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Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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Dates
Semi-final
10 May 2007 (2007-05-10)
Final
12 May 2007 (2007-05-12)
Host
Venue
Hartwall Areena Helsinki, Finland
Presenter(s)
Jaana Pelkonen
Mikko Leppilampi
Krisse Salminen (green room; final)
Directed by
Timo Suomi
Executive supervisor
Svante Stockselius
Executive producer
Heikki Seppälä
Host broadcaster
Yleisradio (YLE)
Website
eurovision.tv/event/helsinki-2007
Participants
Number of entries
42
Number of finalists
24
Debuting countries
Czech Republic
Georgia
Montenegro
Serbia
Returning countries
Austria
Hungary
Non-returning countries
Monaco
Participation map
Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi-final Countries that participated in the past but not in 2007
Vote
Voting system
Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs.
Winning song
Serbia
"Molitva"
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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.
^"Eurovision EBU Press conference". esctoday.com.
^"Helsinki 2007". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^EXCLUSIVE: Monaco withdraws, 12 December 2006, ESCtoday.com
^Internal selection again for Monaco, 19 November 2006
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