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Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n entry to 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...
, sung in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
by Bonaparti.lv
Bonaparti.lv
Bonaparti.lv is a sextet consisting of Latvian tenors, that participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with their song "Questa Notte".In 2006 Swedish composer Kjell Jennstig composed a song named "Tonight", which he handed in to Eirodziesma 2007 - the Latvian national qualification for the...
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Bonaparti.lv, a sextet
Sextet
A sextet is a formation containing exactly six members. It is commonly associated with vocal or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six similar or related objects are considered a single unit....
of classically-trained tenors, performed in Italian, the first time the language was performed by Latvia. Originally, however it was originally written in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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The song was composed by Francesca Russo, Torbjörn Wassenius and Kjell Jennstig
Kjell Jennstig
Kjell Jennstig is a Swedish musician and composer/songwriter.As a musician he is mostly known as guitarist in Swedish motorcycle group, Kenneth & the Knutters....
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On the night of the semi-final the song performed 28th (las), following Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
's Eric Papilaya
Eric Papilaya
Eric Papilaya is a singer from Austria who represented his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. He performed the song "Get A Life - Get Alive", but eliminated in semi-finals. Before he participated in Starmania, where he reached a top-5 position...
with get A Life - Get Alive
Get A Life - Get Alive
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. The song received 156 points, placing 5th of 28 and progressing to the final. At the final Bonaparti.lv performed 14th (following France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's Les Fatals Picards
Les Fatals Picards
Les Fatals Picards is a French rock/punk band, founded in 1996.The Fatals Picards are best known to general audiences because they represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song L'amour à la française , after winning the national selection.Their name means "the fatal [men]...
with "L'amour à la française
L'amour à la française
"L'amour à la française" is a song by French band/group Les Fatals Picards. It was the French entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.It is a love song, using Franglais, a mixture of French and English, and according to the songwriters meant to combine French romance and punk for beginners...
" and preceding Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Serebro
Serebro
Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...
with "Song #1
Song Number 1
"Song #1" is a song by girl group Serebro. It was chosen to represent Russia at Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. They performed in the 15th position following Latvia's Bonaparti.lv with "Questa Notte" and preceding Germany's Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".Serebro...
") The song received 54 points, placing 16th of 24 countries competing.
The song was succeeded at the 2008 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
by Pirates of the Sea
Pirates of the Sea
Pirates of the Sea is a musical project that represented Latvia in Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with their song "Wolves of the Sea". It consists of three members: Italian singer Roberto Meloni who is living in Latvia, dancer Aleksandra Kurusova as well as the TV and radio person Jānis Vaišļa...
with "Wolves of the Sea
Wolves of the Sea
"Wolves of the Sea" is a song performed by the Latvian musical project Pirates of the Sea. Written by four Swedish composers, the song was chosen to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. It was very popular with the audience in the UK, receiving 10 points from...
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