Finland win first ever Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 held in London
{{date|September 1, 2007}}
{{wikipediapar|Eurovision_Dance_Contest_2007}}
Tonight the first [[w:Eurovision Dance Contest 2007|Eurovision Dance Contest]] was held in [[w:London|London]]. Sixteen countries entered with most of the participants coming from the regional versions of [[w:Strictly Come Dancing|Strictly Come Dancing]].

The participants and countries, listed in winning order, are:

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Placed !! Country !! Dancers !! UK Voting Number !! Points
|- 
| 1 || {{flagicon|Finland}} Finland || [[w:Jussi Väänänen|Jussi Väänänen]] & [[w:Katja Koukkula|Katja Koukkula]] || 0901 522 20 16 || 132
|-
| 2 || {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine || [[w:Yulia Okropiridze|Yulia Okropiridze]] & [[w:Illya Sydorenko|Illya Sydorenko]] || 0901 522 20 14 || 121
|-
| 3 || {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland || [[w:Nicola Byrne|Nicola Byrne]] & [[w:Mick Donegan|Mick Donegan]] || 0901 522 20 10 || 95
|- 
| 4 || {{flagicon|Poland}} Poland || [[w:Katarzyna Cichopek|Katarzyna Cichopek]] & [[w:Marcin Hakiel|Marcin Hakiel]] || 0901 522 20 11 || 84
|- 
| 5 || {{flagicon|Austria}} Austria || [[w:Kelly Kainz|Kelly]] & [[w:Andy Kainz|Andy Kainz]] || 0901 522 20 05 || 74
|- 
| 6 || {{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal || [[w:Sónia Araújo|Sónia Araújo]] & [[w:Ricardo Silva (dancer)|Ricardo Silva]] || 0901 522 20 13 || 74
|- 
| 7 || {{flagicon|Russia}} Russia || [[w:Mariya Sittel|Mariya Sittel]] & [[w:Vladislav Borodinov|Vladislav Borodinov]] || 0901 522 20 02 || 72
|-
| 8 || {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany || [[w:Wolke Hegenbarth|Wolke Hegenbarth]] & [[w:Oliver Seefeldt|Oliver Seefeldt]] || 0901 522 20 06 || 59
|- 
| 9 || {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark || [[w:Mette Skou Elkjær|Mette Elkjær]] & [[w:David Jørgensen|David Jørgensen]] || 0901 522 20 12 || 38
|-
| 10 || {{flagicon|Spain}} Spain || [[w:Amagoya Benlloch|Amagoya Benlloch]] & [[w:Abraham Martinez|Abraham Martinez]] || 0901 522 20 09 || 38
|-
| 11 || {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Lithuania || [[w:Gabrielė Valiukaitė|Gabrielė Valiukaitė]] & [[w:Gintaras Svistunavičius|Gintaras Svistunavičius]] || 0901 522 20 08 || 35
|- 
| 12 || {{flagicon|Netherlands}}The Netherlands || [[w:Alexandra Matteman|Alexandra Matteman]] & [[w:Redmond Valk|Redmond Valk]] || 0901 522 20 03 || 34
|- 
| 13 || {{flagicon|Greece}} Greece || [[w:Ourania Kolliou|Ourania Kolliou]] & [[w:Spiros Pavlidis|Spiros Pavlidis]] || 0901 522 20 07 || 31
|-
| 14 || {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden || [[w:Cecilia Ehrling|Cecilia Ehrling]] & [[w:Martin Lidberg|Martin Lidberg]] || 0901 522 20 15 || 23
|- 
| 15 || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom || [[w:Camilla Dallerup|Camilla Dallerup]] & [[w:Brendan Cole|Brendan Cole]] || 0901 522 20 04 || 18
|-
| 16 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland || [[w:Denise Biellmann|Denise Biellmann]] & [[w:Sven Ninnemann|Sven Ninnemann]] || 0901 522 20 01 || 0
|- 
|}

[[w:Greece|Greece]] didn't air the show live, and the points given out were decided by a jury of Greek experts. Despite France not taking part, the show was broadcast in [[w:English|English]] and [[w:French|French]]. [[w:Graham Norton|Graham Norton]] and [[w:Claudia Winkleman|Claudia Winkleman]] hosted at [[w:BBC Television Centre|BBC Television Centre]]. Graham Norton kept the audience laughing throughout the show and also sent sent his consolations to both Greece, for their forest fires, and to Switzerland as they were heading for nil-points, which, in the end, they finished with. Despite Finland winning the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest will also be held in London. If next year's show is popular, the winning country will host the following year's contest, [[w:Eurovision Song Contest|Song Contest]] style!

==See also==
*{{source|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/addons/dance/ 
|title=Eurovision Dance Contest 
|author= 
|pub=Eurovision 
|date=2007}}


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Tonight the first Eurovision Dance Contest was held in London. Sixteen countries entered with most of the participants coming from the regional versions of Strictly Come Dancing.

The participants and countries, listed in winning order, are:


 Placed 

 Country 

 Dancers 

 UK Voting Number 

 Points

 1 

  Finland 

 Jussi Väänänen & Katja Koukkula 

 0901 522 20 16 

 132

 2 

  Ukraine 

 Yulia Okropiridze & Illya Sydorenko 

 0901 522 20 14 

 121

 3 

  Ireland 

 Nicola Byrne & Mick Donegan 

 0901 522 20 10 

 95

 4 

  Poland 

 Katarzyna Cichopek & Marcin Hakiel 

 0901 522 20 11 

 84

 5 

  Austria 

 Kelly & Andy Kainz 

 0901 522 20 05 

 74

 6 

  Portugal 

 Sónia Araújo & Ricardo Silva 

 0901 522 20 13 

 74

 7 

  Russia 

 Mariya Sittel & Vladislav Borodinov 

 0901 522 20 02 

 72

 8 

  Germany 

 Wolke Hegenbarth & Oliver Seefeldt 

 0901 522 20 06 

 59

 9 

  Denmark 

 Mette Elkjær & David Jørgensen 

 0901 522 20 12 

 38

 10 

  Spain 

 Amagoya Benlloch & Abraham Martinez 

 0901 522 20 09 

 38

 11 

  Lithuania 

 Gabrielė Valiukaitė & Gintaras Svistunavičius 

 0901 522 20 08 

 35

 12 

 The Netherlands 

 Alexandra Matteman & Redmond Valk 

 0901 522 20 03 

 34

 13 

  Greece 

 Ourania Kolliou & Spiros Pavlidis 

 0901 522 20 07 

 31

 14 

  Sweden 

 Cecilia Ehrling & Martin Lidberg 

 0901 522 20 15 

 23

 15 

  United Kingdom 

 Camilla Dallerup & Brendan Cole 

 0901 522 20 04 

 18

 16 

  Switzerland 

 Denise Biellmann & Sven Ninnemann 

 0901 522 20 01 

 0

Greece didn't air the show live, and the points given out were decided by a jury of Greek experts. Despite France not taking part, the show was broadcast in English and French. Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman hosted at BBC Television Centre. Graham Norton kept the audience laughing throughout the show and also sent sent his consolations to both Greece, for their forest fires, and to Switzerland as they were heading for nil-points, which, in the end, they finished with. Despite Finland winning the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest will also be held in London. If next year's show is popular, the winning country will host the following year's contest, Song Contest style!
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