Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017

[EDC0708]

The inaugral Eurovision Choir of the Year compeition is taking place in Riga, Latvia on the 22nd July 2017. It will only be the second Eurovision event hosted by Latvia, the other being the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Wales will participate separately from the rest of the UK for the first time.

The participants are:

Latvia (host)
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Hungary
Slovenia
Wales

Only 2 nations will have participated in all 6 Eurovision events to have taken place, Denmark and United Kingdom (including Wales).

 

[EscGeek]

aaaaand won it

I didn't follow much of it, but i'm happy just because it has "eurovision" in its title

 

[EDC0708]

I really enjoyed the contest, a lot more variety between the nine choirs than I expected. Was rooting for Wales in the absence of the whole UK, I really enjoyed Germany and Austria as well. The Slovenian group did really well, the announcement of the winner could have been better, there wasn't even a pause, or an interview with the winners!

 

[EDC0708]

The 2nd and 3rd places have now been announced, Wales finished in 2nd place and Latvia in 3rd.

I think that's the best result at a Eurovision contest for a UK based entry since JESC 2004, and I think Latvia's best result since they won ESC in 2002 (correct me if I'm wrong!)

I think that's Slovenia's 1st victory at a Eurovision contest since EYM 2010, although they were very close to winning EYD 2015.

 

[Leydan]

The 2nd and 3rd places have now been announced, Wales finished in 2nd place and Latvia in 3rd.

I think that's the best result at a Eurovision contest for a UK based entry since JESC 2004, and I think Latvia's best result since they won ESC in 2002 (correct me if I'm wrong!)

I think that's Slovenia's 1st victory at a Eurovision contest since EYM 2010, although they were very close to winning EYD 2015.

Do you think Channel 4 experimented with this through S4C and Wales to see how it would do? Welsh choirs are very good so it's on surprise really Wales is there.

 

[EDC0708]

Do you think Channel 4 experimented with this through S4C and Wales to see how it would do? Welsh choirs are very good so it's on surprise really Wales is there.

I hope so! Wales is especially good at choir's, so S4C was a good match for this.

 

[EDC0708]

Taking the opportunity to compare the ratings of the first Eurovision Choir of the Year, with ratings for the other Eurovision spin-offs.

Slovenia - 246,000 (Higher than 28,800 for JESC 2016 and 134,100 for JESC 2015)
Austria - 140,000 (Lower than 678,000 for EDC 2007 and 495,000 for EDC 2008)
Denmark - 81,000 (Lower than 514,000 for EDC 2007)
Belgium - 63,500 (Lower than 238,900 for JESC 2005)
Wales - 52,000 (No Wales specific Eurovision ratings, but this is a high figure for the channel, and is higher than every programme they broadcast on the week ending 14/05/17)

Online is currently at 42,210

Total known ratings: ~ 625,000