hmm marzo the ark anno vinto il finale del melodilfestival per andare in finladia x il Eurovision Song Contest 2007 :: May ::
poi li sono andati male
non anno avvuto molti voti da gli altri paesi....
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia [1] and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May (semi-final) to 12 May (final). The hosting broadcaster of the contest was YLE. Finland earned the right to host the event thanks to the heavy metal band Lordi winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 as Finland's representatives. It meant that the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was to be staged in Finland for the first time. The hosts were popular Finnish television personality Jaana Pelkonen and Finnish musician, stage performer and actor Mikko Leppilampi, with Krisse Salminen in the green room.
The official logo of the contest remained the same with the flag in the centre of the heart being changed to the Finnish National Flag. The European Broadcasting Union and YLE announced that the theme for the 2007 contest would be “True Fantasy”, which embraced Finland and Finnishness in terms of the polarities associated with the country.[2] The design agency “Dog Design” was responsible for the design of the visual theme of the contest which incorporated vibrant kaleidoscopic patterns formed from various symbols including exclamation marks and the letter "F".[3] On 20 February 2007 a reworked official website for the contest was launched marking the first public exhibition of this year's theme. An official CD and DVD were released. A new introduction to Eurovision merchandise was a board game, which mimics the contest in the process of creating and establishing an entry and then undergoing an interesting voting procedure in the game's conclusion. An official fan book was also released.
The Hartwall Areena, Finland's largest ice hockey arena, was always the favourite to be chosen to host the contest. The city of Helsinki has the best connections and facilities in the country, therefore allowing as many people as possible to experience the contest. The arena itself is practically next door to YLE's centre of operations, allowing for relatively easy logistics. A budget of 13 million € was also presented for arranging the contest. Other bids to host the contest came from the Finnish cities such as Espoo, Turku and Tampere.
A record number of 42 countries participated. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) put aside its former maximum of 40 countries, which would have necessitated excluding some countries using a ranking order scheme, to accept all applicants.
On 12 March 2007, the official draws for the running order for the semi-final, final and voting procedure took place. A new feature introduced during the draw allowed five wildcard countries from the semi-final and three countries from the final to choose their starting position. The head of the delegation would go on stage and choose the number they wished to take. In the semi-final, Austria, Andorra, Turkey, Slovenia and Latvia were able to choose their positions. In the final, Armenia, Ukraine and Germany were able to exercise this privilege. Ultimately, all countries opted for spots in the second half of both evenings. Shortly after the draw, all of the entries were approved by the EBU, ending controversy surrounding the possible disqualification of the Israeli song. The United Kingdom chose their entry after the deadline because they were granted special dispensation from the EBU.
The contest saw some minor changes with emphasis on the voting timeframe. The compilation summary video of all entries including phone numbers was shown twice. The voting process was the same as last year except there was fifteen minutes to vote, an increase from the usual ten minutes. In the final, the results from each country were once again shown from 1-7 points automatically appearing on screen and ony 8, 10, and 12 being read by the spokesperson. For the first time, the winner was awarded with a promotion tour around Europe, making stops in Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, Greece and Germany. The tour was held between 16 May and 21 May.
The event was sponsored by European communications group TeliaSonera, and — as with several previous contests — Nobel Biocare.
Eurovision 2007 Serbia Marija Serifovic-Destiny(Molitva)