Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Estonia chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 during Eurolaul 2007 on 3 February 2007. The winner was Gerli Padar with "Partners in Crime", composed by Henrik Sal-Saller and written by Berit Veiber.
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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Country | Estonia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurolaul 2007 | |||
Selection date(s) | 3 February 2007 | |||
Selected entrant | Gerli Padar | |||
Selected song | "Partners in Crime" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (22nd, 33 points) | |||
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Eurolaul 2007
Eurolaul 2007 was the fourteenth edition of the Estonian national selection Eurolaul, which selected Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The competition consisted of ten entries competing in a final on 3 February 2007.
Competing entries
ETV directly invited 10 composers to submit entries for the competition. The composers both created the song and selected the performer for their entry. The invited composers were:
- Alar Kotkas, Pearu Paulus and Ilmar Laisaar
- Eda-Ines Etti
- Elmar Liitmaa
- Hendrik Sal-Saller
- Koit Toome
- Kristjan Kasearu
- Lenna Kuurmaa
- Priit Pajusaar and Glen Pilvre
- Soul Militia
- Sven Lõhmus
Among the competing artists and composers were previous Eurovision Song Contest entrants Ines, who represented Estonia in 2000, Koit Toome, who represented Estonia in 1998, Lenna Kuurmaa, who represented Switzerland in 2005 as part of the group Vanilla Ninja, and Soul Militia, who represented Estonia under the name of 2XL in 2001 together with Tanel Padar and Dave Benton. Priit Pajusaar and Glen Pilvre co-wrote the 1996 and 1999 Estonian entries, Alar Kotkas, Pearu Paulus and Ilmar Laisaar co-wrote the 2000, 2002 and 2006 Estonian entries and Sven Lõhmus wrote the 2005 Estonian entry.[1]
Final
The final took place on 3 February 2007 at the ETV studios in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Maarja-Liis Ilus. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were determined to proceed to the second round: "Sunflowers" performed by Laura Põldvere, "Partners in Crime" performed by Gerli Padar and "Romeo ja Julia" performed by Hele Kõre & Kristjan Kasearu. The public vote in the first round registered 56,172 votes. In the second round, "Partners in Crime" performed by Gerli Padar was selected as the winner. The public televote in the second round registered 118,949 votes, with votes only counting towards the top three songs.[2]
First Round – 3 February 2007 | |||||
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Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
1 | Kristjan Kasearu & Paradise Crew | "So Much to Say" | Kristjan Kasearu, Madis Muul | 1771 | 7 |
2 | Deva Deva Dance | "Supreme Nature" | Arne Lauri, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre | 1543 | 9 |
3 | Koit Toome | "Veidi veel" (A little more) | Fred Krieger, Berit Veiber, Koit Toome | 1371 | 10 |
4 | Laura Põldvere | "Sunflowers" | Sven Lõhmus | 8170 | 3 |
5 | Gerli Padar | "Partners in Crime" | Berit Veiber, Hendrik Sal-Saller | 16759 | 1 |
6 | Vanilla Ninja | "Birds of Peace" | Lenna Kuurmaa, Piret Järvis, Elmar Liitmaa | 7552 | 4 |
7 | Linda | "One Year From Now" | Jana Hallas, Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas | 1701 | 8 |
8 | Soul Militia | "My Place" | Kaido Põldma, Lauri Pihlap | 4524 | 5 |
9 | Ines | "In Good and Bad" | Eda-Ines Etti | 2583 | 6 |
10 | Hele Kõre & Kristjan Kasearu | "Romeo ja Julia" | Jaagup Kreem, Elmar Liitmaa | 9350 | 2 |
Second Round – 3 February 2007 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
1 | Laura Põldvere | "Sunflowers" | 25896 (22%) | 3 |
2 | Gerli Padar | "Partners in Crime" | 55416 (47%) | 1 |
3 | Hele Kõre & Kristjan Kasearu | "Romeo ja Julia" | 36881 (31%) | 2 |
At Eurovision
As Estonia failed to qualify from the semi-final for the third time in a row Gerli was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final,"Partners in Crime" was performed 23rd in the running order, following Hungary and preceding the Belgium. However, the song only received 33 points, placing 22nd of 28 countries and failing to pass to the final.
Points awarded by Estonia
Semi-final
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Final
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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
- Eesti Television
- "Eurovisioonile läheb Gerli Padar" (in Estonian). www.delfi.ee. 3 February 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2007.