Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
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Dates | ||||
Semi-final 1 date | 16 May 2017 | |||
Semi-final 2 date | 18 May 2017 | |||
Final date | 20 May 2017 | |||
Host | ||||
Venue | TBD | |||
Host broadcaster | TBD | |||
Participants | ||||
Number of entries | 2 (to date) | |||
Returning countries | Portugal | |||
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Vote | ||||
Voting system | Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting | |||
Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will be the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It will take place in the winning country of the 2016 contest. The contest is expected to consist of two semi-finals on 16 and 18 May and the final on 20 May 2017.
As of 17 April 2016 two countries have confirmed their intention to participate in the contest.
Contents
Format
Preliminary dates
The preliminary dates for the contest were announced on 14 March 2016 at a meeting of Heads of Delegation in Stockholm, with the semi-finals scheduled to take place on 16 and 18 May and the final on 20 May 2017. These preliminary dates were chosen by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to avoid the contest clashing with any major television and sporting events scheduled to take place around that time. However, these dates are subject to change dependent on the host broadcaster, upon approval from a meeting of the EBU Reference Group meeting, which will take place after the 2016 contest.[1]
Provisional list of participating countries
The following countries have expressed their provisional interest in participating in the contest:
Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that will be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. The EBU will issue an invitation of participation in the contest to all fifty-six active members. It is unknown whether an invitation will be issued to associate member Australia. The following countries have made announcements regarding participation in the contest:[3]
Active EBU members
- Portugal – Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) announced on 7 October 2015 that Portugal would not participate in 2016 due to shallow results in previous contests and RTP's rather insufficient promotion of music-related content. Despite the withdrawal, they added that they were looking forward to participating in 2017 with a restructured selection process.[4]
- Slovakia – Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS) explained on 12 April 2016 that Slovakia's absence from the contest since 2012 was due to the "cost involved in participation". The broadcaster's PR manager, Juraj Kadáš, stated that while the contest is an attractive project, "RTVS has its own programming strategy" and financing domestic television production is prioritised over a potential participation in the contest. RTVS also stated that participation in the 2017 contest would be discussed later in 2016.[5]
See also
Notes and references
References
- ^ Brey, Marco (14 March 2016). "Follow live: Heads of Delegation meet in Stockholm". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2017 preparations have begun". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Which countries? FAQs". eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony. "Portugal: Withdraws From Eurovision 2016". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (13 April 2016). "Slovakia: Eurovision is an attractive project". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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