🔵 2007 Eurovision Song Contest SEMIFINAL Full Show From Helsinki No Commentary

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Dates: Semi-final: 10 May 2007 - Final: 12 May 2007 • Host venue: Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland • Presenters: 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) • The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following Lordi's win at the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece with the song Hard Rock Hallelujah . It was the first time Finland had hosted the contest - 46 years after the country made its debut. 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 the final on 12 May 2007. The two live shows were hosted by Jaana Pelkonen and 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. The Czech Republic and Georgia made their first participation this year, with Montenegro and Serbia taking part as independent nations for the first time. Austria and Hungary both returned, after their absence from the previous edition. Meanwhile, Monaco decided not to participate. • 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, and indeed, the first year they competed as an independent nation. Also, this was the first victory for one of the former Yugoslav republics. 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. Bulgaria achieved their best result in the contest up to this point. Further down the table, Belarus achieved their best placing to date, finishing sixth. Meanwhile, Ireland achieved their worst placing in the contest, finishing twenty-fourth (last place). Of the Big Four countries Germany placed the highest, finishing nineteenth. • For the first time, the contest featured songs entered in languages other than a country's own national language or in English (coming from Cyprus and Latvia). Although this happened in 2003, this was the first time the contest featured countries doing this with actual languages as opposed to an imaginary one. • The semi-final was held on 10 May 2007 at 21:00 (CET). 28 countries performed and all 42 participants voted. • Results of the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 • R/O Country Artist Song Points Place • 1 Bulgaria Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov Water 146 6 • 2 Israel Teapacks Push the Button 17 24 • 3 Cyprus Evridiki Comme ci, comme ça 65 15 • 4 Belarus Koldun Work Your Magic 176 4 • 5 Iceland Eiríkur Hauksson Valentine Lost 77 13 • 6 Georgia Sopho Visionary Dream 123 8 • 7 Montenegro Stevan Faddy 'Ajde, kroči 33 22 • 8 Switzerland DJ BoBo Vampires Are Alive 40 20 • 9 Moldova Natalia Barbu Fight 91 10 • 10 Netherlands Edsilia Rombley On Top of the World 38 21 • 11 Albania Frederik Ndoci Hear My Plea 49 17 • 12 Denmark DQ Drama Queen 45 19 • 13 Croatia Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić Vjerujem u ljubav 54 16 • 14 Poland The Jet Set Time to Party 75 14 • 15 Serbia Marija Šerifović Molitva 298 1 • 16 Czech Republic Kabát Malá dáma 1 28 • 17 Portugal Sabrina Dança comigo 88 11 • 18 Macedonia Karolina Mojot svet 97 9 • 19 Norway Guri Schanke Ven a bailar conmigo 48 18 • 20 Malta Olivia Lewis Vertigo 15 25 • 21 Andorra Anonymous Salvem el món 80 12 • 22 Hungary Magdi Rúzsa Unsubstantial Blues 224 2 • 23 Estonia Gerli Padar Partners in Crime 33 22 • 24 Belgium The KMG's LovePower 14 26 • 25 Slovenia Alenka Gotar Cvet z juga 140 7 • 26 Turkey Kenan Doğulu Shake It Up Şekerim 197 3 • 27 Austria Eric Papilaya Get a Life – Get Alive 4 27 • 28 Latvia Bonaparti.lv Questa notte 168 5

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