Five Stars: Intervision
International song competition
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Five Stars: Intervision (Russian: Пять звёзд. Интервидение), also known as the Intervision Song Contest 2008, was an international song competition that took place at Festivalny concert hall in Sochi, Russia. Eligible countries that competed in the contest were from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and former Soviet Republics. Although it takes the name from the former Intervision Song Contest, and it was announced as a revival of it; it has a different organiser, format, and set of participating countries than the original contests; as well as from "Intervision 2025".
- 28–31 August 2008[1]
Sochi, Russia
- Aleksandr Tsekalo
- Anna Sedokova
- Dmitry Shepelev
- Aleksandra Saveleva
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| Venue | Festivalny Sochi, Russia |
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| Host broadcaster | Channel One |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 11[1] |
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Eleven countries confirmed their participation in the contest.[1]
Location
Participants
Night 1 – Original Song
The first night saw the 11 participants performing an original song sung either in Russian or their national language. The running order was as follows:
| Draw[1] | Country | Language | Artist[1] | Song[1] | English translation | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tajikistan |
Tajik | Tahmina Niyazova | "Zangi Telefon" (Занги телефон) | Telephone Ring | 79 | 2 |
| 2 |  Turkmenistan |
Turkmen | Lachin Mamedova | "Kushdepdi" | It was cold | 43 | 7 |
| 3 |  Moldova |
Russian | Boris Covali | "Budesh Zvat" (Будешь звать) | Will call | 23 | 9 |
| 4 |  Ukraine |
Russian | The Dangerous Liaisons | "Podarki" (Подарки) | Gifts | 59 | 4 |
| 5 |  Latvia |
Latvian | Amber | "Saucu Tevi" | I call you | 40 | 8 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan |
Russian | Seyran | "Uletat" (Улетаю) | Fly away | 45 | 6 |
| 7 |  Belarus |
Russian | The Champions | "Ya Begu Na Zemle" (Я бегу по земле) | I’m running on the ground | 52 | 5 |
| 8 |  Armenia |
Russian | Razmik Amyan | "Ty Budesh Moyey" (Ты будешь моей) | You will be mine | 70 | 3 |
| 9 |  Russia |
Russian | Kvatro | "Romans" (Романс) | Romance | 81 | 1 |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan |
Russian | Almas Kishkenbaev | "Lyubimaya" (Любимая) | Beloved | 79 | 2 |
| 11 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz | Gulzinat Suranchieva | "Kir kerbez" | It's dirty | 70 | 3 |
Night 2 – Retro Hit
The second night saw the 11 participants perform hits from the 20th Century and were performed in Russian. The running order was as follows:
| Draw[1] | Country | Language | Artist[1] | Song[1] | English translation | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan |
Russian | Almas Kishkenbaev | "Ne Nado Pechalitsya" (Не надо печалиться) | Do not be sad | 58 | 5 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan |
Russian | Seyran | "Pozvoni" (Позвони) | Call | 55 | 6 |
| 3 | Belarus |
Russian | The Champions | "Tam, Gde Klen Shumit" (Там, где клен шумит) | Where the maple rustles | 50 | 7 |
| 4 | Russia |
Russian | Kvatro | "Skazhite, Devushki, Podruzhke Vashey" (Скажите, девушки, подружке вашей) | Tell me, girl, your girlfriend | 70 | 1 |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan |
Russian | Gulzinat Suranchieva | "Molba" (Мольба) | Plea | 68 | 3 |
| 6 | Ukraine |
Russian | The Dangerous Liaisons | "Moya Zemlya" (Моя земля) | My land | 60 | 4 |
| 7 | Latvia |
Russian | Amber | "O, sudba" | Oh fate | 45 | 9 |
| 8 | Tajikistan |
Russian | Tahmina Niyazova | "Tsvety Pod Snegom" (Цветы под снегом) | Flowers in the snow | 68 | 3 |
| 9 | Turkmenistan |
Russian | Lachin Mamedova | "Nezhnost" (Нежность) | Tenderness | 45 | 9 |
| 10 | Armenia |
Russian | Razmik Amyan | "Dorogoy Dlinnoyu" (Дорогой длинною) | The Long Road | 69 | 2 |
| 11 | Moldova |
Russian | Boris Covali | "Melankoliye" (Меланколие) | Melankolie | 49 | 8 |
Night 3 – World Hit
The third competitive night of the contest saw the participants performing world hits in the original language of the song. These songs were to be the most suitable for your image. The running order was as follows:
| Draw[1] | Country | Language | Artist[1] | Song[1] | English translation | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova |
English | Boris Covali | "The Great Pretender" | — | 52 | 6 |
| 2 | Armenia |
Russian | Razmik Amyan | "Pamyati Karuzo" (Памяти Карузо) | Caruso | 60 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia |
Spanish | Kvatro | "Sola Otra Vez" | Just one more time | 64 | 2 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijani | Seyran | "Shimarik" | 50 | 8 | |
| 5 | Latvia |
French | Amber | "Milord" | — | 57 | 4 |
| 6 | Tajikistan |
English | Tahmina Niyazova | "Hero" | — | 69 | 1 |
| 7 | Ukraine |
English | The Dangerous Liaisons | "My Number One" | — | 55 | 5 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan |
English | Almas Kishkenbaev | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | — | 52 | 6 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan |
English | Gulzinat Suranchieva | "La Isla Bonita" | The beautiful island | 57 | 4 |
| 10 | Belarus |
English | The Champions | "I Like to Move It" | — | 51 | 7 |
| 11 | Turkmenistan |
Arabic | Lachin Mamedova | "Habiby" | My darling | 52 | 6 |
Night 4 – Gala Night
On the Gala Night performers from across the competing nations performed on stage with their hits, performers included Philip Kirkov, Irina Allegrova and others. The night culminated in the announcement of the results.
This meant the final scoreboard results were:[1]
| Place | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan |
216 |
| 2 | Russia |
215 |
| 3 | Armenia |
199 |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan |
195 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
189 |
| 6 | Ukraine |
174 |
| 7 | Belarus |
153 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan |
150 |
| 9 | Latvia |
142 |
| 10 | Turkmenistan |
141 |
| 11 | Moldova |
124 |
Other awards
Also there were other awards presented for different countries such as:[1]
| Award | Country |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Tajikistan |
| First Prize | Armenia Russia |
| Second Prize | Kazakhstan Latvia Ukraine |
| Third Prize | Belarus Moldova Turkmenistan |
| Press award | Russia |
| Debut Intervision | Tajikistan |
| Miss Intervision | Turkmenistan |
| Prize of the City of Sochi | Kyrgyzstan |
| Prize for Stylishness | Latvia |
| CIS Special Prize Fund | Azerbaijan |
Other countries
The contest was open to members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation and other Central Asian countries.
Georgia – Georgia was meant to debut at the 2008 contest but withdrew in June 2008 due to the Russo-Georgian War earlier that year. Despite this the organizing committee stated that they would welcome Georgia’s participation. If Georgia went on to participate they would have been represented by Salome Korkotashvili.[1]
Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan was meant to debut at the 2008 contest but withdrew a couple of days before the contest for unknown reasons. They were really slow at selecting their participant but a week before the contest they selected Shakhnoza Usmanhodzhaeva who would have represented them under the stage name of "Anor". But later it was announced that they would not compete.[1]
