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From Armenia to Ukraine they have all decided

JESC 2008: The complete line-up

All 15 countries which will be participating in the 2008 edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest have now selected their entries. Following the Last Minute Withdrawal of Azerbaijan, who planned on debuting in 2008 and the early withdrawals of Sweden and Portugal, the line-up is now complete.

Since June, the 15 nations have been deciding their songs and now the wait is over, all songs have been announced, all in time for the big night which will be 22nd November. The Delegations meet on the 13th and 14th October, during this time the running order will be announced.

The 15 participants are hoping to follow in the footsteps of Alexey Zhigalkovich, from Belarus, who won the contest last year with his song 'S Druzyami'

 Participants: (Alphabetical order)

Armenia - Monika Manucharova 'Im ergi hnchuny'

Belarus - Daria Nadina, Alina Molosh, Karina Zhukovich 'Sertse Belarusi'

Belgium - Oliver 'Shut Up'

Bulgaria - Krastiana Krasteva 'Edna Mechta'

Cyprus - Elena Mannouri & Charis Savva 'Yioupi Yia'

FYR Macedonia - Bobi Andonov 'Prati Mi SMS'

Georgia - Bzikebi (Wasps) 'Bzz...'

Greece - Niki Yiannouchu 'Kapoia Nyhta'

Lithuania - Eglė Jurgaitytė 'Laiminga diena'

Malta - Daniel Testa  'Junior Swing'

Netherlands - Marissa '1 Dag'

Romania - Mădălina Lefter & Andrada Popa 'Salvaţi planeta'

Russia - Mihail Puntov 'Spit Angel'

Serbia - Maja Mazić 'Uvek kad u nebo pogledam'

Ukraine - Victoria Petrik 'Matrosy'

The 2008 contest will be held in Limassol (lemesos), Cyprus, on the 22nd November.


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Stockholm calling [44413]
Mon 13 Oct 2008 18:55:46

T K
It's OK :)


T K [44537]
Mon 13 Oct 2008 08:34:52

@stockholm: no way am i ripping into jonny, he knows hes one of my fave ppl on here, but he knows il b honest with him! thats all it was, just exchange of pov, hahah jonny is a great kid :)


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sun 12 Oct 2008 19:03:38

Jonny
LOL. Of course, that must be the reason :)


Jonny K. [46850]
Sun 12 Oct 2008 17:50:24

Stockholm
Yeah it is a snail lol! I thought i'd give euro sheep a bit of competition on the animal front! :P
I'm not sure but Romania might not be participating because they might not have a OGAE or something, cause it is all arranged by the OGAE people :)


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sun 12 Oct 2008 17:36:58

Jonny
Yes, "Shine" is a beautiful song :) I wonder why Romania isn't participating. (Is that a snail in your pic?)


Jonny K. [46850]
Sun 12 Oct 2008 17:12:48

Stockholm
******* SHOCK!!!! ******* Biondo aren't participating?! That is a travesty! Its one of the best songs this year, NF or otherwise :D


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sun 12 Oct 2008 12:42:15

Jonny
Leona Daly's song is very good. There is a DVD with all songs and you can order it from the Swedish OGAE for free. What a pity Biondo isn't competing. Then I would definitely have ordered it :)




Jonny K. [46850]
Sun 12 Oct 2008 10:05:00

Stockholm
I doubt it will be the Revelations! Although it may well be Sanna, possibly Kostas Martakis aswell, or maybe even Leona Daly :D


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 23:25:29

Jonny
Yes, she sounds much better nowadays :) In fact I've seen that video before, I think it's from a show in Oslo.
I wonder if the OGAE clubs have chosen a winner of the 2nd chance contest yet. The voting should take place this weekend. Will it be Sanna or the Revelations ... :)


Jonny K. [46850]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 22:58:27

Stockholm
I like "j'aime la vie", although I much prefer hearing Sandra sing it nowadays than back ion 1986 because her voice has matured and suits the song better :) - http://uk.youtube.co(...)/watch?v=-dEpJbreehQ (Skip to 0:20)


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 22:15:09

Jonny
I agree that the Flemish part has better music though I understand French as well as Flemish :) Yeah, the Walloon entry last year was very good. I also liked the Walloon songs back in 1990, 1976 and 1966. And "J'aime la vie" was a Walloon entry.


Jonny K. [46850]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 21:38:47

Stockholm
We must be two of a kind :)
And I also have a preference for Flemish songs, not that I can speak Flemish, because I can't and although I can partially speak French, the Flemish half has better music from what i've heard :D
Generally in ESC I prefer the Flemish songs, although the Waloon songs have on occasions been good, eg 2007 :) Also Kate Ryan is Flemish, and some of her songs are amazing! :D


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 21:26:15

Jonny
Thanks ;) I always thought you were the one who kept calm. Maybe we're two of a kind :) And I'm glad you made up.

Yeah, those two Belgian entries are great as well though I have a preference for the Flemish songs.


Jonny K. [46850]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 21:06:48

Nikola
I also think Serbia will do well, its one of my favourites :) I'm glad you like Belgium, its my absolute favourite and they also had some other really good songs in their selection this year :D
These are my 2 favourites from their selection (aswell as "shut up" :) - http://uk.youtube.co(...)&feature=related
http://uk.youtube.co(...)/watch?v=X2Lpf-lzV8I


Jonny K. [46850]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 21:03:50

Don't worry Stockholm, both cases have ended with making up :D Thanks for the compliment :D You're also one of the nicest people here, I can't understand how you keep so calm all the time, its incredible! :D


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 18:41:48

Why are people suddenly getting at Jonny, one of the nicest persons on here? This is the 2nd time this week.


Night Elf [43921]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 17:52:28

Mile Serbia

I agree, everything works well for girls from Belarus. They sound great live, choreography is good, music is great and lyrics are not so hard (since they are not on English)... catchy song and like I said before it has WINNER written all over it among all this songs.I am really surprised with their song it's really good.

I will vote for Belarus and Cyprus, I hope one of them is winner.


Mile Serbia [46134]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 17:14:58

Well...first I have to say that I haven't heard all songs...but among I heard...I really like Belarus...and I think that with this kind song they have really good chances of wining 3rd time...Beside Belarus...I also like and Belgium...but I am afraid that this is not gonna do well...I also have to say that host country chosed good and strong entry,proper for this contest...but I just can't bet that hosts will win...Other songs I've heard are just Ok...I am also supporting Serbia(expected :))...but this year's entry is not so strong and good as it was last year...On national selection there were better songs...but who knows...maybe this is gonna work...


Jonny K. [46850]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 13:22:07

aha i understand now :P (I'm not your sweetheart lol!)


T K [44537]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 13:00:54

@jonny: sweetheart il deal wit u over msn :P


Jonny K. [46850]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 12:53:05

Soz but I can't see that i've written anything stupid . . . w're gonna have to agree to disagree.
If its this - "its probably a brainwash saying "SMS for FYROM", its probably nothing to do with SMS'ing friends and stuff" - then u have to realise I don't mean that! I'm not stupid enough to think that it is actually a brainwash, for one thing most people wont be able to understand the lyrics.


T K [44537]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 12:11:40

@johnny: no i couldnt giv a toss wheter u like it or not... its the stupidity of something u said


Krisztián Tichler [42873]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 10:47:06

I liked Belarus, Armenia and the Netherlands somewhat, but there's not a really good one.


Andrea D [44356]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 09:24:57

I don't think there's a decent entry somewhere around here...


Alexandros Roussos [16979]
Sat 11 Oct 2008 01:08:41

My personal top-10

12-ROMANIA
10-F.Y.R.O.M.
08-CYPRUS
07-ARMENIA
06-MALTA
05-BELGIUM
04-LITHUANIA
03-BELARUS
02-GREECE
01-SERBIA
Good luck to all the participants,and the best junior song to win!


Vincent Barbarino [38148]
Fri 10 Oct 2008 21:39:56

if viewers could understand the lyrics of the
greek entry, i think it would win...Gtreat lyrics, i can not beleive, it has been written by such a young girel..Anyway JESC is nothing for my taste, but i wish Greece and all the other junior contestants lots of luck and good nerves


oops i ment Armenia instead of Serbia


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