Eurovision Choir 2019

Eurovision Choir 2019
Dates
Final3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)
Host
VenuePartille Arena, Gothenburg, Sweden
Presenter(s)Petroc Trelawny
Ella Petersson [sv]
Musical directorFred Sjöberg [sv]
Directed byPeter Maniura
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Executive producerIeva Rozentāle
Host broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Websiteeurovisionchoir.tv Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries10
Debuting countries
  •  Norway
  •  Scotland
  •  Sweden
  •   Switzerland
Non-returning countries
  •  Austria
  •  Estonia
  •  Hungary
  • A coloured map of the countries of EuropeBelgium in the Eurovision Choir of the YearSwitzerland in the Eurovision Choir of the YearFrance in the Eurovision Choir of the YearGermany in the Eurovision Choir of the YearAustria in the Eurovision Choir of the YearNorway in the Eurovision Choir of the YearSlovenia in the Eurovision Choir of the YearDenmark in the Eurovision Choir of the YearLatvia in the Eurovision Choir of the YearEstonia in the Eurovision Choir of the YearWales in the Eurovision Choir of the YearHungary in the Eurovision Choir of the YearScotland in the Eurovision Choir of the YearSweden in the Eurovision Choir of the Year
         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 choir 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.

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]

  1. ^ "EBU - Eurovision Choir". www.ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Denmark's Vocal Line win Eurovision Choir 2019". www.ebu.ch. European Broadcasting Union. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Latvian choir "Maska" places second in Eurovision Choir 2019". eng.lsm.lv. Latvian Public Broadcasting. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.