| BalkanVision Song Contest 7 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 19 December 2017 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria |
| Presenter(s) |
DARA Stoyka Petkova |
| Broadcaster |
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| Participants | |
| Entries | 23 |
| Debuting |
 Hungary Malta San Marino |
| Returning | None |
| Withdrawing | None |
| |
| Vote | |
| System | Each country's professional jury awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
| Nul points | None |
| Winner |
 Republika Srpska"Louder Than A Drum" |
The BalkanVision Song Contest 7 was the seventh edition of the BalkanVision Song Contest. The contest took place in Varna, Bulgaria, following Bulgaria's victory at the BalkanVision Song Contest 6 in Tirana, Albania, with the song "K'vo Ne Chu", performed by DARA. 23 countries participated, with Hungary, Malta and San Marino making their debut.
The winner was Republika Srpska with the song "Louder Than A Drum" performed by Marija. Transnistria came 2nd and Turkey came 3rd.
Location[]
The contest took place in Varna, Bulgaria.
Venue[]
Palace of Culture and Sports (Bulgarian: Дворец на културата и спорта) is an indoor complex for culture and sport located in Varna, Bulgaria. The complex has three sports halls - "Kongresna Hall", "Mladost Hall" and "Hall 20". The Palace of Culture and Sports was completed in 1968.
About the host city[]
Varna (Bulgarian: Варна) is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social and cultural centre for almost three millennia. Varna, historically known as Odessos (Ancient Greek: Ὀδησσός), grew from a Thracian seaside settlement to a major seaport on the Black Sea.
Varna is an important centre for business, transportation, education, tourism, entertainment and healthcare. The city is referred to as the maritime capital of Bulgaria and headquarters the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine. In 2008, Varna was designated the seat of the Black Sea Euroregion by the Council of Europe. In 2014, Varna was awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2017.
The oldest gold treasure in the world, belonging to the Varna culture, was discovered in the Varna Necropolis and dates to 4200–4600 BC.
Format[]
Contest[]
The contest consisted of a Final.
Presenter(s)[]
DARA and Stoyka Petkova were selected to host on the 9 December 2017.
Running order[]
The running order was made by randomly splitting the participating countries into 2 halves.
Participating countries[]
Participants[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Turkey
|
Mahmut Orhan feat. Sena Sener | "Feel" | English | 3 | 91 |
| 02 | Republika Srpska
|
Marija | "Louder Than A Drum" | English | 1 | 109 |
| 03 | Malta
|
The Travellers | "Semplicità" | Maltese | 19 | 36 |
| 04 | Hungary
|
Andi Tóth | "Black And White" | English | 21 | 23 |
| 05 |  Romania
|
Mira | "Uit De Tine" | Romanian | 5 | 79 |
| 06 |  Serbia
|
Enela feat. Nemanja Stevanović | "Vatra Sa Vatrom" | Serbo-Croatian | 7 | 71 |
| 07 |  Transnistria
|
Irina Rimes | "My Favourite Man" | English | 2 | 102 |
| 08 |  Croatia
|
Luminize | "Get It Back" | English | 16 | 43 |
| 09 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Ilma Karahmet | "Ne Zovi Me Tugo" | Serbo-Croatian | 6 | 72 |
| 10 |  Ukraine
|
Tayanna | "I Love You" | English | 8 | 65 |
| 11 |  North Macedonia
|
Bebe Rexha | "Not The One" | English | 11 | 57 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria
|
Luna | "Prezident" | Bulgarian | 23 | 5 |
| 13 |  Kosovo
|
Inis Neziri | "Piedestal" | Albanian | 9 | 62 |
| 14 |  Moldova
|
Instinct | "Petale" | Romanian | 10 | 61 |
| 15 |  Northern Cyprus
|
Tarkan | "Yolla" | Turkish | 18 | 41 |
| 16 |  Montenegro
|
Sara Jo | "Nemam Vremena Za To" | Serbo-Croatian | 17 | 42 |
| 17 |  Italy
|
Francesca Michielin | "Vulcano" | Italian | 12 | 57 |
| 18 |  Albania
|
Baby G | "Enough" | English | 4 | 90 |
| 19 |  Greece
|
Eleni Foureira | "Vasillissa" | Greek | 22 | 16 |
| 20 |  Austria
|
Mynth | "Mirror" | English | 20 | 31 |
| 21 | San Marino
|
Angelika Dusk | "Every Kiss" | English | 13 | 54 |
| 22 |  Slovenia
|
BQL feat. Nika Zorjan | "Ni Predaje, Ni Umika" | Slovene | 14 | 46 |
| 23 |  Cyprus
|
Hovig | "Stone In A River" | English | 15 | 44 |