Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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Norway
chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
during Melodi Grand Prix 2007
. Actress turned singer, Guri Schanke
, won the right to represent Norway with the song "Ven a bailar conmigo
". The selection process consisted of four semi-finals and a final on 10 February 2007. The first 3 semi-finals each contained 6 songs with the top 2 songs qualifying for the final, while the 3rd and 4th placed songs went forward to the 4th semi-final where they had a second chance to qualify for the final. Guri Schanke was the televoters' favourite, earning over 30,000 more votes than the song in second place. Her song has been described as a sexy Latin dance number.
, Finland
performing nineteenth in the competition, following FYR Macedonia
's Karolina Gočeva
with "Mojot svet
" and preceding Malta
's Olivia Lewis
with "Vertigo
". The song finished eighteenth in the competition, thus missing out on a top-ten position which would have secured a place in the finals.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
chose their entry for 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...
during Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Melodi Grand Prix 2007 was the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen....
. Actress turned singer, Guri Schanke
Guri Schanke
Guri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second....
, won the right to represent Norway with the song "Ven a bailar conmigo
Ven a bailar conmigo
"Ven a bailar conmigo" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke....
". The selection process consisted of four semi-finals and a final on 10 February 2007. The first 3 semi-finals each contained 6 songs with the top 2 songs qualifying for the final, while the 3rd and 4th placed songs went forward to the 4th semi-final where they had a second chance to qualify for the final. Guri Schanke was the televoters' favourite, earning over 30,000 more votes than the song in second place. Her song has been described as a sexy Latin dance number.
Final
- For the results of the semi-finals and second-chance round, see Melodi Grand Prix 2007Melodi Grand Prix 2007Melodi Grand Prix 2007 was the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen....
.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infinity Infinity (band) Infinity is a Eurodance band from Norway, active in the late 1990s, and into the 21st century. They have released two albums, Www.Happy-People.net in 1999 and Naked in the Rain in 2001. Members of the band include Kjell Gabriel Henriksen and Birgitte Moe... |
Hooked On You | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Jenny Jensen | Vil Du Ha Svar? | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Trine Rein Trine Rein Trine Rein is a Norwegian-American singer, who belongs to the exclusive group of Norwegian artists who have sold more than a million records. Trine was born in San Francisco in 1970, and therefore has both US and Norwegian citizenship.-Successful debut:... featuring Andreas Ljones |
Maybe | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Dusty Cowshit | Chicken Rodeo | 14000 | 55062 | 69062 | 4 |
| 5 | Thorild Sivertsen & The Funky Family | Love On The Dancefloor | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Jannicke Abrahamsen | Rocket ride | 14000 | 64443 | 78443 | 2 |
| 7 | Crash! | Wannabe | 24000 | 46203 | 70203 | 3 |
| 8 | Guri Schanke Guri Schanke Guri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second.... |
Ven a bailar conmigo Ven a bailar conmigo "Ven a bailar conmigo" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke.... |
14000 | 94541 | 108541 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Norway participated in the semi-final on 10 May 2007 in HelsinkiHelsinki
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...
performing nineteenth in the competition, following FYR Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
's Karolina Gočeva
Karolina Goceva
Karolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively...
with "Mojot svet
Mojot Svet
"Mojot svet" was the Macedonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in Macedonian and English by Karolina Gočeva. The song was composed by Grigor Koprov and written by Ognen Nedelkovski, both of whom have previous Contest experience. Karolina, too, has previous Eurovision...
" and preceding Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
's Olivia Lewis
Olivia Lewis
For the comic book character, see Menagerie.Olivia Lewis, born 18 October 1978, is a singer from Qormi, Malta. She has competed 11 consecutive times in the Malta Song For Europe festival, which selects the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest...
with "Vertigo
Vertigo (Olivia Lewis song)
"Vertigo" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Olivia Lewis.The song is a moderately up-tempo number. Lewis describes the difficulties she faces in her relationship, as her lover apparently spends much of his time doing exactly the opposite of what she...
". The song finished eighteenth in the competition, thus missing out on a top-ten position which would have secured a place in the finals.