Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017

1st Eurovision Choir of the Year
date	July 22, 2017
Host country	Latvia
venue	Arena Riga , Riga
Broadcasting television station
Moderation	Eric Whitacre and Eva Johansone
Opening act	Fly To Paradise ( Eric Whitacre )
Pause filler	My Song ( Ēriks Ešenvalds )
participating countries	9
winner	Slovenia
First time participation	Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Estonia , Latvia , Austria , Slovenia , Hungary , Wales
Voting rule	A three-person jury decides the winner.
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The Eurovision Choir of the Year took place for the first time on July 22, 2017 in the Latvian capital Riga . After the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, Riga hosted a Eurovision event for the second time.

venue

On February 14, 2017, the EBU announced that the first Eurovision Choir of the Year would take place in the Arena Riga , in Riga .

format

Moderation

On February 27, it was announced that the American composer and conductor Eric Whitacre will host the competition together with the Latvian presenter Eva Johansone.

National preliminary decisions

The following table shows the mode in which the participating countries selected their choir.

country	National preliminary decision
Belgium	internal selection
Denmark	internal selection
Germany	internal selection
Estonia	internal selection
Latvia	Latvija Dzied!
Austria	internal selection
Slovenia	internal selection
Hungary	internal selection
Wales	Côr y flwyddyn yng Nghymru

jury

On February 27, 2017 it was announced that a three-person jury would decide the winner of the competition. The jury consisted of the following three people:

• Elīna Garanča (Latvia)
• John Rutter (United Kingdom)
• Nicolas Fink (Switzerland)

Attendees

Only the first three places have been announced, the rest will not be placed. The following countries took part in the first Eurovision Choir of the Year:

participating countries

space	Start number	country	Choir	Pieces	language
1.	5	Slovenia	Carmen Manet	Ta na Solbici & Adrca	Slovenian , Resian
2.	7th	Wales	Côr Merched Sir Gâr	O, Mountain, O & Traditional Welsh Lullaby & Wade in the Water	Czech , Welsh , English
3.	9	Latvia (hosts)	Spīgo	Grezna saule debesīs & Es čigāna meita biju	Latvian
-	1	Estonia	Estonian TV Girls' Choir	Absolute Torbis	Estonian
	2	Denmark	Academic Choir of Aarhus	I Seraillets Have & Wiigen-Lied	Danish , German
	3	Belgium	Les Pastoureaux	Dans la troupe & ensemble	French
	4th	Germany	Freiburg Jazz Choir	African Call & Palettes	Constructed language , German
	6th	Hungary	Bela Bartok Male Choir	Karádi nóták	Hungarian
	8th	Austria	Hard choir Linz	Ave Maria & I tua wos i wü & Rah	Latin , Austrian German , English
Conductors
Belgium : Philippe Favette  Denmark : Ole Faurschou  Germany : Bertrand Gröger  Estonia : Aarne Saluveer  Latvia : Līga Celma course rent  Austria : Alexander Koller  Slovenia : Primož Kerštanj  Hungary : Lakner Tamás  Wales : Islwyn Evans

Cancel

Cancellation and thus no debut at the Eurovision Choir of the Year

country	Reason and remark
Norway	On September 5, 2016, NRK announced that Norway was currently excluded from participation, as it was already participating in Let the Peoples Sing , another choir competition of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Sweden	SVT ruled out a debut at the Eurovision Choir of the Year on May 29, 2017.

transmission

country	Channel	Moderation / comment
participating countries
Belgium	Musiq'3, La Trois	Camille De Rijck
Denmark	DR K	Ole Tøpholm & Phillip Faber
Germany	Arte, SR TV , SWR TV , WDR TV	-
Estonia	ETV2	Eero Raun
Latvia	LTV1	Edgars Raginskis
Austria	ORF 2	Alexander Žigo & Teresa Vogl
Slovenia	RTV SLO1	Igor Velše
Hungary	M5	Milán Bolla
Countries not participating
Albania	Andri Xhahu	RTSH1
Australia	SBS	Without comment; Broadcast on September 16, 2017
France	Arte	-
Norway	NRK2	Broadcast on April 1, 2018
Serbia	RTS2	Silvana Grujić
Ukraine	WP: Ukrajinske radio	-

Web links

Commons : Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Euro Vision Choir of the Year (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/culture/choral-eurovision-is-coming-to-latvia.a225909/
2. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2017/02/27/seven-countries-compete-eurovision-choir-year-2017/
3. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2017/05/20/nicolas-fink-named-third-eurovision-choir-year-2017-juror/
4. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2017/02/27/seven-countries-compete-eurovision-choir-year-2017/
5. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2017/06/21/slovenia-carmen-manet-perform-ta-na-solbici-riga/
6. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2017/06/21/slovenia-carmen-manet-perform-ta-na-solbici-riga/
7. ↑ https://eurovoix.com/2017/04/29/latvia-spigo-selected-compete-eurovision-choir-year-2017/
8. ^ Anthony Granger: Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 Conductors Announced. In: eurovoix.com. July 4, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
9. ^ Anthony Granger: Norway: Will Not Participate in Choir of the Year 2017. In: eurovoix.com. September 5, 2016, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
10. ^ Anthony Granger: Sweden: SVT Explains Eurovision Choir of the Year Non-Participation. In: eurovoix.com. May 29, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
11. ^ Anthony Granger: Belgium: Pre-Selection Possible For Future Eurovision Choir of The Year's. In: eurovoix.com. April 10, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
12. ^ Anthony Granger: Belgium: Camille De Rijck Announced As Eurovision Choir of the Year Commentator. In: eurovoix.com. July 4, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
13. ^ Jan Dohrmann: Nu kommer der også et Eurovision for kor. In: dr.dk. May 19, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 (Danish). 
14. ^ Anthony Granger: Denmark: Akademisk Kor Århus to Perform Two Songs at Eurovision Choir of the Year. In: eurovoix.com. July 5, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Anthony Granger: Germany: ARTE Concert To Broadcast Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 Live. In: eurovoix.com. July 21, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
16. ^ Anthony Granger: Germany: No Live Broadcast Eurovision Choir of the Year. In: eurovoix.com. July 8, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
17. ^ Anthony Granger: Austria: ORF Confirms Delayed Broadcast of Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. In: eurovoix.com. April 27, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
18. ↑ Anthony Granger: Australia: SBS Airs Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. In: eurovoix.com. September 24, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
19. ↑ Anthony Granger: France: ARTE Concert To Broadcast Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. In: eurovoix.com. July 20, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
20. ↑ Anthony Granger: Norway: NRK To Broadcast Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. In: eurovoix.com. March 30, 2018, accessed April 15, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Anthony Granger: Ukraine: Radio Ukraine to Broadcast Eurovision Choir of the Year. In: eurovoix.com. July 20, 2017, accessed April 15, 2019 .