Eurovision Song Contest 2017
| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| 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 | 4 (to date) | |||
| Returning countries |  Portugal | |||
| Participation map
| ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ||||
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 7 May 2016 four countries have expressed their intention to participate in the contest.
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:
| Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Estonia[2] |
TBD 4 March 2017[3] | TBD 4 March 2017[3] | ||
 Hungary[4] |
||||
| Portugal[5] |
||||
 Sweden[6][7] |
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:[8]
Active EBU members
Romania – Romania’s future participation in the contest has been put into doubt as on 22 April 2016, the EBU suspended broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) from all EBU member services due to the repeated non-payment of debts going back to 2007 and the threat of insolvency. This in turn resulted in their 2016 entry to be forcibly withdrawn from participating in the 2016 contest.[9] However, during a special broadcast on 24 April 2016, TVR stated that: "We still have a chance. It’s not the fault of the EBU. We must first solve our internal problems. We hope to remain EBU members and participate in Eurovision next year. Thank you for being with us!"[10]
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 prioritized over a potential participation in the contest. RTVS also stated that participation in the 2017 contest would be discussed later in 2016.[11]
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.
- ↑ "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2017 preparations have begun". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2017 plans already underway!". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Eurovíziós Dalfesztivál 2016 Stockholm - Medvegy Anikó ... 3.: "[...] We will organize A Dal in 2017 too [...]"" (in Hungarian). YouTube. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "Portugal: RTP confirmed for Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com/. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Melodifestivalen och Eurovision: Vanliga frågor". svt.se. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Beskedet: Fredrik Kempe och Camilla Läckberg skriver ny låt för Anna Book inför Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Which countries? FAQs". eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ "TVR (Romania) no longer entitled to take part in Eurovision 2016". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ "Romania: “We hope to remain EBU Members and participate next year”". esctoday.com. esctoday. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (13 April 2016). "Slovakia: Eurovision is an attractive project". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
External links
| ||||||||||||||