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. 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. Austria and Hungary both returned, after their absence from the previous edition. Meanwhile, Monaco decided not to participate, despite initially confirming participation. 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.
Results[]
Semi-finals[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | RTS | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" (Молитва) | 298 |
| 2 | Hungary | MTV | Magdi Rúzsa | "Unsubstantial Blues" | 224 |
| 3 | Turkey | TRT | Kenan Doğulu | "Shake It Up Şekerim" | 197 |
| 4 | Belarus | BTRC | Koldun | "Work Your Magic" | 176 |
| 5 | Latvia | LTV | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | 168 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | BNT | Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov | "Water" | 146 |
| 7 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" | 140 |
| 8 | Georgia | GPB | Sopho | "Visionary Dream" | 123 |
| 9 | Macedonia | MRT | Karolina | "Mojot svet" (Мојот свет) | 97 |
| 10 | Moldova | TRM | Natalia Barbu | "Fight" | 91 |
| 11 | Portugal | RTP | Sabrina | "Dança comigo" | 88 |
| 12 | Andorra | RTVA | Anonymous | "Salvem el món" | 80 |
| 13 | Iceland | RÚV | Eiríkur Hauksson | "Valentine Lost" | 77 |
| 14 | Poland | TVP | The Jet Set | "Time to Party" | 75 |
| 15 | Cyprus | CyBC | Evridiki | "Comme ci, comme ça" | 65 |
| 16 | Croatia | HRT | Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić | "Vjerujem u ljubav" | 54 |
| 17 | Albania | RTSH | Frederik Ndoci | "Hear My Plea" | 49 |
| 18 | Norway | NRK | Guri Schanke | "Ven a bailar conmigo" | 48 |
| 19 | Denmark | DR | DQ | "Drama Queen" | 45 |
| 20 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | DJ BoBo | "Vampires Are Alive" | 40 |
| 21 | Netherlands | NOS | Edsilia Rombley | "On Top of the World" | 38 |
| 22 | Montenegro | RTCG | Stevan Faddy | "'Ajde, kroči" ('Ајде, крочи) | 33 |
| 23 | Estonia | ETV | Gerli Padar | "Partners in Crime" | 33 |
| 24 | Israel | IBA | Teapacks | "Push the Button" | 17 |
| 25 | Malta | PBS | Olivia Lewis | "Vertigo" | 15 |
| 26 | Belgium | RTBF | The KMG's | "LovePower" | 14 |
| 27 | Austria | ORF | Eric Papilaya | "Get a Life – Get Alive" | 4 |
| 28 | Czech Republic | ČT | Kabát | "Malá dáma" | 1 |
Finals[]
Country in gold is the winning entry, the country in silver is the host country, the countries in lime are the "Big 4" countries and the countries in brown are the top 10 countries from the 2006 final (other than the Big 4) which are rewarded with automatic spots in the finals.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Serbia | RTS | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" (Молитва) | 268 |
| 02 | Ukraine | NTU | Verka Serduchka | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" | 235 |
| 03 | Russia | Channel One | Serebro | "Song #1" | 207 |
| 04 | Turkey | TRT | Kenan Doğulu | "Shake It Up Şekerim" | 163 |
| 05 | Bulgaria | BNT | Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov | "Water" | 157 |
| 06 | Belarus | BTRC | Koldun | "Work Your Magic" | 145 |
| 07 | Greece | ERT | Sarbel | "Yassou Maria" (Γειά σου Μαρία) | 139 |
| 08 | Armenia | AMPTV | Hayko | "Anytime You Need" | 138 |
| 09 | Hungary | MTV | Magdi Rúzsa | "Unsubstantial Blues" | 128 |
| 10 | Moldova | TRM | Natalia Barbu | "Fight" | 109 |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT | Marija Šestić | "Rijeka bez imena" (Ријека без имена) | 106 |
| 12 | Georgia | GPB | Sopho | "Visionary Dream" | 97 |
| 13 | Romania | TVR | Todomondo | "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" (Люби, Люби, I Love You) | 84 |
| 14 | Macedonia | MRT | Karolina | "Mojot svet" (Мојот свет) | 73 |
| 15 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Alenka Gotar | "Cvet z juga" | 66 |
| 16 | Latvia | LTV | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | 54 |
| 17 | Finland | YLE | Hanna Pakarinen | "Leave Me Alone" | 53 |
| 18 | Sweden | SVT | The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | 51 |
| 19 | Germany | ARD/NDR | Roger Cicero | "Frauen regier'n die Welt" | 49 |
| 20 | Spain | RTVE | D'Nash | "I Love You Mi Vida" | 43 |
| 21 | Lithuania | LRT | 4Fun | "Love or Leave" | 28 |
| 22 | France | France Télévisions | Les Fatals Picards | "L'Amour à la française" | 19 |
| United Kingdom | BBC | Scooch | "Flying the Flag (For You)" | 19 | |
| 24 | Ireland | RTÉ | Dervish | "They Can't Stop the Spring" | 5 |
Awards[]
Marcel Bezençon Awards[]
- Artistic Award - "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović (Serbia)
- Composers Award - "Unsubstantial Blues" by Magdi Rúzsa (Hungary)
- Press Award - "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" by Verka Serduchka (Ukraine)
OGAE Poll[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" | 184 |
| 2 | Belarus | Koldun | "Work Your Magic" | 159 |
| 3 | Switzerland | DJ BoBo | "Vampires Are Alive" | 156 |
| 4 | Cyprus | Evridiki | "Comme ci, comme ça" | 142 |
| 5 | Greece | Sarbel | "Yassou Maria" | 107 |
Barbara Dex Award[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | Verka Serduchka | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | RTSH | Leon Menkshi | all shows | Leon Menkshi |
| Andorra | ATV | Meri Picart, Josep Lluís Trabal | all shows | Marian van de Wal |
| Armenia | AMPTV | Gohar Gasparyan | all shows | Sirusho |
| Austria | ORF 1 | Andi Knoll | all shows | Eva Pölzl |
| Belarus | BTRC | Denis Kurian, Alexander Tikhanovich | all shows | Juliana |
| Belgium (French) | La Une, RTBF Sat | Jean-Pierre Hautier, Jean-Louis Lahaye | all shows | Maureen Louys |
| La Première | Unknown | |||
| Belgium (Dutch) | één | André Vermeulen, Anja Daems | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHT1 | Dejan Kukrić | all shows | Vesna Andree Zaimović |
| Bulgaria | BNT | Elena Rosberg, Georgi Kushvaliev | all shows | Mira Dobreva |
| Croatia | HRT 1 | Duško Čurlić | all shows | Barbara Kolar |
| Cyprus | RIK 1 | Vaso Komninou | all shows | Giannis Haralambous |
| Czech Republic | ČT1 | Kateřina Kristelová | all shows | Andrea Savane |
| Josef Vojtek | finals | |||
| Denmark | DR1 | Søren Nystrøm Rasted, Adam Duvå Hall | all shows | Susanne Georgi |
| Estonia | ETV | Marko Reikop | all shows | Laura Põldvere |
| Finland (Finnish) | YLE TV2 | Heikki Paasonen, Ellen Jokikunnas, Asko Murtomäki | all shows | Laura Voutilainen |
| YLE Radio Suomi | Sanna Kojo, Jorma Hietamäki | |||
| Finland (Swedish) | YLE FST5 | Thomas Lundin | ||
| YLE Radio Vega | Unknown | |||
| France | France 4 | Peggy Olmi, Yann Renoard | semi-finals | Vanessa Dolmen |
| France 3 | Julien Lepers, Tex | finals | ||
| Georgia | GPB | Unknown | Unknown | Neli Agirba |
| Germany | NDR Fernsehen | Peter Urban | semi-finals | Thomas Hermanns |
| Das Erste | finals | |||
| Greece | NET, Second Programme | Fotis Sergoulopoulos, Maria Bakodimou | all shows | Alexis Kostalas |
| NET 105.8 | finals | |||
| Hungary | m1 | Gábor Gundel Takács | all shows | Éva Novodomszky |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Sigmar Guðmundsson | all shows | Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir |
| Ireland | RTÉ Two | Marty Whelan | semi-finals | Linda Martin |
| RTÉ One | finals | |||
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Larry Gogan | |||
| Israel | IBA | No commentator | all shows | Jason Danino-Holt |
| Latvia | LTV1 | Kārlis Streips | all shows | Jānis Šipkevics |
| Lithuania | LRT | Darius Užkuraitis | Unknown | Lavija Šurnaitė |
| Macedonia | MTV 1 | Milanka Rašić | all shows | Elena Risteska |
| Malta | TVM | Antonia Micallef | all shows | Mireille Bonello |
| Moldova | Moldova 1, Radio Moldova | Vitalie Rotaru | all shows | Andrei Porubin |
| Montenegro | TVCG 1 | Dražen Bauković, Tamara Ivanković | semi-finals | Vidak Latković |
| TVCG 2 | finals | |||
| Netherlands | Nederland 1 | Cornald Maas | all shows | Paul de Leeuw and Edsilia Rombley |
| Paul de Leeuw | finals | |||
| Norway | NRK1 | Per Sundnes | all shows | Synnøve Svabø |
| NRK P1 | Unknown | finals | ||
| Poland | TVP1 | Artur Orzech | all shows | Maciej Orłoś |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional | Isabel Angelino, Jorge Gabriel | all shows | Francisco Mendes |
| RTP África | finals | |||
| Romania | TVR1 | Unknown | all shows | Andreea Marin Bănică |
| Russia | Channel One | Yuriy Aksyuta, Yelena Batinova | all shows | Yana Churikova |
| Serbia | RTS1, RTS Sat | Duška Vučinić-Lučić | all shows | Maja Nikolić |
| Slovenia | TV SLO 2 | Mojca Mavec | semi-finals | Peter Poles |
| TV SLO 1 | finals | |||
| Radio Val 202 | Jernej Vene, Aida Kurtović | all shows | ||
| Spain | La 2 | Beatriz Pécker | semi-finals | Ainhoa Arbizu |
| La Primera, TVE Internacional | finals | |||
| Sweden | SVT1, SVT HD | Kristian Luuk, Josef Sterzenbach | all shows | André Pops |
| Sveriges Radio P4 | Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman | Unknown | ||
| Switzerland (German) | SF zwei | Bernard Thurnheer | semi-finals | Sven Epiney |
| SF 1 | finals | |||
| Switzerland (French) | TSR 2 | Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner | semi-finals | |
| Jean-Marc Richard, Henri Dès | finals | |||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI 2 | Sandy Altermatt, Claudio Lazzarino | semi-finals | |
| TSI 1 | finals | |||
| Turkey | TRT 1 | Hakan Urgancı | all shows | Meltem Ersan Yazgan |
| Ukraine | Pershyi Natsionalnyi | Timur Miroshnychenko | all shows | Kateryna Osadcha |
| United Kingdom | BBC Three | Paddy O'Connell, Sarah Cawood | semi-finals | Fearne Cotton |
| BBC One, BBC HD | Terry Wogan | finals | ||
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS TV | Paddy O'Connell, Sarah Cawood | semi-finals |
| Terry Wogan | finals | ||
| Azerbaijan | İTV | Murad Arif, Leyla Aliyeva | Unknown |
| Gibraltar | GBC TV | Unknown | finals |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - SBS TV broadcast the semi-finals deferred on 12 May 2007 at 20:30 AEST (10:30 UTC), and the final deferred on 13 May 2007 at 19:30 AEST (09:30 UTC).