Eurofest 2007
Encyclopedia
Eurofest 2007 was the television show in which Belarus
selected three competitors to fight for the Belarusian place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
, to be held in Helsinki
, Finland
on the 10 and 12 May 2007. As Belarus failed to qualify from the semifinal for the third time in a row in 2006
, the winner had to start in the semifinal on the 10th. Eurofest was aired on the 15th December 2006, and televoting selected Dmitry Koldun to go on to the superfinal, joining jury favs Diana Gurtskaya & The Project, leaving the jury to select the winner behind closed doors. Later, Dmitry Koldun
was announced winner with the song "Work your magic". The rules explicitly state that the winner may or may not sing the entry they entered to the NF within Helsinki.
Not participating:
to decide the viewers' winner.
would represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with his song "Work Your Magic". He came 6th in the competition.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
selected three competitors to fight for the Belarusian place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
, to be held in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
on the 10 and 12 May 2007. As Belarus failed to qualify from the semifinal for the third time in a row in 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
, the winner had to start in the semifinal on the 10th. Eurofest was aired on the 15th December 2006, and televoting selected Dmitry Koldun to go on to the superfinal, joining jury favs Diana Gurtskaya & The Project, leaving the jury to select the winner behind closed doors. Later, Dmitry Koldun
Dmitry Koldun
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
was announced winner with the song "Work your magic". The rules explicitly state that the winner may or may not sing the entry they entered to the NF within Helsinki.
Participants
The following artists participated: http://songfestival.web-log.nl/songfestival/2006/12/witrussische_fi.html- Anna Sharkunova - "Sorvatsa I Vniz"
- Borneo - "Fingertips"
- Dmitry KoldunDmitry KoldunDmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
- "Angel Mechty" - LENA - "Call Me (September 11th)"
- Svayaki - "Salodki Myodzik"
- Irina Yarina - "Krotkiy Dozhd"
- Dali - "Mechtai So Mnoy"
- Natalia Tamelo - "So Badly High"
- Litesound - "Summer Trip"
- The Project - "S. U. P. E. R. S. T. A. R."
- Oleg Karpenko - "I Feel Good Tonight"
- New Generation - "Belarus"
- Diana GurtskayaDiana GurtskayaDiana Gudaevna Gurtskaya |Georgia]]) is a blind Georgian singer residing in Moscow, Russia. Following a failed attempt in Belarus the previous year Diana, on March 1, 2008, won the Georgian national final with 39.4% of the vote, therefore she represented Georgia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest...
- "How Long" - Natalia Lapteva & XXXLight - "I Don't Know Why"
- Victor Pshenichniy - "Sooner Or Later"
Not participating:
- Angelica AgurbashAngelica AgurbashAngelica Agurbash , born May 17, 1970, is a Belarusian singer and former model perhaps most known for representing Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005....
, who represented Belarus in 2005Eurovision Song Contest 2005The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
, was due to enter again with the song "Miracle", but withdrew after it was discovered that her song had already been performed (in the European Athletic Championships), therefore breaking ESC rules.
Televoting
After all the songs had been performed, there was ten minutes of televotingTelevoting
Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...
to decide the viewers' winner.
| Place | Artist | Song Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dmitry Koldun Dmitry Koldun Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date... |
Angel Mechty | 4412 |
| 02 | Litesound | Summer Trip | 1999 |
| 03 | Diana Gurtskaya Diana Gurtskaya Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya |Georgia]]) is a blind Georgian singer residing in Moscow, Russia. Following a failed attempt in Belarus the previous year Diana, on March 1, 2008, won the Georgian national final with 39.4% of the vote, therefore she represented Georgia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest... |
How Long | 1582 |
| 04 | The Project | S.U.P.E.R.S.T.A.R | 1288 |
| 05 | Svayaki | Salodki Myodzik | 1149 |
| 06 | Borneo | Fingertips | 693 |
| 07 | Natalia Tamelo | So Badly High | 585 |
| 08 | Anna Sharkunova | Sorvatsa I Vniz | 553 |
| 09 | LENA | Call Me (September 11) | 467 |
| 10 | Victor Pshenichniy | Sooner or Later | 462 |
| 11 | Natalia Lapteva & XXXLight | I Don't Know | 334 |
| 12 | New Generation | Belarus | 171 |
| 13 | Dali | Mechtai So Mnoy | 142 |
| 14 | Irina Yarina | Krotkiy Dozhd | 81 |
| 15 | Oleg Karpenko | I Feel Good Tonight | 39 |
Second round
A jury selected the best from the televoting winner (Dmitry Koldun) plus their two personal favourites from the first round:- Dmitry KoldunDmitry KoldunDmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
- "Work Your Magic"-winner - The Project - "S. U. P. E. R. S. T. A. R."
- Diana GurtskayaDiana GurtskayaDiana Gudaevna Gurtskaya |Georgia]]) is a blind Georgian singer residing in Moscow, Russia. Following a failed attempt in Belarus the previous year Diana, on March 1, 2008, won the Georgian national final with 39.4% of the vote, therefore she represented Georgia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest...
- "How Long"
The winner
Following the final held on January 22, 2007 it was announced that Dmitry KoldunDmitry Koldun
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
would represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with his song "Work Your Magic". He came 6th in the competition.