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Week ending May 12, 2007

EBU/Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 is Serbia – May 12, 2007

from Patricia Goldschmid/EBU

Serbia has won the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. Marija Serifovic received 268 points with her song Molitva, written by Sasa Milosevic Mare and composed by Vladimir Graic.

Tonight’s winner claimed victory in Helsinki in front of almost 10 000 spectators. Viewers from the 42 participating countries were able to vote for their favorite song through a pan-European televoting system developed and operated on behalf of the European Broadcasting Union by German telecom provider, Digame/Deutsche Telekom.

Both the Semi-Final and Final were transmitted live by 42 broadcasters over the Eurovision network across Europe and internationally, reaching as far as Australia.

For the first time ever, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest will be offered a promotional tour, “The Winners’ Tour”, traveling to six European countries. Between the15th and 21st of May, fans will be able to follow the winner on tour through the eurovision.tv web site, powered through a close collaboration with Digital Magics. Videos from the tour will be uploaded regularly onto the Eurovision YouTube Channel dedicated exclusively to the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest.

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Procter & Gamble - Official Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 – May 11, 2007

from Patricia Goldschmid/EBU

Procter & Gamble (P&G) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are pleased to announce a new partnership for 2008.

WELLA, a P&G brand, will become Official Partner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008.

Wella is one of the world’s leading hair care suppliers and is represented in over 140 countries. Wella´s expert advice on hairstyling will be of great value to artists and fits perfectly with the glamour and styling effects around the Eurovision Song Contest.

Extensive association rights and promotional opportunities at the venue, the facilitation of the Eurovision Song Contest hair design and make-up zone, as well as new media rights with on-line presence on eurovision.tv, are included in the partnership package.

The agreement is part of an international commercial and marketing platform developed by the EBU for the Eurovision Song Contest. It was negotiated by T.E.A.M. (Television Event and Media Marketing AG), EBU´s worldwide exclusive marketing partner for the commercial exploitation of the Eurovision Song Contest.

“The partnership between WELLA and the Eurovision Song Contest provides a classical win-win situation, wherein the EBU can benefit from WELLA´s expertise and high quality products for its artists and WELLA will enjoy the glamorous world of the Eurovision Song Contest”, outlines Bjørn Erichsen, Director Eurovision TV.

The Eurovision Song Contest has a rich tradition and heritage dating back to 1956. It is one of the few truly pan-European television programmes transmitted live via the Eurovision satellite network, in prime time on free-to-air television. The Eurovision Song Contest is watched by some 100 million viewers throughout Europe and beyond.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Semi - Final Qualifiers – May 10, 2007

from Patricia Goldschmid/EBU

The Semi-Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 took place in Helsinki tonight and was broadcast live via the Eurovision network in over 42 countries. The Final will be held in Helsinki on Saturday 12 May 2007.

The 10 additional countries qualifying for the Final are:

Belarus

FYR Macedonia

Slovenia

Hungary

Georgia

Latvia

Serbia

Bulgaria

Turkey

Moldova

14 countries already qualified for Saturday's Final. 10 of them qualified by reaching a top-10 position in last year's Eurovision Song Contest Final, while the four biggest countries Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and France qualify automatically under the rules.

The running order for the Final will be:

1. Bosnia-Herzegovina

2. Spain

3. Belarus

4. Ireland

5. Finland

6. FYR Macedonia

7. Slovenia

8. Hungary

9. Lithuania

10. Greece

11. Georgia