Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Serbia was represented by Marija Šerifović in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Molitva".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Beovizija 2007 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final March 7, 2007 Final March 8, 2007 | |||
| Selected entrant | Marija Šerifović | |||
| Selected song | "Molitva" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (1st, 298 points) | |||
| Final result | 1st, 268 points | |||
| Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Beovizija 2007
To select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Serbia used the festival Beovizija 2007, which consists of one semi-final and a final.
The national final was also closed for foreign performers. "During our promo tour we wished to go to Serbia. However, we were clearly told that we were not welcome there", said Sławomir Sokołowski, manager of the Polish entry for Eurovision 2007, The Jet Set.
Semi-final
Twenty songs competed during the semi-final on 7 March 2007. The ten qualifiers were decided by a combination of votes from a jury panel (50%) and the Serbian public (50%).
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
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| Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Aleksandra Perović | "Noćas budi moj" | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Maja Marković | "Nije nam se dalo" | 8 | 459 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Negative | "Prava stvar" | 2 | 427 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" | 12 | 2,063 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 5 | Tanja Savić i Bane Mojićević | "Simpatija" | 0 | 421 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Ivana Jordan | "Bomba" | 10 | 640 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| 7 | Jelena Kovačević | "Senjorita" | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Aleksa Jelić | "Beli grad" | 4 | 314 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Igor Vukojević | "Dobro te znam" | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Amadeus Band | "Zato što znam" | 0 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Blah Blah Band | "Ruski Rulet" | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Blizanci | "Mambo Jambo Serbiano" | 0 | 1,388 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 13 | Miki Perić | "Jablan" | 6 | 283 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | Maja Nikolić | "Ja znam da ti me ne voliš" | 0 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Mira Škorić | "Voli je" | 0 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Suzana Dinić | "Nudim ti srce svoje" | 1 | 297 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | Slobodan Trkulja i Balkanopolis | "Nebo" | 7 | 1,936 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| 18 | Peca Jovanović | "Kao da je bilo juče" | 5 | 728 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 19 | Betty Boop | "Sama" | 0 | 922 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 20 | IQ | "Ljubav za sve" | 0 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Final
Ten songs competed during the final on 8 March 2007. The winner was decided by a combination of votes from a jury panel (50%) and the Serbian public (50%). Marija Šerifović performed "Molitva" and won the contest for Serbia at Eurovision, although the song was not the jury's first choice.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
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| Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Peca Jovanović | "Kao da je bilo juče" | 2 | 1,264 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Miki Perić | "Jablan" | 6 | 653 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Negativ | "Prava Stvar" | 12 | 1,128 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | Betty Boop | "Sama" | 5 | 2,164 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Slobodan Trkulja i Balkanopolis | "Nebo" | 7 | 4,084 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" | 10 | 5,638 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | Maja Marković | "Nije nam se dalo" | 4 | 1,000 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Blizanci | "Mambo Jambo Serbiano" | 1 | 3,377 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | Ivana Jordan | "Bomba" | 8 | 2,792 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 10 | Aleksa Jelić | "Beli grad" | 3 | 1,585 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
At Eurovision
Serbia had competed in the semi-final of the 2007 Contest on 10 May 2007 performing 15th, following Poland and preceding the Czech Republic. Serbia was ranked first, with 298 points and qualifying for the final. At the final Serbia, performing 17th in the running order, following Germany and preceding Ukraine. She received 268 points, winning the contest for Serbia its best result to date. Meaning that Serbia automatically qualified for the final in the 2008 contest.
Points awarded to Serbia
| 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 |
Points awarded by Serbia
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Final
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See also
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