The song " Wolves of the Sea " was written by four Swedish composers : Jonas Liberg , Johan Sahlen , Claes Andreasson and Torbjörn Wassenius . On February 2 , Pirates won the first semi-final of the national finals , getting 12 010 televotes - the best result of both semi-finals . However , the jury put them in ninth place from 10 songs of the first semi-final . On March 1 , Pirates of the Sea also won the national final , which took place in Ventspils . They got 29 228 votes and beat their closest opponents Aisha and Andris Ērglis . On May 22 Pirates of the Sea participated in the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and went on to become a finalist . Pirates of the Sea got the most points from Ireland ( 12 ) and United Kingdom ( 10 ) and were placed 12th in the final result of the competition
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Pirates of the Sea