Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Lithuania was represented by 4Fun at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Love or Leave".

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Lithuania
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	Quarterfinals 27 January 2007 3 February 2007 10 February 2007 Semi-final 17 February 2007 24 February 2007 Final 3 March 2007
Selected entrant	4FUN
Selected song	"Love or Leave"
Finals performance
Final result	21st, 28 points
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

National final

Prior to the final, quarter-finals and semi-finals took place to select newcomers, well-known artists, and experienced singers. The quarter-finals were held from 27 January 2007 to 10 February 2007. A total of 21 songs (4 from the newcomers round, 7 from the semi-established performers round and 10 from the established performers round) were chosen by televoting (4/7) and an "expert" jury (3/7) to qualify for the semi-finals. For the semi-finals, the top 5 songs in each semi-final, chosen by televoting (4/7) and an "expert" jury (3/7), qualified for the final, along with one wildcard qualifier.[1][2]

Shows

Quarter-final 1 (Newcomers)

Due to problems with the presentation of the voting results, Alien Run Amuck was chosen as a wildcard qualifier for the semi-finals.[1]

Quarter-final 1 – 27 January 2007
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Pokeris	"Man reikia meilės"	29	7
2	Kupido	"Hero of Today"	30	6
3	Mini-Me	"Like You"	59	3
4	Marta	"Stay Away"	26	8
5	Alien Run Amuck	"A Cool Guy With Long Hair"	32	4
6	Dykaja Zemlia	"It's Time to Say Goodbye"	26	8
7	Slapjack	"Lust and Sexy Shadows"	70	1
8	Edgaras Kapočius	"I Will Survive Without You"	17	10
9	Jolita	"Air"	6	12
10	Barbė-Q	"Feel Your Lips"	32	4
11	Sweetness Theory	"Save Me"	69	2
12	Angelina	"Tavo pirktos gėlės"	10	11

Quarter-final 2 (Semi-Established Performers)

Due to problems with the presentation of the voting results, Edita, Ingrida Paukštyte and Natas were chosen as wildcard qualifiers for the semi-finals.[1]

Quarter-final 2 – 3 February 2007
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Edita	"Wherever I Go"	18	10
2	Ashtrey	"The Green Sun"	48	3
3	Ingrida Paukštytė	"Let's Pray"	12	11
4	Mesa	"Bad Salad Ballad"	48	3
5	Žydrė	"It Was Good To Be With You"	32	7
6	Nerri	"Breaking Free"	38	6
7	Natas	"The Fall"	31	8
8	Stringaj	"Just Leave"	40	5
9	Igors	"There's No Matter"	1	13
10	Super Kolegos	"PiaR"	9	12
11	U-Soul	"At Your Door"	53	2
12	Helada	"Būk Arti"	21	9
13	Edita & Erika	"Something About Love"	55	1

Quarter-final 3 (Established Performers)

Quarter-final 3 – 10 February 2007
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Rūta Ščiogolevaitė	"If I Ever Make You Cry"	56	3
2	Aistė Pilvelytė	"Emotional Crisis"	33	6
3	Rasa Kaušiutė	"Stranger"	12	10
4	Nacija	"Fly Up Together"	16	9
5	Dove & Gerda	"Each Day of My Life"	36	5
6	Augustė	"Fate"	66	2
7	4Fun	"Love or Leave"	84	1
8	The Road Band	"Auksinis ruduo"	22	8
9	Saulės Kliošas	"Tell Me Why"	51	4
10	Onsa	"Stay Here"	30	7

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1 – 17 February 2007
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	4Fun	"Love or Leave"	80	1
2	Edita & Erika	"Something About Love"	4	12
3	U-Soul	"At Your Door"	26	7
4	Barbė-Q	"Feel Your Lips"	6	10
5	Aistė Pilvelytė	"Emotional Crisis"	56	2
6	Slapjack	"Lust and Sexy Shadows"	47	4
7	Onsa	"Stay Here"	18	9
8	Sweetness Theory	"Save Me"	47	4
9	Stringaj	"Just Leave"	19	8
10	Natas	"The Fall"	46	6
11	Ashtrey	"The Green Sun"	52	3
12	The Road Band	"Auksinis ruduo"	5	11

Semi-final 2

Semi-final 2 – 24 February 2007
Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Rūta Ščiogolevaitė	"If I Ever Make You Cry"	82	1
2	Augustė	"Fate"	44	5
3	Mini-Me	"Like You"	48	3
4	Alien Run Amuck	"A Cool Guy With Long Hair"	24	7
5	Edita	"Wherever I Go"	6	10
6	Žydrė	"It Was Good To Be With You"	22	8
7	Ingrida Paukštytė	"Let's Pray"	6	10
8	Dove & Gerda	"Each Day of My Life"	45	4
9	Mesa	"Bad Salad Ballad"	38	6
10	Saulės Kliošas	"Tell Me Why"	72	2
11	Nerri	"Breaking Free"	19	9

Final

The final was held on 3 March 2007 at the LRT TV Studios in Vilnius. The winner was chosen by two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.[3]

First Round – 3 March 2007
Draw	Singer	Song	Televote	Place
1	Saulės Kliošas	"Tell Me Why"	3586	5
2	4Fun	"Love or Leave"	6833	3
3	Sweetness Theory	"Save Me"	1428	10
4	Aistė Pilvelytė	"Emotional Crisis"	7944	2
5	Slapjack	"Lust and Sexy Shadows"	1559	8
6	Dove & Gerda	"Each Day of My Life"	508	11
7	Rūta Ščiogolevaitė	"If I Ever Make You Cry"	10179	1
8	Mini-Me	"Like You"	1166	7
9	Natas	"The Fall"	1446	9
10	Ashtrey	"The Green Sun"	1939	6
11	Augustė	"Fate"	4488	4

Second Round – 3 March 2007
Draw	Singer	Song	Televote	Place
1	4Fun	"Love or Leave"	23888 (44%)	1
2	Aistė Pilvelytė	"Emotional Crisis"	10155 (19%)	3
3	Rūta Ščiogolevaitė	"If I Ever Make You Cry"	20133 (37%)	2

At Eurovision

Lithuania automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 10 last year. In the final they performed 9th, following Hungary and preceding Greece 4Fun came 21st with 28 points.

Points awarded to Lithuania (final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Ireland	Latvia
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
		United Kingdom	Belarus	Andorra

Points awarded by Lithuania

Semi-final Points awarded in the semi-final:[4] 12 points  Latvia 10 points  Belarus 8 points  Georgia 7 points  Hungary 6 points  Estonia 5 points  Iceland 4 points  Israel 3 points  Poland 2 points  Andorra 1 point  Serbia

Final Points awarded in the final:[4] 12 points  Georgia 10 points  Latvia 8 points  Ukraine 7 points  Belarus 6 points  Russia 5 points  Finland 4 points  Hungary 3 points  France 2 points  Moldova 1 point  Slovenia

See also

Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest

References

1. "LITHUANIAN QUARTER-FINALS 2007".
2. http://esckaz.com/2007/lit.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "LITHUANIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2007".
4. "Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

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