Forum Song Contest 70

Forum Song Contest 70
Dates
Month	October 2008
Participants
Number of entries	42
Withdrawing	Kosovo Latvia
Songs
Changed	Oceania
Vote
Voting system	ESC style
Penalty	-24 points penalty for non voting countries
Penalized countries	Israel
Winning song
Artist	Lena Shamamyan
Title	"Love In Damascus"
Country	Armenia
Language	English
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The Forum Song Contest 70 was the seventieth edition of the Forum Song Contest.

Final

Draw	Country	Artist	Title	Place	Points
1	Albania  GF	Alban Skënderaj & Miriam Cani	Let Me Die With You	4	114
2	Armenia  GF	Lena Shamamyan	Love In Damascus	1	187
3	Asia	Alan	Xin Zhan	7	81
4	Austria	L'Âme Immortelle	Durch fremde Hand	27	40
5	Azerbaijan	Anar Nağılbaz feat. Elza Seidcahan	Shah Qizi	40	6
6	Belarus	The Perfect Life	Svaboda	32	27
7	Belgium	Milk Inc.	Forever	6	87
8	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Osman Hadžić	Budi daleko	35	23
9	Bulgaria	Stefan Lalchev	Ne znaesh	41	5
10	Croatia	Dino Dvornik	Hipnotiziran	37	20
11	Czech Republic	Verona	Stay With Me	15	65
12	Denmark	Mike Sheridan & Maya Albana	Med små skridt	12	66
13	Estonia  GF	Kerli	Walking On Air	2	150
14	Finland	Kendi	Connected	29	39
15	France	Laurent Wolf feat. Eric Carter	Wash my World	8	80
16	Georgia	Cece	Šecyvitet	26	45
17	Germany	Fräulein Wunder	Sternradio	10	72
18	Greece	Kalomira	Hot	11	71
19	Hungary	Magdi Rúzsa	Rövid utazás	21	50
20	Ireland  GF	Lisa Hannigan	Sea Song	3	125
21	Israel  -24	Gali Atari	Bein ha'esh uven ha'maim	42	3
22	Italy	Raf	Ossigeno	30	34
23	Lithuania	Pieno lazeriai feat. Linas Adomaitis	Aš tavo kūnas	27	40
24	Macedonia	Synthesis	Malinka	16	62
25	Montenegro	Ivan Čanović	Tebi pjevam Budvo	9	76
26	Netherlands	Mala Vita	Balkanize	18	57
27	North & Central America	Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon	Dangerous	24	48
28	Norway	Vamp	Velkommen inn	19	55
29	Oceania  BACKUP	Dean Geyer & Caitlin Stasey	Unforgettable	36	21
30	Poland	Max Farenthide	Can You Feel It	37	20
31	Portugal	Ana Free	In my Place	20	54
32	Romania	Marius Nedelcu feat. Giulia	Rain	12	66
33	Russia	BiS	Katya	23	49
34	Serbia	Mia	Kako Da Ne	21	50
35	Slovenia	Anžej Dežan	Šopek maka	37	20
36	South America	Cansei de Ser Sexy	Move	25	46
37	Spain	La Oreja de Van Gogh	Jueves	5	90
38	Sweden	Marie Fredriksson	Där Du Andas	33	25
39	Switzerland	Maury	Heart of Gold	33	25
40	Turkey	Berksan & Sibel Tüzün	Gözyaşındayım	30	34
41	Ukraine	Ruslana feat. Missy Elliott	The Girl that Rules	12	66
42	United Kingdom	One Night Only	Just for tonight	17	60

 ^-24  denotes that the country was penalized for no voting
 ^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
Too old	Oceania	Flight of the Conchords	Business Time	First release in 2007

Scoreboard

Country	Place	Total																																											Country
Albania	4	114					5		5	6				8			7	3			3			2			7	7	3				4	12			10		12	8		5	7		Albania
Armenia	1	187			5					5	12	7		10	12	7		10	12						12	5	12				6	2	7	4		12	6	12			12	10		7	Armenia
Asia	7	81					4	6			1		3	12					2		8			4	1		8			7				7			7				4	6		1	Asia
Austria	27	40								4						4		7	4			6																5				7	3		Austria
Azerbaijan	40	6								2																1															3				Azerbaijan
Belarus	32	27		4		8					8													7																					Belarus
Belgium	6	87			8	5		8				5	7		1	8	10		8	5									10									4						8	Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina	35	23	5																	10				1		7																			Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria	41	5										4						1																											Bulgaria
Croatia	37	20				1				10																3									6										Croatia
Czech Republic	15	65		8				12	4										7						3							7		6	1			7						10	Czech Republic
Denmark	12	66	6	5		6	3	10							2	10					7				5		3	4					1				4								Denmark
Estonia	2	150			10	2		7				12	5			12					12	5		8	7						10		10		10	10			3	3	10		8	6	Estonia
Finland	29	39						5									4									2							6		12	4		6							Finland
France	8	80						1	12			8	8		4													6	12	6	12	5		2	4										France
Georgia	26	45		12			6								6					3														10			3			4		1			Georgia
Germany	10	72							1		10							12			1	3								12		8			7				6		6		6		Germany
Greece	11	71	2									2		3			3		5		5				6				8					5		7		1				12		12	Greece
Hungary	21	50			6				7		7				5										2					3							5		8	7					Hungary
Ireland	3	125			7	3	12	4							8			8			6			12	8	4	10						3			6	2		7	5	8		12		Ireland
Israel	42	3								7				2						2			-24			6			1			4			5										Israel
Italy	30	34		7																8		7					5	1				1									5				Italy
Lithuania	27	40		2	1		7								7							4		6						1										2			10		Lithuania
Macedonia	16	62	12		12						3				10			6							4						3					8						4			Macedonia
Montenegro	9	76	10	3					10					4			2											10		10				8			8		2	1		8			Montenegro
Netherlands	18	57								12		10										10				12	2				4					3								4	Netherlands
North & Central America	24	48	3	10	4		2				4		12	7					3															1		2									North & Central America
Norway	19	55				12										6						8				10		3			7								5				4		Norway
Oceania	36	21					8				2										4	1																		6					Oceania
Poland	37	20										3					8											2							2			2				3			Poland
Portugal	20	54	8																6	1				10			6			2	2	3		3					1	12					Portugal
Romania	12	66						3				6	10				1			12							1		6	8	1		2			1		8			2		5		Romania
Russia	23	49		6					8					6			5				2								4		8	6											2	2	Russia
Serbia	21	50			2				2	3			4				6			6						8			7									10				2			Serbia
Slovenia	37	20	1	1						1								4						3	10																				Slovenia
South America	25	46				10						1				3						12											12		8										South America
Spain	5	90			3					8	5		2	5		2			10		10							12				12	8				12						1		Spain
Sweden	33	25							6																					5		10							4						Sweden
Switzerland	33	25	4			7							1			5			1											4														3	Switzerland
Turkey	30	34	7				10											2		7								5	2												1				Turkey
Ukraine	12	66						2			6					1	12	5		4				5					5		5		5		3	5		3						5	Ukraine
United Kingdom	17	60				4	1		3				6	1	3							2					4	8									1		10	10	7				United Kingdom
Country	Place	Total																																											Country

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
Number	Contestant
22	Armenia ★
19	Estonia
18	Ireland
	Albania
16	Asia ★
14	Romania
	Ukraine
13	Spain
	Belgium
	Greece
	Denmark
	United Kingdom
12	France
	Montenegro
11	Germany
	Portugal
10	Czech Republic
	Serbia
	Russia
	North & Central America
9	Macedonia
	Hungary
	Lithuania
8	Netherlands
	Norway
	Georgia
	Austria
7	Finland
	Italy
	Turkey
	Switzerland
	Israel
6	South America
	Poland
	Slovenia
5	Oceania
4	Belarus
	Sweden
	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Croatia
3	Azerbaijan
2	Bulgaria

Number of 12 points received
Number	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
8	Armenia ★	Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia, South America, Switzerland
3	Estonia	Croatia, Finland, Hungary
	Ireland	Azerbaijan, Italy, Ukraine
	Spain	Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia
	France	Belgium, North & Centra America, Oceania
2	Albania ★	Romania, Spain
	Germany	Georgia, Norway
	Greece	Turkey, United Kingdom
	Macedonia	Albania, Asia
	Netherlands	Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia
	South America ★	Ireland, Portugal
1	Asia	Denmark
	Romania	Greece
	Ukraine	France
	Czech Republic	Belarus
	Norway	Austria
	Portugal	Sweden
	North & Central America	Czech Republic
	Georgia	Armenia
	Finland	Russia

The podium

Winner	Second	Third
Armenia	Estonia	Ireland

See also

• FSC Grand Final 2008