Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Make A Big Splash
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Date and venue
Final
  • 8 December 2007
Venue Ahoy Arena
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Organisation
Organiser European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Executive supervisor Svante Stockselius
Production
Host broadcaster Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO)
DirectorEduard Huis in 't Veld
Executive producerJosé van der Mark
Presenters Sipke Jan Bousema
Kim-Lian van der Meij
Participants
Number of entries17
Debuting countries
Non-returning countries
  • JESC 2007 Map 2.svg
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2007
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winning songFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
"S druz'yami"
2006  Junior Eurovision Song Contest  2008
Event page at junioreurovision.tv OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held on 8 December 2007 at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, [1] and presented by Sipke Jan Bousema and Kim-Lian van der Meij. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster AVRO, which was chosen by the EBU over Croatia's Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). [2] The host broadcaster was announced on 13 July 2006 and the host city was announced on 11 September 2006. The budget for the contest was stated to be more than €2,000,000. [3] [4] Profits made from the televoting were donated to UNICEF. [5]

Contents

The winner was Belarus with the song "S druz'yami" by Alexey Zhigalkovich, by a single point over Armenia. This was Belarus' second win; they won for the first time in 2005.

Location

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Locations of the bidding countries. The eliminated countries are marked in red. The chosen host country is marked in blue.

Bidding phase and host selection

Three countries bid for the rights to host the fifth Junior Eurovision Song Contest: Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) for Croatia; Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) for Cyprus; and Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) for the Netherlands. [2] AVRO were awarded the rights to host the contest in September 2006, with a budget of more than €2,000,000 being spent to stage the event. [3] [4]

Venue

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Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, venue of the 2007 contest.

The base of the present Ahoy was laid in 1950. After the devastation caused by the Second World War, the city of Rotterdam had worked on reconstruction and Rotterdam port was virtually complete. To mark the occasion, the Rotterdam Ahoy! exhibition was held in a purpose-built hall on the site where the medical faculty of the Erasmus University now stands. The exhibition hall was called the Ahoy-Hal. The apostrophe is a remnant of the original exclamation mark. The hall was used for a series of national and international events, such as the exhibition of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s work. During the North Sea flood of 1953 the hall also proved its worth as a reception centre for victims. Rotterdam Ahoy, in its current form, was built in 1970. The complex’s striking design won various national and international awards for its special steel structures. The first event to be held there was the Femina family exhibition. Since then, Ahoy has been expanded on a number of occasions, and was renovated and refurbished in 1998 to create today’s multifunctional venue.

Participants

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Cover art of the official album

Patricia Goldsmith, Communications Adviser of the Eurovision TV department, stated that nineteen countries would participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, [6] though Spanish broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) later announced its withdrawal from the contest. [7] Croatian broadcaster Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT) also withdrew due to expense and difficulties in broadcasting the contest live. [8]

Débutante countries included, Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia and Lithuania. Originally Bosnia and Herzegovina as well was going to be one of the four débutants but Georgia took this place when Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine (BHRT) decided to withdraw from participation. [9] [10] The minimum age of contestants was raised from 8 to 10 years this year.

Prior to the event, a compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2008 contest, along with karaoke versions, was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group in November 2007.

An official double CD of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was intended to go on sale on 23 December 2007, however it was later cancelled due to a lack of interest. [11]

Participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 [9] [12]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia AMPTV Arevik"Erazanq" (Երազանք)Armenian
  • Mariana Javakhyan
  • Sargis Mzikyan
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BTRC Alexey Zhigalkovich " S druz'yami " (С друзьями)Russian Alexey Zhigalkovich
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium VRT Trust "Anders"Dutch
  • Mirek Coutigny
  • Laurens Platteeuw
  • Matthieu Renier
  • Eva Storme
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria BNT Bon-Bon"Bonbolandiya" (Бонболандия)BulgarianBon-Bon
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus CyBC Yiorgos Ioannides"I mousiki dinei ftera" (Η μουσική δίνει φτερά)GreekYiorgos Ioannides
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia GPB Mariam Romelashvili"Odelia Ranuni" (ოდელია რანუნი)GeorgianMariam Romelashvili
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece ERT Made in Greece"Kapou berdeftika" (Καποu μπερδεύτηκα)Greek
  • Anna Trepekli
  • Stefani Trepekli
  • Susan Trepekli
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania LRT Lina Joy"Kai miestas snaudžia"LithuanianLina Joy
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia MRT Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski"Ding Ding Dong" (Динг Динг Донг)Macedonian
  • Rosica Kulakova
  • Dimitar Stojmenovski
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS Cute "Music"English Cute
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands AVRO Lisa, Amy and Shelley " Adem in, adem uit "Dutch
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal RTP Jorge Leiria"Só quero é cantar"PortugueseJorge Leiria
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania TVR 4Kids"Sha-la-la"RomanianMircea Eremia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia VGTRK Alexandra Golovchenko"Otlichnitsa" (Отличница)RussianAlexandra Golovchenko
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia RTS Nevena Božović "Piši mi" (Пиши ми)Serbian Nevena Božović
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden TV4 Frida Sandén "Nu eller aldrig"Swedish Frida Sandén
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine NTU Ilona Halytska"Urok hlamuru" (Урок гламуру)UkrainianIlona Halytska

Returning artists

Even though rules of Junior Eurovision do not allow participation of returning artists, Sweden's Frida Sandén previously provided backing vocals for Molly Sandén in 2006. [13]

Format

Visual design

On 22 October 2007, the contest was officially presented to the media at a press conference where the first details regarding the show were confirmed. The theme for the contest was water and the motto was Make a big splash!. Five water curtains decorated the stage designed by Ronald van Bersselaar, which explained why this year’s logo featured the "singing girl" wearing boots. [14]

Presenters

At the same press conference, Kim-Lian van der Meij was revealed to be the female host of the show, [14] alongside Sipke Jan Bousema who was the previously announced as the male host. [15]

Contest overview

The event took place on 8 December 2007 at 20:15 CET. [1] Seventeen countries participated, with the running order published in October 2007. All the countries competing were eligible to vote with the televote. Belarus won with 137 points, with Armenia, Serbia, Georgia, and Macedonia, completing the top five. [16] Lithuania, Cyprus, Belgium, Portugal, and Greece occupied the bottom five positions. [10]

The show was opened by all participants alongside dancers from the Dance Academy Lucia Marthas performing the specially-commissioned UNICEF song "One World", [17] written by Jeroen Rietbergen  [ nl ] and Ronald Molendijk  [ nl ], on stage in the arena followed by the traditional flag parade introducing the 17 participating countries. [14] The interval act included Dutch group Ch!pz and a performance by singer Katie Melua. [18] [19]

R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Mariam Romelashvili"Odelia Ranuni"1164
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Trust "Anders"1915
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Arevik"Erazanq"1362
4Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Yiorgos Ioannides"I mousiki dinei ftera"2914
5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Jorge Leiria"Só quero é cantar"1516
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexandra Golovchenko"Otlichnitsa"1056
7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4Kids"Sha-la-la"5410
8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bon-Bon"Bonbolandiya"867
9Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Nevena Božović "Piši mi"1203
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lisa, Amy and Shelley " Adem in, adem uit "3911
11Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski"Ding Ding Dong"1115
12Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Ilona Halytska"Urok hlamuru"569
13Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Frida Sandén "Nu eller aldrig"838
14Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Cute "Music"3712
15Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Made in Greece"Kapou berdeftika"1417
16Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Lina Joy"Kai miestas snaudžia"3313
17Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Alexey Zhigalkovich " S druz'yami "1371

Spokespersons

Viewers from each participating country voted by telephone and SMS. Each country's awards points to their top-10 favourites based on these public voting results. The following spokespersons announced the point 1 to 8, 10, and the maximum 12 points. [20]

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results [21]
Total score
Georgia
Belgium
Armenia
Cyprus
Portugal
Russia
Romania
Bulgaria
Serbia
Netherlands
Macedonia
Ukraine
Sweden
Malta
Greece
Lithuania
Belarus
Contestants
Georgia1164121048456585108105
Belgium197
Armenia136121212121285121210107
Cyprus29512
Portugal1521
Russia10512105636103107284412
Romania5488174315212
Bulgaria86676713875733452
Serbia120764677548126126666
Netherlands3931014162
Macedonia111537310510121257758
Ukraine561033611111710
Sweden83285462610643384
Malta372232141433
Greece142
Lithuania3381232221
Belarus137458121071084810812712

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points received. All countries were given 12 points at the start of voting to ensure that no country finished with nul points.

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
7Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus , Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia , Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , Flag of Romania.svg  Romania , Flag of Russia.svg  Russia , Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania , Flag of Malta.svg  Malta , Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
2Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia , Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria , Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus

Broadcasts

Most countries sent commentators to Rotterdam or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, provide voting information. [22] [ better source needed ] A live webcast was also streamed via the Junior Eurovision official website. [23]

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia ARMTV Gohar Gasparyan and Felix Khachatryan
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus BTRC Denis Kurian
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium VRT Kristien Maes  [ nl ] and Ben Roelants  [ nl ]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria BNT Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus CyBC Kyriakos Pastides
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia GPB Temo Kvirkvelia
Flag of Greece.svg Greece ERT Marion Mihelidaki
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania LRT Darius Užkuraitis  [ lt ]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia MKRTV Milanka Rašik
Flag of Malta.svg Malta PBS Valerie Vella
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands AVRO Marcel Kuijer
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal RTP Isabel Angelino  [ pt ]
Flag of Romania.svg Romania TVR Ioana Isopakos and Alexandru Nagy
Flag of Russia.svg Russia RTR Olga Shelest  [ ru ] [24]
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia RTS2, RTS Sat Duška Vučinić-Lučić [25]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden TV4 Adam Alsing
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine NTU Timur Miroshnychenko
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia SBS [a] No commentary
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan İTV Un­known
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT Dejan Kukrić
Flag of Israel.svg Israel IBA [b] No commentary

See also

Notes

  1. Although Australia is not itself eligible to enter, it broadcast the event on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). As is the case each year, it did not however broadcast it live due to the difference in Australian time zones. It was screened at the later date of 24 December 2007 at 16.30 (local time), and repeated a few weeks after. Since this period is non-rated for television stations, how many people watched the broadcast is unknown.
  2. The contest was broadcast in Israel where it was watched by 400,000 viewers. [22] [ better source needed ]

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