Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 8 points for their 3rd favourite song. Then 10 and 12 points were given for the second favorite and favorite respectively. But, the difference between this contest and other past contests is this is the first Eurovision Song Contest that implements a jury vote that counts for half of each countries vote. Fifteen countries took part in the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest: Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. , which had taken part twice since 2006 announced that it was no longer interested in the contest and withdrew along
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 he would be releasing his latest Spanish language album, "Corro via", in the USA and South America. He also talked about Italy (where he is popular thanks to his participations at Sanremo) and the Eurovision Song Contest saying that "Eurovision doesn't have to look for Italy, but Italy has to look for Eurovision!", that Italy would benefit from entering Eurovision. Italy withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest after the 1997 contest. Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Switzerland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Era stupendo" by Paolo Meneguzzi. Meneguzzi was chosen by the Swiss