Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | |
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True Fantasy | |
Dates | |
Semi-final | 10 May 2007 |
Final | 12 May 2007 |
Host | |
Venue | Hartwall Areena Helsinki, Finland |
Presenter(s) |
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Directed by | Timo Suomi |
Executive supervisor | Svante Stockselius |
Executive producer | Heikki Seppälä |
Host broadcaster | Yleisradio (YLE) |
Website | eurovision |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 42 |
Number of finalists | 24 |
Debuting countries | |
Returning countries | |
Non-returning countries | Monaco |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs. |
Winning song | |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the 2006 contest with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Yleisradio (YLE), the contest was held at the Hartwall Areena, and consisted of a semi-final on 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2007. The two live shows were presented by Finnish television presenter Jaana Pelkonen and musician and TV-host Mikko Leppilampi. In addition, Krisse Salminen acted as guest host in the green room, and reported from the crowds at the Senate Square.
Forty-two countries participated in the contest - three more than the previous record of thirty-nine, that took part in 2005. The EBU decided to put aside its limit of 40 countries, which would have meant excluding some countries using a ranking order scheme. [1] The Czech Republic and Georgia participated for the first time this year, with Montenegro and Serbia taking part as independent nations for the first time. [2] Austria and Hungary both returned, after their absence from the previous edition. Meanwhile, Monaco decided not to participate, [3] despite initially confirming participation. [4] Monaco has not competed in Eurovision Song Contest ever since.
The winner was Serbia with the song "Molitva", performed by Marija Šerifović and written by Vladimir Graić and Saša Milošević Mare. This was Serbia's first victory in the contest, coincidentally the first year it competed as an independent nation. It was also the first winning song entirely performed in a country's native language since Israel's "Diva" in 1998. Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and Bulgaria rounded out the top five. Further down the table, Belarus achieved their best placing to date, finishing sixth. Meanwhile, Ireland achieved its worst placing in the contest up until that point, finishing twenty-fourth (last place) in the final. Of the "Big Four" countries, Germany placed the highest, finishing nineteenth.
Helsinki, the Finnish capital, was chosen as the host city, although other cities were in the running; the second-largest city of Espoo, the third-largest city of Tampere, and the city of Turku all submitted bids to host the contest alongside Kittilä, Lahti and Rovaniemi. The choice of Helsinki was justified, among other things, by the requirements of the number of people and technology, as well as its superior flight and transport connections and accommodation capacity. [5]
A total of 11 venues in seven locations applied for hosting rights. The known possible venues for the contest included LänsiAuto Areena in Espoo, Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Fair Center, industrial workshop buildings at Pasilan konepaja in Helsinki, Lahden suurhalli in Lahti, Rovaniemi Lapland Arena, Pirkkahalli (main hall of Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre), Tampere Ice Stadium and Turkuhalli. [6]
In the end, Helsinki was chosen, with the host venue being the Hartwall Areena. [5] The venue is a large multi-functional indoor arena, which opened in 1997, and can take some 12,000–15,000 spectators for concerts. Its name comes from its largest sponsor, the beverage company Hartwall, also based in Helsinki. For the contest, the arena was referred to as the Helsinki Arena.
On 12 March 2007, the draws for the running order for the semi-final, final and voting procedure took place. A new feature allowed five wild-card countries from the semi-final and three countries from the final to choose their starting position. The heads of delegation went on stage and chose the number they would take. In the semi-final, Austria, Andorra, Turkey, Slovenia and Latvia were able to choose their positions. In the final, Armenia, Ukraine and Germany were able to exercise this privilege. All countries opted for spots in the second half of both evenings. Shortly after the draw, the entries were approved by the EBU, ending the possibility of disqualification for the Israeli song. [7] The United Kingdom chose their entry after the deadline because they were granted special dispensation from the EBU.
The contest saw some minor changes to the voting time-frame. The compilation summary video of all entries including phone numbers was shown twice. The voting process was the same as 2006 except there was fifteen minutes to vote, an increase of five minutes on the 2006 contest. In the final, the results from each country were once again shown from one to seven points automatically on screen and only eight, ten and twelve were read by the spokespeople. For the first time, the winner was awarded a promotion tour around Europe, visiting Denmark, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Greece and Germany. The tour was held between 16 May and 21 May. The event was sponsored by Nordic communications group TeliaSonera, and — as with several previous contests — Nobel Biocare. Apocalyptica were the interval act, and played a medley of songs: Worlds Collide, Faraway and finally Life Burns!, but without the usual lyrics.
The official logo of the contest remained the same as 2006; the flag in the centre of the heart was changed to the Finnish flag. The European Broadcasting Union and YLE announced that the theme for the 2007 contest would be "True Fantasy", which embraced Finland and "Finnishness" in terms of the polarities associated with the country. [8] The design agency Dog Design was responsible for the design of the visual theme of the contest which incorporated vibrant kaleidoscopic patterns formed from various symbols including exclamation marks and the letter F. [9] The stage was in the shape of a kantele, a traditional Finnish instrument. On 20 February 2007 a reworked official website for the contest was launched marking the first public exhibition of this year's theme.
The shows were produced and broadcast in high-definition for the first time, following tests at the previous edition. [10]
An official CD and DVD were released. An official fan book was also released. The themes of the postcards (short videos between the acts) were short stories occurring in different Finnish landmarks.
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 –Participation summaries by country | |
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Participating countries in a Eurovision Song Contest must be active members of the EBU.
42 countries submitted preliminary applications. Although in previous years the maximum number of participating countries was 40, the EBU allowed all 42 to participate in 2007. The Czech Republic, Serbia, Montenegro and Georgia all entered the contest for the first time in 2007. [2] Monaco announced its non-participation on 12 December 2006, [3] and the EBU announced the final lineup of 42 countries on 15 December 2006.
Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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Albania | RTSH | Frederik Ndoci | "Hear My Plea" | English, Albanian |
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Andorra | RTVA | Anonymous | "Salvem el món" | Catalan, English | Anonymous |
Armenia | AMPTV | Hayko | "Anytime You Need" | English, Armenian | |
Austria | ORF | Eric Papilaya | "Get a Life – Get Alive" | English |
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Belarus | BTRC | Koldun | "Work Your Magic" | English |
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Belgium | RTBF | The KMG's | "LovePower" | English |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | Marija Šestić | "Rijeka bez imena" (Ријека без имена) | Serbian |
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Bulgaria | BNT | Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov | "Water" | Bulgarian | |
Croatia | HRT | Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić | "Vjerujem u ljubav" | Croatian, English | Dado Topić |
Cyprus | CyBC | Evridiki | "Comme ci, comme ça" | French |
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Czech Republic | ČT | Kabát | "Malá dáma" | Czech | Kabát |
Denmark | DR | DQ | "Drama Queen" | English |
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Estonia | ETV | Gerli Padar | "Partners in Crime" | English |
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Finland | YLE | Hanna Pakarinen | "Leave Me Alone" | English |
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France | France Télévisions | Les Fatals Picards | "L'Amour à la française" | French, English ("Franglais") |
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Georgia | GPB | Sopho | "Visionary Dream" | English |
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Germany | NDR [lower-alpha 1] | Roger Cicero | "Frauen regier'n die Welt" | German, English |
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Greece | ERT | Sarbel | " Yassou Maria " (Γειά σου Μαρία) | English |
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Hungary | MTV | Magdi Rúzsa | "Unsubstantial Blues" | English |
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Iceland | RÚV | Eiríkur Hauksson | "Valentine Lost" | English |
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Ireland | RTÉ | Dervish | "They Can't Stop the Spring" | English |
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Israel | IBA | Teapacks | "Push the Button" | English, French, Hebrew | Kobi Oz |
Latvia | LTV | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | Italian |
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Lithuania | LRT | 4Fun | "Love or Leave" | English | Julija Ritčik |
Macedonia | MRT | Karolina | "Mojot svet" (Мојот свет) | Macedonian, English |
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Malta | PBS | Olivia Lewis | "Vertigo" | English | |
Moldova | TRM | Natalia Barbu | "Fight" | English |
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Montenegro | RTCG | Stevan Faddy | "'Ajde, kroči" ('Ајде, крочи) | Montenegrin |
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Netherlands | NOS | Edsilia Rombley | "On Top of the World" | English |
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Norway | NRK | Guri Schanke | " Ven a bailar conmigo " | English | Thomas G:son |
Poland | TVP | The Jet Set | "Time to Party" | English |
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Portugal | RTP | Sabrina | "Dança comigo" | Portuguese |
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Romania | TVR | Todomondo | "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" (Люби, Люби, I Love You) | English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Romanian |
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Russia | C1R | Serebro | "Song #1" | English |
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Serbia | RTS | Marija Šerifović | " Molitva " (Молитва) | Serbian |
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Slovenia | RTVSLO | Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" | Slovene | Andrej Babić |
Spain | RTVE | D'Nash | "I Love You Mi Vida" | Spanish |
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Sweden | SVT | The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | English | Ola Salo |
Switzerland | SRG SSR | DJ BoBo | "Vampires Are Alive" | English |
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Turkey | TRT | Kenan Doğulu | "Shake It Up Şekerim" | English | Kenan Doğulu |
Ukraine | NTU | Verka Serduchka | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" | German, English, Surzhyk | Andriy Danylko |
United Kingdom | BBC | Scooch | "Flying the Flag (For You)" | English |
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Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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Evridiki | Cyprus | 1983 (backing singer for Stavros and Constantina), 1987 (backing singer for Alexia), 1992, 1994 |
Eiríkur Hauksson | Iceland | 1986 (as member of ICY), 1991 (for Norway , as member of Just 4 Fun) |
Karolina | Macedonia | 2002 |
Edsilia Rombley | Netherlands | 1998 |
The semi-final was held on 10 May 2007 at 21:00 (CET). 28 countries performed and all 42 participants voted.
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Bulgaria | Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov | "Water" | 146 | 6 |
2 | Israel | Teapacks | "Push the Button" | 17 | 24 |
3 | Cyprus | Evridiki | "Comme ci, comme ça" | 65 | 15 |
4 | Belarus | Koldun | "Work Your Magic" | 176 | 4 |
5 | Iceland | Eiríkur Hauksson | "Valentine Lost" | 77 | 13 |
6 | Georgia | Sopho | "Visionary Dream" | 123 | 8 |
7 | Montenegro | Stevan Faddy | "'Ajde, kroči" | 33 | 22 |
8 | Switzerland | DJ BoBo | "Vampires Are Alive" | 40 | 20 |
9 | Moldova | Natalia Barbu | "Fight" | 91 | 10 |
10 | Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | "On Top of the World" | 38 | 21 |
11 | Albania | Frederik Ndoci | "Hear My Plea" | 49 | 17 |
12 | Denmark | DQ | "Drama Queen" | 45 | 19 |
13 | Croatia | Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić | "Vjerujem u ljubav" | 54 | 16 |
14 | Poland | The Jet Set | "Time to Party" | 75 | 14 |
15 | Serbia | Marija Šerifović | " Molitva " | 298 | 1 |
16 | Czech Republic | Kabát | "Malá dáma" | 1 | 28 |
17 | Portugal | Sabrina | "Dança comigo" | 88 | 11 |
18 | Macedonia | Karolina | "Mojot svet" | 97 | 9 |
19 | Norway | Guri Schanke | " Ven a bailar conmigo " | 48 | 18 |
20 | Malta | Olivia Lewis | "Vertigo" | 15 | 25 |
21 | Andorra | Anonymous | "Salvem el món" | 80 | 12 |
22 | Hungary | Magdi Rúzsa | "Unsubstantial Blues" | 224 | 2 |
23 | Estonia | Gerli Padar | "Partners in Crime" | 33 | 22 |
24 | Belgium | The KMG's | "LovePower" | 14 | 26 |
25 | Slovenia | Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" | 140 | 7 |
26 | Turkey | Kenan Doğulu | "Shake It Up Şekerim" | 197 | 3 |
27 | Austria | Eric Papilaya | "Get a Life – Get Alive" | 4 | 27 |
28 | Latvia | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | 168 | 5 |
The finalists were:
The final was held on 12 May 2007 at 21:00 (CET) and was won by Serbia.
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Marija Šestić | "Rijeka bez imena" | 106 | 11 |
2 | Spain | D'Nash | "I Love You Mi Vida" | 43 | 20 |
3 | Belarus | Koldun | "Work Your Magic" | 145 | 6 |
4 | Ireland | Dervish | "They Can't Stop the Spring" | 5 | 24 |
5 | Finland | Hanna Pakarinen | "Leave Me Alone" | 53 | 17 |
6 | Macedonia | Karolina | "Mojot svet" | 73 | 14 |
7 | Slovenia | Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" | 66 | 15 |
8 | Hungary | Magdi Rúzsa | "Unsubstantial Blues" | 128 | 9 |
9 | Lithuania | 4Fun | "Love or Leave" | 28 | 21 |
10 | Greece | Sarbel | " Yassou Maria " | 139 | 7 |
11 | Georgia | Sopho | "Visionary Dream" | 97 | 12 |
12 | Sweden | The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | 51 | 18 |
13 | France | Les Fatals Picards | "L'Amour à la française" | 19 | 22 |
14 | Latvia | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | 54 | 16 |
15 | Russia | Serebro | "Song #1" | 207 | 3 |
16 | Germany | Roger Cicero | "Frauen regier'n die Welt" | 49 | 19 |
17 | Serbia | Marija Šerifović | " Molitva " | 268 | 1 |
18 | Ukraine | Verka Serduchka | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" | 235 | 2 |
19 | United Kingdom | Scooch | "Flying the Flag (For You)" | 19 | 22 |
20 | Romania | Todomondo | "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" | 84 | 13 |
21 | Bulgaria | Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov | "Water" | 157 | 5 |
22 | Turkey | Kenan Doğulu | "Shake It Up Şekerim" | 163 | 4 |
23 | Armenia | Hayko | "Anytime You Need" | 138 | 8 |
24 | Moldova | Natalia Barbu | "Fight" | 109 | 10 |
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The order in which each country announced their votes was determined in a draw during the heads of delegation meeting. [16] The spokespersons are shown alongside each country.
All countries participating in the contest were required to use televoting and/or SMS voting during both evenings of the contest. In the event of technical difficulties, or if the votes of the country did not meet the EBU threshold, then a back-up jury's results were to be used. Albania and Andorra were the only countries that used juries. A draw was held in Helsinki to establish the order in which the countries presented their votes during the final.
Voting procedure used: 100% televoting 100% jury vote | Total score | Montenegro | Belarus | Armenia | Andorra | Austria | France | Denmark | Greece | Spain | Serbia | Finland | Turkey | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Belgium | Portugal | Albania | Romania | Cyprus | Croatia | Slovenia | Israel | Germany | Lithuania | Norway | Switzerland | Czech Republic | Netherlands | Ireland | Malta | Estonia | Georgia | Bulgaria | Sweden | Ukraine | Russia | Latvia | Iceland | Poland | Moldova | United Kingdom | Macedonia | Hungary | |
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Contestants | Bulgaria | 146 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Israel | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cyprus | 65 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belarus | 176 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Iceland | 77 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 123 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | 33 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 40 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moldova | 91 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 38 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albania | 49 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 54 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 75 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 298 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||||
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 88 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | 97 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 48 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andorra | 80 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 224 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
Estonia | 33 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 14 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 140 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Turkey | 197 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Austria | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 168 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the semi-final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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9 | Serbia | Austria , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Czech Republic , Hungary , Macedonia , Montenegro , Slovenia , Switzerland |
6 | Turkey | Albania , Belgium , France , Germany , Netherlands , United Kingdom |
5 | Belarus | Armenia , Israel , Moldova , Russia , Ukraine |
Latvia | Estonia , Ireland , Lithuania , Malta , Poland | |
3 | Hungary | Denmark , Iceland , Serbia |
Iceland | Finland , Norway , Sweden | |
Moldova | Belarus , Portugal , Romania | |
2 | Bulgaria | Cyprus , Turkey |
1 | Andorra | Spain |
Belgium | Georgia | |
Cyprus | Greece | |
Estonia | Latvia | |
Macedonia | Bulgaria | |
Portugal | Andorra |
Voting procedure used: 100% televoting 100% jury vote | Total score | Montenegro | Belarus | Armenia | Andorra | Austria | France | Denmark | Greece | Spain | Serbia | Finland | Turkey | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Belgium | Portugal | Albania | Romania | Cyprus | Croatia | Slovenia | Israel | Germany | Lithuania | Norway | Switzerland | Czech Republic | Netherlands | Ireland | Malta | Estonia | Georgia | Bulgaria | Sweden | Ukraine | Russia | Latvia | Iceland | Poland | Moldova | United Kingdom | Macedonia | Hungary | |
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Contestants | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 106 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 43 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belarus | 145 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 53 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | 73 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 66 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 128 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 28 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 139 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 97 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 51 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 19 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 54 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russia | 207 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
Germany | 49 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 268 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
Ukraine | 235 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |||
United Kingdom | 19 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 84 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 157 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | 163 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Armenia | 138 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moldova | 109 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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9 | Serbia | Austria , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Finland , Hungary , Macedonia , Montenegro , Slovenia , Switzerland |
5 | Ukraine | Andorra , Czech Republic , Latvia , Poland , Portugal |
Turkey | Belgium , France , Germany , Netherlands , United Kingdom | |
3 | Russia | Armenia , Belarus , Estonia |
Belarus | Israel , Russia , Ukraine | |
2 | Armenia | Georgia , Turkey |
Finland | Iceland , Sweden | |
Greece | Bulgaria , Cyprus | |
Sweden | Denmark , Norway | |
Romania | Moldova , Spain | |
1 | Bulgaria | Greece |
Georgia | Lithuania | |
Hungary | Serbia | |
Lithuania | Ireland | |
Moldova | Romania | |
Spain | Albania | |
United Kingdom | Malta |
The official Eurovision Song Contest website also provided a live stream without commentary using the peer-to-peer transport Octoshape.
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Show(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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Australia | SBS | SBS TV [lower-alpha 3] | Semi-final | Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood | [97] |
Final | Terry Wogan | ||||
Azerbaijan | İTV | [98] | |||
Gibraltar | GBC | GBC TV | Final | [99] |
YLE produced the event in 1080i HD and 5.1 surround sound. [102] This was the first year that the event was broadcast live in HD. The British broadcaster BBC broadcast the final in high definition on BBC HD. [93] Swedish broadcaster SVT broadcast both the semi-final and the final on SVT HD. [88] However, the event was available on DVD in standard-definition only, with no DVD or Blu-ray version available in high-definition.
In addition to the main winner's trophy, the Marcel Bezençon Awards and the Barbara Dex Award were contested during the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. The OGAE, "General Organisation of Eurovision Fans" voting poll also took place before the contest.
The Marcel Bezençon Awards, organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman, and 1984 winner Richard Herrey, honours songs in the contest's final. [103] The awards are divided into three categories: Artistic Award which was voted by previous winners of the contest, Composers Award, and Press Award. [104]
Category | Country | Song | Performer(s) | Songwriter(s) |
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Artistic Award | Serbia | "Molitva" | Marija Šerifović |
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Composers Award | Hungary | "Unsubstantial Blues" | Magdi Rúzsa |
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Press Award | Ukraine | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" | Verka Serduchka | Andriy Danylko |
OGAE, an organisation of over forty Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, conducts an annual voting poll first held in 2002 as the Marcel Bezençon Fan Award. After all votes were cast, the top-ranked entry in the 2007 poll was also the winner of the contest, Serbia's "Molitva" performed by Marija Šerifović; the top five results are shown below. [lower-alpha 4] [105] [106] [107]
Country | Performer(s) | Song | OGAE result |
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Serbia | Marija Šerifović | " Molitva " | 184 |
Belarus | Dmitry Koldun | "Work Your Magic" | 159 |
Switzerland | DJ BoBo | "Vampires Are Alive" | 156 |
Cyprus | Evridiki | "Comme ci, comme ça" | 142 |
Greece | Sarbel | " Yassou Maria " | 107 |
The Barbara Dex Award is a humorous fan award given to the worst dressed artist each year. Named after Belgium's representative who came last in the 1993 contest, wearing her self-designed dress, the award was handed by the fansite House of Eurovision from 1997 to 2016 and is being carried out by the fansite songfestival.be since 2017.
Country | Performer(s) |
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Ukraine | Verka Serduchka |
Eurovision Song Contest: Helsinki 2007 was the official compilation album of the 2007 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by CMC International on 20 April 2007. The album featured all 42 songs that entered in the 2007 contest, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify into the grand final. [108]
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [109] | 3 |
Malta has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 35 times since its debut in 1971. The contest is broadcast in Malta on the PBS channel, TVM. Malta has yet to win the contest, but is the only non-winning country to have achieved four top three results.
Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 48 times since making its debut as one of only seven countries to compete at the first contest in 1956, which took inspiration from the Sanremo Music Festival. Italy competed at the contest without interruption until 1980, discontinuing its participation on a number of occasions during the 1980s and 1990s. After a 13-year absence starting in 1998, the country returned to the contest in 2011. Italy has won the contest three times, along with an additional 16 top-five finishes. Italy hosted the contest in Naples (1965), Rome (1991) and Turin (2022).
Hungary has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 17 times since making its debut in 1994. Hungary attempted to participate in 1993 but failed to qualify from Kvalifikacija za Millstreet, a special qualifying competition set up for seven former Eastern Bloc countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 19 times since making its debut in 1993, after coming second in the qualification round "Kvalifikacija za Millstreet". Prior to 1993, Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as part of Yugoslavia.
Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 62 times since making its debut in 1958, missing only three contests since then. Since 1959, the Swedish entry has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. At the 1997 contest, Sweden was one of the first five countries to adopt televoting. Sweden has hosted the contest six times: three times in Stockholm, twice in Malmö and once in Gothenburg (1985); and is set to host for a seventh time in 2024 in Malmö.
Finland participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" written by Mr Lordi. The song was performed by the band Lordi. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2006 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. 12 artists with two songs each were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of four semi-finals and a final, taking place in February and March 2006. Twelve entries ultimately competed in the final on 10 March where votes from the public selected "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi as the winner.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "They Can't Stop the Spring" written by John Waters and Tommy Moran. The song was performed by the band Dervish, which was internally selected in November 2006 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. RTÉ organised the national final Eurosong 2007 to select the song that Dervish would perform. Four songs faced a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "They Can't Stop the Spring" as the Irish entry.
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Leave Me Alone" written by Martti Vuorinen and Miikka Huttunen. The song was performed by Hanna Pakarinen. In addition to participating in the contest, the Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. Yle organised the national final Euroviisut 2007 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki. 12 artists with two songs each were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of four semi-finals and a final, taking place in January and February 2007. Twelve entries ultimately competed in the final on 17 February where votes from the public selected "Leave Me Alone" performed by Hanna Pakarinen as the winner.
Andorra participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Salvem el món" written and performed by young Andorran punk-rock band Anonymous, consisting of band members: Guillem Gallego, Niki Francesca and Alejandro Martínez. The band was internally selected by Andorran broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) in a process called Projecte Eurovisió for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. The internal selection ended with a total of 82 songs having been submitted to RTVA. These entries were whittled down by the broadcaster to determine the fourth Andorran representatives. Anonymous were announced as the Andorran representatives on 15 January 2007, while the song was presented in a special gala show on 1 March 2007.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Comme ci, comme ça" written by Dimitris Korgialas and Poseidonas Yiannopoulos. The song was performed by Evridiki, who was selected by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in January 2007 to represent Cyprus at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. Evridiki had previously represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and 1994 where she both placed 11th. The Cypriot song, "Comme ci, comme ça", was presented to the public on 23 February 2007 during the special show Cyprus 12 Points - Chypre 12 Points. This was the first time that Cyprus was represented with a song performed entirely in the French language at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Fight" written by Alexandru Braşoveanu and Elena Buga. The song was performed by Natalia Barbu. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) internally selected the Moldovan entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. 34 entries competed to represent Moldova in Helsinki though a process entitled Pentru Eurovision 2007, with three being shortlisted to participate in a live audition on 14 December 2006 where "Fight" performed by Natalia Barbu was selected by an expert jury.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the 2007 contest with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), the contest was held at the Belgrade Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 20 and 22 May, and a final on 24 May 2008. The three live shows were presented by Serbian television presenter Jovana Janković and musician Željko Joksimović.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the 2008 contest with the song "Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Channel One (C1R), the contest was held at the Olimpiysky Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2009. The semi-finals were presented by Russian model Natalia Vodianova and television presenter Andrey Malakhov, while the final was presented by Russian television presenter Ivan Urgant and former Russian contestant Alsou Abramova, becoming the first and to date only time that two different sets of presenters had hosted the semi-finals and finals.
Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Lose Control" written by Waldo, Karima, Ari Lehtonen and Annie Kratz-Gutå. The song was performed by the band Waldo's People. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 2009 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. 12 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final, taking place in January 2009. Eight entries ultimately competed in the final on 30 January where votes from the public selected "Lose Control" performed by Waldo's People as the winner.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the 2010 contest with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcasters Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rundfunkanstalten Deutschland (ARD) and Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), the contest was held at the Düsseldorf Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2011. The three live shows were presented by German comedians Anke Engelke and Stefan Raab, and television presenter Judith Rakers.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the 2009 contest with the song "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), the contest was held at the Telenor Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 25 and 27 May, and a final on 29 May 2010, tying with the 1999 edition for the contest hosted the latest. The three live shows were presented by Norwegian television presenters Erik Solbakken and Nadia Hasnaoui and singer Haddy N'jie.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2012 contest with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Malmö Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2013. The three live shows were presented by Swedish comedian and television presenter Petra Mede, being the first time only one host had presented the show since the 1995 contest. Former Swedish entrant Eric Saade acted as the green room host in the final.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the 2014 contest with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), the contest was held at the Hall D of the Wiener Stadthalle and consisted of two semi-finals on 19 and 21 May, and a final on 23 May 2015. The three live shows were presented by Austrian television presenters Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer, while the previous edition's winner Conchita Wurst acted as the green room host.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 2015 contest with the song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Globe Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2016. The three live shows were presented by Petra Mede and the previous year's winner Måns Zelmerlöw.
the first Contest to be fully produced and broadcast in HD was the Helsinki 2007 show by Finnish broadcaster YLE