Finland win first ever Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 held in London

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!