Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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Country | Latvia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eirodziesma 2007 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 27 January 2007 3 February 2007 Final: 24 February 2007 | |||
Selected entrant | Bonaparti.lv | |||
Selected song | "Questa notte" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 168 points) | |||
Final result | 16th, 54 points | |||
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 28, "Questa notte" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. It was later revealed that Latvia placed fifth out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 168 points. In the final, Latvia performed in position 14 and placed sixteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 54 points.
Background
Prior to the 2007 contest, Latvia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in 2000.
The Latvian national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Eirodziesma 2007
Eirodziesma 2007 was the eighth edition of
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The two semi-finals, held on 27 January and 3 February 2007, each featured ten competing entries from which five advanced to the final from each show. The final, held on 24 February 2007, selected the Latvian entry for Helsinki from the remaining ten entries over two rounds of voting: the first round selected the top three songs and the second round (superfinal) selected the winner.[4] Results during the semi-final shows were determined by a jury panel and votes from the public. The songs first faced a public vote where the top three entries qualified. The jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the final, a public vote exclusively determined which entry would be the winner. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or SMS.[5]
Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 4 October 2006 and 20 November 2006.
Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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Aisha | "Close Your Eyes" | Valters Frīdenbergs |
Beate | "I Will" | Artūrs Palkēvičs, Iveta Priede |
Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | Kjell Jennstig, Torbjörn Wassenius, Francesca Russo |
Elli U | "Always and Forever" | Artūrs Palkēvičs, Roberto Meloni
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"Trans-European Express" | Virginia Barrett | |
Ēnas | "Always" | Lauris Valters |
Gunārs Kalniņš and Jolanda Suvorova | "What a Love Can Do to Me" | Gunārs Kalniņš |
H2O | "Boys Never Tell They're Sorry" | Mārtiņš Freimanis |
Igete Gaiķe | "Dundari Dandari" | Igete Gaiķe |
Intars Busulis | "Gonki" (Гонки) | Intars Busulis, Kārlis Lācis, Sergejs Timofejevs |
Iveta Baumane | "In Our Life" | Iveta Baumane, Ingars Viļums |
Johnny Salamander, Meldra and The Rockettes | "The Legends of Rock'n Roll" | Robert Wells |
Kesija | "You Are Losing Me" | Marcos Ubeda, Terry Cox |
Klaidonis and Linita | "My Vow to You" | Māris Sloka, Earl J. Dawson |
Lenii | "Take Off Your Mask" | Lauris Reiniks |
Morning After | "Bye My Baby, Bye" | Mārtiņš Freimanis |
Red Bee | "Can't Buy Good Lovin'" | Indra Klimoviča, Ieva Rudzīte, Antra Lante, Nelli Bubujanca |
Re:Public | "Home" | Re:Public, Jānis Rībens |
Stacey | "Feels Like Heaven" | Anastasija Polipina, Roberto Meloni
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VIA Meitenes | "Little Bit of This" | Rūta Reinika |
Shows
Semi-finals
The two semi-finals took place on 27 January and 3 February 2007. The live portion of the show was held at the LTV studios in Riga where the artists awaited the results while their performances, which were filmed earlier at the Riga Film Studio in Riga on 18 and 20 January 2007, were screened.[12] In each semi-final ten acts competed and five entries qualified to the final. The competing entries first faced a public vote where the top three songs advanced; an additional two qualifiers were then selected from the remaining seven entries by the jury.[13] The jury panel that voted in the semi-finals consisted of Mirdza Zīvere (singer and director), Elita Patmalniece (costume designer), Baiba Šmite (director of LTV1), Uldis Rudaks (music journalist), Juris Kulakovs (musician), Kārlis Auzāns (producer and composer) and Mārcis Gulbis (producer).[14]
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
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Votes | Rank | |||||
1 | Beate | "I Will" | 9 | 1,019 | 10 | Eliminated |
2 | Elli U | "Trans-European Express" | 10 | 1,070 | 9 | Eliminated |
3 | Red Bee | "Can't Buy Good Lovin'" | 2 | 2,465 | 4 | Advanced |
4 | Re:Public | "Home" | 5 | 2,485 | 3 | Advanced |
5 | Ēnas | "Always" | 6 | 2,071 | 7 | Eliminated |
6 | Iveta Baumane | "In Our Life" | 7 | 1,175 | 8 | Eliminated |
7 | Gunārs Kalniņš and Jolanda Suvorova | "What a Love Can Do to Me" | 1 | 5,840 | 2 | Advanced |
8 | Igete Gaiķe | "Dundari Dandari" | 3 | 2,366 | 5 | Advanced |
9 | H2O | "Boys Never Tell They're Sorry" | 4 | 2,128 | 6 | Eliminated |
10 | Lenii | "Take Off Your Mask" | 8 | 7,537 | 1 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
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Votes | Rank | |||||
1 | Intars Busulis | "Gonki" | 1 | 4,856 | 4 | Advanced |
2 | VIA Meitenes | "Little Bit of This" | 4 | 3,977 | 5 | Eliminated |
3 | Johnny Salamander, Meldra and The Rockettes | "The Legends of Rock'n Roll" | 3 | 2,855 | 8 | Advanced |
4 | Morning After | "Bye My Baby, Bye" | 6 | 1,252 | 9 | Eliminated |
5 | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | 2 | 9,909 | 1 | Advanced |
6 | Aisha | "Close Your Eyes" | 5 | 3,042 | 6 | Eliminated |
7 | Kesija | "You Are Losing Me" | 9 | 5,620 | 3 | Advanced |
8 | Stacey | "Feels Like Heaven" | 8 | 583 | 10 | Eliminated |
9 | Klaidonis and Linita | "My Vow to You" | 10 | 7,004 | 2 | Advanced |
10 | Elli U | "Always and Forever" | 7 | 3,040 | 7 | Eliminated |
Final
The final took place at the Olympic Center in Ventspils on 24 February 2007. The ten entries that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals competed and the winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three songs advanced to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Questa notte" performed by Bonaparti.lv was declared the winner.[15] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included singer Jenny May together with the group Double Faced Eels, singer Ella together with the dance group Dzirnas, the group Labvēlīgais tips, 2006 Latvian Eurovision entrant Cosmos and 2007 Polish Eurovision entrant The Jet Set.[3]
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
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1 | Intars Busulis | "Gonki" | 13,219 | 2 |
2 | Johnny Salamander, Meldra and The Rockettes | "The Legends of Rock'n Roll" | 3,728 | 7 |
3 | Red Bee | "Can't Buy Good Lovin'" | 2,002 | 10 |
4 | Lenii | "Take Off Your Mask" | 10,477 | 4 |
5 | Gunārs Kalniņš and Jolanda Suvorova | "What a Love Can Do to Me" | 12,776 | 3 |
6 | Re:public | "Home" | 5,945 | 6 |
7 | Ksenija | "You Are Losing Me" | 2,635 | 9 |
8 | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | 32,900 | 1 |
9 | Klaidonis and Linita | "My Vow to You" | 6,702 | 5 |
10 | Igeta and Project Bradans | "Dundari Dandari" | 3,329 | 8 |
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
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1 | Intars Busulis | "Gonki" | 16,676 | 2 |
2 | Gunārs Kalniņš and Jolanda Suvorova | "What a Love Can Do to Me" | 13,838 | 3 |
3 | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | 49,422 | 1 |
Ratings
Show | Air date | Viewing figures | Ref. | |
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Nominal | Share | |||
Final | 24 February 2007 | 350,000 | 15.8% | [16] |
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
The semi-final and the final were broadcast in Latvia on
Semi-final
Bonaparti.lv took part in technical rehearsals on 4 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May.[17] The Latvian performance featured the members of Bonaparti.lv wearing suits with a top hat and appearing on stage one by one carrying white roses.[18] The stage colours were in white and gold with the LED screens displaying a set of golden rings with hints of red accompanied by bright beams of light shooting from the roof to the stage and the surrounding areas of the arena.[19][20]
At the end of the show, Latvia was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Latvia placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 188 points.[21]
Final
The draw for the running order for the final was done by the presenters during the announcement of the ten qualifying countries during the semi-final and Latvia was drawn to perform in position 14, following the entry from France and before the entry from Russia. Bonaparti.lv once again took part in dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May before the final and performed a repeat of their semi-final performance during the final on 12 May. Latvia placed sixteenth in the final, scoring 54 points.[22]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Latvia and awarded by Latvia in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Estonia in the semi-final and to Ukraine in the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Latvia
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Points awarded by Latvia
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