Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Also known as Junior Eurovision 2008, JESC 2008
6th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Key facts
- Final
- 22 November 2008
- Venue
- Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre , Limassol, Cyprus
- Organiser
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- Executive supervisor
- Svante Stockselius
- Host broadcaster
- Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
- Director
- Klitos Klitou
- Executive producer
- Munro Forbes
- Presenters
- Alex Michael, Sophia Paraskeva
- Countries that did not participate after
- Portugal Sweden
- Voting system
- Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs.
- Winning song
- Georgia , " Bzz.. "
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The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the sixth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 22 November 2008 at the "Spyros Kyprianou" Athletic Centre in Lemesos, Cyprus, and presented by Alex Michael and Sophia Paraskeva. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). The theme of the event was "Fun in the Sun". Broadcasters from fifteen countries participated in the contest.
The winner was Georgia with the song "Bzz.." by trio Bzikebi. Ukraine took 2nd place and Lithuania finished 3rd. Bzikebi also became the first group act to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.