Expecting Eurovision !!!

Now, just 239 minutes remain to final evening of Eurovision song contest in Belgrade. With few friends am going to have very funny and amazement evening. With lot of comments and laughing moments. I hope. Don't want to mark off my favorites, but take a look at Bosnia&Herzegovina song, Sweden lady and Israel guy, who have great songs and fantastic performances. But of course listen Jelena Tomasevic voice from Serbia. :)
Before start, here are some facts:
A record number of 43 countries were represented at the Eurovision Song Contest. And for the first time, the contest features two Semi-Finals!
So, tonight we are gonna to have final evening of Eurovision song contest here in Belgrade. All shows start at 21:00 CET (20:00 BST) and can be watched LIVE and on-demand through www.eurovision.tv.
For most Europeans, the Eurovision Song Contest is a well-known institute and an irreplaceable part of European culture. Around since 1956, when the first Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland, the contest quickly became a true European tradition. In 2008, the contest will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, celebrating its 53rd anniversary.
Jovana Janković and Željko Joksimović will present the two Semi-Finals and the Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. I am not sure how they were chosen, but never mind, look gorgeous in great creations of famous world and local fashion designers.

Tonight we will see and hear performances from 43 participants:

Albania [F]
Andorra
Armenia [F]
Azerbaijan [F]
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina [F]
Bulgaria
Croatia [F]
Cyprus
Czech Republic Denmark [F]
Estonia
Finland [F]
France [F]
FYR Macedonia
Georgia [F]
Germany [F]
Greece [F]
Hungary
Iceland [F]
Ireland
Israel [F]
Latvia [F]
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway [F]
Poland [F]
Portugal [F]
Romania [F]
Russia [F]
San Marino
Serbia [F]
Slovenia
Spain [F]
Sweden [F]
Switzerland
Turkey [F]
Ukraine [F]
United Kingdom [F]

We will hear after competitions tomorrow with first comments and summary after Eurovision song contest held in Belgrade. And to put some objectively comments about all this event and
on effects made to Belgrade, people, street life, economy, culture and so on...
Juuuuhhhu. Have fun.
Here are more photos before final evening from Belgrade streets.
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Some find a way to sell goods with Eurovision logo, like this man in main pedestrian street in Belgrade. White T shirt, very simple, but with recognizable sign on it.
Belgrade Arena, the place where all events are performing will be host for final evening of Eurovision song contest. Here you can see atmosphere before first semi final evening.
This is welcome sign Serbia printed on few buses put on streets in Belgrade center to catch tourists who need informations about events and city.
Nothing would be the same in the city without "trubachi" as we say, trumpets and traditional sounds from Serbia.
And medieval town Kalemegdan is focus point for tourist, so here you can find original, handmade crafted souvenirs from Serbia.