Finland wins the Eurovison Dance Contest

by Marcus Klier 259 views

Katja Koukkula and Jussi Väänänen from Finland have won the first edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest. With their Rumba and their Paso Doble the couple convinced 15 other countries in Europe. After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, it is the second big success for the country in a short time.

Finland was the last country to choose its performers andwas the last country on stage.Katja Koukkulaand Jussi Väänänenstuck to the Rumba of the national selection with Carmen McRae's song All in love is fair. The second dancewas one of the manyPaso Dobles of the eveningand the songwas The unforgiven by Apocalyptica, who performed the interval act of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki.

The complete results:

  1. Finland – 132 points
  2. Ukraine – 121 points
  3. Ireland – 95 points
  4. Poland – 84 points
  5. Austria – 74 points
  6. Portugal – 74 points
  7. Russia – 72 points
  8. Germany – 59 points
  9. Denmark – 38 points
  10. Spain – 38 points
  11. Lithuania – 35 points
  12. Netherlands – 34 points
  13. Greece – 31 points
  14. Sweden – 23 points
  15. United Kingdom – 18 points
  16. Switzerland – 0 points