Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Belarus
National selection
Selection process	Eurofest 2007
Selection date(s)	Semi-final 15 December 2006 Final 22 January 2007
Selected entrant	Dmitry Koldun
Selected song	"Work Your Magic"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (4th, 176 points)
Final result	6th, 145 points
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2006 • 2007 • 2008►

Belarus chose Dmitry Koldun with the song "Work Your Magic" to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. Using the Eurofest 2007 format on 15 December 2006, televoting narrowed down fifteen performers to Dmitry Koldun, selected by televoting, and Diana Gurtskaya and The Project, selected by the professional jury. The three competitors entered the superfinal where they could change their song if they wished. On 22 January 2007, the three performed their song in front of a strict government jury, which decided that Dmitry Koldun was the most suitable performer to represent Belarus. The song was written by Karen Kavaleryan and composed by Philip Kirkorov.

Prior to the contest, Dmitry departed on a promo tour across Europe performing in countries such as Spain, Ireland, Cyprus, and Macedonia.

Result of national final

These are the results for the final only, for the results of the semi-final see Eurofest 2007.

At Eurovision

At Eurovision, Dmitry Koldun dropped his first name and performed as Koldun, which is the Russian word for "magician". As Belarus failed to qualify from the semi-final for the third time in a row, Koldun had to compete in the semi-final on 10 May. The Belarusian entry was performed fourth, following Cyprus and preceding Iceland. Belarus finished 4th in the semi-final, and therefore qualified for the final on May 12, where they performed 3rd. Finally, the entry received a 6th place with 145 points which is the best Belarus result to date.

Points Awarded by Belarus^[1]

Semi final 12 points  Moldova 10 points  Serbia 8 points  Georgia 7 points  Portugal 6 points  Slovenia 5 points  Poland 4 points  Andorra 3 points  Iceland 2 points  Latvia 1 point  Hungary

Final 12 points  Russia 10 points  Ukraine 8 points  Moldova 7 points  Serbia 6 points  Georgia 5 points  Armenia 4 points  Slovenia 3 points  Greece 2 points  Lithuania 1 point  Finland

References

See also

• Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Video of song "Work your magic" at the final of Eurovision 2007
• Video of song "Work your magic" at the semifinal of Eurovision 2007
• Dmitry Koldun's performance at Eurofest
• Dmitry Koldun at "The Late Late Show - Eurosong 2007" in Ireland