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
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 In the final they performed 8th following Israel and preceding Croatia. They finished 22nd with 35 points. The commentators for the event were Jaana Pelkonen, Mikko Peltola and Asko Murtomäki in Finnish and Thomas Lundin in Swedish. the spokesperson announcing the votes was Mikko Leppilampi Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after hosting the 2007 contest in Helsinki. To select their entry for the contest, Yleisradio Oy (Yle) held a national selection, Euroviisut 2008. The contest consisted of 12 artists competing over 3 semi-finals and one second chance round between January and