| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS) | |||
| Country |  Serbia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Beovizija 2008 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 9 March 2008 Final: 10 March 2008 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugić | |||
| Selected song | "Oro" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 160 points | |||
| Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Serbia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Oro", written by Željko Joksimović and Dejan Ivanović, and performed by Jelena Tomašević featuring Bora Dugić. The Serbian participating broadcaster, Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS), organised the national final Beovizija 2008 in order to select its entry for the contest. In addition, RTS was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, after winning the previous edition with the song "Molitva" performed by Marija Šerifović.
The national final consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final on 9 and 10 March 2008, respectively. Twenty entries competed in the semi-final where the top ten qualified to the final following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote. The ten qualifiers competed in the final which resulted in "Oro" performed by Jelena Tomašević featuring Bora Dugić as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote.
As the host country, Serbia qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 23 during the final, Serbia placed sixth out of the 25 participating countries with 160 points.