Eurovision Dance Contest 2008

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Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
Dates
Final6 September 2008
Host
VenueSEC Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Presenter(s)
Directed byNikki Parsons
Executive supervisorTal Barnea
Executive producerAlan Tyler
Host broadcasterBBC Scotland (BBC)
Websitewww.eurovisiondance.tv Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries14
Debuting countries Azerbaijan
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries
  •  Germany
  •  Spain
  •   Switzerland
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         Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2008
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite acts, plus additional panel of experts awards maximum of 48 points to their favourites.
Winning dancers Poland
Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek
2007 ← Eurovision Dance Contest

The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second and final edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, Scotland, hosted by the BBC on 6 September. The presenters were, as in the previous edition, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman. The contest took place at the SEC Centre.[1]

The winners of contest were Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek of Poland who achieved a score of 154 points. 2nd place went to Russia, 3rd place to Ukraine, 4th place to Lithuania and 5th place to Azerbaijan who were participating for the first time.

In a change to the rules, professional couples were no longer eligible to enter the contest. At least one dancer from each couple had to be a local celebrity, not professionally trained to dance.[2] A further change was that each couple only performed once. In 2007 each couple performed a ballroom or Latin routine followed by a freestyle dance incorporating national flavour; in the 2008 contest, the latter freestyle dance continued and this time could include elements of traditional Latin and ballroom.[1] A panel of experts was introduced with an approximate weight of 23% of the total outcome and the rest 77% determined through televoting. The highest possible points from the jury were 48 while the televoting cast a maximum of 156 points.[3][better source needed]

Location[edit]

Further information on the host city: Glasgow
SEC Centre, in Glasgow – host venue of the 2008 contest.

The SEC Centre is Scotland's largest exhibition centre, located in the district of Finnieston on the north bank of the River Clyde, Glasgow. The venue's holding company SEC Limited, is 91% owned by Glasgow City Council and 9% owned by private investors. It is probably best known for hosting concerts, particularly in Hall 4 and Hall 3.

Since the opening of the original buildings in 1985, the complex has undergone two major expansions; the first being the SEC Armadillo in 1997, and then the OVO Hydro arena in 2013.

The host city and venue was announced by the BBC on 7 July 2008.[1] The contest was attended by an audience of 2,000.[4]

Format[edit]

Rules and participants[edit]

According to the 2007 rules Section 2.2[5] on the official website, all entrants in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 agreed to take part in 2008 when signing up for the first contest. However, in June 2008, Switzerland announced their withdrawal from the contest without specifying a reason,[6] while Germany also decided to withdraw from the event later the same month, due to comparatively low ratings for the 2007 contest in the country.[7]

The running order was announced on 8 August.[8] Due to a scheduling clash with the 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminaries, the Spanish broadcaster announced its late withdrawal on 28 August, just days before the contest was scheduled to took place.[9] In July, they held a national selection show Quiero Bailar and named singer Rosa López and dancer Nieto as their representatives in the contest.[10] According to the draw they were supposed to be 15th couple to perform.[8]

As the number of dances was reduced, with each couple performing once instead of twice, new countries were allowed to enter the competition, but the only new country to enter the contest was Azerbaijan.[3]

Opening and interval acts[edit]

Celtic rock band Red Hot Chilli Pipers performed as part of the opening act.

The opening of the show featured Red Hot Chilli Pipers playing a Scottish-flavoured medley of known songs, with all participating couples presented on stage in order of performance.[11] The interval act featured a group dance routine and was followed by soprano Lesley Garrett and the Carousel cast, performing a medley of "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" accompanied by the City of Glasgow Chorus.[12]

Controversy[edit]

Azerbaijan and Greece announced professional dance couples as their representatives at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008. According to the regulations of the contest,[5] professional couples were not allowed to take part in the competition. The EBU specified that the couple had to be composed of one professional (defined as a dancer who earns his or her living through dance and dance-related activities), and one non-professional known in a field other than dance. The non-professional was not required to be a celebrity, as long as he or she was known in his field, and it was also not a requirement that the non-professional had no dance experience.[2] Since the representatives for Azerbaijan and Greece both consisted of two professional dancers, however, it is not clear why their entries were considered valid.

Participating countries[edit]

R/O Country[13] Competing dancers[13] Dance styles[13] Place[4] Points[4]
01  Sweden Danny Saucedo and Jeanette Carlsson Cha-Cha 12 38
02  Austria Dorian Steidl and Nicole Kuntner Slowfox/Jive/Hip-Hop 13 29
03  Denmark Patrick Spiegelberg and Katja Svensson Samba/Tango/Paso Doble/Jazz Dance 6 102
04  Azerbaijan Eldar Dzhafarov and Anna Sazhina Paso Doble/Rumba/Tango/Azeri Folk Dance 5 106
05  Ireland Gavin Ó Fearraigh and Dearbhla Lennon Paso Doble/Rumba/Hard Shoe Irish Dance 11 40
06  Finland Maria Lund and Mikko Ahti Tango 10 44
07  Netherlands Thomas Berge and Roemjana De Haan Rumba/Show Dance 14 1
08  Lithuania Karina Krysko and Saulius Skambinas Rumba/Cha-Cha/Acrobatic Elements 4 110
09  United Kingdom Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone Paso Doble/Jive/Tango 9 47
10  Russia Tatiana Navka and Alexander Litvinenko Cha-Cha/Samba/Rumba/Paso Doble/Russian Folk Dance 2 121
11  Greece Jason Roditis and Tonia Kosovich Latin dances 7 72
12  Portugal Raquel Tavares and João Tiago Rumba/Tango 8 61
13  Poland Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek Rumba/Cha-Cha/Jazz Dance 1 154
14  Ukraine Lilia Podkopayeva and Sergey Kostetskiy Jive/Ukrainian Folk Dance/Rock'n'Roll 3 119

Scoreboard[edit]

It is worth noting that, had the judges not been introduced (and thus only the televote been used), Poland would still have won the competition by 31 points. However, Ukraine and Russia would have shifted places therefore Ukraine would have finished 2nd and Russia finishing 3rd.

Voting results[13][14]
Voting procedure used:
  100% televoting
  100% jury vote
Total score
Televoting score
Expert jury score
 Televote
Sweden
Austria
Denmark
Azerbaijan
Ireland
Finland
Netherlands
Lithuania
United Kingdom
Russia
Greece
Portugal
Poland
Ukraine
Contestants
 Sweden 38 34 4 3 10 7 1 2 2 2 3 4
Austria 29 29 3 2 1 3 4 5 4 5 1 1
Denmark 102 54 48 8 7 1 3 8 2 6 4 1 7 2 5
Azerbaijan 106 78 28 5 8 7 1 4 12 1 10 6 4 12 8
Ireland 40 40 4 6 2 5 8 7 6 2
Finland 44 32 12 12 6 5 1 3 2 3
Netherlands 1 1 1
Lithuania 110 78 32 7 7 4 10 6 5 10 5 4 5 8 7
United Kingdom 47 39 8 1 4 5 3 8 10 1 3 1 3
Russia 121 97 24 6 6 2 8 4 12 8 10 12 10 7 12
Greece 72 32 40 4 2 2 5 3 3 3 6 4
Portugal 61 61 3 5 1 7 6 6 2 7 6 7 5 6
Poland 154 134 20 10 12 12 10 12 10 12 8 12 8 10 8 10
Ukraine 119 103 16 2 10 8 12 5 4 7 7 6 12 8 12 10

12 points[edit]

The maximum twelve points awarded by each country (to the couple who had received the most phone votes) were allocated as follows:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5  Poland  Austria,  Denmark,  Ireland,  Netherlands,  United Kingdom
3  Russia  Finland,  Greece,  Ukraine
 Ukraine  Azerbaijan,  Portugal,  Russia
2  Azerbaijan  Lithuania,  Poland
1  Finland  Sweden

Professional jury[edit]

An expert jury of International DanceSport Federation judges from non-participating countries acted as a jury in the contest. After each performance, each jury member awarded each performance up to 12 points. The jury members were:[15]

  • Juror A:  Singapore – Gladys Tay (head judge)
  • Juror B:  Germany – Sven Traut
  • Juror C:  Slovenia – Barbara Nagode Ambrož
  • Juror D:  France – Michelle Ribas

The points below were converted (giving the jury vote the weight of four countries' votes in the total result) into 4 sets of 12 points, 12 for the first place couple on the jury leaderboard, 10 points for second, 8 points for third and so on, down to 1 point for 10th. The other four couples, do not receive any points from the judges.[16]

Detailed jury votes[17]
Draw Song Jurors Total
Juror A
Juror B
Juror C
Juror D
1  Sweden 8 8 8 7 31
2  Austria 7 7 7 7 28
3  Denmark 12 12 12 12 48
4  Azerbaijan 12 10 10 10 42
5  Ireland 7 7 8 7 29
6  Finland 10 8 8 8 34
7  Netherlands 8 7 7 6 28
8  Lithuania 12 10 10 10 42
9  United Kingdom 8 10 8 8 34
10  Russia 10 12 10 10 42
11  Greece 10 12 12 10 44
12  Portugal 8 7 8 7 30
13  Poland 10 10 12 8 40
14  Ukraine 10 10 10 8 38

Spokespersons[edit]

The order in which each country announced their votes was done in order of performance. The spokespersons are shown alongside each country.[18]

  1.  Sweden – Carin da Silva
  2.  Austria – Marvin Wolf [de]
  3.  Denmark – Jens Blauenfeldt
  4.  Azerbaijan – Husniyya Maharramova
  5.  Ireland – Brian Osmond
  6.  Finland – Jaana Pelkonen
  7.  Netherlands – Marcus van Teijlingen
  8.  Lithuania – Audrius Giržadas [lt]
  9.  United Kingdom – Carol Smillie
  10.  Russia – Larisa Verbitskaya
  11.  Greece – Rika Vagianni [el]
  12.  Portugal – Helena Coelho
  13.  Poland – Anna Popek [pl]
  14.  Ukraine – Yuliya Okropiridze [uk]

Broadcasts[edit]

Most countries sent commentators to Glasgow or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information.[18]

Among the countries that took part, Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Malta and Spain also broadcast the event without sending representatives.[19] In accordance with the rules, Spanish broadcaster TVE were obliged to broadcast the contest live due to their late withdrawal as an active participant.[20] The EBU initially confirmed that the event would be broadcast on the network's second channel La 2 "for the benefit of Spanish viewers",[21] however TVE later confirmed it would be delayed by one hour without specifying a reason.[22] Australia also broadcast the contest on 6 May 2009, as a lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, on SBS.[23] This was the first time Australia had broadcast the Eurovision Dance Contest, after failing to broadcast the 2007 edition, and was aired without any commentary.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Austria ORF 2 Andi Knoll and Nicole Burns-Hansen [24]
 Azerbaijan Ictimai TV Leyla Aliyeva and Murad Ragimov [18][25][better source needed]
 Denmark DR1 Sisse Fisker and Claus Larsen [26]
 Finland Yle TV2 Sirpa Suutari-Jääskö and Johanna Pirttilahti [27]
 Greece NET, ERT World Maria Kozakou and Voula Santorineou [18]
 Ireland RTÉ One Marty Whelan and Brian Redmond [18]
 Lithuania LRT Asta Einikytė and Virginijus Visockas [28]
 Netherlands Nederland 1 Lucille Werner and Cor van de Stroet [29]
 Poland TVP2 Artur Orzech and Zbigniew Zasada [30][31]
 Portugal RTP1, RTP Internacional, RTP África Isabel Angelino and Alberto Rodrigues [18]
 Russia Channel One Yana Churikova and Stanislav Popov [18]
 Sweden TV4 David Hellenius and Tony Irving [32]
 Ukraine Pershyi Natsionalnyi Timur Miroshnychenko and Miroslav Keba [18]
 United Kingdom BBC One Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood [33]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Albania RTSH Leon Menkshi
 Armenia ARMTV Felix Khacatryan and Hrachuhi Utmazyan
 Australia SBS (broadcast on 6 May 2009) No commentary [34]
 Belarus Belarus-1 Denis Kurian and Tatiana Bondarchuck
 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHT 1 (delayed) Dejan Kukrić
 Cyprus RIK 1, RIK Sat Melina Karageorgiou
 Iceland RÚV (delayed) Eva María Jónsdótttir [35]
 Israel Channel 1 (delayed) No commentary
 Macedonia MKRTV Milanka Rašić
 Malta TVM Eileen Montesin
 Spain La 2, TVE Internacional (delayed) Sandra Daviú [36]

Viewing figures[edit]

Estimated viewership by country (in millions)
Country Viewership Ref(s)
 Austria 0.49 [37]
 Poland 4.3 [37]
 Portugal 0.87 [37]
 United Kingdom 4.7 [37][38]

See also[edit]

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External links[edit]

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