The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the sixth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is the world's largest song contest for children. It was held at the "Spyros Kyprianou" Athletic Centre in Limassol, Cyprus and hosted by Alex Michael and Sophia Paraskeva. The theme of the event was "Fun in the Sun". It was won by the Georgian trio Bzikebi, with the song "Bzz..". Ukraine took 2nd place and Lithuania finished 3rd. Bzikebi also became the first group act to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
For the contest, various changes to the rules were made. One was that adults could assist children to write the songs submitted to their national broadcaster; previously only children could write the songs, with no assistance from adults. Another change was only six people could be on stage during a performance, instead of eight. The most significant change, however, was only half of the vote was decided by the tele-voters. Before the 2008 contest tele-voters completely decided the whole result. The other half of the result was decided by a jury of adults and children.
Representatives[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | GPB | Bzikebi | "Bzz.." | 154 |
| 2 | Ukraine | NTU | Viktoria Petryk | "Matrosy" (Матроси) | 135 |
| 3 | Lithuania | LRT | Eglė Jurgaitytė | "Laiminga diena" | 103 |
| 4 | Malta | PBS | Daniel Testa | "Junior Swing" | 100 |
| 5 | Macedonia | MRT | Bobi Andonov | "Prati mi SMS" (Прати ми СМС) | 93 |
| 6 | Belarus | BTRC | Dasha, Alina and Karina | "Serdtse Belarusi" (Сердце Беларуси) | 86 |
| 7 | Russia | VGTRK | Mihail Puntov | "Spit angel" (Спит ангел) | 73 |
| 8 | Armenia | ARMTV | Monica | "Im ergi hnchyune" (Իմ երգի հնչյունը) | 59 |
| 9 | Romania | TVR | Mădălina and Andrada | "Salvați planeta!" | 58 |
| 10 | Cyprus | CyBC | Elena Mannouri and Charis Savva | "Gioupi gia!" (Γιούπι για!) | 46 |
| 11 | Belgium | VRT | Oliver | "Shut Up" | 45 |
| 12 | Serbia | RTS | Maja Mazić | "Uvek kad u nebo pogledam" (Увек кaд у небо погледaм) | 37 |
| 13 | Netherlands | AVRO | Marissa | "1 dag" | 27 |
| 14 | Greece | ERT | Niki Yiannouchu | "Kapoia nychta" (Καποια νύχτα) | 19 |
| 15 | Bulgaria | BNT | Krastyana Krasteva | "Edna mechta" (Една мечта) | 15 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Armenia 1 | Gohar Gasparyan | Mary Sahakyan |
| Belarus | Belarus-1 | Denis Kurian | Anjelica Misevich |
| Belgium | één | Kristien Maes, Ben Roelants | Chloé Ditlefsen |
| Bulgaria | BNT 1 | Elena Rosberg, Georgi Kushvaliev | Marina Baltadzi |
| Cyprus | RIK 1, RIK Sat | Kyriakos Pastides | Christina Christofi |
| Georgia | 1TV | Temo Kvirkvelia | Ana Davitaia |
| Greece | ET1, ERT World | Renia Tsitsibikou, George Amyras | Stefani Trepeki |
| Lithuania | LTV | Darius Užkuraitis | Lina Joy |
| Macedonia | MTV 1, MKTV Sat | Ivona Bogoevska | Marija Zafirovska |
| Malta | TVM | Valerie Vella | Francesca Zarb |
| Netherlands | Nederland 3 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Famke Rauch |
| Romania | TVR1, TVRi | Ioana Isopescu, Alexandru Nagy | Iulia Ciobanu |
| Russia | Russia-1 | Olga Shelest | Sarina |
| Serbia | RTS2, RTS Sat | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | Anđelija Erić |
| Ukraine | NTU | Timur Miroshnychenko | Marietta |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS One | Unknown |
| Azerbaijan | İTV | Unknown |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHT 1 | Dejan Kukrić |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS One delayed on May 13, 2009.