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The '''Eurofag Song Contest 2007''' was the 52nd edition of the [[Eurofag Song Contest]]. It was won by [[Serbia]] <ref>[http://www.Eurofag.tv/content/view/880/263/ Marija from Serbia wins Helsinki 2007], Eurofag.tv </ref> and was held at the [[Hartwall Areena]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] from [[10 May]] (semi-final) to [[12 May]] (final). The hosting broadcaster of the contest was [[YLE]].
The '''Eurovision Song Contest 2007''' was the 52nd edition of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It was won by [[Serbia]] <ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/content/view/880/263/ Marija from Serbia wins Helsinki 2007], Eurovision.tv </ref> and was held at the [[Hartwall Areena]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] from [[10 May]] (semi-final) to [[12 May]] (final). The hosting broadcaster of the contest was [[YLE]].
Finland earned the right to host the event thanks to the [[heavy metal]] band [[Lordi]] winning the [[Eurofag Song Contest 2006]] as Finland's representatives. It meant that the Eurofag Song Contest 2007 was to be staged in Finland for the first time. The hosts were popular Finnish television personality [[Jaana Pelkonen]] and Finnish musician, stage performer and actor [[Mikko Leppilampi]], with [[Krisse Salminen]] in the [[green room]].
Finland earned the right to host the event thanks to the [[heavy metal]] band [[Lordi]] winning the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]] as Finland's representatives. It meant that the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was to be staged in Finland for the first time. The hosts were popular Finnish television personality [[Jaana Pelkonen]] and Finnish musician, stage performer and actor [[Mikko Leppilampi]], with [[Krisse Salminen]] in the [[green room]].


The official logo of the contest remained the same with the flag in the centre of the heart being changed to the Finnish National Flag. The [[Eurofagan Broadcasting Union]] and YLE announced that the theme for this year's contest will be “True Fantasy”, which embraced Finland and Finnishness in terms of the polarities associated with the country.<ref>[http://www.yle.fi/Eurofag/main.php?id=1416 The 2007 Eurofag Song Contest theme is True Fantasy], [[27 November]] [[2006]], [[YLE]]</ref> The design agency “Dog Design” is responsible for the design of the visual theme of the contest which incorporated vibrant [[kaleidoscope|kaleidoscopic]] patterns formed from various symbols including exclamation marks and the letter "F".<ref>[http://www.Eurofag.tv/content/view/190/1/ Eurofag.tv meets dog design], Eurofag.tv</ref> On [[20 February]] [[2007]] a reworked official website for the contest was launched marking the first public exhibition of this year's theme. An official CD was released, while the DVD will be released after the contest. A new introduction to Eurofag merchandise was a board game, which mimics the contest in the process of creating and establishing an entry and then undergoing an interesting voting procedure in the game's conclusion. An official fan book was also released.
The official logo of the contest remained the same with the flag in the centre of the heart being changed to the Finnish National Flag. The [[European Broadcasting Union]] and YLE announced that the theme for this year's contest will be “True Fantasy”, which embraced Finland and Finnishness in terms of the polarities associated with the country.<ref>[http://www.yle.fi/eurovision/main.php?id=1416 The 2007 Eurovision Song Contest theme is True Fantasy], [[27 November]] [[2006]], [[YLE]]</ref> The design agency “Dog Design” is responsible for the design of the visual theme of the contest which incorporated vibrant [[kaleidoscope|kaleidoscopic]] patterns formed from various symbols including exclamation marks and the letter "F".<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/content/view/190/1/ Eurovision.tv meets dog design], Eurovision.tv</ref> On [[20 February]] [[2007]] a reworked official website for the contest was launched marking the first public exhibition of this year's theme. An official CD was released, while the DVD will be released after the contest. A new introduction to Eurovision merchandise was a board game, which mimics the contest in the process of creating and establishing an entry and then undergoing an interesting voting procedure in the game's conclusion. An official fan book was also released.


The [[Hartwall Areena]], Finland's largest [[ice hockey]] arena, was always the favourite to be chosen to host the contest. The city of Helsinki has the best connections and facilities in the country, therefore allowing as many people as possible to experience the contest. The arena itself is practically next door from [[YLE]]'s centre of operations, allowing for relatively easy logistics. A budget of 13 million [[Euro|€]] was also presented for arranging the contest. Other bids to host the contest came from the Finnish cities such as [[Espoo]], [[Turku]] and [[Tampere]].
The [[Hartwall Areena]], Finland's largest [[ice hockey]] arena, was always the favourite to be chosen to host the contest. The city of Helsinki has the best connections and facilities in the country, therefore allowing as many people as possible to experience the contest. The arena itself is practically next door from [[YLE]]'s centre of operations, allowing for relatively easy logistics. A budget of 13 million [[Euro|€]] was also presented for arranging the contest. Other bids to host the contest came from the Finnish cities such as [[Espoo]], [[Turku]] and [[Tampere]].


A record number of 42 countries participated. The Eurofagan Broadcasting Union (EBU) put aside its former maximum of 40 countries, which would have necessitated excluding some countries using a ranking order scheme, to accept all applicants.
A record number of 42 countries participated. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) put aside its former maximum of 40 countries, which would have necessitated excluding some countries using a ranking order scheme, to accept all applicants.


On [[12 March]] [[2007]], the official draws for the running order for the semi-final, final and voting procedure took place. A new feature introduced during the draw allowed five wildcard countries from the semi-final and three countries from the final to choose their starting position. The head of the delegation would go on stage and choose the number they wished to 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. Ultimately, all countries opted for spots in the second half of both evenings. Shortly after the draw, all of the entries were approved by the EBU, ending controversy surrounding the possible disqualification of the Israeli song. The [[United Kingdom]] chose their entry after the deadline because they were granted special dispensation from the [[EBU]].
On [[12 March]] [[2007]], the official draws for the running order for the semi-final, final and voting procedure took place. A new feature introduced during the draw allowed five wildcard countries from the semi-final and three countries from the final to choose their starting position. The head of the delegation would go on stage and choose the number they wished to 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. Ultimately, all countries opted for spots in the second half of both evenings. Shortly after the draw, all of the entries were approved by the EBU, ending controversy surrounding the possible disqualification of the Israeli song. The [[United Kingdom]] chose their entry after the deadline because they were granted special dispensation from the [[EBU]].


The event was sponsored by [[Eurofag]]an communications group [[TeliaSonera]], and — as with several previous contests — [[Nobel Biocare]].
The event was sponsored by [[Europe]]an communications group [[TeliaSonera]], and — as with several previous contests — [[Nobel Biocare]].
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==Participating countries==
==Participating countries==


Participating countries in a Eurofag Song Contest must be [[Eurofagan Broadcasting Union#Full EBU members|active members]] of the EBU.
Participating countries in a Eurovision Song Contest must be [[European Broadcasting Union#Full EBU members|active members]] of the EBU.


42 countries submitted preliminary applications. Despite the fact that in previous years the maximum number of participating countries was 40, the EBU stated that all would be allowed to participate in 2007. Though they did not participate in the Eurofag Song Contest 2006, the [[Czech Republic]], [[Serbia]], [[Montenegro]] (formerly Serbia and Montenegro), [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Austria]] and [[Hungary]] all confirmed that they would enter the contest in 2007. <ref name="esckaz.com">[http://esckaz.com/2007/event.htm ESC 2007 Event page], ESCKaz.com</ref> [[Monaco]] announced its withdrawal on [[12 December]] [[2006]], <ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6987 EXCLUSIVE: Monaco withdraws], [[December 12]] [[2006]], ESCtoday.com</ref> and the EBU announced the final lineup of 42 countries on [[15 December]] [[2006]]. Italy did not participate either. <!-- ref>DEAD LINK: http://www.Eurofag.tv/archive.html</ref -->
42 countries submitted preliminary applications. Despite the fact that in previous years the maximum number of participating countries was 40, the EBU stated that all would be allowed to participate in 2007. Though they did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, the [[Czech Republic]], [[Serbia]], [[Montenegro]] (formerly Serbia and Montenegro), [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Austria]] and [[Hungary]] all confirmed that they would enter the contest in 2007. <ref name="esckaz.com">[http://esckaz.com/2007/event.htm ESC 2007 Event page], ESCKaz.com</ref> [[Monaco]] announced its withdrawal on [[12 December]] [[2006]], <ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6987 EXCLUSIVE: Monaco withdraws], [[December 12]] [[2006]], ESCtoday.com</ref> and the EBU announced the final lineup of 42 countries on [[15 December]] [[2006]]. Italy did not participate either. <!-- ref>DEAD LINK: http://www.eurovision.tv/archive.html</ref -->


===Semi-final===
===Semi-final===
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! Draw !! Country !! Language !! Artist !! Song !! English Translation !! Place !! Points
! Draw !! Country !! Language !! Artist !! Song !! English Translation !! Place !! Points
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| '''01''' || '''{{BUL}}''' || '''[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]''' || '''[[Elitsa Todorova]] and [[Stoyan Yankoulov]]''' || '''[[Voda]]''' <!-- The name is "Water" officially for Eurofag. -->|| '''Water''' || '''6''' || '''146'''
| '''01''' || '''{{BUL}}''' || '''[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]''' || '''[[Elitsa Todorova]] and [[Stoyan Yankoulov]]''' || '''[[Voda]]''' <!-- The name is "Water" officially for Eurovision. -->|| '''Water''' || '''6''' || '''146'''
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| 02 || {{ISR}} || [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] || [[Teapacks]] || [[Push The Button (Eurofag song)|Push the Button]] || - || 24 || 17
| 02 || {{ISR}} || [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] || [[Teapacks]] || [[Push The Button (eurovision song)|Push the Button]] || - || 24 || 17
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| 03 || {{CYP}} || [[French language|French]] || [[Evridiki]] & [[Dimitris Korgialas|D. Korgialas]] || [[Comme Ci, Comme Ça]] || Like This, Like That || 15 || 65
| 03 || {{CYP}} || [[French language|French]] || [[Evridiki]] & [[Dimitris Korgialas|D. Korgialas]] || [[Comme Ci, Comme Ça]] || Like This, Like That || 15 || 65
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| 17 || {{POR}} || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] || [[Sabrina (Portuguese artist)|Sabrina]] || [[Dança Comigo (Vem Ser Feliz)|Dança Comigo]] || Dance With Me || 11 || 88
| 17 || {{POR}} || [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] || [[Sabrina (Portuguese artist)|Sabrina]] || [[Dança Comigo (Vem Ser Feliz)|Dança Comigo]] || Dance With Me || 11 || 88
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| ''' 18 ''' || '''{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Republic of Macedonia|FYR Macedonia]] <!-- The name is "FYR Macedonia" for Eurofag. Please do not change again. -->''' ||''' [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[English language|English]]''' || ''' [[Karolina Gočeva|Karolina]] ''' || ''' [[Mojot Svet]] ''' || ''' My World ''' || '''9''' || '''97'''
| ''' 18 ''' || '''{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Republic of Macedonia|FYR Macedonia]] <!-- The name is "FYR Macedonia" for Eurovision. Please do not change again. -->''' ||''' [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[English language|English]]''' || ''' [[Karolina Gočeva|Karolina]] ''' || ''' [[Mojot Svet]] ''' || ''' My World ''' || '''9''' || '''97'''
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| 19 || {{NOR}} || [[English language|English]]/[[Spanish language|Spanish]]|| [[Guri Schanke]] || [[Ven a bailar conmigo]] || Come And Dance With Me || 18 || 48
| 19 || {{NOR}} || [[English language|English]]/[[Spanish language|Spanish]]|| [[Guri Schanke]] || [[Ven a bailar conmigo]] || Come And Dance With Me || 18 || 48
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| 20 || {{MLT}} || [[English language|English]] || [[Olivia Lewis]] || [[Vertigo (Eurofag song)|Vertigo]] || - || 25 || 15
| 20 || {{MLT}} || [[English language|English]] || [[Olivia Lewis]] || [[Vertigo (Eurovision song)|Vertigo]] || - || 25 || 15
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| 21 || {{AND}} || [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[English language|English]] || [[Anonymous (band)|Anonymous]] || [[Salvem El Món]] || Let's Save The World || 12 || 80
| 21 || {{AND}} || [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[English language|English]] || [[Anonymous (band)|Anonymous]] || [[Salvem El Món]] || Let's Save The World || 12 || 80
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| 23 || {{EST}} || [[English language|English]] || [[Gerli Padar]] || [[Partners in Crime]] || - || 22 || 33
| 23 || {{EST}} || [[English language|English]] || [[Gerli Padar]] || [[Partners in Crime]] || - || 22 || 33
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| 24 || {{BEL}} || [[English language|English]] || [[The KMG's]] || [[Love Power (Eurofag song)|LovePower]] || - || 26 || 14
| 24 || {{BEL}} || [[English language|English]] || [[The KMG's]] || [[Love Power (Eurovision song)|LovePower]] || - || 26 || 14
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| '''25''' || '''{{SLO}}''' || '''[[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]''' || '''[[Alenka Gotar]]''' || '''[[Cvet z juga]]''' || '''Flower of the South''' || '''7''' || '''140'''
| '''25''' || '''{{SLO}}''' || '''[[Slovenian language|Slovenian]]''' || '''[[Alenka Gotar]]''' || '''[[Cvet z juga]]''' || '''Flower of the South''' || '''7''' || '''140'''
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The participating countries of the final were:
The participating countries of the final were:
*the four automatic qualifiers [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]] and the [[United Kingdom]];
*the four automatic qualifiers [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]] and the [[United Kingdom]];
*the top 10 placed countries from the Eurofag Song Contest 2006 final (other than the automatic qualifiers)
*the top 10 placed countries from the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 final (other than the automatic qualifiers)
*the top 10 placed countries from the Eurofag Song Contest 2007 semi-final;
*the top 10 placed countries from the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 semi-final;


The final was held on [[12 May]] [[2007]], 21:00 CET, 19:00 UTC/GMT.
The final was held on [[12 May]] [[2007]], 21:00 CET, 19:00 UTC/GMT.


''Countries in bold automatically qualified for the [[Eurofag Song Contest 2008]] Final.''
''Countries in bold automatically qualified for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]] Final.''
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! Draw !! Country !! Language !! Artist !! Song !! English Translation !! Place !! Points
! Draw !! Country !! Language !! Artist !! Song !! English Translation !! Place !! Points
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| 01 || {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurofag Song Contest|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] || [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]]/[[Croatian language|Croatian]]/[[Serbian language|Serbian]] || [[Marija Šestić]] <!-- The name is "Marija" for Eurofag. --> || [[Rijeka Bez Imena]] || River Without A Name || 11 || 106
| 01 || {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] || [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]]/[[Croatian language|Croatian]]/[[Serbian language|Serbian]] || [[Marija Šestić]] <!-- The name is "Marija" for Eurovision. --> || [[Rijeka Bez Imena]] || River Without A Name || 11 || 106
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| 02 || '''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain in the Eurofag Song Contest|Spain]]'''|| [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[English language|English]] ||[[D'NASH]]<!-- The name was officially changed to "D'NASH". -->|| [[I Love You Mi Vida]] || I Love You My Life || 20 || 43
| 02 || '''{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest|Spain]]'''|| [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[English language|English]] ||[[D'NASH]]<!-- The name was officially changed to "D'NASH". -->|| [[I Love You Mi Vida]] || I Love You My Life || 20 || 43
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| 03 || '''{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Belarus in the Eurofag Song Contest|Belarus]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Dmitry Koldun]] || [[Work Your Magic]] || - || 6 || 145
| 03 || '''{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest|Belarus]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Dmitry Koldun]] || [[Work Your Magic]] || - || 6 || 145
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| 04 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Republic of Ireland in the Eurofag Song Contest|Ireland]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[Dervish (band)|Dervish]] || [[They Can't Stop The Spring]] || - || 24 || 5
| 04 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Republic of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest|Ireland]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[Dervish (band)|Dervish]] || [[They Can't Stop The Spring]] || - || 24 || 5
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| 05 || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland in the Eurofag Song Contest|Finland]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[Hanna Pakarinen]] || [[Leave Me Alone (Hanna_Pakarinen)|Leave Me Alone]] || - || 17 || 53
| 05 || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest|Finland]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[Hanna Pakarinen]] || [[Leave Me Alone (Hanna_Pakarinen)|Leave Me Alone]] || - || 17 || 53
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| 06 || {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Republic of Macedonia in the Eurofag Song Contest|FYR Macedonia]] <!-- The name is "FYR Macedonia" for Eurofag. --> || [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[English language|English]] || [[Karolina Gočeva|Karolina]] || [[Mojot Svet]] || My World || 14 || 73
| 06 || {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Republic of Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest|FYR Macedonia]] <!-- The name is "FYR Macedonia" for Eurovision. --> || [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], [[English language|English]] || [[Karolina Gočeva|Karolina]] || [[Mojot Svet]] || My World || 14 || 73
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| 07 || {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Slovenia in the Eurofag Song Contest|Slovenia]]|| [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]] || [[Alenka Gotar]] || [[Cvet z juga]] || Flower of the South || 15 || 66
| 07 || {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Slovenia]]|| [[Slovenian language|Slovenian]] || [[Alenka Gotar]] || [[Cvet z juga]] || Flower of the South || 15 || 66
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| 08 || '''{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary in the Eurofag Song Contest|Hungary]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Magdolna Rúzsa|Magdi Rúzsa]] || [[Unsubstantial Blues]] || - || 9 || 128
| 08 || '''{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest|Hungary]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Magdolna Rúzsa|Magdi Rúzsa]] || [[Unsubstantial Blues]] || - || 9 || 128
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| 09 || {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Lithuania in the Eurofag Song Contest|Lithuania]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[4Fun]] || [[Love Or Leave]] || - || 21 || 28
| 09 || {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest|Lithuania]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[4Fun]] || [[Love Or Leave]] || - || 21 || 28
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| 10 || '''{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Greece in the Eurofag Song Contest|Greece]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Sarbel]] || [[Yassou Maria]] || Hello Maria || 7 || 139
| 10 || '''{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest|Greece]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Sarbel]] || [[Yassou Maria]] || Hello Maria || 7 || 139
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| 11 || {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Georgia in the Eurofag Song Contest|Georgia]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[Sopho Khalvashi|Sopho]] || [[Visionary Dream]] || - || 12 || 97
| 11 || {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Georgia]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[Sopho Khalvashi|Sopho]] || [[Visionary Dream]] || - || 12 || 97
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| 12 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden in the Eurofag Song Contest|Sweden]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[The_Ark_%28band%29|The Ark]] || [[The Worrying Kind]] || - || 18 || 51
| 12 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest|Sweden]]|| [[English language|English]] || [[The_Ark_%28band%29|The Ark]] || [[The Worrying Kind]] || - || 18 || 51
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| 13 || '''{{flagicon|FRA}} [[France in the Eurofag Song Contest|France]]''' || [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] || [[Les Fatals Picards]] || [[L'Amour À La Française]] || Love - The French Way || 22* || 19
| 13 || '''{{flagicon|FRA}} [[France in the Eurovision Song Contest|France]]''' || [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] || [[Les Fatals Picards]] || [[L'Amour À La Française]] || Love - The French Way || 22* || 19
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| 14 || {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Latvia in the Eurofag Song Contest|Latvia]]|| [[Italian language|Italian]] || [[Bonaparti.lv]] || [[Questa Notte]] || Tonight || 16 || 54
| 14 || {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Latvia]]|| [[Italian language|Italian]] || [[Bonaparti.lv]] || [[Questa Notte]] || Tonight || 16 || 54
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| 15 || '''{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia in the Eurofag Song Contest|Russia]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Serebro]] || [[Song Number 1|Song #1]] || - || 3 || 207
| 15 || '''{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Russia]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Serebro]] || [[Song Number 1|Song #1]] || - || 3 || 207
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| 16 || '''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany in the Eurofag Song Contest|Germany]]''' || [[German language|German]], [[English language|English]] || [[Roger Cicero]] || [[Frauen regier'n die Welt]] || Women Rule The World || 19 || 49
| 16 || '''{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest|Germany]]''' || [[German language|German]], [[English language|English]] || [[Roger Cicero]] || [[Frauen regier'n die Welt]] || Women Rule The World || 19 || 49
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| '''17''' || '''{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Serbia in the Eurofag Song Contest|Serbia]]''' || '''[[Serbian language|Serbian]]'''|| '''[[Marija Šerifović]]''' || '''[[Molitva]]''' || '''Prayer''' || '''1''' || '''268'''
| '''17''' || '''{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Serbia]]''' || '''[[Serbian language|Serbian]]'''|| '''[[Marija Šerifović]]''' || '''[[Molitva]]''' || '''Prayer''' || '''1''' || '''268'''
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| 18 || '''{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine in the Eurofag Song Contest|Ukraine]]''' || [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], [[German language|German]], <BR/> [[Russian language|Russian]], [[English language|English]] || [[Verka Serduchka]] || [[Dancing Lasha Tumbai]] || - || 2 || 235
| 18 || '''{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest|Ukraine]]''' || [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], [[German language|German]], <BR/> [[Russian language|Russian]], [[English language|English]] || [[Verka Serduchka]] || [[Dancing Lasha Tumbai]] || - || 2 || 235
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| 19 || '''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[United Kingdom in the Eurofag Song Contest|United Kingdom]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Scooch]] || [[Flying the Flag (for You)]] || - || 22* || 19
| 19 || '''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest|United Kingdom]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Scooch]] || [[Flying the Flag (for You)]] || - || 22* || 19
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| 20 || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Romania in the Eurofag Song Contest|Romania]]|| [[English language|English]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], <br> [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]] || [[Todomondo]] || [[Liubi, Liubi, I Love You]] || Love, Love, I Love You || 13 || 84
| 20 || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest|Romania]]|| [[English language|English]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], <br> [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]] || [[Todomondo]] || [[Liubi, Liubi, I Love You]] || Love, Love, I Love You || 13 || 84
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| 21 || '''{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Bulgaria in the Eurofag Song Contest|Bulgaria]]''' || [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] || [[Elitsa Todorova]] and [[Stoyan Yankoulov]] || [[Voda]] || Water || 5 || 157
| 21 || '''{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest|Bulgaria]]''' || [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] || [[Elitsa Todorova]] and [[Stoyan Yankoulov]] || [[Voda]] || Water || 5 || 157
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| 22 || '''{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey in the Eurofag Song Contest|Turkey]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Kenan Doğulu]] || [[Shake It Up Şekerim]] || Shake It Up Sweetheart || 4 || 163
| 22 || '''{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest|Turkey]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Kenan Doğulu]] || [[Shake It Up Şekerim]] || Shake It Up Sweetheart || 4 || 163
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| 23 || '''{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Armenia in the Eurofag Song Contest|Armenia]]''' || [[English language|English]], [[Armenian language|Armenian]] || [[Hayko]] || [[Anytime You Need]] || - || 8 || 138
| 23 || '''{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Armenia]]''' || [[English language|English]], [[Armenian language|Armenian]] || [[Hayko]] || [[Anytime You Need]] || - || 8 || 138
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| 24 || '''{{flagicon|MDA}} [[Moldova in the Eurofag Song Contest|Moldova]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Natalia Barbu]] || [[Fight (song)|Fight]] || - || 10 || 109
| 24 || '''{{flagicon|MDA}} [[Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest|Moldova]]''' || [[English language|English]] || [[Natalia Barbu]] || [[Fight (song)|Fight]] || - || 10 || 109
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Serbia won<ref>[http://www.Eurofag.tv/content/view/880/262/ Eurofag Song Contest - Helsinki 2007]</ref> the 2007 Eurofag Song Contest, with 268 points. Ukraine came in second and Russia third.
Serbia won<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/content/view/880/262/ Eurovision Song Contest - Helsinki 2007]</ref> the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, with 268 points. Ukraine came in second and Russia third.


* Ireland came last with 5 points.
* Ireland came last with 5 points.


===Non-participating regions where the contest was broadcast===
===Non-participating regions where the contest was broadcast===
; Australia : Although Australia is not itself eligible to enter, {{AUS}} will broadcast the event on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]<ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/8130 Eurofag to be aired in Australia] [[1 April]] [[2007]], ESCtoday.com</ref>. It will not however broadcast it live due to the difference in Australian time zones. The semi-final was screened on [[12 May]] and the final on [[13 May]]. Australia gets the United Kingdom's broadcast, including commentary from [[Paddy O'Connell]] and [[Terry Wogan]].
; Australia : Although Australia is not itself eligible to enter, {{AUS}} will broadcast the event on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]<ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/8130 Eurovision to be aired in Australia] [[1 April]] [[2007]], ESCtoday.com</ref>. It will not however broadcast it live due to the difference in Australian time zones. The semi-final was screened on [[12 May]] and the final on [[13 May]]. Australia gets the United Kingdom's broadcast, including commentary from [[Paddy O'Connell]] and [[Terry Wogan]].
; Azerbaijan : {{AZE}} were willing to enter the contest but since [[AzTV]] only became an EBU member on [[1 January]] [[2007]], they missed the deadline for entries (December 2006) and were instructed to wait for another year <ref name="esckaz.com"/>. Another Azerbaijan broadcaster, ITV, broadcast the contest. It was the only non-participating broadcaster this year to send its own commentators to the contest.
; Azerbaijan : {{AZE}} were willing to enter the contest but since [[AzTV]] only became an EBU member on [[1 January]] [[2007]], they missed the deadline for entries (December 2006) and were instructed to wait for another year <ref name="esckaz.com"/>. Another Azerbaijan broadcaster, ITV, broadcast the contest. It was the only non-participating broadcaster this year to send its own commentators to the contest.
; Monaco : {{MCO}} broadcast the final on [[Télé Monte Carlo|TMC]] after having withdrawn from this competition in December 2006. A return is possible next year.
; Monaco : {{MCO}} broadcast the final on [[Télé Monte Carlo|TMC]] after having withdrawn from this competition in December 2006. A return is possible next year.
; Slovakia : {{SVK}} broadcast the final on their national television in 2007. [[Slovak Television|STV]] is in the process of examining their budget to re-enter the contest in 2008.
; Slovakia : {{SVK}} broadcast the final on their national television in 2007. [[Slovak Television|STV]] is in the process of examining their budget to re-enter the contest in 2008.
; Worldwide : A live broadcast of the Eurofag Song Contest was broadcast worldwide by satellite through Eurofagan streams such as [[Channel One Russia]], [[ERT World]], [[TVE Internacional]], [[TVP Polonia]], [[RTP Internacional]] and [[TVR i]]. The [http://www.Eurofag.tv/ official Eurofag Song Contest website] also provided a live stream without commentary using the [[peer to peer]] transport [[Octoshape]].
; Worldwide : A live broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast worldwide by satellite through European streams such as [[Channel One Russia]], [[ERT World]], [[TVE Internacional]], [[TVP Polonia]], [[RTP Internacional]] and [[TVR i]]. The [http://www.eurovision.tv/ official Eurovision Song Contest website] also provided a live stream without commentary using the [[peer to peer]] transport [[Octoshape]].
; Possible Broadcasts : {{JPN}}, {{KAZ}}, the {{ANT}}, {{SUR}} and {{VIE}} may broadcast as well, as they have also broadcast the contest in the past. While {{LIE}} has no television broadcaster of its own, Liechtensteiners can watch the contest on Swiss, Austrian or German television. {{GIB}} only screened the final.
; Possible Broadcasts : {{JPN}}, {{KAZ}}, the {{ANT}}, {{SUR}} and {{VIE}} may broadcast as well, as they have also broadcast the contest in the past. While {{LIE}} has no television broadcaster of its own, Liechtensteiners can watch the contest on Swiss, Austrian or German television. {{GIB}} only screened the final.


===High-definition broadcast===
===High-definition broadcast===
[[YLE]] produced the event in 1080i HD and 5.1 Surround Sound.<ref>[http://yle.fi/Eurofag/main.php?id=2826 Technical Partners Appointed for Eurofag Song Contest], [[16 March]] [[2007]]</ref> This was the first year that the event was broadcast live in HD. The BBC in the United Kingdom showed the final in high definition on [[BBC HD]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/Eurofag/2007/schedule/ Eurofag Song Contest 2007 schedule], [[BBC]]</ref> The Swedish broadcaster [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] broadcast both the Semi Final and the Final on their HD-channel SVT HD.<ref>[http://www.svt.se/hdtv Nu storsatsar SVT på hd-tv], [[Sveriges Television|SVT.se]]</ref>
[[YLE]] produced the event in 1080i HD and 5.1 Surround Sound.<ref>[http://yle.fi/eurovision/main.php?id=2826 Technical Partners Appointed for Eurovision Song Contest], [[16 March]] [[2007]]</ref> This was the first year that the event was broadcast live in HD. The BBC in the United Kingdom showed the final in high definition on [[BBC HD]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovision/2007/schedule/ Eurovision Song Contest 2007 schedule], [[BBC]]</ref> The Swedish broadcaster [[Sveriges Television|SVT]] broadcast both the Semi Final and the Final on their HD-channel SVT HD.<ref>[http://www.svt.se/hdtv Nu storsatsar SVT på hd-tv], [[Sveriges Television|SVT.se]]</ref>

<ref> Ukraines entry for 2007 included a transvestite who looked like Christopher Biggins </ref>


== Score sheet ==
== Score sheet ==
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!colspan="43"|Televoting Results <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Eurofag.tv/addons/scoreboards/2007/final.html|title=Eurvision Song Contest 2007 Official results table|publisher=Eurofag.tv|accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref>
!colspan="43"|Televoting Results <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/addons/scoreboards/2007/final.html|title=Eurvision Song Contest 2007 Official results table|publisher=Eurovision.tv|accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref>
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![[Image:ESCTotaltscoreJ.svg|15px|Total Score]]
![[Image:ESCTotaltscoreJ.svg|15px|Total Score]]
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*{{FIN}} - [[Heikki Paasonen]] & [[Ellen Jokikunnas]] & [[Asko Murtomäki]] ''([[Finnish language|fi]])'' / [[Thomas Lundin]] ''([[Swedish language|sv]])''
*{{FIN}} - [[Heikki Paasonen]] & [[Ellen Jokikunnas]] & [[Asko Murtomäki]] ''([[Finnish language|fi]])'' / [[Thomas Lundin]] ''([[Swedish language|sv]])''
*{{FRA}} - [[Julien Lepers]] & [[Tex (humorist)|Tex]]
*{{FRA}} - [[Julien Lepers]] & [[Tex (humorist)|Tex]]
*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Republic of Macedonia|FYR Macedonia]] <!-- The name is "FYR Macedonia" for Eurofag. Please do not change again. --> - [[Milanka Rašić]]
*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Republic of Macedonia|FYR Macedonia]] <!-- The name is "FYR Macedonia" for Eurovision. Please do not change again. --> - [[Milanka Rašić]]
*{{GER}} - [[Peter Urban]]
*{{GER}} - [[Peter Urban]]
*{{GRE}} - [[Fotis Sergoulopoulos]] & [[Maria Bakodimou]]
*{{GRE}} - [[Fotis Sergoulopoulos]] & [[Maria Bakodimou]]
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*{{FIN}} - [[Laura Voutilainen]]
*{{FIN}} - [[Laura Voutilainen]]
*{{FRA}} - [[Vanessa Dolmen]]
*{{FRA}} - [[Vanessa Dolmen]]
*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Republic of Macedonia|FYR Macedonia]] <!-- The name is "FYR Macedonia" for Eurofag. Please do not change again. --> - [[Elena Risteska]]
*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Republic of Macedonia|FYR Macedonia]] <!-- The name is "FYR Macedonia" for Eurovision. Please do not change again. --> - [[Elena Risteska]]
*{{GER}} - [[Thomas Hermanns]]
*{{GER}} - [[Thomas Hermanns]]
*{{GRE}} - [[Alexis Kostalas]]
*{{GRE}} - [[Alexis Kostalas]]
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[[Image:Pre-ESCMap2007nonsemi.gif.svg|thumb|600px|centre|Participation overview<br>
[[Image:Pre-ESCMap2007nonsemi.gif.svg|thumb|600px|centre|Participation overview<br>
* '''Dark Green''' = The "Big 4" countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain) which qualify automatically for the final<br>
* '''Dark Green''' = The "Big 4" countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain) which qualify automatically for the final<br>
* '''Light Green''' = Countries that qualified directly into the final due to their performance in Eurofag 2006<br>
* '''Light Green''' = Countries that qualified directly into the final due to their performance in Eurovision 2006<br>
* '''Red''' = Countries in the semi-final<br>
* '''Red''' = Countries in the semi-final<br>
* '''Purple''' = Countries that are participating for the first time and are in the semi-final<br>
* '''Purple''' = Countries that are participating for the first time and are in the semi-final<br>
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[[Image:After-Semi-ESC-Map2007.gif.svg|thumb|600px|centre|Participation overview<br>
[[Image:After-Semi-ESC-Map2007.gif.svg|thumb|600px|centre|Participation overview<br>
* '''Dark Green''' = The "Big 4" countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain) which qualify directly to the final<br>
* '''Dark Green''' = The "Big 4" countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain) which qualify directly to the final<br>
* '''Light Green''' = Countries that qualified directly into the final due to their performance in Eurofag 2006<br>
* '''Light Green''' = Countries that qualified directly into the final due to their performance in Eurovision 2006<br>
* '''Purple''' = Countries that qualified for the final by finishing in the top 10 in the semi-final<br>
* '''Purple''' = Countries that qualified for the final by finishing in the top 10 in the semi-final<br>
* '''Red''' = Countries that failed to qualify from the semi-final<br>
* '''Red''' = Countries that failed to qualify from the semi-final<br>
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.hel2.fi/tourism/EN/matko.asp Official Helsinki Tourist Information]
*[http://www.hel2.fi/tourism/EN/matko.asp Official Helsinki Tourist Information]
*[http://www1.ticketservicefinland.fi/EventList?eventSubGroupId=FIN11047.321724 Official Tickets for Eurofag 2007]
*[http://www1.ticketservicefinland.fi/EventList?eventSubGroupId=FIN11047.321724 Official Tickets for Eurovision 2007]
*[http://www.Eurofag.tv/addons/scoreboards/2007/final.html Final results (Eurofag.tv]
*[http://www.eurovision.tv/addons/scoreboards/2007/final.html Final results (eurovision.tv]
*[http://www.Eurofag.tv/addons/scoreboards/2007/semifinal.html Semi-final Results (Eurofag.tv)]
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Eurovision Song Contest 2007
File:Helsinki ESC 2007.svg
Dates 12 May 2007 Final
10 May 2007 Semi-final
Presenters Jaana Pelkonen
Mikko Leppilampi
Krisse Salminen (Guest Host)
Host broadcaster YLE
Venue Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland
Winning song Molitva - Serbia
Voting system Each country votes by tele-vote or SMS. The country's 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. All participating countries present their awarded points, totalling to determine a winner.
Number of entries 42 Total - 28 in the Semi-Final; 24 in the final, 10 of which came from the semi-final.
Countries making a debut Czech Republic, Georgia, Montenegro, Serbia
Returning Countries Austria, Hungary
Withdrawing Countries Monaco
Null points None
Interval act Apocalyptica
Opening act Lordi

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia [1] and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May (semi-final) to 12 May (final). The hosting broadcaster of the contest was YLE. Finland earned the right to host the event thanks to the heavy metal band Lordi winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 as Finland's representatives. It meant that the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was to be staged in Finland for the first time. The hosts were popular Finnish television personality Jaana Pelkonen and Finnish musician, stage performer and actor Mikko Leppilampi, with Krisse Salminen in the green room.

The official logo of the contest remained the same with the flag in the centre of the heart being changed to the Finnish National Flag. The European Broadcasting Union and YLE announced that the theme for this year's contest will be “True Fantasy”, which embraced Finland and Finnishness in terms of the polarities associated with the country.[2] The design agency “Dog Design” is 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".[3] On 20 February 2007 a reworked official website for the contest was launched marking the first public exhibition of this year's theme. An official CD was released, while the DVD will be released after the contest. A new introduction to Eurovision merchandise was a board game, which mimics the contest in the process of creating and establishing an entry and then undergoing an interesting voting procedure in the game's conclusion. An official fan book was also released.

The Hartwall Areena, Finland's largest ice hockey arena, was always the favourite to be chosen to host the contest. The city of Helsinki has the best connections and facilities in the country, therefore allowing as many people as possible to experience the contest. The arena itself is practically next door from YLE's centre of operations, allowing for relatively easy logistics. A budget of 13 million € was also presented for arranging the contest. Other bids to host the contest came from the Finnish cities such as Espoo, Turku and Tampere.

A record number of 42 countries participated. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) put aside its former maximum of 40 countries, which would have necessitated excluding some countries using a ranking order scheme, to accept all applicants.

On 12 March 2007, the official draws for the running order for the semi-final, final and voting procedure took place. A new feature introduced during the draw allowed five wildcard countries from the semi-final and three countries from the final to choose their starting position. The head of the delegation would go on stage and choose the number they wished to 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. Ultimately, all countries opted for spots in the second half of both evenings. Shortly after the draw, all of the entries were approved by the EBU, ending controversy surrounding the possible disqualification of the Israeli song. The United Kingdom chose their entry after the deadline because they were granted special dispensation from the EBU.

The event was sponsored by European communications group TeliaSonera, and — as with several previous contests — Nobel Biocare.

Marija Šerifović performing "Molitva" for Serbia.
The hosts Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko Leppilampi

Participating countries

Participating countries in a Eurovision Song Contest must be active members of the EBU.

42 countries submitted preliminary applications. Despite the fact that in previous years the maximum number of participating countries was 40, the EBU stated that all would be allowed to participate in 2007. Though they did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Montenegro (formerly Serbia and Montenegro), Georgia, Austria and Hungary all confirmed that they would enter the contest in 2007. [4] Monaco announced its withdrawal on 12 December 2006, [5] and the EBU announced the final lineup of 42 countries on 15 December 2006. Italy did not participate either.

Semi-final

The semi-final was held on Thursday 10 May 2007, 19:00 UTC/GMT. For the first time, up to 28 countries were allowed to participate.

With those who qualified for the final in bold, the contestants were:

Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01  Bulgaria Bulgarian Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov Voda Water 6 146
02  Israel English, French, Hebrew Teapacks Push the Button - 24 17
03  Cyprus French Evridiki & D. Korgialas Comme Ci, Comme Ça Like This, Like That 15 65
04  Belarus English Koldun Work Your Magic - 4 176
05  Iceland English Eiríkur Hauksson Valentine Lost - 13 77
06  Georgia English Sopho Visionary Dream - 8 123
07  Montenegro Serbian/Montenegrin Stevan Faddy 'Ajde Kroči Come On, Step In 23 33
08  Switzerland English DJ Bobo Vampires Are Alive - 20 40
09  Moldova English Natalia Barbu Fight - 10 91
10  Netherlands English Edsilia Rombley On Top of the World - 21 38
11  Albania English, Albanian Frederik Ndoci Hear My Plea - 17 49
12  Denmark English DQ Drama Queen - 19 45
13  Croatia Croatian, English Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić Vjerujem U Ljubav I Believe In Love 16 54
14  Poland English The Jet Set Time To Party - 14 75
15  Serbia Serbian Marija Šerifović Molitva Prayer 1 298
16  Czech Republic Czech Kabát Malá Dáma Little Lady 28 1
17  Portugal Portuguese, English, Spanish, French Sabrina Dança Comigo Dance With Me 11 88
18 North Macedonia FYR Macedonia Macedonian, English Karolina Mojot Svet My World 9 97
19  Norway English/Spanish Guri Schanke Ven a bailar conmigo Come And Dance With Me 18 48
20  Malta English Olivia Lewis Vertigo - 25 15
21  Andorra Catalan, English Anonymous Salvem El Món Let's Save The World 12 80
22  Hungary English Magdi Rúzsa Unsubstantial Blues - 2 224
23  Estonia English Gerli Padar Partners in Crime - 22 33
24  Belgium English The KMG's LovePower - 26 14
25  Slovenia Slovenian Alenka Gotar Cvet z juga Flower of the South 7 140
26  Turkey English Kenan Doğulu Shake It Up Şekerim Shake It Up Sweetheart 3 197
27  Austria English Eric Papilaya Get A Life - Get Alive - 27 4
28  Latvia Italian Bonaparti.lv Questa Notte Tonight 5 168

Final

The participating countries of the final were:

  • the four automatic qualifiers France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom;
  • the top 10 placed countries from the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 final (other than the automatic qualifiers)
  • the top 10 placed countries from the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 semi-final;

The final was held on 12 May 2007, 21:00 CET, 19:00 UTC/GMT.

Countries in bold automatically qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Final.

Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Marija Šestić Rijeka Bez Imena River Without A Name 11 106
02 Spain Spain Spanish, English D'NASH I Love You Mi Vida I Love You My Life 20 43
03 Belarus Belarus English Dmitry Koldun Work Your Magic - 6 145
04 Republic of Ireland Ireland English Dervish They Can't Stop The Spring - 24 5
05 Finland Finland English Hanna Pakarinen Leave Me Alone - 17 53
06 North Macedonia FYR Macedonia Macedonian, English Karolina Mojot Svet My World 14 73
07 Slovenia Slovenia Slovenian Alenka Gotar Cvet z juga Flower of the South 15 66
08 Hungary Hungary English Magdi Rúzsa Unsubstantial Blues - 9 128
09 Lithuania Lithuania English 4Fun Love Or Leave - 21 28
10 Greece Greece English Sarbel Yassou Maria Hello Maria 7 139
11 Georgia (country) Georgia English Sopho Visionary Dream - 12 97
12 Sweden Sweden English The Ark The Worrying Kind - 18 51
13 France France French, English Les Fatals Picards L'Amour À La Française Love - The French Way 22* 19
14 Latvia Latvia Italian Bonaparti.lv Questa Notte Tonight 16 54
15 Russia Russia English Serebro Song #1 - 3 207
16 Germany Germany German, English Roger Cicero Frauen regier'n die Welt Women Rule The World 19 49
17 Serbia Serbia Serbian Marija Šerifović Molitva Prayer 1 268
18 Ukraine Ukraine Ukrainian, German,
Russian, English		 Verka Serduchka Dancing Lasha Tumbai - 2 235
19 United Kingdom United Kingdom English Scooch Flying the Flag (for You) - 22* 19
20 Romania Romania English, Italian, Spanish,
Russian, French, Romanian		 Todomondo Liubi, Liubi, I Love You Love, Love, I Love You 13 84
21 Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgarian Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov Voda Water 5 157
22 Turkey Turkey English Kenan Doğulu Shake It Up Şekerim Shake It Up Sweetheart 4 163
23 Armenia Armenia English, Armenian Hayko Anytime You Need - 8 138
24 Moldova Moldova English Natalia Barbu Fight - 10 109

Serbia won[6] the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, with 268 points. Ukraine came in second and Russia third.

  • Ireland came last with 5 points.

Non-participating regions where the contest was broadcast

Australia
Although Australia is not itself eligible to enter,  Australia will broadcast the event on SBS[7]. It will not however broadcast it live due to the difference in Australian time zones. The semi-final was screened on 12 May and the final on 13 May. Australia gets the United Kingdom's broadcast, including commentary from Paddy O'Connell and Terry Wogan.
Azerbaijan
 Azerbaijan were willing to enter the contest but since AzTV only became an EBU member on 1 January 2007, they missed the deadline for entries (December 2006) and were instructed to wait for another year [4]. Another Azerbaijan broadcaster, ITV, broadcast the contest. It was the only non-participating broadcaster this year to send its own commentators to the contest.
Monaco
 Monaco broadcast the final on TMC after having withdrawn from this competition in December 2006. A return is possible next year.
Slovakia
 Slovakia broadcast the final on their national television in 2007. STV is in the process of examining their budget to re-enter the contest in 2008.
Worldwide
A live broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast worldwide by satellite through European streams such as Channel One Russia, ERT World, TVE Internacional, TVP Polonia, RTP Internacional and TVR i. The official Eurovision Song Contest website also provided a live stream without commentary using the peer to peer transport Octoshape.
Possible Broadcasts
 Japan,  Kazakhstan, the  Netherlands Antilles,  Suriname and  Vietnam may broadcast as well, as they have also broadcast the contest in the past. While  Liechtenstein has no television broadcaster of its own, Liechtensteiners can watch the contest on Swiss, Austrian or German television.  Gibraltar only screened the final.

High-definition broadcast

YLE produced the event in 1080i HD and 5.1 Surround Sound.[8] This was the first year that the event was broadcast live in HD. The BBC in the United Kingdom showed the final in high definition on BBC HD.[9] The Swedish broadcaster SVT broadcast both the Semi Final and the Final on their HD-channel SVT HD.[10]

Score sheet

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. A draw was held in Helsinki to establish the order in which the countries presented their votes during the final.

File:Helsinki ESC 2007.svg Televoting Results [11]
Total Score Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Montengro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Netherlands Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Contestants 1. Serbia 268 1 0 7 12 7 7 12 6 12 3 8 6 0 12 8 12 6 8 4 12 7 4 3 3 8 5 12 10 8 5 6 5 0 12 1 10 12 8 0 6
2. Ukraine 235 12 6 4 10 1 5 3 5 4 12 3 8 6 4 2 10 5 7 3 6 8 10 12 8 3 7 2 2 12 12 4 8 3 4 7 3 2 1 3 8
3. Russia 207 3 12 12 2 5 3 7 6 2 12 3 2 5 7 6 8 6 1 6 8 7 6 6 8 6 5 3 4 3 7 3 4 5 8 10 6
4. Turkey 163 10 10 12 10 7 10 4 12 10 2 12 1 3 1 1 7 7 2 7 10 12 1 12
5. Bulgaria 157 4 6 4 6 6 10 7 1 5 5 8 4 12 10 2 7 3 5 6 5 4 6 7 10 6 3 5
6. Belarus 145 2 10 4 1 6 2 7 7 8 5 4 4 12 8 7 10 10 3 7 1 1 12 2 12
7. Greece 139 7 8 3 8 3 12 12 3 1 3 3 4 10 7 5 1 6 10 4 2 4 4 5 4 10
8. Armenia 138 5 5 10 8 8 10 10 12 2 6 5 2 10 10 8 10 12 5
9. Hungary 128 6 2 5 4 8 4 10 5 7 8 5 5 4 1 8 2 2 8 12 5 8 3 4 2
10. Moldova 109 4 3 8 4 2 2 1 3 10 5 2 4 2 1 6 10 12 6 1 1 6 2 7 7
11. Bosnia-Herzegovina 106 8 1 8 10 4 7 1 4 3 7 6 8 8 6 8 7 10
12. Georgia 97 5 6 6 1 2 1 1 5 7 3 2 1 6 6 12 4 5 7 2 2 5 8
13. Romania 84 10 3 2 5 7 2 8 3 7 1 12 7 1 12 2 2
14. FYR Macedonia 73 3 1 8 10 8 5 1 10 10 10 6 1
15. Slovenia 66 4 2 7 7 6 4 1 5 8 4 3 3 5 3 4
16. Latvia 54 1 10 10 10 4 3 1 2 6 3 4
17. Finland 53 7 1 4 6 1 12 5 4 12 1
18. Sweden 51 2 12 8 10 12 7
19. Germany 49 6 5 7 5 3 1 2 5 1 7 6 1
20. Spain 43 12 3 6 1 2 2 4 8 5
21. Lithuania 28 1 2 12 10 3
22. France 19 4 8 2 2 3
23. United Kingdom 19 7 12
24. Ireland 5 5

Trivia and Records

  • Serbia is the first newcomer to win the contest in their very first participation.
  • Sweden hold the record in consecutive participation not having missed a final since 1977 (excluding Big 4).
  • Two countries used juries instead of televoting, Andorra and Albania. For the first time Andorra did not give their 12 points to Spain (as in 2004, 2005 and 2006) but to Ukraine. Spain got unexpected 12 points from the Albanian jury.
  • 12 countries awarded points to Macedonia only four of them were not Balkan countries, finishing 14th. Germany also received points from 12 countries, ten of them were Western European countries, to finish 19th. Macedonia is the only country since the introduction of the semifinal round in 2004 to have participated in both the semifinal and the final. In the latter they never achieved a higher positioning than the 12th (in 2006).
  • Sweden and Switzerland were considered by all major bet offices high favorites to win the contest. Switzerland did not manage to pass the semifinal round, finishing 20th and Sweden ended up 18th in the final receiving points solely from six countries, four of them were Scandinavian/Nordic countries.
  • As at the conclusion of the 2007 contest, Greece keep holding the record for the most successful run in the Eurovision Song Contest since its shake-up in 2004. It is the only country that has not yet been relegated to the semi-final (excluding the Big 4), after having attained places in the top 10 since then (third in 2004, first in 2005, ninth in 2006, seventh in 2007).

Commentators

Spokespersons

Announcing the votes.

Map

Before contest

Participation overview
* Dark Green = The "Big 4" countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain) which qualify automatically for the final
* Light Green = Countries that qualified directly into the final due to their performance in Eurovision 2006
* Red = Countries in the semi-final
* Purple = Countries that are participating for the first time and are in the semi-final
* Orange = Countries that are returning to the contest and are in the semi-final
* Yellow = Countries that have participated in the past but will not this year

After semi-final

Participation overview
* Dark Green = The "Big 4" countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain) which qualify directly to the final
* Light Green = Countries that qualified directly into the final due to their performance in Eurovision 2006
* Purple = Countries that qualified for the final by finishing in the top 10 in the semi-final
* Red = Countries that failed to qualify from the semi-final
* Yellow = Countries that have participated in the past but will not this year

After final

Final result (semi-final [11-28] and final combined). Red is first place, blue is last place.

References

  1. ^ Marija from Serbia wins Helsinki 2007, Eurovision.tv
  2. ^ The 2007 Eurovision Song Contest theme is True Fantasy, 27 November 2006, YLE
  3. ^ Eurovision.tv meets dog design, Eurovision.tv
  4. ^ a b ESC 2007 Event page, ESCKaz.com
  5. ^ EXCLUSIVE: Monaco withdraws, December 12 2006, ESCtoday.com
  6. ^ Eurovision Song Contest - Helsinki 2007
  7. ^ Eurovision to be aired in Australia 1 April 2007, ESCtoday.com
  8. ^ Technical Partners Appointed for Eurovision Song Contest, 16 March 2007
  9. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2007 schedule, BBC
  10. ^ Nu storsatsar SVT på hd-tv, SVT.se
  11. ^ "Eurvision Song Contest 2007 Official results table". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  12. ^ Vi tager MGP dødsens alvorligt, BT.dk
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