Serbia's Marija Serifovic 'Molitva' (Prayer) Wins 52nd Eurovision Song Contest!

HELSINKI, Finland (Top40 Charts) - After one of the most exciting votings ever, Serbia won the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Molitva. Marija SERIFOVIC received 268 points from telephone voters in 42 countries with her potent but simply-staged ballad "Molitva", or "Prayer"! The winning song was written by Sasa MILOSEVIC MARE and composed by Vladimir GRAIC.
Serbia will now be charged with hosting the event in 2008. Following her win, Ms Serifovic told reporters "a new chapter has opened for Serbia. I am so proud. All my success is made by singing."
Congratulations!

The Ukrainian drag queen 'Verka Serdyuchka' into second place. Russia came third and Turkey finished in fourth place. British act 'Scooch' managed only 29 points with their tossy song, Flying the Flag.
The competition had been embraced by the host country, which, surely to their delight earned the right to stage the event when rock group Lordi won in 2006.

The atmosphere inside a Eurovision Song Contest venue has probably never been so hot as at Helsinki! Thousands of fans cheered for their favourite entries at the Helsinki Arena, while hundreds of fans and journalists watched the contest at the Press Centre.
For the first time ever, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest will be offered a promotional tour, The Winner's Tour, travelling to six European countries.

Marija Serifovic's victory means the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Belgrade (Beograd) next year (2008).

52nd Eurovision 2007 voting results (points):
1 - Serbia: 268
2 - Ukraine: 235
3 - Russia: 207
4 - Turkey: 163
5 - Bulgaria: 157
6 - Belarus: 145
7 - Greece: 139
8 - Armenia: 138
9 - Hungary: 128
10 - Moldova: 109
11 - Bosnia/Herzegovina: 106
12 - Georgia: 97
13 - Romania: 84
14 - FYROM: 73
15 - Slovenia: 66
16 - Latvia: 54
17 - Finland: 53
18 - Sweden: 51
19 - Germany: 49
20 - Spain: 43
21 - Lithuania: 28
22 - France: 19
23 - United Kingdom: 19
24 - Ireland: 5