Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in the national final, there were two dancers and two backing singers; one of them was the songwriter. The animation on the screen behind them also appeared in the preview video. The song placed in the 8th position with 59 points, which were received from Belgium, Netherlands, Cyprus, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria and Georgia. Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Armenia selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry by a national final with two quarter-finals, one semi-final and a final. The winner was Monika Manchuarova with "Im Ergy Hnchyune", which represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Contest was the first to implement two semi-finals, with all countries, apart from the "Big Four" countries – Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom – and the host country Serbia, taking part in the semi-finals. Croatia took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008, qualifying for the final. In the final they performed 9th following Poland and preceding Finland. They gained 44 points and were ranked 21st. Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and placed twenty-first in the final. Having missed their first Eurovision final, Croatia hoped for