Eurovision Song Contest - WHO WILL WIN in 2008?

The Eurovision week has started again.
Who will win this year in Belgrad? It will be known on Saturday!
Only 5 countries go through the final competition without competing in semi-finals: the 4 BIG COUNTRIES: Germany, UK, Spain and France + the winner of last year: Serbia. All other countries compete in semifinals.

This picture shows the countries who participate in 2008. Dark green - automatic finalists. Moss green - Participants in semifinal 1. Light green - Participants in semifinal 2. Grey - Non-participants.

The first semi-final was held on Tuesday. We watched it together with our neighbours Aune and Andres having good Australian wine and cheese. It was fun, though Estonia didn't get enough votes to be able to participate on Saturday's finals.
The countries we'll see again on Saturday are:
1. GREECE
2. ARMENIA
3. FINLAND
4. POLAND
5. NORWAY
6. ROMANIA
7. BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA
8. RUSSIA
9. ISRAEL
10. AZERBAIJAN

Photo: Watching the first semifinal of Eurovision Song Contest with our neighbours Aune and Andres.

The 2nd semi-final was yesterday. From there, the 10 countries which got a passport to the Grand Final, are:
1. ICELAND
2. SWEDEN
3. TURKEY
4. UKRAINE
5. ALBANIA
6. LATVIA
7. CROATIA
8. DENMARK
9. GEORGIA
10. PORTUGAL

Congratulations!!!