Eurovision Dance Contest 2008: POLAND WINS!

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Congratulations to Poland, deserving winners of the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest which was held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom on Saturday 6th September.

14 countries took part in a well organised production show by the British broadcaster, BBC, which also hosted the contest last year.

Marcin Mroczek & Edyta Herbus won the contest with their fusion of Rumba, Cha-cha & comtemporary Jazz Dance to a medley of Michael Jackson songs.

Second place went to Russia and Ukraine finished third.

However the way the judges votes were sorted have confused viewers. 4 professional judges give their votes after each dance from 1 - 12. After the judges gave their votes, Denmark were in 1st place. Ireland, Austria and the Netherlands who had the lowest number after the judges vote, were given "0" when it came to the public voting. Many viewers from Austria, Ireland and The Netherlands have expressed their disappointment with this way of the voting as there was no way after the judges vote that these countries can win the contest.

The 2009 contest will be held in Warsaw.

The complete results:

  1. Poland - 154
  2. Russia - 121
  3. Ukraine - 119
  4. Lithuania - 110
  5. Azerbaijan - 106
  6. Denmark - 102
  7. Greece - 72
  8. Portugal - 61
  9. United Kingdom - 47
  10. Finland - 44
  11. Ireland - 40
  12. Sweden - 38
  13. Austria - 29
  14. Netherlands - 1

Pictures: Eurovisiondance.tv

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