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musical event. The contest was held on 14 February 2008 at the

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, following

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feat.

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's win in the 2007 contest in

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with the song " Träumst du?". The show was hosted by

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, Johanna Klum, and

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in the

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. At the beginning of the contest, the

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was welcomed into the arena and presented as a "patron" of the contest.

Contest overview

The participants and their states were announced between 21 January and 13 February 2008 on ''

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''. The winner of the Bundesvision Song Contest 2008 was

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with the song "Auf Kiel", representing

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. In second place was

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representing

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, and third place to Down Below representing

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. Returning artists include:

who participated for

for a second time after the 2005 contest. Peter Brugger returns as a member of

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, having previously appeared in the band TipTop in

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, both for

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. Mamadee, who took part in 2005 with

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, returns as part of the band

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, both for

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. Favourites, established groups, and artists such as Sportfreunde Stiller, Laith Al-Deen, and

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did not fare well compared to many newcomers to the contest. 15 of the 16 states awarded themselves the maximum of 12 points, with

awarding themselves 10 points. The contest was broadcast by

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and watched by 1.58 million people (8% market share). In the 14-49 age range 1.31 million people watched the contest (15% market share). Since the first competition in 2005, the number of viewers has fallen continuously, but the market share has increased from 7.6% in 2007, to 8% in 2008. On 29 February 2008, 12 of the 16 songs placed in the top 100 of the German charts, with eight in the top 50.

, and Das Bo's songs went straight to numbers 15 and 16 respectively.

Results

Scoreboard

References

External links

Official BSC website
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