Forum Song Contest 68
| Forum Song Contest 68 | |
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| Dates | |
| Month | August 2008 |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 43 |
| Returning |  Iceland
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| Changed |  Azerbaijan Denmark Portugal Switzerland
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | ESC style |
| Penalty | -24 points penalty for non voting countries |
| Winning song | |
| Artist | Seba |
| Title | "Passa la banda" |
| Country |  Italy (5)
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| Language | Italian |
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| Links | |
| Thread of songs | |
| Thread of results | |
| Forum Song Contest | |
| ◄67 69► | |
The Forum Song Contest 68 was the sixty-eighth edition of the Forum Song Contest.
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Title | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Albania |
Samanta Karavello | S'te mbaj dot peng | 14 | 73 |
| 2 |  Armenia |
Meri Voskanian | Wie viele Tränen (muss man wein') | 18 | 68 |
| 3 |  Asia |
Tohoshinki | Doushite Kimi Wo Suki Ni Natte Shimattandarou? | 15 | 69 |
| 4 |  Austria |
Vera Böhnisch | Dear Ladies | 29 | 41 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan BACKUP |
Nurlan Novresli | Limanlar | 37 | 18 |
| 6 |  Belarus |
Elena Grishanova | Ya Ne Mogu Bez Tebya | 43 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belgium |
Sandrine | Like a Bullet | 9 | 85 |
| 8 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Lepa Brena | Sledeci | 32 | 29 |
| 9 |  Croatia |
Franka Batelić feat. Eric Destler | Ruža u kamenu (Eric Destler Remix) | 11 | 79 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic |
Markéta | Dancing | 41 | 7 |
| 11 | Denmark BACKUP |
Carpark North | Shall we be grateful | 5 | 108 |
| 12 |  Estonia |
Kerli | Creepshow | 21 | 63 |
| 13 |  Finland |
Waldo's People | Back Again | 18 | 68 |
| 14 |  France |
Louisy Joseph | Assis par terre | 39 | 10 |
| 15 |  Georgia |
Nino Dzotsenidze | Nu moxval nela | 30 | 38 |
| 16 |  Germany |
Nina Kristin feat. David Tavare | Centerfold | 31 | 34 |
| 17 |  Greece GF |
Sakis Rouvas | Kai se thelo | 3 | 112 |
| 18 |  Hungary |
Fish! | Keep Your Secret | 13 | 76 |
| 19 | Iceland |
Ardís Ólöf | Draumalandið | 8 | 89 |
| 20 |  Ireland |
The Chakras | We The People | 34 | 28 |
| 21 |  Israel |
Nanuchka | Mediterranean | 6 | 105 |
| 22 | Italy GF |
Seba | Passa la banda | 1 | 116 |
| 23 |  Kosovo |
Gili | Mysafirë Nderi | 32 | 29 |
| 24 |  Lithuania |
Mario Basanov & Vidis feat. Jazzu | I'll be gone | 23 | 59 |
| 25 |  Macedonia GF |
Vesna Pavlova | Da si tuka | 12 | 77 |
| 26 |  Montenegro |
Melani Šekularac | Živa rana | 20 | 64 |
| 27 |  Netherlands |
EliZe | Lovesick | 7 | 97 |
| 28 |  North & Central America |
Kreesha Turner | Don't Call Me Baby | 26 | 54 |
| 29 |  Norway |
Espen Lind | Scared Of Heights | 2 | 114 |
| 30 |  Oceania |
Christian Alexanda feat. Ja Rule | Too Fine | 35 | 24 |
| 31 |  Poland |
Anita Lipnicka & John Porter | Old Time Radio | 22 | 62 |
| 32 | Portugal BACKUP |
Sabrina | Sei que és tu (o meu sonho) | 38 | 16 |
| 33 |  Romania |
Arsenium | Rumadai | 15 | 69 |
| 34 |  Russia |
Vintage feat. Yelena Korikova | Plokhaya Devochka | 27 | 49 |
| 35 |  Serbia |
Goga Sekulić | Klošar | 28 | 47 |
| 36 |  Slovenia |
Rock Shock | Zdaj letim | 24 | 57 |
| 37 |  South America |
Marisa Monte & Julieta Venegas | Ilusion | 15 | 69 |
| 38 |  Spain |
Víctor Ark | Messenger | 25 | 56 |
| 39 |  Sweden |
Kleerup feat. Titiyo | Longing for Lullabies | 4 | 111 |
| 40 | Switzerland BACKUP |
Paolo Meneguzzi | Anche se non vuoi | 41 | 7 |
| 41 |  Turkey |
Bengü | Gezegen | 10 | 81 |
| 42 |  Ukraine |
Vitaliy Kozlovs'kyy | Chempiony | 35 | 24 |
| 43 |  United Kingdom |
Spice Girls | Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) | 39 | 10 |
GF denotes that this song was selected for the Grand Final 2008.
BACKUP denotes that this song is the backup entry. The previous song did not meet the eligibility criterias.
Changed entries
| Reason | Country | Artist | Title | Comment |
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| Too old | Azerbaijan |
Azərin | Ayrılıq | First released in 2004 |
| Too old | Denmark |
??? | ??? | Single released in may 2008 but the album was released 12 october 2007 (over 9 months) |
| Cover | Portugal |
Mariza | Rosa branca | Cover of an older song by portuguese singer Florência from 1971 |
| Cover | Switzerland |
Züri West | Johnny & Mary | Cover versionn of an older song by Robert Palmer |
Scoreboard
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| Albania |
14 | 73 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | Albania
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| Armenia |
18 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | Armenia
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| Asia |
15 | 69 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | Asia
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| Austria |
29 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Austria
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| Azerbaijan |
37 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | Azerbaijan
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| Belarus |
43 | 2 | 2 | Belarus
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| Belgium |
9 | 85 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belgium
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
32 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Croatia |
11 | 79 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Croatia
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| Czech Republic |
41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Czech Republic
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| Denmark |
5 | 108 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark
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| Estonia |
21 | 63 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | Estonia
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| Finland |
18 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Finland
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| France |
39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | France
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| Georgia |
30 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | Georgia
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| Germany |
31 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Germany
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| Greece |
3 | 112 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | Greece
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| Hungary |
13 | 76 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | Hungary
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| Iceland |
8 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Iceland
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| Ireland |
34 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Ireland
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| Israel |
6 | 105 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | Israel
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| Italy |
1 | 116 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Italy
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| Kosovo |
32 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Kosovo
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| Lithuania |
23 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | Lithuania
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| Macedonia |
12 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | Macedonia
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| Montenegro |
20 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | Montenegro
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| Netherlands |
7 | 97 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Netherlands
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| North & Central America |
26 | 54 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | North & Central America
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| Norway |
2 | 114 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Norway
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| Oceania |
35 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | Oceania
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| Poland |
22 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | Poland
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| Portugal |
38 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | Portugal
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| Romania |
15 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Romania
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| Russia |
27 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 7 | Russia
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| Serbia |
28 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | Serbia
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| Slovenia |
24 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | Slovenia
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| South America |
15 | 69 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | South America
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| Spain |
25 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | Spain
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| Sweden |
4 | 111 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Sweden
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| Switzerland |
41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Switzerland
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| Turkey |
10 | 81 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | Turkey
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| Ukraine |
35 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Ukraine
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| United Kingdom |
39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | United Kingdom
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Number of votes / 12 points
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another and number of votes received.
★ marks the best result reached so far by this country, for this number of "12 points"/number of votes received in final.
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| Number | Contestant |
| 20 | Greece
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| 18 | Italy
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| 17 | Denmark
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| 16 | Norway
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| 15 | Belgium
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| 14 | Israel
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| 12 | Croatia
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| 11 | Hungary
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| 10 | Estonia
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| 9 | Slovenia
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| 8 | North & Central America
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| 7 | Austria
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| 6 | Serbia
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| 5 | Georgia
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| 4 | Oceania
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| 3 | France
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| 1 | Belarus
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| 3 | Italy |
Croatia, Israel, Montenegro |
| Norway |
Belgium, Estonia, Netherlands | |
| Netherlands |
Czech Republic, Kosovo, Norway | |
| Estonia |
Azerbaijan, Finland, Georgia | |
| Poland |
Asia, Austria, Spain | |
| 2 | Sweden |
Lithuania, United Kingdom |
| Denmark |
Russia, Sweden | |
| Israel |
Portugal, Ukraine | |
| Iceland |
Denmark, Hungary | |
| Belgium |
Italy, Macedonia | |
| Hungary |
Ireland, Oceania | |
| Albania ★ |
Germany, Slovenia | |
| Asia ★ |
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Turkey | |
| 1 | Greece |
North & Centra America |
| Croatia |
Belarus | |
| Macedonia |
Serbia | |
| South America ★ |
Switzerland | |
| Montenegro |
South America | |
| Slovenia |
Armenia | |
| North & Central America |
Iceland | |
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Poland | |
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Albania | |
| Georgia |
Greece | |
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France | |
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Romania | |
The podium
| Winner | Second | Third |
| Italy
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Norway
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Greece
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