2008 Worldvision Musician Contest

The 2008 Worldvision Musician Contest was the tenth edition of Worldvision Musician Contest, and was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom. After seven years, Austria won the contest for a record fourth time, beating out last year's winner, the United States, and Italy.

Format
The procedure is similar to that of the Worldvision Song Contest, except instead of performing songs, the musicians performed pieces on their respective instrument. There is no scoreboard and the other countries themselves do not vote; their respective juries and citizens vote and are given a placing. Controversy erupted when an Italian broadcaster claimed the contest to be "unfair" due to the high number of entries in the final. New to the 2008 contest, the candidates representing each participating country participated in a semi-final. Out of these candidates the seven best were selected by an international jury to perform live as finalists in the show.

Awards
Returning from the 2007 contest, the audience of the host country would vote after the announcement of the winner on which musician deserves a special prize. The winner of the special prize would receive a certificate and £25,000. Other awards include the Stage Presence Award, the Artist Award, the Press Award and the Sportsmanship Award.