Bundesvision Song Contest 2008

Bundesvision Song Contest 2008
Dates
Final	14 February 2008
Venue	TUI Arena, Hanover, Lower Saxony
Presenter(s)	Stefan Raab Johanna Klum Elton
Participants
Legend 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place 7th place 8th place 9th place 10th place 11th place 12th place 13th place 14th place 15th place 16th place
Vote
Voting system	Each state awards 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their top 10 songs.
Winning song	Brandenburg "Auf Kiel" by Subway to Sally
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The Bundesvision Song Contest 2008 was the fourth edition of the annual Bundesvision Song Contest musical event. The contest was held on 14 February 2008 at the TUI Arena in Hanover, Lower Saxony, following Oomph! feat. Marta Jandová's win in the 2007 contest in Berlin with the song "Träumst Du?". The show was hosted by Stefan Raab, Johanna Klum, and Elton in the green room. At the beginning of the contest, the Minister President of Lower Saxony Christian Wulff was welcomed into the arena and presented as a "patron" of the contest.

The participants and their states were announced between 21 January and 13 February 2008 on TV total.

The winner of the Bundesvision Song Contest 2008 was Subway to Sally with the song "Auf Kiel", representing Brandenburg. In second place was Clueso representing Thuringia, and third place to Down Below representing Saxony-Anhalt.

Returning artists include: Clueso who participated for Thuringia for a second time after the 2005 contest. Peter Brugger returns as a member of Sportfreunde Stiller, having previously appeared in the band TipTop in 2006, both for Bavaria. Mamadee, who took part in 2005 with Gentleman, returns as part of the band Sisters, both for North Rhine-Westphalia. Favourites, established groups, and artists such as Sportfreunde Stiller, Laith Al-Deen, and Culcha Candela did not fare well compared to many newcomers to the contest.