[2] AVRO were awarded the rights to host the contest in September 2006, with a budget of more than €2,000,000 being spent to stage the event.

exhibition was held in a purpose-built hall on the site where the medical faculty of the Erasmus University now stands.

The hall was used for a series of national and international events, such as the exhibition of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s work.

Originally Bosnia and Herzegovina as well was going to be one of the four débutants but Georgia took this place when Radiotelevizija Bosne i Hercegovine (BHRT) decided to withdraw from participation.

Prior to the event, a compilation album featuring all the songs from the 2008 contest, along with karaoke versions, was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group in November 2007.

An official double CD of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was intended to go on sale on 23 December 2007, however it was later cancelled due to a lack of interest.

[13] On 22 October 2007, the contest was officially presented to the media at a press conference where the first details regarding the show were confirmed.

Five water curtains decorated the stage designed by Ronald van Bersselaar, which explained why this year’s logo featured the "singing girl" wearing boots.

[10] The show was opened by all participants alongside dancers from the Dance Academy Lucia Marthas performing the specially-commissioned UNICEF song "One World",[17] written by Jeroen Rietbergen [nl] and Ronald Molendijk [nl], on stage in the arena followed by the traditional flag parade introducing the 17 participating countries.

[14] The interval act included Dutch group Ch!pz and a performance by singer Katie Melua.