The Draw for the Running Order in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, was done today during the annual Head of Delegation Meeting, which this year took place in Belgrade, Serbia, the host country of ESC 2008.

Jovana Jankovic and Zeljko Joksimovic, who will host ESC 2008, presented the Draw show.

The first three countries chosen from each semi final, had the advantage of chosing their performing position.

In the first semi final, Azerbaijan chose to perform 7th, Greece 19th and Russia 18th.

In the second semi final, FYROM chose to perform 18th, Portugal 19th and Denmark 13th.

United Kindom, Germany, France and Spain went directly to the final as members of the 'Big Four' team and Serbia as the hosting country.

After the draw, the Running Order of the Semi Finals and part of the Final is:

The countries participating are obligated to broadcast the semi final they are participating in. The can however broadcast both of them.

As for the 'Big 4' and Serbia, Germany and Spain will broadcast the first semi final and France, Serbia and UK will broadcast the second one.

The order in which countries will give their points in the Final on 24th of May was decided as well and this is: UK, FYR Macedonia, Ukraine, Germany, Estonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Belgium, San Marino, Latvia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Israel, Cyprus, Moldova, Iceland, France, Romania, Portugal, Norway, Hungary, Andorra, Poland, Slovenia, Armenia, Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, Turkey, Malta, Ireland, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Greece, Finland, Croatia, Sweden, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, Montenegro, Georgia and Denmark.

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