On the 26th of November 2007 , it was announced that Paolo would be representing his home country Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade , Serbia . He will compete with the pop ballad " Era stupendo " . He took part in the second semifinal of the contest on Thursday 22 May 2008 , competing against 18 other countries , all competing for one of 10 spots in the final on Saturday 24 . However , he failed to qualify to the final
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Paolo Meneguzzi