Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Latvia was represented by Bonaparti.lv in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Questa Notte". "Questa Notte" is a song in the Italian language, which finished sixteenth in the final competition, with 54 points.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| 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" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 5th, 168 points | |||
| Final result | 16th, 54 points | |||
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The final of Eirodziesma took place on 24 February in Ventspils, with semi finals on 27 January and 3 February. LTV received 106 entries, which were narrowed down to 20 songs on 11 December 2006.
Before Eurovision
Eirodziesma 2007
Eirodziesma 2007 was the eighth edition of Eirodziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition commenced on 27 January 2007 and concluded with a final on 24 February 2007.
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals took place at LTV studios in Riga and the final took place at the Olympic Centre in Ventspils. The three shows were hosted by Uģis Joksts and Kristīne Virsnīte. The two semi-finals, held on 27 January and 3 February 2007, each featured ten competing entries from which five were selected to advance to the final from each show. The final, held on 24 February 2007, selected the final winner from the ten qualifiers from the semi-finals.
Results during the semi-final shows were determined by a jury and votes from the public. In the semi-finals, 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 the winner in two rounds: the first round selected the top three songs and the second round selected the winner.
Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster until 20 November 2006. A record number of 106 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period, and an international and local jury panel evaluated the submitted entries and selected 20 entries to compete in the national final. The international jury panel consisted of Wig Wam (2005 Norwegian Eurovision entrants), Zdob și Zdub (2005 Moldovan Eurovision entrants), Andrius Mamontovas (2006 Lithuanian Eurovision entrant) and Mario Galunič (Slovene editor and television presenter). The local jury consisted of Cosmos (2006 Latvian Eurovision entrants), Guna Zučika (MTV Baltic) and Sandris Vanzovičs (journalist and music critic).[1] The twenty competing artists and songs were announced on 11 December 2006.
| Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| "Trans-European Express" | Virginia Barrett | |
| Ēnas | "Always" | Lauris Valters |
| Gunārs Kalniņš & 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" | Intars Busulis, Kārlis Lācis, Sergejs Timofejevs |
| Iveta Baumane | "In Our Life" | Iveta Baumane, Ingars Viļums |
| Kesija | "You Are Losing Me" | Marcos Ubeda, Terry Cox |
| Klaidonis & Linita | "My Vow to You" | Māris Sloka, Earl J. Dawson |
| Liene Šomase | "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 |
| Robert Wells, Johnny Salamander & Meldra | "The Legends of Rock'n Roll" | Robert Wells |
| Stacey | "Feels Like Heaven" | Anastasija Polipina, Roberto Meloni |
| VIA Meitenes | "Little Bit of This" | Rūta Reinika |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 27 January 2007. Five entries qualified to the final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition.[2]
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Semi-final 1 – 27 January 2007 | ||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
| 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 & 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 | Liene Šomase | "Take Off Your Mask" | 8 | 7,537 | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 3 February 2007. Five entries qualified to the final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition.[2]
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Semi-final 2 – 3 February 2007 | ||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
| 1 | Intars Busulis | "Gonki" | 1 | 4,856 | 4 | Advanced |
| 2 | VIA Meitenes | "Little Bit of This" | 4 | 3,977 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Robert Wells, Johnny Salamander & Meldra | "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 & 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 on 24 February 2007. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round: "Gonki" performed by Intars Busulis, "What a Love Can Do to Me" performed by Gunārs Kalniņš & Jolanda Suvorova and "Questa Notte" performed by Bonaparti.lv. In the second round, "Questa Notte" performed by Bonaparti.lv was declared the winner.[3]
| First Round – 24 February 2007 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Intars Busulis | "Gonki" | 13,219 | 2 |
| 2 | Robert Wells, Johnny Salamander & Meldra | "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 & 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 & Linita | "My Vow to You" | 6,702 | 5 |
| 10 | Igeta & Project Bradans | "Dundari Dandari" | 3,329 | 8 |
| Second Round – 24 February 2007 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Intars Busulis | "Gonki" | 16,676 (21%) | 2 |
| 2 | Gunārs Kalniņš & Jolanda Suvorova | "What a Love Can Do to Me" | 13,838 (17%) | 3 |
| 3 | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa Notte" | 49,422 (62%) | 1 |
At Eurovision
Because Latvia placed 16th at the 2006 contest, country was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final,They performed 28th (last), following Austria they qualified from 5th place with 168 points. In the final, Latvia performed 14th, following France and preceding the Russia came 16th with 54 points.
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- https://esckaz.com/2007/lat.htm. Missing or empty
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- "LATVIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2007".
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