Eurovision Choir of the Year

Eurovision Choir of the Year
Genre Choral competition
Based on World Choir Games
Theme music composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Opening theme Te Deum: Marche en rondeau (prelude)
Ending theme Te Deum: Marche en rondeau (prelude)
Country of origin List of countries
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 1 contest
Production
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor Eurovision
Release
Picture format 1080i (HDTV) (2017–present)
Original release 22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) – present
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Official website
Production website

The Eurovision Choir of the Year is a biennial choral competition, inspired by the World Choir Games and organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Interkultur Foundation. It is open to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. The inaugural competition took place on 22 July 2017, in Riga, Latvia.

Origins

The Eurovision Choir of the Year is a new event being launched by the EBU, and the latest event to be launched since the Eurovision Magic Circus Show 2010. The event will consist of non-professional choirs who are members of the EBU, with the inaugural contest scheduled to take place on 22 July 2017, hosted by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), and to coincide with the closing ceremony of the European Choir Games 2017.[1] The event was officially confirmed on 30 November 2016 depending on a reasonable amount of interest from active members of the European Broadcasting Union.[2] On 21 July 2017, it was announced that the Eurovision Choir of the Year would be a biennial contest unless viewing figures were higher than expected.[3]

The concept of the Eurovision Choir of the Year was first discussed in 2014 as a contest organized by the Latvian national broadcaster, Latvijas Televizija (LTV), and the network Arte, following the positive reception of "Born in Riga", a concert organized by LTV. LTV approached multiple broadcasters including the EBU and Interkultur regarding the organization of a new contest reaching a wider audience.[4]

Format

The choir members of the EBU will compete for the title of the Eurovision Choir of the Year, with prizes including a recording contract for the winning choir. Each choir performs an unaccompanied ensemble of six minutes in any genre and is judged by a high-level jury who decide the winner.

Participation

Listed are all the countries that have ever taken part in the competition alongside the year in which they made their debut:

Year Country making its debut entry
2017
2019

Hosting

Most of the expense of the contest is covered by commercial sponsors and contributions from the other participating nations. The contest is considered to be a unique opportunity for promoting the host country as a tourist destination. The table below shows a list of cities and venues that have hosted the Eurovision Choir of the Year, one or more times. Future venues are shown in italics.

Contests Country City Venue Years
1 Latvia Riga Arena Riga
Sweden Gothenburg Scandinavium 2019

Winning entries

Year Date Host city Participants Winner Song Performer Runner-up Third place
2017 22 July Latvia Riga[6] 9  Slovenia "Ta na Solbici"
"Adrca"
"Aj, zelena je vsa gora"		 Carmen Manet  Wales  Latvia
2019 3 August Sweden Gothenburg[7] 3 (to date)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Granger, Anthony (8 August 2016). "EBU to launch "Choir of the Year" contest". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Trustram, Matthew. "Choir of the Year 2017". ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Granger, Anthony (21 July 2017). "Eurovision Choir of the Year Scheduled to be a Biennial Contest". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Granger, Anthony (19 July 2017). "Concept for Eurovision Choir of the Year Was First Discussed in 2014". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 February 2018). "Eurovision Choir of the Year to Return in 2019". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "EBU launches Eurovision Choir of the Year". ebu.ch. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Eurovision Choir of the Year 2019 to Be Held in Gothenburg". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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