Forum Song Contest 63
| Forum Song Contest 63 | |
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| Dates | |
| Month | March 2008 |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 46 (-3 DQ) |
| Returning |  Slovakia
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| Withdrawing |  Iceland
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| disqualified |  Armenia France Czech Republic
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| Changed |  Austria South America Spain Czech Republic
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | ESC style |
| Penalty | -24 points penalty for non voting countries |
| Penalized countries | Slovakia Latvia Georgia
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| Winning song | |
| Group | September |
| Title | "Until I Die" |
| Country |  Sweden (6)
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| Language | english |
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| Links | |
| Thread of songs | |
| Thread of results | |
| Forum Song Contest | |
| ◄62 64► | |
The Forum Song Contest 63 was the sixty-third edition of the Forum Song Contest.
Final
| Draw | Country | Artist | Title | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Albania |
Anjeza Shahini | Nxënesja më e mirë | 14 | 70 |
| 2 |  Asia |
Ye'erjiang Mahefushi & Ashia'er Maimaiti | Singanushiga | 37 | 6 |
| 3 | Austria BACKUP |
Ursprung Buam | I kenn' mi nimma aus | 35 | 10 |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan |
Samir Cavadzade | Insafsizlar | 31 | 24 |
| 5 |  Belarus |
Venera | Tol'ko Exo | 36 | 8 |
| 6 |  Belgium |
Hadise | My Body | 5 | 110 |
| 7 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarr-E-Roma | Daleko od mog šehera | 3 | 121 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria |
Lora Vladova & Svetozar Hristov | My Way back | 19 | 64 |
| 9 |  Croatia |
Lollobrigida | Mister Yuppie | 29 | 30 |
| 10 |  Denmark |
Julie Maria | Også om dagen | 13 | 71 |
| 11 |  Estonia |
Dahling | Menthol | 16 | 67 |
| 12 |  Finland |
Widescreen Mode | Dead Inside | 21 | 55 |
| 13 | Georgia -24 |
Para | Smutný chlapec | 47 | -14 |
| 14 |  Germany |
Mario | Don't feel sorry for me | 11 | 73 |
| 15 |  Greece |
Anemos | Paradise | 7 | 84 |
| 16 |  Hungary |
Iza Széles | Matters of the Heart | 22 | 52 |
| 17 |  Ireland |
Ash | End Of The World | 24 | 46 |
| 18 |  Israel |
Hadar Ozeri | Bishvili | 6 | 89 |
| 19 |  Italy |
Tao | I miei occhi | 9 | 74 |
| 20 | Latvia -24 |
BrainStorm | And I Lie | 28 | 34 |
| 21 |  Lithuania |
69 Danguje | Skrisim | 11 | 73 |
| 22 |  Macedonia |
PMG Kolektiv | Somnitelno Lice | 33 | 17 |
| 23 |  Montenegro |
No Name | Postelja od leda | 38 | 2 |
| 24 |  Netherlands |
Kayak | Undecided | 25 | 43 |
| 25 |  North & Central America |
Céline Dion | Eyes on me | 4 | 111 |
| 26 |  Norway |
Inger Lise Rypdal | Den Fremmede | 26 | 39 |
| 27 |  Poland |
Natalia Lesz | Fall | 17 | 65 |
| 28 |  Portugal |
David Fonseca | Kiss me, oh, kiss me | 14 | 70 |
| 29 |  Romania |
Ovidiu Lipan Ţăndărică & Stelu Enache | Firida | 19 | 64 |
| 30 |  Russia |
UMA2RMAН & Patricia Kaas | Ne Pozvoniš | 30 | 26 |
| 31 |  Serbia |
Studio Alektik | Gorenje | 8 | 81 |
| 32 | Slovakia GF -24 |
Mao | White Widow | 46 | -2 |
| 33 |  Slovenia |
Leeloojamais feat. Aleksandra Kovač | Mi | 33 | 17 |
| 34 | South America BACKUP |
Maria Rita | Tá Perdoado | 32 | 18 |
| 35 | Spain BACKUP |
Almadrava | Land Of Eternal Sunset | 17 | 65 |
| 36 | Sweden GF |
September | Until I Die | 1 | 167 |
| 37 |  Switzerland |
Maurice | Sooner or Later | 27 | 37 |
| 38 |  Turkey |
Can Atilla | Mahidevran | 2 | 158 |
| 39 |  Ukraine |
Lama | Znayesh yak bolyt' | 9 | 74 |
| 40 |  United Kingdom |
The Hoosiers | A Sadness Runs Through Him | 23 | 49 |
-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 |
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| Cover | Czech Republic |
Tereza Černochová | Automatic | Cover of Pointers Sisters - Automatic (1983) |
| Too old | Austria |
Ursprung Buam | Heimat Der Berge | Released in 1998 |
| Too old | South America |
Bebel Gilberto | Momento | Released in april 2007 |
| Too old | Spain |
Millenium | You are the one | Released in may 2007 |
Disqualified entries
| Reason | Country | Artist | Title | Comment |
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| Too old | Armenia |
Houseri | Walk With Me Son | Released under the name "Kele Lao" on a CD in 2004 |
| Too old | Czech Republic |
Aneta Langerová | Vysoké Napětí | Released in may 2007 |
| Too old | France |
Frédéric Lerner | Plus là | Released in april 2007 |
Scoreboard
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| Albania |
14 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Albania
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| Asia |
37 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Asia
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| Austria |
35 | 10 | 2 | 8 | Austria
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| Azerbaijan |
31 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Azerbaijan
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| Belarus |
36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Belarus
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| Belgium |
5 | 110 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | Belgium
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 121 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Bulgaria |
19 | 64 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Bulgaria
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| Croatia |
29 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Croatia
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| Denmark |
13 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | Denmark
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| Estonia |
16 | 67 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Estonia
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| Finland |
21 | 55 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Finland
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| Georgia |
40 | -14 | 4 | 2 | -24 | 4 | Georgia
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| Germany |
11 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | Germany
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| Greece |
7 | 84 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Greece
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| Hungary |
22 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Hungary
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| Ireland |
24 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Ireland
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| Israel |
6 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Israel
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| Italy |
9 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | Italy
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| Latvia |
28 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | -24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Latvia
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| Lithuania |
11 | 73 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | Lithuania
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| Macedonia |
33 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | Macedonia
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| Montenegro |
38 | 2 | 2 | Montenegro
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| Netherlands |
25 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Netherlands
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| North & Central America |
4 | 111 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | North & Central America
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| Norway |
26 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | Norway
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| Poland |
17 | 65 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | Poland
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| Portugal |
14 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | Portugal
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| Romania |
19 | 64 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Romania
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| Russia |
30 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | Russia
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| Serbia |
8 | 81 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Serbia
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| Slovakia |
39 | -2 | 7 | -24 | 10 | 5 | Slovakia
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| Slovenia |
33 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | Slovenia
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| South America |
32 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | South America
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| Spain |
17 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Spain
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| Sweden |
1 | 167 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Sweden
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| Switzerland |
27 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | Switzerland
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| Turkey |
2 | 158 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Turkey
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| Ukraine |
9 | 74 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ukraine
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| United Kingdom |
23 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 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 | Sweden
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| 21 | Turkey ★
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| 18 | Israel
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| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 16 | Belgium
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| 15 | Ukraine ★
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| 14 | North & Central America
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| 13 | Germany
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| 12 | Italy
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| 11 | Hungary
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| 10 | Romania
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| 9 | Denmark
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| 8 | Switzerland
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| 7 | United Kingdom
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| 6 | Croatia
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| 5 | Russia
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| 4 | Belarus
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| 3 | Macedonia
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| 2 | Austria
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| 1 | Montenegro
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| Number | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
| 6 | Sweden |
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, North & Centra America, Norway, Portugal |
| 3 | Turkey |
Asia, Germany, Switzerland |
| North & Central America |
Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey | |
| Denmark |
Lithuania, Montenegro, Russia | |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Macedonia, Slovenia |
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South America, Sweden | |
| Greece |
Serbia, Ukraine | |
| Serbia |
Croatia, Estonia | |
| Italy |
Greece, Armenia | |
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Netherlands, Czech Republic | |
| Lithuania |
Belarus, France | |
| United Kingdom |
Hungary, Ireland | |
| 1 | Israel |
Poland |
| Ukraine |
Azerbaijan | |
| Portugal |
Spain | |
| Bulgaria |
Albania | |
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Italy | |
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Austria | |
| Netherlands |
United Kingdom | |
| Azerbaijan |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
| Macedonia |
Israel | |
The podium
| Winner | Second | Third |
| Sweden
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Turkey
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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