The New Eurovision Song Contest 08

*For the last edition, see The New Eurovision Song Contest 07*

*For the next edition, see The New Eurovision Song Contest 09*

Theme: #ThePowerOfGround

### Winning song

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag\_of\_Greece.svg/23px-Flag\_of\_Greece.svg.png Greece
 "Children Of The Wild"

**The New Eurovision Song Contest 08**was the eighth edition of The New Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Tehran, Iran. It is the first time the contest will take place in the Iran after Amanda Delara won the seventh edition with their song "We Don't Run From Anyone".

64 countries participated in this edition.

Greece was the winner of the edition with the song "Children Of The Wild" performed by Steve Angello ft. Mako which scored 216 points, just only 7 points ahead the runner-up United States. This is the first time that the country wins the contest. Denmark finished in third place, which they achieved their best result since their debut. The Netherlands, Monaco and Romania were on fourth, fifth and sixth places.

## Host Venue

The Azadi Indoor Stadium, officially named Azadi 12,000 Capacity Hall (Persian: سالن دوازده هزار نفری آزادی‎), is an indoor sports arena in Tehran, Iran.

The stadium has a seating capacity of 6,583, and the stadium capacity with standing room is 12,000. This indoor stadium is located within the Azadi Sport Complex. It is mainly used for volleyball, wrestling and futsal matches, but occasionally basketball games are played here. Azadi Indoor Stadium is house Iran national volleyball team. Azadi still hosted FIVB Volleyball World League. Azadi Indoor Stadium hosted the 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup.

## Location

Tehran is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 8.8 million in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area.

In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a prominent Median city. It was subject to destruction through the medieval Arab, Turkic, and Mongol invasions. Its modern-day inheritor remains as an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran.

Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1796, in order to remain within close reach of Iran's territories in the Caucasus, before being separated from Iran as a result of the Russo-Iranian Wars, and to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has been moved several times throughout the history, and Tehran is the 32nd national capital of Iran. Large scale demolition and rebuilding began in the 1920s, and Tehran has been a destination for mass migrations from all over Iran since the 20th century.

Tehran is home to many historical collections, including the royal complexes of Golestan, Sa'dabad, and Niavaran, where the two last dynasties of the former Imperial State of Iran were seated. Tehran's most famous landmarks include the Azadi Tower, a memorial built under the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1971 to mark the 2,500th year of the foundation of the Imperial State of Iran, and the Milad Tower, the world's sixth-tallest self-supporting tower which was completed in 2007. The Tabiat Bridge, a newly-built landmark, was completed in 2014.

The majority of the population of Tehran are Persian-speaking people, and roughly 99% of the population understand and speak Persian, but there are large populations of other ethno-linguistic groups who live in Tehran and speak Persian as a second language.

Tehran is served by the international airports of Mehrabad and Khomeini, a central railway station, the rapid transit system of Tehran Metro, a bus rapid transit system, trolleybuses, and a large network of highways.

There have been plans to relocate Iran's capital from Tehran to another area, due mainly to air pollution and the city's exposure to earthquakes. To date, no definitive plans have been approved. A 2016 survey of 230 cities by consultant Mercer ranked Tehran 203rd for quality of life. According to the Global Destinations Cities Index in 2016, Tehran is among the top ten fastest growing destinations.

## Results

#### **Semi-final 1**

* The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country will qualify for the Grand Final.

#### **Semi-final 2**

* The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country will qualify for the Grand Final.

#### **Semi-final 3**

* The ten countries in this semi-final with the highest scoring points, according to the votes from each voting country will qualify for the Grand Final.

#### **Grand Final**

* Thirty-one countries participated in the final, with all countries participating in the contest eligible to vote.
* Non-qualifying countries will be counted as televoting.

## Other Countries

* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag\_of\_Israel.svg/21px-Flag\_of\_Israel.svg.png Israel - Recent reports have stated that due to Iranian laws that ban Israeli people from entering the Iranian border, Israel would not be allowed to participate in the eighth edition that will be held in Iran. In response to this statement, the TNEBU has announced that discussions will be held with IPBC regarding this issue. After several discussions, IPBC confirmed that they will participate in the eight edition.