EastVision 08

EastVision 07 was the 7th edition of EastVision Song Contest. After Takaya won in Uzbekistan  8th edition was held in Kiev, Ukraine. 40 countries took part in this edition,, , , , &  were automatically prequalified to the grand final as big 6 after being in top 6 in the 6th edition. Rest of 34 countries were split in to 2 semi-finals. In both semi-finals were 17 countries, 10 of them were qualified to the grand final.

EastVision 07 has been won by Israel with score of 382 points, official runner-up become  Singapore with score of 335 points. Difference in points between Winner and Runner-Up was 47 points. Last place got Italy with score of 50 points.

In 8th edition of the contest to the competition returned 2 countries:  Iceland and Israel. Debuted 3 countries:  Lebanon,  French Polynesia and  Singapore while from the competitions withdrew a total of 7 countries:  Albania  North Macedonia  Kazakhstan  Luxembourg  United States  Slovakia  Honduras. Guest country for this edition was French Polynesia

Bidding
Every participating broadcaster had chance to vote for city and venue in which EastVision should be held. Ukraine choosed 3 cities and 3 venues these cities were Kiev, Kharkiv and Odessa

Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the north-east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west; and Romania, Moldova, and the Black Sea to the south. Ukraine is currently in a territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Including the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine has an area of 603,628 km2 (233,062 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, and the 46th-largest country in the world. Excluding Crimea, Ukraine has a population of about 42 million, making it the eighth or ninth-most populous country in Europe, and the 32nd-most populous country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kiev. Ukrainian is the official language and its alphabet is Cyrillic. The dominant religion in the country is Eastern Orthodoxy.

Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. Its population in July 2015 was 2,887,974 (though higher estimated numbers have been cited in the press), making Kiev the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural center of Eastern Europe. It is home to many high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of public transport and infrastructure, including the Kiev Metro.

Palace of Sports, Kiev
The Palace of Sports is an indoor sport-concert complex situated in the center of Kiev, Ukraine. The complex is an independent state enterprise. It was built between 1958–1960, to design of Mykhailo Hrechyna and Oleksiy Zavarov, as a major indoor sports arena and was opened on 9 December 1960. Constructivism Architecture, an artistic movement sporting mostly simple geometric forms was used in the design.

Olya Polyakova
Olya Yuriivna Polyakova (Ukrainian: Ольга Юріївна Полякова; born 17 January 1984) is a Ukrainian singer, TV presenter, and comedian known as Super Blonde.

Other Countries
• Albania - Broadcaster after long talks with EVBU decided to end their adventure with the competition.

•  Kazakhstan - Due the financial difficulties kazakh broadcaster withdrew from the contest.

• Luxembourg - Broadcaster withdrew from the contest without giving any reason

•  North Macedonia - Broadcaster withdrew from the competition due the lack of interest from the Macedonian public.

• United States - Broadcaster has been half-blocked from the EVBU due the riots which happened in last months.

• Slovakia - Broadcaster withdrew due the poor results in the previous editions.

• Honduras - Broadcaster didn't get invited to the competition this edition.