BAKU: Armenia awarded 2 points to Azerbaijan in first semi-final

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
May 25 2008

Armenia awarded 2 points to Azerbaijan in first semi-final

[ 25 May 2008 12:31 ]

Baku. Vugar Mesimoghlu. For the first time in the history of the
Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decide which 25
countries would be represented in the Final.

According to the results released by Eurovision, Azerbaijan earned 96
points on the scoreboard of the semi-final to make it to the final.

In the semi-final voting, Azerbaijan awarded 12 points to Greece, 10
to Israel, 8 to Russia, 7 to Norway, 6 to Romania, 5 to Moldova, 4 to
Bosnia & Herzegovina, 3 to Poland, 2 to the Netherlands and 1 to
Slovenia.

Azerbaijan’s Day After Day, a dramatic act on stage featuring an Angel
and a Devil, picked up 10 points from Moldova, 10 from Russia, 10 from
Poland, 8 from Germany, 8 from Andorra, 7 from Romania, 7 from Greece,
4 from Ireland, 4 from Belgium, 4 from Finland, 3 from Montenegro and
3 from Bosnia & Herzegovina. It is interesting that Armenia gave 2
points to Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan gained a score of 96 to sit at the 6th place in the semi-final.