Eirodziesma 2007 was the eighth edition of Eirodziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia’s entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition commenced on 27 January 2007 and concluded with a final on 24 February 2007.
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals took place at LTV studios in Riga and the final took place at the Olympic Centre in Ventspils. The three shows were hosted by Uģis Joksts and Kristīne Virsnīte. The two semi-finals, held on 27 January and 3 February 2007, each featured ten competing entries from which five were selected to advance to the final from each show. The final, held on 24 February 2007, selected the final winner from the ten qualifiers from the semi-finals.
Results during the semi-final shows were determined by a jury and votes from the public. In the semi-finals, the songs first faced a public vote where the top three entries qualified. The jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the final, a public vote exclusively determined the winner in two rounds: the first round selected the top three songs and the second round selected the winner.
Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster until 20 November 2006. A record number of 106 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period, and an international and local jury panel evaluated the submitted entries and selected 20 entries to compete in the national final. The international jury panel consisted of Wig Wam (2005 Norwegian Eurovision entrants), Zdob și Zdub (2005 Moldovan Eurovision entrants), Andrius Mamontovas (2006 Lithuanian Eurovision entrant) and Mario Galunič (Slovene editor and television presenter). The local jury consisted of Cosmos (2006 Latvian Eurovision entrants), Guna Zučika (MTV Baltic) and Sandris Vanzovičs (journalist and music critic). The twenty competing artists and songs were announced on 11 December 2006.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aisha | „Close Your Eyes“ | Valters Frīdenbergs |
| Beate | „I Will“ | Artūrs Palkēvičs, Iveta Priede |
| Bonaparti.lv | „Questa notte“ | Kjell Jennstig, Torbjörn Wassenius, Francesca Russo |
| Elli U | „Always and Forever“ | Artūrs Palkēvičs, Roberto Meloni |
| „Trans-European Express“ | Virginia Barrett | |
| Ēnas | „Always“ | Lauris Valters |
| Gunārs Kalniņš and Jolanda Suvorova | „What a Love Can Do to Me“ | Gunārs Kalniņš |
| H2O | „Boys Never Tell They’re Sorry“ | Mārtiņš Freimanis |
| Igete Gaiķe | „Dundari Dandari“ | Igete Gaiķe |
| Intars Busulis | „Gonki“ (Гонки) | Intars Busulis, Kārlis Lācis, Sergejs Timofejevs |
| Iveta Baumane | „In Our Life“ | Iveta Baumane, Ingars Viļums |
| Kesija | „You Are Losing Me“ | Marcos Ubeda, Terry Cox |
| Klaidonis and Linita | „My Vow to You“ | Māris Sloka, Earl J. Dawson |
| Lenii | „Take Off Your Mask“ | Lauris Reiniks |
| Morning After | „Bye My Baby, Bye“ | Mārtiņš Freimanis |
| Red Bee | „Can’t Buy Good Lovin’“ | Indra Klimoviča, Ieva Rudzīte, Antra Lante, Nelli Bubujanca |
| Re:Public | „Home“ | Re:Public, Jānis Rībens |
| Robert Wells, Johnny Salamander and Meldra | „The Legends of Rock’n Roll“ | Robert Wells |
| Stacey | „Feels Like Heaven“ | Anastasija Polipina, Roberto Meloni |
| VIA Meitenes | „Little Bit of This“ | Rūta Reinika |
Semi-finals
Two semi-finals took place on 27 January and 3 February 2007. Ten entries competed in each show, with five entries qualifying to the final. The acts first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified; a jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition.
Semi-final 1 – 27 January 2007
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
| 1 | Beate | „I Will“ | 9 | 1,019 | 10 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Elli U | „Trans-European Express“ | 10 | 1,07 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Red Bee | „Can’t Buy Good Lovin’“ | 2 | 2,465 | 4 | Advanced |
| 4 | Re:Public | „Home“ | 5 | 2,485 | 3 | Advanced |
| 5 | Ēnas | „Always“ | 6 | 2,071 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Iveta Baumane | „In Our Life“ | 7 | 1,175 | 8 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Gunārs Kalniņš and Jolanda Suvorova | „What a Love Can Do to Me“ | 1 | 5,84 | 2 | Advanced |
| 8 | Igete Gaiķe | „Dundari Dandari“ | 3 | 2,366 | 5 | Advanced |
| 9 | H2O | „Boys Never Tell They’re Sorry“ | 4 | 2,128 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 10 | Lenii | „Take Off Your Mask“ | 8 | 7,537 | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2 – 3 February 2007
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Rank | Result |
| 1 | Intars Busulis | „Gonki“ | 1 | 4,856 | 4 | Advanced |
| 2 | VIA Meitenes | „Little Bit of This“ | 4 | 3,977 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Robert Wells, Johnny Salamander and Meldra | „The Legends of Rock’n Roll“ | 3 | 2,855 | 8 | Advanced |
| 4 | Morning After | „Bye My Baby, Bye“ | 6 | 1,252 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Bonaparti.lv | „Questa notte“ | 2 | 9,909 | 1 | Advanced |
| 6 | Aisha | „Close Your Eyes“ | 5 | 3,042 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Kesija | „You Are Losing Me“ | 9 | 5,62 | 3 | Advanced |
| 8 | Stacey | „Feels Like Heaven“ | 8 | 583 | 10 | Eliminated |
| 9 | Klaidonis and Linita | „My Vow to You“ | 10 | 7,004 | 2 | Advanced |
| 10 | Elli U | „Always and Forever“ | 7 | 3,04 | 7 | Eliminated |
Final
The final took place on 24 February 2007. The winner was selected over two rounds of public televoting. In the first round, the top three entries were selected to proceed to the second round. In the second round, „Questa notte“ performed by Bonaparti.lv was declared the winner.
First Round – 24 February 2007
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Intars Busulis | „Gonki“ | 13,219 | 2 |
| 2 | Robert Wells, Johnny Salamander and Meldra | „The Legends of Rock’n Roll“ | 3,728 | 7 |
| 3 | Red Bee | „Can’t Buy Good Lovin’“ | 2,002 | 10 |
| 4 | Lenii | „Take Off Your Mask“ | 10,477 | 4 |
| 5 | Gunārs Kalniņš and Jolanda Suvorova | „What a Love Can Do to Me“ | 12,776 | 3 |
| 6 | Re:public | „Home“ | 5,945 | 6 |
| 7 | Ksenija | „You Are Losing Me“ | 2,635 | 9 |
| 8 | Bonaparti.lv | „Questa notte“ | 32,9 | 1 |
| 9 | Klaidonis and Linita | „My Vow to You“ | 6,702 | 5 |
| 10 | Igeta and Project Bradans | „Dundari Dandari“ | 3,329 | 8 |
Second Round – 24 February 2007
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Intars Busulis | „Gonki“ | 16,676 | 2 |
| 2 | Gunārs Kalniņš and Jolanda Suvorova | „What a Love Can Do to Me“ | 13,838 | 3 |
| 3 | Bonaparti.lv | „Questa notte“ | 49,422 | 1 |
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