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
Latvia selected their entry for the 2007 contest using the Eirodziesma 2007 format.
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The two semi-finals featured ten competing entries each, from which five were selected to advance to the final from each show. The songs in each semi-final 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. In the final, the winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.
Competing entries
Songs could be submitted to the broadcaster until 20 November 2006. A record number of 106 songs were submitted, and a seven-member jury evaluated the submitted entries and selected 20 entries to compete in the national final, which were released publicly on 11 December 2006. The selection jury consisted of Cosmos, Guna Zučika, Sandris Vanzovičs, Wig Wam, Zdob și Zdub, Andrius Mamontovas and Mario Galunič.[1]
| 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 Klimovica, Ieva Rudzite, 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 semi-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. 5 songs from each semi-final qualified for the final.[2]
| Semi-final 1 – 27 January 2007 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 semi-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. 5 songs from each semi-final qualified for the final.[2]
| 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 in Ventspils, hosted by Ugis Joksts and Kristine Virsnite. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.[3] The opera group, Bonaparti.lv won the competition with a convincing number of televotes.
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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