Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 2005. In Eurovision 2008, Ukraine came in 2nd, being defeated by Russia. On February 23, 2008 Ani performed six songs during a live concert in the studio of NTU. The winning song, "Shady Lady", was chosen by the majority of a professional jury and 4 thousand televoters. "Shady Lady" was her personal favorite. Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Ukraine competed in the second semi-final on the 22 May 2008, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and won a place in the final. The country chose their singer by choosing an internal selection. Therefore, they selected the young and
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Malta has selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through the Malta Song for Europe in Belgrade, Serbia. The contest received 225 songs (3 of which were disqualified) which would have been whittled down to just 35, but due to a tie between a number of songs, the second round consisted of 36 songs. The International Jury which decided on these 36 songs were: Sixteen entries were decided for the Semi Final on the 24 January 2008, all songs were performed and eight progressed on to the final on 26 January