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The 2007 Eurovision Song Contest was the 3rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina following the country's victory at the 2006 contest with the song "Lejla" by Hari Mata Hari. Organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia & Herzegovina (BHRT), the contest was held at the Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall, and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May, and a final on 12 May 2007. The three live shows were presented by Bosnian TV presenters Ajla Sabanovic and Senad Hadzifejovic.

Forty-one countries participated in the contest, the same as the previous contest. Belarus, Bulgaria and Serbia all returned after a one-year break, and North Macedonia and Slovakia announced their debut. Meanwhile, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Czechia and Romania all announced their non-participation in the contest.

The winner was Norway with the song "Fairytale" performed, written, and composed by Alexander Rybak. The song received a record 794 points, 309 points ahead of runner-up Azerbaijan, a record-breaking points difference between first and second place. This was Norway's first victory in the contest and first time qualifying for the Grand Final. Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Iceland, and Russia completed the Top 5. Spain was the highest placing automatic qualifier placing 10th, while the United Kingdom finished last. Host country Bosnia and Herzegovina placed 23rd, their worst result to date.

Location

Following their victory, BHRT confirmed they intended to host the contest in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to EBU standards, the Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall was the only currently constructed venue suitable to host the contest. Thus, in August both BHRT and the EBU confirmed the arena would be hosting the contest. For the contest, the arena was able to hold 10,500 spectators for each show. The Bosnian government announced that tickets for all 3 live shows had sold out within a week of tickets going on sale.

Participants

In the weeks succeeding Bosnia and Herzegovina's victory in Berlin, BHRT representatives told reporters they intended to bring all of the Balkans to the contest. This meant they began coordinating with the Bulgarian and Serbian broadcasters on their return, and also discussions began with the Macedonian broadcaster to get the country to debut in Sarajevo. It was also reported that EBU representatives were in discussions to get Turkey to debut in the contest, however this never materialized. On December 1, 2006, the EBU revealed all 41 participants in the 2007 contest, which revealed that the negotiations with Balkan broadcasters was successful as Bulgaria and Serbia returned with North Macedonia making its Eurovision debut. Slovakia also announced they intended to debut at the 2007 contest after broadcasting it for 2005 and 2006, deciding there was enough public interest to substantiate a debut. Additionally, Belarus announced their return to the contest after taking one year off due to financial restrictions.

Inversely, several countries announced their non-participation in the contest. Andorra was the first to announce they would not return to the 2007 edition, citing the high financial cost and low interest from the public. Romania followed shortly after, blaming frustration with the organization of the contest after they narrowly finished as runners-up in the 2006 edition to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Czechia withdrew because of poor results in 2006, and Australia and Austria cited concerns over safety and the quality of the contest if it were to be held in Sarajevo. Several other broadcasters expressed concern over the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which the EBU and BHRT both assured would be no issue come time for the contest. Australia and Austria were the only two to withdraw due to security concerns.

Format

The format from the previous two editions remained, with every participating country awarding 1-8, 10, and 12 points from both a national jury of music professionals and a public televote. Six countries automatically qualified for the final, the Big 5 of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as well as host country Bosnia and Herzegovina. The remaining 35 countries were split into 2 semifinals with 10 qualification slots each to form a 26 country Grand Final. 

Postcards

The postcards for the 2007 edition were 40 second intermissions between each performance to allow the next performance and stage to be set up. The Bosnian government wanted to promote tourism and soften the country's image to the European public with the postcards, so each postcard featured the country's artist visiting a location in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Then, the country's name and flag along with the performer's name and song title came on screen to introduce the performance. Listed below in alphabetic order is the location featured in each postcard.


Semifinal One

The first semi-final took place on 8 May, 2007 and began at 21:00 CEST. All 18 countries competing in the semi-final along with Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Results of the first semi-final of Eurovision 2007
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Montenegro Slavko Kalezic "Space" 58 12
2 Slovakia Max Jason Mai "Don't Close Your Eyes" 23 17
3 Netherlands Claude "C'est la vie" 197 6
4 Finland Kuinkuiskaajat "Tyolki Ella" 90 10
5 Latvia Musiqq "Angel in Disguise" 37 13
6 Russia Serebro "Song #1" 284 4
7 North Macedonia Eye Cue "Lost and Found" 27 16
8 Israel Imri Ziv "I Feel Alive" 101 9
9 Denmark Anti-Social Media "The Way You Are" 29 15
10 Azerbaijan Sabina Babayeva "When The Music Dies" 319 1
11 Greece Koza Mostra & Agathon Iakovidis "Alcohol is Free" 182 7
12 Malta Destiny "Je me casse" 314 2
13 Georgia Tornike Kipiani "You" 4 18
14 Sweden Martin Stenmarck "Las Vegas" 64 11
15 Ireland Jedward "Lipstick" 223 5
16 Slovenia Omar Naber "On My Way" 35 14
17 Ukraine Ani Lorak "Shady Lady" 285 3
18 Hungary AWS "Viszlat Nyar" 160 8

Semifinal Two

The second semi-final took place on 10 May 2007, beginning at 21:00 CEST. France, Germany, and Spain voted in this semi-final along with the 17 participating countries. San Marino used two juries to calculate their points, one of music professionals as the regular jury score, and a composite jury of 30 randomly selected Sammarinese citizens as the public vote. The qualifiers are highlighted. 

Results of the Second Semi-final of Eurovision 2007
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Belarus Ivan "Help You Fly" 62 14
2 Norway Alexander Rybak "Fairytale" 409 1
3 Lithuania Laura and the Lovers "Little by Little" 8 17
4 Moldova Satoshi "Viva, Moldova!" 154 5
5 Poland Tulia "Pali sie" 108 9
6 Croatia Let 3 "Mama SC!" 150 7
7 San Marino Valentina Monnetta "Crisalide (Vola)" 93 12
8 Portugal Suzy "Quero ser tua" 93 11
9 Albania Besa "Titan" 31 16
10 Iceland Dadi & Gagnamagnid "Think About Things" 284 2
11 Bulgaria Sofi Marinova "Love Unlimited" 112 8
12 Switzerland Timebelle "Apollo" 74 13
13 Cyprus Theo Evan "Shh" 105 10
14 Serbia Konstrakta "In corpore sano" 241 3
15 Estonia Victor Crone "Storm" 152 6
16 Armenia Emmy "Boom Boom" 54 15
17 Belgium Roberto Bellarosa "Love Kills" 190 4

Grand Final

The Grand Finalists were the 20 qualified countries from the two semi-finals, along with the Big 5 and host Bosnia & Herzegovina. The final took place in Sarajevo at 21:00 CEST where all 41 participants voted. 

The Grand Final ended with victory for Norway with 794 points, 404 from the juries and 390 from the public vote. Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Iceland, Russia, Ireland, Malta, Serbia, Greece, and Spain completed the top ten. This was the first time that Norway, Azerbaijan, Ireland, Malta, and Spain had placed inside the Top 10. The Bottom 5 consisted of Cyprus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Finland, Germany, and the United Kingdom in last. 

Results of the Final of Eurovision 2007
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Malta Destiny "Je me casse" 281 7
2 Italy Sal Da Vinci "Per sempre si" 128 13
3 Poland Tulia "Pali sie" 31 21
4 Bosnia & Herzegovina Femminem "Call Me" 28 23
5 Iceland Dadi & Gagnamagnid "Think About Things" 313 4
6 Cyprus Theo Evan "Shh" 29 22
7 United Kingdom James Newman "My Last Breath" 10 26
8 Croatia Let 3 "Mama SC!" 183 11
9 Norway Alexander Rybak "Fairytale" 794 1
10 Russia Serebro "Song #1" 296 5
11 Netherlands Claude "C'est la vie" 125 14
12 Ukraine Ani Lorak "Shady Lady" 466 3
13 Estonia Victor Crone "Storm" 53 18
14 Germany Elaiza "Is It Right?" 13 25
15 Serbia Konstrakta "In corpore sano" 272 8
16 Hungary AWS "Viszlat Nyar" 102 15
17 France Bilal Hassani "Roi" 40 19
18 Bulgaria Sofi Marinova "Love Unlimited" 72 17
19 Belgium Roberto Bellarosa "Love Kills" 98 16
20 Finland Kuinkuiskaajat "Tyolki Ella" 18 24
21 Israel Imri Ziv "I Feel Alive" 39 20
22 Spain Pastora Soler "Quedate Conmigo" 210 10
23 Moldova Satoshi "Viva, Moldova!" 166 12
24 Ireland Jedward "Lipstick" 287 6
25 Azerbaijan Sabina Babayeva "When The Music Dies" 485 2
26 Greece Koza Mostra & Agathon Iakovidis "Alcohol is Free" 217 9

Detailed Voting Results

Semifinal One

Split results of semi-final 1
Place Combined Points Jury Points Televoting Points
1 Azerbaijan 319 Malta 179 Ukraine 154
2 Malta 314 Azerbaijan 177 Azerbaijan 142
3 Ukraine 285 Russia 142 Russia 142
4 Russia 284 Ukraine 131 Malta 135
5 Ireland 223 Netherlands 118 Greece 134
6 Netherlands 197 Ireland 106 Ireland 117
7 Greece 182 Hungary 69 Hungary 91
8 Hungary 160 Israel 56 Netherlands 79
9 Israel 101 Greece 48 Finland 65
10 Finland 90 Sweden 43 Israel 45
11 Sweden 64 Slovenia 30 Montenegro 42
12 Montenegro 58 Latvia 29 Sweden 21
13 Latvia 37 Finland 25 North Macedonia 16
14 Slovenia 35 Denmark 17 Denmark 12
15 Denmark 29 Slovakia 16 Latvia 8
16 North Macedonia 27 Montenegro 16 Slovakia 7
17 Slovakia 23 North Macedonia 11 Slovenia 5
18 Georgia 8 Georgia 5 Georgia 3
Detailed jury voting results of semi-final 1
Contestant Jury Score
Montenegro 16 4 2 1 3 6
Slovakia 16 2 3 6 2 2 1
Netherlands 118 3 10 6 4 8 12 7 6 2 6 12 4 10 8 6 3 1 10
Finland 25 4 2 4 3 3 1 5 1 2
Latvia 29 2 6 1 4 2 3 4 3 4
Russia 142 8 8 8 4 8 10 10 12 7 7 3 7 10 12 8 10 3 7
North Macedonia 11 2 2 1 1 2 3
Israel 56 1 4 2 10 1 5 8 5 6 5 5 2 2
Denmark 17 1 5 1 4 2 2 1 1
Azerbaijan 177 7 12 10 3 12 12 5 10 7 10 10 12 8 12 2 10 12 7 12 4
Greece 48 6 1 1 7 7 8 1 3 8 6
Malta 179 12 3 12 8 10 6 10 12 8 12 8 10 7 4 12 8 7 12 10 8
Georgia 5 4 1
Sweden 43 5 7 3 3 4 3 1 4 5 5 3
Ireland 106 5 7 8 6 5 5 7 7 6 5 12 7 6 8 12
Slovenia 30 5 6 2 1 3 5 4 4
Ukraine 131 10 7 3 12 5 10 8 12 6 5 6 10 7 10 8 6 6
Hungary 69 4 6 2 7 1 3 4 5 8 2 6 4 5 7 5

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