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2007
VENUE

Belgrade Arena

ENTRIES

25

HOSTS

Jovana Jankovic

Zeljko Joksimovic

DEBUTS

Azerbaijan

Hopes ran high for the 53rd contest as the EBU acknowledged the problem of ex-pat/neighbour voting, by organizing two semi-finals with the countries seeded to break up as many traditional voting patterns as possible.  This meant a broader range of final qualifiers for the grand final, as the Nordic countries fared particularly well.

Come the final though, there was no change in format as all forty-three participants could vote, and sadly the same voting trends that had now become entrenched played out almost identically to 2007.  The word many weeks before the contest was that Russia was desperate for a win, and all the stops were pulled out, including less than transparent draws for running order (although that's hardly a new phenomenon at the contest) and even shifting a commercial break to accommodate the Russian stage props.

Thus the final result was no surprise, nor the string of twelves (and little else) from Armenia's ex-pats, nor the strong showing of Turkey, Greece, Serbia and Ukraine, who are all now guaranteed a top ten place under the current system. On their debut this year, Azerbaijan showed that they could soon join that little club of countries with a debilitating (for the rest) head-start.

To no-ones great surprise the big four again finished near the foot of the scoreboard.  The UK sent Andy Abraham who finished last of all on countback, but several leaked back-up jury votes have suggested he would have finished much higher with a mix of juries and televotes, giving some credence to Sir Terry Wogan's comments that a black singer will not get votes from the masses in Eastern Europe.

Romania Pe-o Margine De Lume Nico & Vlad 20
United Kingdom Even If Andy Abraham 25
Albania Zemren Lame Peng Olta Boka 17
Germany Disappear No Angels 23
Armenia Qele Qele Sirusho 04
Bosnia-Herzegovina Pokusaj Laka 10
Israel The Fire In Your Eyes Boaz Mauda 09
Finland Missä Miehet Ratsastaa Teräsbtoni 22
Croatia Romanca Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents 21
Poland For Life Isis Gee 24
Iceland This Is My Life Euroband 14
Turkey Deli Mor Ve Otesi 07
Portugal Senhora Do Mar Vania Fernandes 13
Latvia Wolves Of The Sea Pirates Of The Sea 12
Sweden Hero Charlotte Perrelli 18
Denmark All Night Long Simon Mathew 15
Georgia Peace Will Come Diana Gurtskaya 11
Ukraine Shady Lady Ani Lorak 02
France Divine Sebastien Tellier 19
Azerbaijan Day After Day Elnur & Samir 08
Greece Secret Combination Kalomira 03
Spain Baila El ChikiChiki Rodolfo Chikilicuatre 16
Serbia Oro Jelena Tomasevic 06
Russia Believe Dima Bilan 01
Norway Hold On Be Strong Maria 05

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Semi 1 - non qualifiers

Country Title Artist
Montenegro Zauvijek Volim Te Stefan Filipovic
Estonia Leto Svet Kreisiraadio
Moldova A Century Of Love Geta Berlacu
San Marino Complice Miodio
Belgium O Julissi Ishtar
Slovenia Vrag Naj Vzame Rebeka Dremelj
Ireland Irelande Douze Pointe Dustin The Turkey
Andorra Casanova Gisela
Netherlands Your Heart Belongs To Me Hind

Semi 2 - non qualifiers

Country Title Artist
Lithuania Nomads In The Night Jeronimas Milius
Switzerland Era Stupendo Paolo Meneguzzi
Czech Republic Have Some Fun Tereza Kerndlová
Belarus Hasta La Vista Ruslan Alehno
Bulgaria DJ Take Me Away Deep Zone & Balthazar
Hungary Szivveres Csezy
Malta Vodka Morena
Cyprus Femme Fatale Evdokia Kadi
FYR Macedonia Let Me Love You Tamara, Vrčak & Adrian

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