The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following Jamala's win at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden, with the song "1944". It was the second time Ukraine had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 2005 also in Kyiv. It was, overall, the fourth Eurovision event that were held in the country, including the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and 2013. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), the contest was held at the International Exhibition Centre and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, and the final on 13 May 2017. The three live shows were hosted by Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk and Timur Miroshnychenko.
Forty-two countries participated in the contest. Portugal and Romania returned to the contest after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina did not participate on financial grounds. Russia had originally planned to participate, but announced its withdrawal on 13 April 2017, after its representative, Julia Samoylova, was banned from entering Ukraine by virtue of having travelled directly from Russia to Crimea in 2015, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, to give a performance, which is illegal under Ukrainian law.
The winner was Portugal with the song "Amar pelos dois", performed by Salvador Sobral and written by his sister Luísa Sobral. This was Portugal's first victory in the contest – and first top-five placing – in 53 years of participation, the longest winless run by a country in Eurovision history. It was also the first winning song entirely performed in a country's native language since Serbia's "Molitva" in 2007, and the first winner written in triple metre since Norway's "Nocturne" in 1995. Bulgaria, Moldova, Belgium and Sweden rounded out the top five. The top three countries – Portugal, Bulgaria and Moldova – all achieved the highest placings in their Eurovision history, while host country Ukraine received its worst placing to date, finishing 24th in the final. Out of the "Big Five" countries, only Italy, the pre-contest favourite, finished in the top ten, coming in 6th place.
The EBU reported that 182 million viewers worldwide watched the contest, 22 million fewer than the 2016 record.
Results[]
First semi-final[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | RTP | Salvador Sobral | "Amar pelos dois" | 370 |
| 2 | Moldova | TRM | SunStroke Project | "Hey Mamma" | 291 |
| 3 | Sweden | SVT | Robin Bengtsson | "I Can't Go On" | 227 |
| 4 | Belgium | RTBF | Blanche | "City Lights" | 165 |
| 5 | Cyprus | CyBC | Hovig | "Gravity" | 164 |
| 6 | Australia | SBS | Isaiah | "Don't Come Easy" | 160 |
| 7 | Armenia | ARMTV | Artsvik | "Fly with Me" | 152 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Dihaj | "Skeletons" | 150 |
| 9 | Poland | TVP | Kasia Moś | "Flashlight" | 119 |
| 10 | Greece | ERT | Demy | "This Is Love" | 115 |
| 11 | Georgia | GPB | Tamara Gachechiladze | "Keep the Faith" | 99 |
| 12 | Finland | Yle | Norma John | "Blackbird" | 92 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | ČT | Martina Bárta | "My Turn" | 83 |
| 14 | Albania | RTSH | Lindita | "World" | 76 |
| 15 | Iceland | RÚV | Svala | "Paper" | 60 |
| 16 | Montenegro | RTCG | Slavko Kalezić | "Space" | 56 |
| 17 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Omar Naber | "On My Way" | 36 |
| 18 | Latvia | LTV | Triana Park | "Line" | 21 |
Second semi-final[]
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist(s) | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | BNT | Kristian Kostov | "Beautiful Mess" | 403 |
| 2 | Hungary | MTVA | Joci Pápai | "Origo" | 231 |
| 3 | Israel | IBA | Imri | "I Feel Alive" | 207 |
| 4 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | OG3NE | "Lights and Shadows" | 200 |
| 5 | Norway | NRK | Jowst (with uncredited live vocals by Aleksander Walmann) |
"Grab the Moment" | 189 |
| 6 | Romania | TVR | Ilinca feat. Alex Forea | "Yodel It!" | 174 |
| 7 | Austria | ORF | Nathan Trent | "Running on Air" | 147 |
| 8 | Croatia | HRT | Jacques Houdek | "My Friend" | 141 |
| 9 | Belarus | BTRC | Naviband | "Story of My Life" | 110 |
| 10 | Denmark | DR | Anja Nissen | "Where I Am" | 101 |
| 11 | Serbia | RTS | Tijana Bogićević | "In Too Deep" | 98 |
| 12 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Timebelle | "Apollo" | 97 |
| 13 | Ireland | RTÉ | Brendan Murray | "Dying to Try" | 86 |
| 14 | Estonia | ERR | Koit Toome and Laura | "Verona" | 85 |
| 15 | Macedonia | MRT | Jana Burčeska | "Dance Alone" | 69 |
| 16 | Malta | PBS | Claudia Faniello | "Breathlessly" | 55 |
| 17 | Lithuania | LRT | Fusedmarc | "Rain of Revolution" | 42 |
| 18 | San Marino | SMRTV | Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson | "Spirit of the Night" | 1 |
Finals[]
Country in gold is the winning entry, the country in silver is the host country, and the countries in lime are the "Big 5" countries which are rewarded with automatic spots in the finals.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | RTP | Salvador Sobral | "Amar pelos dois" | 758 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | BNT | Kristian Kostov | "Beautiful Mess" | 615 |
| 3 | Moldova | TRM | SunStroke Project | "Hey, Mamma!" | 374 |
| 4 | Belgium | RTBF | Blanche | "City Lights" | 363 |
| 5 | Sweden | SVT | Robin Bengtsson | "I Can't Go On" | 344 |
| 6 | Italy | RAI | Francesco Gabbani | "Occidentali's Karma" | 334 |
| 7 | Romania | TVR | Ilinca ft. Alex Florea | "Yodel It!" | 282 |
| 8 | Hungary | MTVA | Joci Pápai | "Origo" | 200 |
| 9 | Australia | SBS | Isaiah | "Don't Come Easy" | 173 |
| 10 | Norway | NRK | Jowst (with uncredited live vocals by Aleksander Walmann) |
"Grab the Moment" | 158 |
| 11 | Netherlands | AVROTROS | OG3NE | "Lights and Shadows" | 150 |
| 12 | France | France Télévisions | Alma | "Requiem" | 135 |
| 13 | Croatia | HRT | Jacques Houdek | "My Friend" | 128 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | İTV | Dihaj | "Skeletons" | 120 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | BBC | Lucie Jones | "Never Give Up on You" | 111 |
| 16 | Austria | ORF | Nathan Trent | "Running on Air" | 93 |
| 17 | Belarus | BTRC | Naviband | "Story of My Life" | 83 |
| 18 | Armenia | ARMTV | Artsvik | "Fly with Me" | 79 |
| 19 | Greece | ERT | Demy | "This Is Love" | 77 |
| 20 | Denmark | DR | Anja | "Where I Am" | 77 |
| 21 | Cyprus | CyBC | Hovig | "Gravity" | 68 |
| 22 | Poland | TVP | Kasia Moś | "Flashlight" | 64 |
| 23 | Israel | IBA | Imri | "I Feel Alive" | 39 |
| 24 | Ukraine | UA:PBC | O.Torvald | "Time" | 36 |
| 25 | Germany | ARD/NDR | Levina | "Perfect Life" | 6 |
| 26 | Spain | RTVE | Manel Navarro | "Do It for Your Lover" | 5 |
Awards[]
Marcel Bezençon Awards[]
- Artistic Award and Composers Award - "Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral (Portugal)
- Press Award - "Occidentali's Karma" by Francesco Gabbani (Italy)
OGAE Poll[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | Francesco Gabbani | "Occidentali's Karma" | 497 |
| 2 | Belgium | Blanche | "City Lights" | 335 |
| 3 | Sweden | Robin Bengtsson | "I Can't Go On" | 308 |
| 4 | France | Alma | "Requiem" | 277 |
| 5 | Estonia | Koit Toome and Laura | "Verona" | 242 |
Barbara Dex Award[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | Slavko Kalezić | "Space" |
| 2 | Latvia | Triana Park | "Line" |
| 3 | Czech Republic | Martina Bárta | "My Turn" |
| 4 | Switzerland | Timebelle | "Apollo" |
| 5 | Albania | Lindita | "World" |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Shows | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | TVSH, RTSH HD, RTSH Muzikë, Radio Tirana | Andri Xhahu | all shows | Andri Xhahu |
| Armenia | Armenia 1, Public Radio of Armenia | Avet Barseghyan | all shows | Iveta Mukuchyan |
| Gohar Gasparyan | first semi-finals and finals | |||
| Australia | SBS | Myf Warhurst, Joel Creasey | all shows | Lee Lin Chin |
| Austria | ORF eins | Andi Knoll | all shows | Kristina Inhof |
| Azerbaijan | İTV | Azer Suleymanli | all shows | Tural Asadov |
| Belarus | Belarus 1, Belarus 24 | Evgeny Perlin | all shows | Alyona Lanskaya |
| Belgium (Dutch) | één, Radio 2 | Peter Van de Veire | all shows | Fanny Gillard |
| Belgium (French) | La Une | Maureen Louys, Jean-Louis Lahaye | ||
| VivaCité | Oliver Gilain | first semi-finals and finals | ||
| Bulgaria | BNT 1 | Elena Rosberg, Georgi Kushvaliev | all shows | Boryana Gramatikova |
| Croatia | HRT 1 | Duško Ćurlić | all shows | Uršula Tolj |
| HR 2 | Zlatko Turkalj Turki | |||
| Cyprus | CyBC | Tasos Tryfonos, Christiana Artemiou | all shows | John Karayiannis |
| Czech Republic | ČT2 | Libor Bouček | semi-finals | Radka Rosická |
| ČT1 | Libor Bouček, Martina Bárta | finals | ||
| Denmark | DR1 | Ole Tøpholm | all shows | Ulla Essendrop |
| Estonia (Estonian) | ETV | Marko Reikop | all shows | Jüri Pootsmann |
| Raadio 2 | Mart Juur, Andrus Kivirähk | second semi-finals and finals | ||
| Estonia (Russian) | ETV+ | Julia Kalenda, Aleksandr Hobotov | all shows | |
| Finland | Yle TV1 | Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen Swedish: Eva Frantz, Johan Lindroos |
first semi-finals | Jenni Vartiainen |
| Yle TV2 | second semi-finals and finals | |||
| France | France 4 | Marianne James, Jarry | semi-finals | Élodie Gossuin |
| France 2 | Marianne James, Stéphane Bern, Amir Haddad | finals | ||
| Georgia | 1TV | Demetre Ergemlidze | all shows | Nika Kocharov |
| Germany | One | Peter Urban | all shows | Barbara Schöneberger |
| NDR Fernsehen | second semi-finals | |||
| Das Erste | finals | |||
| Greece | ERT1, ERT HD, ERT World, First Programme, Voice of Greece | Giorgos Kapoutzidis, Maria Kozakou | all shows | Constantinos Christoforou |
| Hungary | Duna | Krisztina Rátonyi, Freddie | all shows | Csilla Tatár |
| Iceland | RÚV, Rás 2 | Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | all shows | Bo Halldórsson |
| Ireland | RTÉ2 | Marty Whelan | semi-finals | Nicky Byrne |
| RTÉ One | finals | |||
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Neil Doherty, Zbyszek Zalinski | second semi-finals and finals | ||
| Israel | Channel 1 | No commentary | all shows | Ofer Nachshon |
| IBA 88FM | Kobi Menora, Dori Ben Ze'ev, Alon Amir | |||
| Italy | Rai 4 | Andrea Delogu, Diego Passoni | semi-finals | Giulia Valentina Palermo |
| Rai 1 | Flavio Insinna, Federico Russo | finals | ||
| Latvia | LTV1 | Valters Frīdenbergs | all shows | Aminata |
| Toms Grēviņš | finals | |||
| Lithuania | LRT, LRT HD, LRT Radijas | Darius Užkuraitis, Gerūta Griniūtė | all shows | Eglė Daugėlaitė |
| Macedonia | MRT 1 | Karolina Petkovska | all shows | Ilija Grujoski |
| Malta | TVM | No commentary | all shows | Martha Fenech |
| Moldova | Moldova 1 | Galina Timuș | all shows | Gloria Gorceag |
| Radio Moldova | Cristina Galbici | |||
| Radio Moldova Tineret | Cătălin Ungureanu, Maria-Mihaela Frimu | |||
| Montenegro | TVCG 1, TVCG SAT | Dražen Bauković, Tijana Mišković | all shows | Tijana Mišković |
| Netherlands | NPO 1, BVN | Jam Smit, Cornald Maas | all shows | Douwe Bob |
| Norway | NRK1 | Olav Viksmo-Slettan | all shows | Marcus & Martinus |
| NRK3 | Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes, Markus Neby | finals | ||
| NRK P1 | Ole Christian Øen | second semi-finals and finals | ||
| NRK Tegnspråk | Sign language performers | finals | ||
| Poland | TVP1, TVP Polonia, TVP Rozrywka | Artur Orzech | all shows | Anna Popek |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional | José Carlos Malato, Nuno Galopim | all shows | Filomena Cautela |
| Romania | TVR1, TVR HD | Liana Stanciu, Radu Andrei Tudor | all shows | Sonia Argint-Ionescu |
| San Marino | SMtv San Marino, Radio San Marino | Lia Fiorio, Gigi Restivo | all shows | Lia Fiorio |
| Serbia | RTS1, RTS HD, RTS Sat | Silvana Grujić, Olga Kapor | first semi-finals | Sanja Vučić |
| Duška Vučinić | second semi-finals and finals | |||
| Slovenia | TV SLO 2 | Andrej Hofer | semi-finals | Maja Keuc |
| TV SLO 1 | finals | |||
| Radio Val 202 | second semi-finals and finals | |||
| Radio Maribor | all shows | |||
| Spain | La 2 | José María Íñigo, Julia Varela | semi-finals | Nieves Álvarez |
| La 1 | finals | |||
| Sweden | SVT1 | Måns Zelmerlöw, Edward af Sillén | all shows | Wiktoria |
| SR P4 | Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman, Ola Gäverth | |||
| Switzerland (German) | SRF zwei | Sven Epiney | semi-finals | Luca Hänni |
| SRF 1 | finals | |||
| Switzerland (Italian) | RSI La 2 | Clarissa Tami, Sebalter | semi-finals | |
| RSI La 1 | finals | |||
| Switzerland (French) | RTS Deux | Jean-Marc Richard, Nicolas Tanner | semi-finals | |
| RTS Un | finals | |||
| Ukraine | UA:First | Tetiana Terekhova, Andriy Horodyskyi | all shows | Zlata Ognevich |
| Radio Ukraine | Olena Zelinchenko, Roman Kolyada | |||
| United Kingdom | BBC Four | Mel Giedroyc, Scott Mills | semi-finals | Katrina Leskanich |
| BBC One | Graham Norton | finals | ||
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentators | Shows |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Hunan TV | Lee Wei Song, Lee Shih Shiong | all shows |
| Greenland | KNR | Ole Tøpholm (DR commentary) | finals |
| Kazakhstan | Khabar TV | Kaldybek Zhaysanbay, Diana Snegina | all shows |
| Kosovo | RTK | Alma Bektashi, Agron Krasniqi | all shows |
| Slovakia | Rádio FM | Daniel Baláž, Pavol Hubinák, Juraj Malíček | finals |
| United States | Logo TV | Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews | finals |
Broadcast notes[]
- Israel - The grand final was the last program broadcast on Channel 1 under the IBA, where a skeleton staff of twenty people remained to ensure a smooth transmission of the shows on the channel. After the contest ended, the station displayed a slide about its closure.
- Poland - The three shows were broadcast on TVP Rozrywka with a one day delay.