2008 Eurovision Results: Second semi-final results

2008 Eurovision Results: Second semi-final results The results of the second semi-final of 2008 Eurovision song contest are out and now we know the remaining ten countries that will compete on the final. The ten countries chosen by the voters on Thursday to continue to the Eurovision finals are Ukraine, Croatia, Albania, Iceland, Georgia, Denmark, Sweden, Latvia, Turkey and Portugal. Much less voting this year, considering that from the countries already performing on the first semi-final only Serbia, France and the United Kingdom were allowed to vote in the second Eurovision semi-final. Quite a surprise was the fact that Bulgaria, one of the favourite countries to win Eurovision 2008, did not qualify for the song contests finals. Bulgaria was 1/8 to be one of the top ten countries in the last night's Eurovision semi-final at the British online bookmaker Bet 365.

Following the results of the Eurovision second semi-final, Russia remains the top favourite to win the song contest with odds 5/2, followed by Ukraine with odds 11/4. Sweden is now in the third spot with odds to win the Eurovision 2008 listed at 13/2, then Greece at 71/ Serbia has been downgraded all the way to the fifth best in odds at 8/1 to win this year's Eurovision.

Published on 05/23/2008