| Intervision Song Contest | |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Final: | 28–31 August 2008 |
| Presenters: | Aleksandr Tsekalo, Anna Sedokova, Dmitry Shepelev, Aleksandra Saveleva |
| Host: | Channel One |
| Venue: | Festivalny, Sochi, Russia |
| Entries: | 11 |
| Green: | Y |
| Yellow: | Y |
The Intervision Song Contest 2008 was the 5th Intervision Song Contest. The contest took place at Festivalny concert hall in the Russian city of Sochi. Eligible countries that may compete in the contest are from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and former Soviet Republics.
Eleven countries confirmed their participation in the contest.[1]
The 2008 contest took place in the coastal city of Sochi.
The first night saw the 11 participants performing an original song sung either in Russian or their national language. The running order was as follows:
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Armenia | Russian | Amyan Razmik | "Ty Budesh Moyey" (Ты будешь моей) | You will be mine | 70 | 3 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | Russian | "Uletat" (Улетаю) | Fly away | 45 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Belarus | Russian | The Champions | "Ya Begu Na Zemle" (Я бегу по земле) | I’m running on the ground | 52 | 5 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | Russian | Almas Kishkenbaev | "Lyubimaya" (Любимая) | Beloved | 79 | 2 |
| 11 |  Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz | Gulzinat Suranchieva | "Kir kerbez" | It's dirty | 70 | 3 |
| 5 |  Latvia | Latvian | Amber | "Saucu Tevi" | I call you | 40 | 8 |
| 3 | Russian | Boris Covali | "Budesh Zvat" (Будешь звать) | Will call | 23 | 9 | |
| 9 | Russian | Kvatro | "Romans" (Романс) | Romance | 81 | 1 | |
| 1 |  Tajikistan | Tajik | Tahmina Niyazova | "Zangi Telefon" (Занги телефон) | Telephone Ring | 79 | 2 |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan | Turkmen | Lachin Mamedova | "Kushdepdi" | It was cold | 43 | 7 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | Russian | The Dangerous Liaisons | "Podarki" (Подарки) | Gifts | 59 | 4 |
The second night saw the 11 participants perform hits from the 20th Century and were performed in Russian. The running order was as follows:
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Armenia | Russian | Amyan Razmik | "Dorogoy Dlinnoyu" (Дорогой длинною) | The Long Road | 69 | 2 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | Russian | "Pozvoni" (Позвони) | Call | 55 | 6 | |
| 3 | Belarus | Russian | The Champions | "Tam, Gde Klen Shumit" (Там, где клен шумит) | Where the maple rustles | 50 | 7 |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | Russian | Almas Kishkenbaev | "Ne Nado Pechalitsya" (Не надо печалиться) | Do not be sad | 58 | 5 |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | Russian | Gulzinat Suranchieva | "Molba" (Мольба) | Plea | 68 | 3 |
| 7 | Latvia | Russian | Amber | "O, sudba" | Oh fate | 45 | 9 |
| 11 | Russian | Boris Covali | "Melankoliye" (Меланколие) | Melankolie | 49 | 8 | |
| 4 | Russian | Kvatro | "Skazhite, Devushki, Podruzhke Vashey" (Скажите, девушки, подружке вашей) | Tell me, girl, your girlfriend | 70 | 1 | |
| 8 | Tajikistan | Russian | Tahmina Niyazova | "Tsvety Pod Snegom" (Цветы под снегом) | Flowers in the snow | 68 | 3 |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | Russian | Lachin Mamedova | "Nezhnost" (Нежность) | Tenderness | 45 | 9 |
| 6 | Ukraine | Russian | The Dangerous Liaisons | "Moya Zemlya" (Моя земля) | My land | 60 | 4 |
The third competitive night of the contest saw the participants performing world hits in the original language of the song. These songs were to be the most suitable for your image. The running order was as follows:
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armenia | Russian | Amyan Razmik | "Pamyati Karuzo" (Памяти Карузо) | Caruso | 60 | 3 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani | "Shimarik" | 50 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Belarus | English | The Champions | "I Like to Move It" | — | 51 | 7 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | English | Almas Kishkenbaev | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | — | 52 | 6 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | English | Gulzinat Suranchieva | "La Isla Bonita" | The beautiful island | 57 | 4 |
| 5 | Latvia | French | Amber | "Milord" | — | 57 | 4 |
| 1 | English | Boris Covali | "The Great Pretender" | — | 52 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spanish | Kvatro | "Sola Otra Vez" | Just one more time | 64 | 2 | |
| 6 | Tajikistan | English | Tahmina Niyazova | "Hero" | — | 69 | 1 |
| 11 | Turkmenistan | Arabic | Lachin Mamedova | "Habiby" | My darling | 52 | 6 |
| 7 | Ukraine | English | The Dangerous Liaisons | "My Number One" | — | 55 | 5 |
On the Gala Night performers from across the competing nations performed on stage with their hits, performers included Philip Kirkov, Irina Allegrova and others. The night culminated in the announcement of the results.
This meant the final scoreboard results were:[1]
| Place | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 216 |
| 2 | 215 | |
| 3 | Armenia | 199 |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 195 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 189 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 174 |
| 7 | Belarus | 153 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 150 |
| 9 | Latvia | 142 |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 141 |
| 11 | 124 | |
Also there were other awards presented for different countries such as:[1]
| Award | Country |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Tajikistan |
| First Prize | Armenia &<br/> |
| Second Prize | |
| Third Prize | |
| Press award | |
| Debut Intervision | |
| Miss Intervision | |
| Prize of the City of Sochi | |
| Prize for Stylishness | |
| CIS Special Prize Fund | |
The contest is open to members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation and other Central Asian countries.
Georgia – Georgia was meant to debut at the 2008 contest but withdrew in June 2008 due to the Russo-Georgian War earlier that year. Despite this the organizing committee stated that they would welcome Georgia’s participation. If Georgia went on to participate they would have been represented by Salome Korkotashvili.[1]
Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan was meant to debut at the 2008 contest but withdrew a couple of days before the contest for unknown reasons. They were really slow at selecting their participant but a week before the contest they selected Shakhnoza Usmanhodzhaeva who would have represented them under the stage name of “Anor”. But later it was announced that they would not compete.[1]