EuroVisionary.com - Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Belgrade

Boaz Mauda, the Israeli representative in the Eurovision Song Contest this year, will appear in another event called "Song of the Mediterranean Contest". As everyone will remember, he was 9th in this year's Eurovision in Serbia.

After having qualified for the final, the first ten qualifier had to pick a number that would be their starting position in the final. EuroVisionary brings you the exiting moments on video so you can see how the ten participants reacted to their lucky number.

The fifth day of rehearsals saw most of the countries participating in the first semi-final rehearse for the second time. The day started in the Balkans with Montenegro and ended, well, in the Balkans with Bosnia.

Every day, Eurovisionary will be bringing you a summary of all the press conferences held by each delegation soon after they have rehearsed. Today was the first day of rehearsals and Montenegro had the honour of getting things underway.

Our news update from the 28th of February 2008. Featuring pre selection songs from Finland and Sweden plus selected songs from Bulgaria, Iceland, Ukraine, Israel, Ireland, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Greece.

Boaz Mauda will be representing Israel at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.

The results show, of Kdam 2008, took place on Israeli Channel 2 on Tuesday and was hosted by a particularly jolly Tzvika Hadar.  It is the first time ever that IBA have relinquished the rights to hold the Israeli national final in any format.  IBA will still broadcast the Eurovision itself.

The Israelis have had a hard time of it in Eurovision in the last two year's.  Eddie in 2006 and Teapacks in 2007 both failed to reach the high bar that Shiri Maymon had set in 2005.  Can Bo'az live up to her 4th place finish this year?

Dana Internationa won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Diva. She created a lot of headlines due to the fact that she used to be a man!

Lazy Bums, also known as Datner & Kushnir, represented Israel in 1987 with this song which is mostly known for their "hobba hulla". They finished 8th.