First part of draw concluded!

Above: Alex and Sophia

13/Oct 2008 at 12:00 by Sietse

Moments ago, Sophia Paraskeva and Alex Michael concluded the first part of the draw for the running order of the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The producers will decide tonight upon the exact final running order.

Sophia Paraskeva and Alex Michael will also host the contest on the 22nd of November. Cyprus was lucky enough to draw the 15th and last spot, while the Romanian contestant will open the show.

1. Romania
15. Cyprus

For the spots 2 to 5, Armenia, Belarus, Greece and Russia are in the running.

Belgium, Bulgaria, Georgia and Serbia will take the positions 6 to 9.

The spots 10 to 14 will be devided between FYR Macedonia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands and Ukraine.

The producers will decide tonight which country will take which exact place in the three groups. The final running order will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon.

It was also confirmed that Azerbaijan will not take part in this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Stay tuned for more news from Cyprus!

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