List of countries in Eurovision Choir
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Eurovision Choir was a choral competition held biennially from 2017. The contest was created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is the latest competition in the Eurovision Family of Events. Only members of the EBU may take part in the contest. Nine countries took part in the inaugural contest.
Participants
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced on 8 August 2016 that a new competition was to be launched, which would involve choirs representing countries who have member broadcasters within the EBU, to compete for the title "Choir of the Year".[1] The official launch was announced on 28 February 2017.[2] Nine countries took part in the inaugural contest.[3]
Listed are all the countries that have ever taken part in the competition, alongside the year in which they made their debut:[4]
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Inactive – countries which participated in the past but did not appear in the final contest |
Country[5] | Broadcaster(s) | Debut year | Final entry | Entries | Wins | Final win |
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ORF | 1
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0
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N/A
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RTBF (French) | 2
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0
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N/A
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DR | 2
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1
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ERR | 1
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0
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N/A
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WDR (ARD) | 2
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0
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N/A
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MTVA | 1
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0
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N/A
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LTV | 2
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0
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N/A
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NRK | 1
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0
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N/A
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BBC Alba | 1
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0
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N/A
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RTV SLO | 2
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1
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SVT | 1
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0
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N/A
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RTS (SRG SSR) | 1
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0
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N/A
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S4C (UKIB) | 2
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0
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N/A
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Other EBU members
The following list of countries have Active EBU Membership and are eligible to participate in Eurovision Choir, but have yet to make their début at the contest.[5]
Albania – RTSH
Algeria – EPTV, ENRS, TDA
Andorra – RTVA
Armenia – ARMTV, ARMR
Azerbaijan – İTV
Bosnia and Herzegovina – BHRT
Bulgaria – BNR, BNT
Croatia – HRT
Cyprus – CyBC
Czech Republic – ČR
Egypt – ERTU
Finland – Yle
France – GRF, TF1, E1, C+[a]
Georgia – GPB
Greece – ERT
Iceland – RÚV
Ireland – RTÉ
Israel – KAN
Italy – RAI
Jordan – JRTV
Lebanon – TL
Libya – LNC
Lithuania – LRT
Luxembourg – RTL, ERSL
Malta – PBS
Moldova – TRM
Monaco – GRMC, TMC
Montenegro – RTCG
Morocco – SNRT
Netherlands – NPO
North Macedonia – MRT
Poland – TVP
Portugal – RTP
Romania – ROR, TVR[b]
San Marino – SMRTV
Serbia – RTS
Slovakia – RTVS
Spain – RTVE
Tunisia – ERTT
Turkey – TRT
Ukraine – UA:PBC
United Kingdom – BBC
Vatican City – RV
Participating countries in the decades
# |
Debutant | The country made its debut during the decade. |
1 |
Winner | The country won the contest. |
2 |
Second place | The country was ranked second. |
3 |
Third place | The country was ranked third. |
X |
Remaining places | The country placed from fourth to last in the final. |
W |
Disqualified or withdrawn | The country was to participate in the contest, but was disqualified or withdrew. |
No entry | The country did not enter the contest. |
2010s
2017–2019 | ||
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Country | 2017 | 2019 |
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X | |
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X | X |
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X | 1 |
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X | |
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W | |
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X | X |
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X | |
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3 | 2 |
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X | |
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W | |
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X | |
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1 | 3 |
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X | |
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X | |
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2 | X |
Broadcast in non-participating countries
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Year(s) |
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RTSH 1[9] | 2017 |
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SBS[10] | |
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NRK2[11] | |
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RTS2[9] | |
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Radio Ukraine[12] | |
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Arte Concert[13] | |
France 2[14] | 2019 |
Host cities
Contests | Country | City | Venue | Years |
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Riga | Arena Riga | 2017 |
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Gothenburg | Partille Arena | 2019 |
List of winners
By contest
Year | Date | Host city | Winner | Song(s) | Choir |
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2017 | 22 July | ![]() |
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"Ta Na Solbici" / "Adrca" / "Aj, Zalena je vsa gora" | Carmen Manet |
2019 | 3 August | ![]() |
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"Viola" | Vocal Line |
By country
The table below shows the top-three placings from each contest, along with the years that a country won the contest.
Country | ![]() |
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Total | Years won |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | N/A |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
See also
- List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest
- List of countries in the Eurovision Dance Contest
- List of countries in the Eurovision Young Dancers
- List of countries in the Eurovision Young Musicians
- List of countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ French broadcaster France Télévisions was originally announced as a debut participant for the 2019 contest but later withdrew from the competition due to logistical problems with the selected choir.[6]
- ^ Despite their participation being initially confirmed,[7] on 18 December 2018 the final list of countries did not include Romania. It was later revealed that the Romanian broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) had declined an invitation to participate.[8]
References
- ^ Granger, Anthony (8 August 2016). "EBU to launch "Choir of the Year" contest". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (28 February 2017). "Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 officially launched". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (27 February 2017). "Seven countries to compete in Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Trustram, Matthew. "Choir of the Year 2017". ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ a b "List of EBU Active Members". ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (21 May 2019). "France Withdraw from Eurovision Choir 2019". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Romania: Corul Symbol to Eurovision Choir of the Year". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (18 December 2018). "Romania: TVR Declined EBU Invite to Participate in Eurovision Choir of the Year". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b Jordan, Paul (19 July 2017). "How to watch Eurovision Choir of the Year". eurovisionchoir.tv. EBU. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (24 September 2017). "Australia: SBS airs Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (30 March 2018). "Norway: NRK To Broadcast Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (20 July 2017). "Ukraine: Radio Ukraine to broadcast Eurovision Choir of the Year". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (20 July 2017). "France: Arte Concert to broadcast Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "L'Eurovision des Choeurs 2019 - Télé-Loisirs". Retrieved 5 August 2020 – via www.programme-tv.net.