Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017
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| Dates | |
| Final | 22 July 2017 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia |
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| Directed by | Peter Maniura |
| Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
| Executive producer | Ieva Rozentāle |
| Host broadcaster | Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 9 |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Jury voting by a panel of three judges to decide the winning choir |
The Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 will be first Eurovision Choir of the Year competition for choral singers, which is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Interkultur Foundation. It will be held on 22 July 2017, at the Arena Riga, in the Latvian capital, Riga. The first edition will be produced by Latvian host broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) and the Riga Tourism Development Bureau. Nine countries have been confirmed as participating in the inaugural contest, including Wales, which will mark the second time that the United Kingdom has not participated as a unified state in any of the Eurovision Family of Events, after 1994, when Wales participated lastly in the Jeux Sans Frontières.
On 14 February 2017, it was confirmed that the inaugural contest would take place at the Arena Riga, located in the Latvian capital. The arena is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Riga Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was completed in 2006. It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the other being Skonto Arena. It has been home to the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008. During the years the Arena has also hosted many well-known artists from all over the world. The arena hosted the 'D' group of Eurobasket 2015.
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