Forum Song Contest 65
| Forum Song Contest 65 | |
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| Dates | |
| Month | May 2008 |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 43 |
| Returning |  Cyprus  Oceania
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | ESC style |
| Penalty | -24 points penalty for non voting countries |
| Penalized countries |  Bulgaria
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| Winning song | |
| Artist | Yael Naim |
| Title | "New Soul" |
| Country |  Israel (5)
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| Language | english |
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| Links | |
| Thread of songs | |
| Thread of results | |
| Forum Song Contest | |
| ◄64 66► | |
The Forum Song Contest 65 was the sixty-fifth edition of the Forum Song Contest.
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Title | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Albania |
Gerta Heta | Dhe Vjen Tek Une | 23 | 43 |
| 2 |  Armenia |
Sirusho | Running | 21 | 46 |
| 3 |  Asia |
Kitaro | Winds Blow Over the Hill | 39 | 0 |
| 4 |  Austria |
Audiospam | Black & Blue | 22 | 45 |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan |
Ayaz | Almalarinla | 32 | 31 |
| 6 |  Belarus |
Zone.by | We Love The Shadows | 35 | 27 |
| 7 |  Belgium |
Arsenal | Lotuk | 28 | 37 |
| 8 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Dubioza Kolektiv | Zrak | 34 | 28 |
| 9 | Bulgaria -24 |
Tenyo Gogov | Bubolečka kyuček | 43 | -15 |
| 10 |  Croatia |
Đana Šegon & Superneon | Sama na plaži | 30 | 33 |
| 11 | Cyprus GF |
Vakia Stavrou | Comme je t'aime | 13 | 66 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic |
Kryštof | Atentát | 16 | 61 |
| 13 |  Denmark |
The Storm | Lullaby | 7 | 101 |
| 14 |  Estonia |
Kärt Johanson | Dialoog | 31 | 32 |
| 15 |  Finland |
Cristal Snow | Scarred | 6 | 108 |
| 16 |  France |
Sofia Essaïdi | Femme d'aujourd'hui | 18 | 55 |
| 17 |  Germany |
Highland | Dimmi Perché | 8 | 97 |
| 18 |  Greece |
Athena Andreadis | Breathe again | 15 | 62 |
| 19 |  Hungary |
Fruzsina Kovácsovics | Hazatalálsz | 13 | 66 |
| 20 |  Ireland |
Concerto For Constantine | Minsk | 36 | 19 |
| 21 | Israel GF |
Yael Naim | New Soul | 1 | 161 |
| 22 |  Italy |
The Niro | Liar | 23 | 43 |
| 23 |  Kosovo |
Jehona Sopi | Fustani i Bardh | 25 | 41 |
| 24 |  Lithuania |
Happyendless | Power Forever | 11 | 73 |
| 25 |  Macedonia |
Lambe Alabakovski | Na veligden | 38 | 10 |
| 26 |  Montenegro |
Sergej Ćetković | Ako te nije pronašla ljubav | 20 | 48 |
| 27 |  Netherlands |
Junkie XL feat. Lauren Rocket | Cities in Dust | 32 | 31 |
| 28 |  North & Central America |
Simple Plan | Your Love is a Lie | 39 | 0 |
| 29 |  Norway |
Maria Arredondo | For A Moment | 12 | 67 |
| 30 | Oceania |
Mr. G | Naughty Girl | 39 | 0 |
| 31 |  Poland GF |
DJ Remo | You Can Dance | 5 | 110 |
| 32 |  Portugal |
A Naifa | Filha de duas mães | 26 | 40 |
| 33 |  Romania |
Andreea Bălan | Baby get up and dance | 26 | 40 |
| 34 |  Russia GF |
DJ Smash presents Fast Food | Moscow Never Sleeps | 3 | 127 |
| 35 |  Serbia GF |
Jelena Tomašević | Košava | 2 | 159 |
| 36 |  Slovenia |
Helena Blagne | Agavina pesem | 17 | 59 |
| 37 |  South America |
Babado Novo | Exttravasa | 39 | 0 |
| 38 |  Spain |
La Casa Azul | Esta noche sólo cantan para mí | 10 | 87 |
| 39 |  Sweden |
Sanna Nielsen | Out of Reach | 9 | 91 |
| 40 |  Switzerland |
Annakin | Destination Beyond | 19 | 49 |
| 41 |  Turkey |
Kemal Doğulu feat. Hande Yener | 1 Yerde | 4 | 112 |
| 42 |  Ukraine |
2Special feat. Lena Boo | Look into my Eyes | 29 | 34 |
| 43 |  United Kingdom |
Aled Myrddin | Atgofion | 37 | 18 |
-24 denotes that the country was penalized for no voting
GF denotes that this song was selected for the Grand Final 2008
Scoreboard
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| Albania |
23 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Albania
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| Armenia |
21 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | Armenia
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| Asia |
39 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | Asia
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| Austria |
22 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | Austria
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| Azerbaijan |
32 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Azerbaijan
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| Belarus |
35 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Belarus
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| Belgium |
28 | 37 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Belgium
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
34 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Bulgaria |
43 | -15 | 5 | -24 | 1 | 3 | Bulgaria
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| Croatia |
30 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Croatia
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| Cyprus |
13 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 12 | Cyprus
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| Czech Republic |
16 | 61 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Czech Republic
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| Denmark |
7 | 101 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | Denmark
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| Estonia |
31 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Estonia
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| Finland |
6 | 108 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Finland
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| France |
18 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | France
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| Germany |
8 | 97 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | Germany
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| Greece |
15 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | Greece
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| Hungary |
13 | 66 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | Hungary
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| Ireland |
36 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | Ireland
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| Israel |
1 | 161 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12 | Israel
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| Italy |
23 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Italy
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| Kosovo |
25 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Kosovo
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| Lithuania |
11 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | Lithuania
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| Macedonia |
38 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Macedonia
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| Montenegro |
20 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | Montenegro
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| Netherlands |
32 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Netherlands
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| North & Central America |
39 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | North & Central America
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| Norway |
12 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Norway
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| Oceania |
39 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Oceania
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| Poland |
5 | 110 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | Poland
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| Portugal |
26 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Portugal
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| Romania |
26 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Romania
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| Russia |
3 | 127 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 12 | Russia
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| Serbia |
2 | 159 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | Serbia
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| Slovenia |
17 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | Slovenia
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| South America |
39 | 0 | 7 | South America
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| Spain |
10 | 87 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | Spain
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| Sweden |
9 | 91 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | Sweden
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| Switzerland |
19 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Switzerland
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| Turkey |
4 | 112 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | Turkey
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| Ukraine |
29 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Ukraine
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| United Kingdom |
37 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 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.
| Number of votes received | |
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| Number | Contestant |
| 22 | Israel
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| 19 | Serbia ★
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| 18 | Germany
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| 17 | Turkey
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| 16 | Denmark
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| 15 | Sweden
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| 13 | Spain
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| 12 | Azerbaijan
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| 11 | France
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| 10 | Norway
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| 9 | Italy
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| 8 | Slovenia
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| 7 | Armenia
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| 6 | Portugal
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| 5 | Estonia
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| 4 | Ireland
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| 3 | Bulgaria
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| 2 | Macedonia
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| 1 | South America
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| 6 | Israel ★ |
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Spain |
| Serbia ★ |
Azerbaijan, Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Macedonia, South America | |
| 4 | Russia |
Belarus, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| 3 | Germany |
Asia, France, Romania |
| 2 | Turkey |
Albania, North & Central America |
| Finland |
Croatia, Serbia | |
| Denmark |
Austria, Switzerland | |
| Spain |
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Oceania | |
| Cyprus |
Slovenia, Ukraine | |
| Slovenia |
Lithuania, Turkey | |
| Montenegro ★ |
Armenia, Georgia | |
| 1 | Lithuania |
Russia |
| Norway |
Netherlands | |
| Hungary |
Norway | |
| Switzerland |
Italy | |
| Armenia |
Greece | |
| Austria |
Finland | |
| Albania |
Kosovo | |
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Estonia | |
| Netherlands |
Germany | |
| Asia ★ |
Montenegro | |
The podium
| Winner | Second | Third |
| Israel
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Serbia
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Russia
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