Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017
| Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 | |
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| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Arena Riga Riga, Latvia |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) |
| Director | Peter Maniura |
| Executive producer | Ieva Rozentāle |
| Presenters |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 9 |
| Debuting countries |
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Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Jury voting by a panel of three judges to decide the winning choir |
| Winning choir | Slovenia Carmen Manet |
Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 was the first Eurovision Choir competition for choral singers, which was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Interkultur. It was held on 22 July 2017, at the Arena Riga, in the Latvian capital, Riga. The event was produced by Latvian host broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) and the Riga Tourism Development Bureau.
Nine countries participated, including Wales, which marked the second time that the United Kingdom has not participated as a unified state in any of the Eurovision Network events, after 1994, when Wales participated lastly in Jeux Sans Frontières. Carmen Manet of Slovenia won the contest, with Wales and hosts Latvia placing second and third respectively.