Grand Prix of Folk Music 2008
The 23rd Grand Prix of Folk Music took place on August 30, 2008 in the Hallenstadion in Zurich ( Switzerland ). As in previous years, the participating countries were Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. In each country a public preliminary decision was or is being carried out on television. Four titles will be determined for the final.
The Swiss preliminary decision took place on April 19 in Zurich, the Austrian on May 3 in Vienna, the German on May 21 in Munich (Bavariastudios, moderation: Marianne and Michael ) and the South Tyrol on May 23 in Algund near Merano . The events, for which an album was released with all participants, was broadcast live.
The finale was broadcast on August 30, 2008 from Zurich by Swiss TV (SF) as part of a Eurovision program and taken over by ZDF , ORF and RAI Bozen. The program was moderated by Francine Jordi and Sascha Ruefer . Francine Jordi herself had won the Grand Prix of Folk Music in 1998 with the title Das Feuer der Sehnsucht . An album with the contributions of all participants was also released for the final event.
The placement of the Swiss preliminary decision 2008
The first four titles made it to the finals. The following titles are listed alphabetically by artist.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Oesch's the third | The yodelling language | 1. | 41.22 |
| ? | Oberalp chapel , Domingo Rey y Los Brillantes Paraguayos | Lueg a mol | 2. | 19.66 |
| ? | Christian Duss | Come on, I'll show you the stars | 3. | 19.39 |
| ? | Manuela Fellner & Urs Meier | Don't run after luck | 4th | 7.18 |
| ? | Patrizia di Bari | Carissima Mammina Mia | ? | ? |
| ? | ComBox | You are my main prize | ? | ? |
| ? | Barbara Coni | I think … | ? | ? |
| ? | Nadine & Whirlwind | Cozy hours | ? | ? |
| ? | Project Alpen-Welle | As if I could fly | ? | ? |
| ? | Säntisfeger | Long live love | ? | ? |
| ? | Schwiizerfäger & Austriapower | Once heaven, once hell | ? | ? |
| ? | Sepp with Stixi & Sonja | How Do You Do, my cow calls | ? | ? |
| Venue | Zurich | |||
The titles of the German preliminary decision 2008
The first four made it to the final. The other titles are listed alphabetically by artist.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Captain Cook and his singing saxophones | I love to think of my mother | 1. | ? |
| ? | The shepherds | Faith is ... | 2. | ? |
| ? | Michael Klostermann & his musicians and the young original Oberkrainer | From Egerland to Oberkrain | 3. | 1 |
| 1 | Village rocker | And off goes Lutzzzi | 4th | ? |
| ? | Claudia and Alexx | An angel protects you too | ? | ? |
| 7th | Claudia Déchand | The little cross on the roadside | 5. | ? |
| ? | The Schmalzler | Little Marcella | ? | ? |
| ? | Marcel | As long as the world is still turning | ? | ? |
| ? | Patrizius & the Ronny Nash Band | Where are you | ? | ? |
| ? | Julia Prince | Dear god (make him love me again) | ? | ? |
| ? | Matthias Sagorski | I need you to be happy | ? | ? |
| ? | St. Benedict Gospel Choir | Show us the promised land | ? | ? |
| 9 | Star catcher | A little peace is not enough | ? | 11 |
| ? | Tanzpalais | come to me | ? | ? |
| ? | Veronica room | An island for the two of us | ? | ? |
| Venue | Munich | |||
The placement of the Austrian preliminary decision in 2008
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Udo Wenders | The last train, Cara mia | 1. | 18.4 |
| ? | The Klostertaler | Home is where the mountains are | 2. | 13.5 |
| ? | The 4 Holterbuam & the Mayrhofner | Tyrolean-Styrian music mix | 3. | 11.5 |
| ? | Stodertal Gaudi Express | It has to be folk music | 4th | 8.8 |
| ? | The Grubertaler | Swap Opera Ball for Zillertal | 5. | 7.74 |
| ? | Marlena Martinelli | My heart beats to heaven | 6th | 6.79 |
| ? | The Krieglacher | Sing together | 7th | 6.33 |
| ? | Zillertal local sound | God bless it, dear parents | 8th. | 6.13 |
| ? | North face | Emergency calls out of love | 9. | 6.01 |
| ? | Ricky Berger | I'll give you red roses | 10. | 5.21 |
| ? | Natalie Holzner | For a day | 11. | 3.12 |
| ? | The pick-me-ups | Rainbow feelings | 12. | 2.3 |
| ? | Meissnitzer band | Hoamat | 13. | 2.28 |
| ? | Solid gold | The song of the little star | 14th | 0.83 |
| ? | Claus Marcus | I catch you the wind | 15th | 0.76 |
| Venue | Vienna | |||
The titles of the South Tyrolean preliminary decision 2008
In the South Tyrolean preliminary decision in 2008, 50,057 votes were counted by telephone and SMS. The preliminary decision was moderated by Angelina and Rudy Giovannini and broadcast live on RAI's Bolzano station . Initially, the first four titles mentioned in the following table were qualified for the final. According to the online edition of the Dolomites (stol.it), it was announced on June 3rd that the winning title in the South Tyrolean preliminary decision was disqualified: The working group for the promotion of musical entertainment culture in Austria and Germany, ZDF, ORF and Swiss television have the Disqualification promoted because the moderator of the South Tyrolean preliminary decision, Rudy Giovannini, was also the composer of the winning title (under the pseudonym Fabio Omero). The conditions of participation stipulate that the composer should not be a member of the jury or the working group, nor should he be a permanent employee or freelancer of the broadcast station. ARGE Südtirol has determined that the moderator is neither a permanent employee nor a freelance [...] employee of the RAI broadcaster Bolzano . The coordinator of the RAI broadcasters Bolzano commented with regret. The Tagesschau of the broadcaster Bolzano announced that instead of the first-placed title, the fifth-placed title will take part in the final.
| Start number | Interpreter | title | space | Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sauguat | The shepherds from Schnalstal | 1. (*) | 13.38% * |
| 15th | Mountain Fire & Judith | Love is a child of freedom | 2. | 12.72% |
| 14th | Vincent & Fernando | Believe in God | 3. | 12.16% |
| 3 | Niederbacher siblings | The old Madonna | 4th | 11.96% |
| 10 | Mountain diamonds | A little trust in God | 5. | ? |
| 1 | Eisacktaler Almsound | I am a child of the Dolomites | ? | ? |
| 2 | Etschland Express | Father, thank you for that | ? | ? |
| 4th | Steffen Juergens | Julie | ? | ? |
| 5 | Marion & The Val Gardena | Queen of the Mountains | ? | ? |
| 6th | Luis Moser & Alexandra | Open questions | ? | ? |
| 7th | Schlernwind & Seis men's choir | Home - God's beautiful world | ? | ? |
| 8th | Thomas da la Mauta & Alex | The wrinkles of life | ? | ? |
| 9 | Heinz Gamper | A Lovesong | ? | ? |
| 11 | Konrad Goller & Corinne | Come give me your hand | ? | ? |
| 12 | Omar | Love comes, love goes | ? | ? |
| Venue | Algund | |||
*: Disqualified
The winning title Der Schäfer vom Schnalstal from the Sauguat group was disqualified. But the fifth place, the mountain diamonds with the title A little God trust moved up. The following was subsequently nominated for the winner of the South Tyrolean preliminary decision of the Grand Prix of Folk Music 2008: Bergfeuer & Judith with the title Love is a child of freedom .
Placement at the Grand Prix of Folk Music 2008
| Start number | country | Interpreter | title | space | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | A. | The Klostertaler | Home is where the mountains are | 1. | 35 |
| 8th | I. | Vincent & Fernando | Believe in God | 2. | 35 |
| 14th | CH | Oesch's the third | The yodelling language | 3. | 30th |
| 15th | D. | The village rockers | And off goes Lutzzzi | 4th | 28 |
| 16 | I. | Mountain Fire & Judith | Love is a child of freedom | 5. | 25th |
| 12 | I. | Niederbacher siblings | The old Madonna | 6th | 22nd |
| 9 | A. | Udo Wenders | The last train, cara mia | 7th | 20th |
| 3 | D. | Michael Klostermann & his musicians / The young original Oberkrainer | From Egerland to Upper Carniola | 8th. | 19th |
| 7th | D. | Captain Cook and his singing saxophones | I love to think of my mother | 9. | 18th |
| 5 | A. | The 4 Holterbuam & the Mayrhofner | Tyrolean-Styrian music mix | 10. | 15th |
| 10 | CH | Oberalp chapel / D. Rey y los brilliant Paraquayos | Take a look | 11. | 14th |
| 11 | D. | The shepherds | Faith is ... | 12. | 14th |
| 6th | CH | Manuela Fellner & Urs Meier | Don't run after luck | 13. | 11 |
| 1 | A. | Stodlertaler Gaudi Express | It has to be folk music | 14th | 9 |
| 4th | I. | The mountain diamonds | A little trust in God | 15th | 9 |
| 2 | CH | Christian Duss | Come on, I'll show you the stars | 16. | 8th |
| Venue | Zurich (CH) | ||||
A few comments are necessary to this result:
- The TED result showed that the first two places were equal in points.
- According to the regulations, in such a case it is intended to determine which of the two groups has the better ratings. That was also the same.
- In this case, the regulations provide for the result of a so-called backup jury to be used.
- This jury had the Klostertaler in front, so the Klostertaler became winners.
As the organizing institution, Swiss television adhered to the regulations that were made known to all participants before the event.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Südtirol Online: "GP der Volksmusik": Lied der Sieger disqualified ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
