Eurovision Choir 2019

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Eurovision Choir 2019
Eurovision Choir 2019 logo.svg
Dates
Final3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)
Host
Venue Partille Arena, Gothenburg, Sweden
Presenter(s) Petroc Trelawny
Ella Petersson  [ sv ]
Musical director Fred Sjöberg  [ sv ]
Directed byPeter Maniura
Executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand
Executive producerIeva Rozentāle
Host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT)
Website eurovisionchoir.tv OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries10
Debuting countries
  • Flag of Norway.svg Norway
  • Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Non-returning countries
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria
  • Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
  • Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
  • ECY 2019 map.svg
         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2019
Vote
Voting systemJury voting by a panel of three judges to decide the winning choir
Winning choirFlag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Vocal Line
2017 ←  Eurovision Choir

Eurovision Choir 2019 was the second Eurovision Choir competition for choral singers, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Interkultur. It was held on 3 August 2019, at the Partille Arena, in Partille Municipality, Metropolitan Gothenburg, Sweden. [1] The event, presented by Petroc Trelawny and Ella Petersson, was produced by Swedish host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) together with an international team of EBU members, the European Choir Games and the City of Gothenburg.

Contents

Ten countries participated, including debutants Norway, Scotland, Switzerland and the hosts Sweden while Austria,Estonia and Hungary decided to withdraw. Three of the ten choirs advanced to the second round: Latvia, Denmark and Slovenia, all of which took part in the inaugural edition in 2017. Vocal Line of Denmark won the contest, with Latvia and Slovenia placing second and third respectively. [2] [3]

Location

After initial reports in February 2018, [4] it was confirmed on 8 July 2018 that the second edition of the Eurovision Choir would be held in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The proposed venue was the 14,000-seat Scandinavium arena. [1] However, on 18 December 2018, it was confirmed that Partille Arena would host the competition.

Format

Competing countries who are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are eligible to participate in Eurovision Choir. Ten countries participated at the second edition of the contest. Each competing country was represented by a professional choir, and in the first round each performed a choral piece lasting no more than four minutes in length. Each piece may include singular or several musical works or of a free genre; but must contain national or regional influence from the participating country. Three choirs are invited to perform a second, 3 minute set after which the winner is announced.

The winning choir were presented with a trophy and awarded with a trip to attend the 11th edition of the World Choir Games held in Flanders, Belgium in July 2020. [5]

Performances

The show opened with a performance by twenty one choirs from across Västra Götaland County, [6] and all ten participating choirs performed "Mamma Mia" by ABBA during the flag parade. [7] For the two intervals, the mass choir performed "Without You" by Avicii with Madelene Johansson after the first round, [8] followed by 2017 winners Carmen Manet performing alongside Bohuslän Big Band after the second. [9] At the end of the show all the choirs performed two further ABBA songs, "Dancing Queen" and "Thank You for the Music" both with Johansson. [7]

Presenters

On 5 April 2019, it was announced that British classical music radio and television broadcaster, Petroc Trelawny and Swedish culture presenter Ella Petersson  [ sv ] would host the 2019 competition. [1] Trelawny’s career started at BBC Radio Devon in 1989 as a reporter and, since 1998, he has been a presenter at BBC Radio 3. Trelawny hosted the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh alongside Josie D'Arby. [10] Petersson is currently the presenter of Kulturstudion on SVT2, [11] and Kulturfrågan Kontrapunkt  [ sv ] on SVT1. [12]

Participating countries

The official list of participants was published on 18 December 2018 and included nine countries. Belgium, Germany, Latvia, Slovenia and Wales participated again after making their debuts at the inaugural edition in 2017. Norway, Scotland, host country Sweden and Switzerland took part for the first time, while Austria, Estonia and Hungary withdrew from the competition.

On 20 March 2019, it was announced that Denmark would ultimately participate for a second time, raising the number of participants to ten. Romania and France were originally announced as debut participants but were later removed from the official list published by the EBU. [1] Both Austria and Hungary took part in the 2017 contest, but did not return for 2019.

First round

Draw [13] Country [1] Choir [1] Song(s) [14] Language(s)
01Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenZero8"Khorumi" Swedish
"Hej, dunkom så länge vi levom"
02Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumAlmakalia"Made in Belgium" (medley) English, French
03Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Babīte Municipality Mixed Choir Maska"Pērkontēvs" Latvian, English
04Flag of Germany.svg GermanyBonnVoice"O Täler weit" German
"Die Gedanken sind frei"
05Flag of Norway.svg NorwayVolve Vokal"Ønskediktet" Norwegian
06Flag of Denmark.svg DenmarkVocal Line"True North"English
07Flag of Scotland.svg ScotlandAlba [15] "Cumha na Cloinne" Scottish Gaelic
"Ach a' Mhairead"
"Alba"
08Flag of Slovenia.svg SloveniaJazzva"Spomenčice" Slovene
09Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandCake O’Phonie"Chante en mon cœur"French, Italian, Swiss German, Romansh, and Patois
"La sera sper il lag"
"Poi"
"Le ranz des vaches"
"La ticinella"
"Beresinaliedet"
"Chanson d'ici"
10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg WalesYsgol Gerdd Ceredigion"Cúnla" Irish
"Ar Lan y Môr" Welsh

Second round

Three choirs advanced to the second round and performed a second, 3 minute set, after which the winner was announced.

DrawCountry [2] Choir [2] Song(s)LanguagePlace [2]
01Flag of Latvia.svg LatviaBabīte Municipality Mixed Choir Maska"Come, God!"Latvian2
02Flag of Denmark.svg DenmarkVocal Line"Viola" Danish 1
03Flag of Slovenia.svg SloveniaJazzva"Fly, Little Bird"Slovene3

Other countries

Conductors

The conductors for each country were as follows: [21]

International broadcasts and voting

Commentators

Most of the participating countries sent commentators to Gothenburg or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Musiq'3, La Trois French: Patrick Leterme [22]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR1 Ole Tøpholm and Philip Faber [23]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany WDR Fernsehen Peter Urban [24]
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia LTV1 Kristīne Komarovska and Jānis Holšteins-Upmanis [25]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK1 (delayed); NRK Klassisk (live)Arild Erikstad [26] [27]
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland BBC Alba Tony Kearney [28]
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia RTV SLO1 Igor Velše[ citation needed ] [27]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SVT2 No commentary [29]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland RTS Un French: Jean-Marc Richard and Philippe Savoy [30] [31]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales S4C Morgan Jones [32]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcaster(s)Commentator(s)Ref.
Flag of France.svg France France 2 (broadcast on 5 August 2020)No commentary [33]

Professional jury

The winner of the contest was decided upon the votes from a professional jury, which was made up of the following: [1]

The jury was asked to score on the technical skill and accuracy of the choir, the quality of their sound, their musicianship and interpretation and the communication of the piece they performed.

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