Eurovision Song Contest 2017
eurovision song contest nd edition eurovision song contest took place kyiv ukraine following country victory contest song jamala organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster public broadcasting company ukraine uapbc contest held international exhibition centre consisted two semifinal may final may three live show presented ukrainian television presenter oleksandr skichko volodymyr ostapchuk timur miroshnychenko first contest since inaugural edition without female host fortytwo country participated contest portugal romania returned contest year absence bosnia herzegovina participate financial ground russia originally planned participate later withdrew representative julia samoylova banned entering ukraine virtue travelled directly russia crimea region annexed russia give performance illegal ukrainian law winner portugal song amar pelos doi performed salvador sobral written sister luísa sobral song jury vote televote bulgaria moldova belgium sweden rounded top five portugal first victory year participation longest eurovision history also first winning song entirely performed country native language since serbia molitva top three country – portugal bulgaria moldova – achieved highest placings eurovision history host country ukraine received worst placing date finishing th final ebu reported million viewer watched contest million fewer record contest took place international exhibition centre kyiv following ukraine victory contest song written performed jamala international exhibition centre capacity approximately attendee largest exhibition centre kyiv located western part livoberezhna microdistrict centre opened october head since construction anatoly tkachenko deputy chief host broadcaster public broadcasting company ukraine uapbc head delegation ukraine viktoria romanova stated may first organisational meeting contest would take place june european broadcasting union ebu uapbc would go technical requirement contest well training required contest take place ukraine romanova also announced venue contest would announced summer uapbc ukrainian government formally launched bidding process interested city apply host contest june selection host city scheduled conducted four stage june – july interested city formally invited submit bid – july working group within uapbc governmentappointed local organisational committee loc headed ukrainian prime minister volodymyr groysman reviewed submitted bid prior formal presentation – july candidate city formally presented bid loc bid three city shortlisted handed ebu july – august three shortlisted city inspected representative ebu loc explore infrastructure implementation bid press conference initially planned held period announce selection result host city following criterion outlined selection host city venue must covered capacity least ideally attendee international press centre must able accommodate less journalist venue must also provided opening closing ceremony least attendee host city must fairly priced hotel room european standard located close proximity venue city centre least hotel room must provided participating delegation accredited medium fan host city must able guarantee safety security participant member delegation guest host city must modern transport infrastructure international airport readily available transport airport city hotel addition convenient traffic city opportunity provide additional transport route host city must provide social program alongside bid showcasing hospitality originality cultural value identity city ukraine six city submitted application deadline july dnipro kharkiv kherson kyiv lviv odesa prior opening bidding process city cherkasy irpin uzhhorod vinnytsia declared interest hosting contest submit formal bid ukrainian culture minister yevhen nyshchuk stated june appropriate venue contest exist ukraine suggesting construction new venue kyiv lviv considered six candidate city officially presented loc july twohour live discussion show titled city battle broadcast uapershyi studio kyiv moderated timur miroshnychenko radio commentary olena zelinchenko show broadcast uapershyi radio ukraine uapershyi youtube channel commentary english ukrainian show representative candidate city presented bid front live studio audience member loc medium representative ukrainian musical expert fan also participated discussion uapbc announced july bid dnipro kyiv odesa shortlisted consideration ebu announced july host city would announced due course rather previously stated date august executive supervisor contest jon ola sand stating ebu really want take time take come right decision deputy general director uapbc oleksandr kharebin stated august host city would announced ukrainian independence day august announcement later scheduled take place august however postponed eest one hour due take place ntu citing need consider fine detail regarding decision several delay announcing host city uapbc announced september would meeting ukrainian government loc september press conference announce host city scheduled take place eest day government press centre kyiv kyiv announced host city contest international exhibition centre selected venue key † host venue ‡ shortlisted eurovision village official eurovision song contest fan sponsor area event week possible watch performance local artist well live show broadcast main venue located independence square kyiv open may euroclub venue official afterparties private performance contest participant unlike eurovision village access euroclub restricted accredited fan delegate press located parkovy congress exhibition center red carpet event contestant delegation presented accredited press fan took place mariinskyi palace central kyiv may cest followed opening ceremony parkovy congress exhibition center eligibility potential participation eurovision song contest requires national broadcaster active ebu membership capable receiving contest via eurovision network broadcasting live nationwide ebu issued invitation participate contest active member associate member australia initially october announced fortythree country participate contest equalling record set portugal romania returned year absence bosnia herzegovina withdrew financial ground russia planned participate announced withdrawal april representative julia samoylova banned entering ukraine virtue travelling directly russia crimea region annexed russia give performance illegal ukrainian law subsequently reduced number participating country fortytwo number country contest featured five representative also previously performed lead vocalist country valentina monetta performed duet time represented san marino three consecutive edition duo koit toome laura põldvere represented estonia different year toome solo artist finishing th place song mere lapsed põldvere part suntribe finishing th semifinal song let get loud omar naber represented slovenia finishing th semifinal song stop also made one occasion participant returned originally competing year also participation occur host country recent example saw norway anita skorgan belgium stella maessen return united kingdom second time contest sunstroke project represented moldova alongside olia tira finishing nd song run away contest also featured group ogne previously represented netherlands another eurovision event junior eurovision song contest lisa amy shelley song adem adem uit addition contest featured two lead singer previously participating backing vocalist country israel representative imri ziv backed nadav guedj hovi star serbia representative tijana bogićević backed nina active ebu member russia – russia originally planned participate contest song flame burning performed julia samoylova however channel one russia withdrew contest april samoylova issued threeyear travel ban security service ukraine sbu entering ukraine march virtue illegally travelling directly russia crimea region annexed russia give performance active ebu member broadcaster andorra luxembourg monaco slovakia confirmed nonparticipation prior announcement participant list ebu bhrt broadcaster bosnia herzegovina due financial difficulty nonpayment debt ebu totalling million swiss franc € million ebu already threatened withdraw bhrt member service may late began impose sanction broadcaster pending debt despite initially stating participation contest effort nongovernmental organization aimed return turkish broadcaster trt ultimately opted participate associate ebu member kazakh broadcaster khabar agency became associate member ebu january opening possibility participation however kazakhstan final list participating country announced ebu october nonebu member kosovan broadcaster rtk invited eurovision committee discus possibility accepted ebu order take part contest however kosovo appear final list participant liechtensteiner broadcaster fl tv announced would debut contest intended obtain ebu membership order debut future contest receipt financial support government preliminary date contest announced march meeting head delegation stockholm semifinal expected take place may final may preliminary date chosen ebu avoid contest coinciding major television sporting event scheduled take place around time however ebu announced june preliminary date contest brought forward week semifinal scheduled may final may due request uapbc initial preliminary date coincided remembrance day victim deportation crimean tatar may however despite attempt avoid conflict eventual date coincided second leg uefa champion league uefa europa league semifinal december pavlo hrytsak appointed new head organising committee february team member resigned claiming hrytsaks appointment effectively stopped work contest two month draw determine allocation participating country respective semifinal took place column hall january hosted timur miroshnychenko nika konstantinova thirtyseven semifinalist allocated six pot based historical voting pattern calculated contest official televoting partner digame drawing different pot help reduce chance socalled bloc voting increase suspense semifinal theme contest celebrate diversity unveiled january visual design featuring imagery stylized bead main logo used bead form traditional ukrainian neck amulet ebu announced february presenter contest would oleksandr skichko volodymyr ostapchuk timur miroshnychenko miroshnychenko also hosting green room first time contest presented male trio second time contest feature female presenter miroshnychenko previously cohosted junior eurovision song contest announced april creative team eurovision network twitter worked together create three emoji would accompany specific promotional hashtags duration contest heart emoji would appear alongside esc eurovision winner trophy emoji would used point douzepoints final emoji logo contest would appear alongside celebratediversity slogan contest ebu released detail regarding opening interval act live show april first semifinal opened monatik performing spinning interval featured jamala performing new version winning song zamanyly second semifinal opened medley past eurovision song performed copresenters oleksandr skichko volodymyr ostapchuk interval featured dance performance apache crew titled childrens courtyard interval final jamala performed new single believe u onuka performed megamix together ukraine national academic orchestra folk instrument eighteen country participated first semifinal italy spain united kingdom voted semifinal highlighted country qualified final eighteen country participated second semifinal france germany ukraine voted semifinal russia originally set perform position three later withdrew contest artist selected banned entering ukraine resulting country originally planned perform fourth later one place earlier highlighted country qualified final twentysix country participated final participating country eligible vote running order final revealed second semifinal qualifier press conference may spokesperson spokesperson announced point score respective country national jury following order point summary maximum point awarded country professional jury televote first semifinal country bold gave maximum point point apiece professional jury televoting specified entrant point summary maximum point awarded country professional jury televote second semifinal country bold gave maximum point point apiece professional jury televoting specified entrant point summary maximum point awarded country professional jury televote final country bold gave maximum point point apiece professional jury televoting specified entrant country sent commentator kyiv commentated country order add insight participant necessary provision voting information ebu announced may three show would also streamed live via youtube reported ebu contest viewed worldwide television audience approximately million viewer million less record viewed million ebu stated decrease viewing figure likely result withdrawal russia decision broadcast three show channel one russia cr announced march would participate contest flame burning performed julia samoylova however samoylova issued threeyear travel ban entering ukraine security service ukraine sbu march virtue illegally travelling directly russia crimea region annexed russia give performance entry crimea nonukrainian citizen via russia illegal ukrainian law however samoylova confirmed performed crimea ebu responded stating commitment ensuring participating country would able perform kyiv expressing disappointment lack compromise cr uapbc cr offered opportunity allow samoylova perform via satellite venue choice compromise rejected cr ukrainian government directorgeneral ebu ingrid deltenre condemned ukraine action describing abusing contest political reason absolutely unacceptable cr announced withdrawal contest april stating also might broadcast contest cr organised accommodation artist announcement typically case refused attend meeting head delegation announcing artist deadline entry submission contest booking hotel speculated cr intended compete kyiv due audience booing russian artist previous contest part russian victory day celebration may samoylova gave another performance crimea including flame burning song intended represent russia contest proposal israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu finance minister moshe kahlon april israel broadcasting authority iba would reorganised two separate entity israeli public broadcasting corporation ipbc responsibility general programming entertainment another responsibility news current affair programming ipbc also branded kan hebrew כאן lit ebu informed kans executive board april compromise would render ineligible ebu membership without outlet news current event programming reported iba may cease member ebu iba expected close may kan expected launch however may iba abruptly shut operation news current affair program contest last program channel aired iba skeleton staff people remained ensure smooth transmission show contest ended iba displayed slide closure jury voting segment final ofer nachshon israeli voting spokesperson since bid farewell behalf iba revealing jury point incorrectly reported several international medium outlet israel leaving contest kan applied ebu membership later year signed agreement ebu allow participate eurovision event pending full membership thus permitting israel presence contest went win norsk rikskringkasting nrk discussion ebu regarding abolition rule prohibiting prerecorded vocal live performance contest rule intended guarantee authenticity live performance discussion stem norwegian representative jowst stated displeasure rule interview march reference sampling technique chopped vocal song grab moment cannot attributed live performance discussion also place prerecorded vocal croatian entry marija magdalena performed doris dragović led objection norwegian delegation — led time jon ola sand objection led ebu consider deducting third croatia final score reducing point however deduction never occurred possible abolition rule alongside abolition live orchestra led fan critic contest argue contest become commercialised authenticity live performance compromised discussing matter ebu nrk granted exception rule jowst stated norwegian delegation allowed use recorded vocal track also practiced plan b backing vocalist big protest others kyiv jowst aleksander walmann think grab moment semifinal contest following abolition rule would advantage nrk stated may jowst aiming perform song acoustically backup bringing two additional backing vocalist would perform prerecorded vocal live using filter applied sound engineering team compromise sound quality norwegian jury member per sundnes made comment nrk preview show adresse kiev april irish representative brendan murray saying long time since theyve gotten think theyll try formula year year comment welcomed irish delegation subsequently reported matter ebu irish independent reported may sundnes replaced due alleged breach jury rule commenting decision head delegation ireland michael kealy said im glad european broadcasting union reacted swiftly situation jury member impartial fair song eurovision song contest judged individual merit night sundnes subsequently replaced erland bakke sundnes stated interview verdens gang may know anything jury stuff im really surprising thing happened sweden last year swedish professional jury nrk admits made mistake letting sundnes sit professional jury judging panel adresse kiev however informed ebu rule rectified situation quickly project manager melodi grand prix norwegian head delegation stig karlsen stated received concern several team per jury time meaningful program therefore took new assessment may transmission second semifinal microphone estonian representative seemed malfunctioned singer laura põldvere could heard approximately two second viewer home later revealed estonian delegation considered appealing ebu allow põldvere koit toome perform entry verona result error later decided mart normet head delegation estonia explained powerful performance three minute given absolute maximum energy come back go stage ebu responded situation reportedly describing error purely technical microphone supposed automatically come instead sound technician forced respond manually switching microphone via sound desk country ultimately failed reach grand final põldvere expressing annoyance however stating think tremendously influenced word remain unheard portuguese representative salvador sobral drew attention european migrant crisis turning first semifinal winner press conference so refugee shirt im european exposure least thing humanitarian message sobral stated people come europe plastic boat asked show birth certificate order enter country people immigrant theyre refugee running death make mistake much bureaucratic stuff happening refugee camp greece turkey italy help create legal safe pathway country destiny country added earning round applause later ebu ordered ban could wear remainder contest ebu explained sobrals jumper used mean political message violates rule contest however sobral argued winning press conference political message humanitarianism jamalas performance song believe u interval final disrupted man draped australian flag invaded stage briefly mooned audience removed security later identified ukrainian prankster vitalii sediuk response incident ebu stated following person took stage beginning jamalas performance believe u tonight eurovision song contest kyiv quickly removed stage security arena currently held questioned police venue police office last time unauthorised person gained access stage spanish performance disrupted jimmy jump addition main winner trophy marcel bezençon award barbara dex award contested eurovision song contest ogae general organisation eurovision fan voting poll also took place contest marcel bezençon award organised since sweden thenhead delegation representative christer björkman winner richard herrey honour song contest final award divided three category artistic award composer award press award winner revealed shortly final may ogae organisation forty eurovision song contest fan club across europe beyond conduct annual voting poll first held marcel bezençon fan award poll ran april dailypublishing adding vote club vote cast topranked entry italy occidentalis karma performed francesco gabbani top five result shown barbara dex award humorous fan award given worst dressed artist year named belgium representative came last contest wearing selfdesigned dress award handed first year fansite songfestivalbe fansite house eurovision organised eurovision song contest kyiv official compilation album contest put together european broadcasting union released universal music group digitally april physically april album feature participating entry including semifinalist failed qualify final album also feature russian entry withdrew contest april second consecutive year official album featured song withdrawn contest abu international dance festival bala turkvision song contest eurovision choir year eurovision young dancer junior eurovision song contest turkvision song contest medium related eurovision song contest wikimedia common salvador sobral win eurovision portugal wikinews official website