Eurofest 2007
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 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 15 December 2006, and televoting selected Dmitry Koldun to go on to the superfinal, joining jury favourites 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 state, that the winner may or may not sing the entry they entered to Eurofest at the Eurovision.
Participants
The following artists participated:
- Anna Sharkunova - "Sorvatsa I Vniz"
- Borneo - "Fingertips"
- Dmitry Koldun - "Angel Mechty"
- LENA - "Call Me (September 11th)"
- Svayaki - "Salodki Myodzik"
- Irina Yarina - "Krotkiy Dozhd"
- Dali - "Mechtai So Mnoy"
- Lana Jurčević - "1 Razlog"
- 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 Gurtskaya - "How Long"
- Natalia Lapteva & XXXLight - "I Don't Know Why"
- Victor Pshenichniy - "Sooner Or Later"
Not participating:
- Angelica Agurbash, who represented Belarus in 2005, 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),[1] therefore breaking ESC rules.
Televoting
After all the songs had been performed, there was ten minutes of televoting to decide the viewers' winner.
| Place | Artist | Song Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dmitry Koldun | Angel Mechty | 4412 |
| 02 | Litesound | Summer Trip | 1999 |
| 03 | Diana Gurtskaya | 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 Koldun - "Work Your Magic"-winner
- The Project - "S. U. P. E. R. S. T. A. R."
- Diana Gurtskaya - "How Long"
The winner
Following the final held on January 22, 2007 it was announced that Dmitry Koldun would represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with his song "Work Your Magic". He came 6th in the competition.
References
See also
Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007