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 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.
Gallery
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 |
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01 | Bulgaria | Elitsa and Stoyan | Water | Bulgarian | -- | 6 | 146 |
02 | Israel | Teapacks | Push the Button | English, French, Hebrew | -- | 24 | 17 |
03 | Cyprus | Evridiki | Comme ci, comme ça | French | Like this, like that | 15 | 65 |
04 | Belarus | Koldun | Work Your Magic | English | -- | 4 | 176 |
05 | Iceland | Eiríkur Hauksson | Valentine Lost | -- | 13 | 77 | |
06 | Georgia | Sopho Khalvashi | Visionary Dream | -- | 8 | 123 | |
07 | Montenegro | Stevan Faddy | 'Ajde, kroči | Montenegrin | Come on, step in | 22 | 33 |
08 | Switzerland | DJ Bobo | Vampires Are Alive | English | -- | 20 | 40 |
09 | Moldova | Natalia Barbu | Fight | -- | 10 | 91 | |
10 | The Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | On Top of the World | -- | 21 | 38 | |
11 | Albania | Frederik Ndoci | Hear My Plea | English, Albanian | -- | 17 | 49 |
12 | Denmark | DQ | Drama Queen | English | -- | 19 | 45 |
13 | Croatia | Dragonfly ft. Dado Topić | Vjerujem u ljubav | Croatian, English | I believe in love | 16 | 54 |
14 | Poland | The Jet Set | Time To Party | English | -- | 14 | 75 |
15 | Serbia | Marija Šerifović | Molitva | Serbian | Prayer | 1 | 298 |
16 | Czechia | Kabát | Malá dáma | Czech | Little lady | 28 | 1 |
17 | Portugal | Sabrina | Dança comigo | Portuguese, English, Spanish, French | Come dance with me | 11 | 88 |
18 | North Macedonia | Karolina Gočeva | Mojot Svet | Macedonian, English | My world | 9 | 97 |
19 | Norway | Guri Schanke | Ven a bailar conmigo | English, Spanish | Come and dance with me | 18 | 48 |
20 | Malta | Olivia Lewis | Vertigo | English | -- | 25 | 15 |
21 | Andorra | Anonymous | Salvem el món | Catalan, English | Let's save the world | 12 | 80 |
22 | Hungary | Magdi Rúzsa | Unsubstantial Blues | English | -- | 2 | 224 |
23 | Estonia | Gerli Padar | Partners in Crime | -- | 22 | 33 | |
24 | Belgium | The KMG's | Love Power | -- | 26 | 14 | |
25 | Slovenia | Alenka Gotar | Cvet z juga | Slovene | Flower of the South | 7 | 140 |
26 | Türkiye | Kenan Doğulu | Shake It Up Şekerim | English | Shake it up sweetheart | 3 | 197 |
27 | Austria | Eric Papilaya | Get a Life - Get Alive | -- | 27 | 4 | |
28 | Latvia | Bonaparti.lv | Questa notte | Italian | Tonight | 5 | 168 |
Final
Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Marija Šestić | Rijeka bez imena | Serbian | River without a name | 11 | 106 |
02 | Spain | D'NASH | I Love You Mi Vida | Spanish, English | I love you my life | 20 | 43 |
03 | Belarus | Koldun | Work Your Magic | English | -- | 6 | 145 |
04 | Ireland | Dervish | They Can't Stop the Spring | -- | 24 | 5 | |
05 | Finland | Hanna Pakarinen | Leave Me Alone | -- | 17 | 53 | |
06 | North Macedonia | Karolina Gočeva | Mojot svet | Macedonian, English | My world | 14 | 73 |
07 | Slovenia | Alenka Gotar | Cvet z juga | Slovene | Flower of the south | 15 | 66 |
08 | Hungary | Magdi Rúzsa | Unsubstantial Blues | English | -- | 9 | 128 |
09 | Lithuania | 4Fun | Love or Leave | -- | 21 | 28 | |
10 | Greece | Sarbel Michael | Yassou Maria | Hello Maria | 7 | 139 | |
11 | Georgia | Sopho Khalvashi | Visionary Dream | -- | 12 | 97 | |
12 | Sweden | The Ark | The Worrying Kind | -- | 18 | 51 | |
13 | France | Les Fatals Picards | L'amour à la française | French, English | Love the French way | 22 | 19 |
14 | Latvia | Bonaparti.lv | Questa notte | Italian | Tonight | 16 | 54 |
15 | Russia | Serebro | Song#1 | English | -- | 3 | 207 |
16 | Germany | Roger Cicero | Frauen regier'n die Welt | German, English | Women rule the world | 19 | 40 |
17 | Serbia | Marija Šerifović | Molitva | Serbian | Prayer | 1 | 268 |
18 | Ukraine | Verka Serduchka | Dancing Lasha Tumbai | Ukrainian, Russian, German, English | -- | 2 | 235 |
19 | United Kingdom | Scooch | Flying the Flag (For You) | English | -- | 22 | 19 |
20 | Romania | Todomondo | Liubi, Liubi, I Love You | English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Romanian | Love, love, I love you | 13 | 84 |
21 | Bulgaria | Elitsa & Stoyan | Water | Bulgarian | -- | 5 | 157 |
22 | Türkiye | Kenan Doğulu | Shake It Up Şekerim | English | Shake it up, my sweetheart | 4 | 163 |
23 | Armenia | Hayko | Anytime You Need | English, Armenian | -- | 8 | 138 |
24 | Moldova | Natalia Barbu | Fight | English | -- | 10 | 109 |