbian League Belgrade, 2007-08 Serbian League East, 2007-08 Serbian League West, Serbia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008 a ak earthquake. Excerpt: The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija erifovi 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. The shows were hosted by Jovana Jankovi and eljko Joksimovi at the Belgrade Arena which had a total capacity of more than 20,000 seats. The host broadcaster was RTS. After a total of 272 points. Dima Bilan representing Russia was declared the winner, with the song "Believe" written by Jim Beanz and Bilan himself. So far this has been the only time Russia has won the contest. Ukraine were runners up, with 3rd place going to Greece, 4th to Armenia seeing their best result so far and 5th to Norway. 2008 also saw for the first time ever, Eurovision.tv streamed national finals live on ESCTV with broadcasters' permission. On 30 January 2008, Eurovision.tv revealed the theme of the Contest: "The Confluence of Sound," which was inspired by Belgrade's location at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. The Belgrade Arena, the 2008...