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The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition held on 10 and 12 May 2007. It was also the first contest ever to be broadcast in high definition.

Having waited a full 45 years for their first victory, Finland won the right to stage the contest for the very first time at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki where a record-breaking 42 nations were set to compete. Making their debuts were the Czech Republic, Georgia, Montenegro and Serbia (the latter two had broken off into independent nations a year earlier), and Austria and Hungary returned after a time away. Monaco decided to withdraw after bad results in recent years.

This edition would be the last to have one semi-final round as countries' interest in joining the contest continued to grow. Beginning the following year, a second semi-final would be added with only the host nation and the members of the Big Four guaranteed automatic qualification to the final.

In keeping with the fantasy theme, Santa Claus presented the Grand Prix to the winner as well as launched the voting window, as the Finnish people say the country is Santa's true home.

In its debut as an independent nation, Serbia won the contest, matching the debut win for Switzerland back in 1956. The winning song was Molitva by Marija Šerifović, it was the first non-English song to win since 1998, and the first ballad to win in the televoting era.

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Format[]

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. In the semi-final, Austria, Andorra, Turkey, Slovenia and Latvia were able to choose their positions - they all chose spots in the second half . 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.

The United Kingdom chose their entry after the deadline because they were granted special dispensation from the EBU.

The EBU had a fixed limit of 40 participants, and if they exceeded this limit they would use a ranking order scheme to pick off excessive participants. However, in 2007, they removed the limit 42 countries applied, leaving a semi-final of 28 countries. Initially, there were talks to reduce the amount of auto-qualifiers but this did not happen. Instead, all 28 countries (the most ever in a televised Eurovision round) were put into 1 semi-final with 10 spaces to qualify.

Another controversial thing was the political voting leading to all the qualifiers being in Central or Eastern Europe. However, none of these countries did poorly in the final, the lowest, Latvia was 16th.

Croatia, Norway, Montenegro and Malta all failed to qualify for the first time, and Austria withdrew the next year citing their low chances of success from the system.

The voting window was increased from 10 to 15 minutes this year.

Participants[]

Semi Final[]

28 countries performed in the semi final held on 10 May 2007, and all countries including the Big Four voted.

The top ten of the semi final qualified to the grand final.

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Elitsa and Stoyan Water Bulgarian -- 6 146
02 Flag of Israel Israel Teapacks Push the Button English, French, Hebrew 24 17
03 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Evridiki Comme ci, comme ça French Like this, like that 15 65
04 Flag of Belarus Belarus Koldun Work Your Magic English -- 4 176
05 Flag of Iceland Iceland Eiríkur Hauksson Valentine Lost 13 77
06 Flag of Georgia Georgia Sopho Khalvashi Visionary Dream 8 123
07 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Stevan Faddy Ajde, kroči Montenegrin Come on, step in 22 33
08 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland DJ Bobo Vampires Are Alive English -- 20 40
09 Flag of Moldova Moldova Natalia Barbu Fight 10 91
10 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Edsilia Rombley On Top of the World 21 38
11 Flag of Albania Albania Frederik Ndoci Hear My Plea English, Albanian 17 49
12 Flag of Denmark Denmark DQ Drama Queen English 19 45
13 Flag of Croatia Croatia Dragonfly ft. Dado Topić Vjerujem u ljubav Croatian, English I believe in love 16 54
14 Flag of Poland Poland The Jet Set Time to Party English -- 14 75
15 Flag of Serbia Serbia Marija Šerifović Molitva Serbian Prayer 1 298
16 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic Kabát Malá dáma Czech Little lady 28 1
17 Flag of Portugal Portugal Sabrina Dança comigo Portuguese, English, Spanish, French Come dance with me 11 88
18 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia Karolina Gočeva Mojot svet Macedonian, English My world 9 97
19 Flag of Norway Norway Guri Schanke Ven a bailar conmigo English, Spanish Come and dance with me 18 48
20 Flag of Malta Malta Olivia Lewis Vertigo English -- 25 15
21 Flag of Andorra Andorra Anonymous Salvem el món Catalan, English Let's save the world 12 80
22 Flag of Hungary Hungary Magdi Rúzsa Unsubstantial Blues English -- 2 224
23 Flag of Estonia Estonia Gerli Padar Partners in Crime 22 33
24 Flag of Belgium Belgium The KMG's Love Power 26 14
25 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Alenka Gotar Cvet z juga Slovene Flower of the South 7 140
26 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Kenan Doğulu Shake It Up Şekerim English Shake it up sweetheart 3 197
27 Flag of Austria Austria Eric Papilaya Get a Life - Get Alive -- 27 4
28 Flag of Latvia Latvia Bonaparti.lv Questa notte Italian Tonight 5 168

Final[]

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Marija Šestić Rijeka bez imena Serbian River without a name 11 106
02 Flag of Spain Spain D'NASH I Love You Mi Vida Spanish, English I love you my life 20 43
03 Flag of Belarus Belarus Koldun Work Your Magic English -- 6 145
04 Flag of Ireland Ireland Dervish They Can't Stop the Spring 24 5
05 Flag of Finland Finland Hanna Pakarinen Leave Me Alone 17 53
06 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia Karolina Gočeva Mojot svet Macedonian, English My world 14 73
07 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Alenka Gotar Cvet z juga Slovene Flower of the south 15 66
08 Flag of Hungary Hungary Magdi Rúzsa Unsubstantial Blues English -- 9 128
09 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 4Fun Love or Leave 21 28
10 Flag of Greece Greece Sarbel Michael Yassou Maria Hello Maria 7 139
11 Flag of Georgia Georgia Sopho Khalvashi Visionary Dream -- 12 97
12 Flag of Sweden Sweden The Ark The Worrying Kind 18 51
13 Flag of France France Les Fatals Picards L'amour à la française French, English Love the French way 22 19
14 Flag of Latvia Latvia Bonaparti.lv Questa notte Italian Tonight 16 54
15 Flag of Russia Russia Serebro Song #1 English -- 3 207
16 Flag of Germany Germany Roger Cicero Frauen regier'n die Welt German, English Women rule the world 19 40
17 Flag of Serbia Serbia Marija Šerifović Molitva Serbian Prayer 1 268
18 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Verka Serduchka Dancing Lasha Tumbai Ukrainian, Russian, German, English -- 2 235
19 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Scooch Flying the Flag (For You) English 22 19
20 Flag of Romania Romania Todomondo Liubi, Liubi, I Love You English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Romanian Love, love, I love you 13 84
21 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Elitsa & Stoyan Water Bulgarian -- 5 157
22 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Kenan Doğulu Shake It Up Şekerim English Shake it up, my sweetheart 4 163
23 Flag of Armenia Armenia Hayko Anytime You Need English, Armenian -- 8 138
24 Flag of Moldova Moldova Natalia Barbu Fight English 10 109
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Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
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Videos[]

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Eurovision Song Contest 2007 - Grand Final - Full Show

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