Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Historical eventMay 132017

Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Eurovision Song Contest: Portugal won the contest for the first time, with the song "Amar pelos dois," performed by Salvador Sobral (pictured).

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When
Saturday, May 13 20179 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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At a glance

Dates: 2017-05-09 – 2017-05-13.

Place: International Exhibition Centre, Ukraine.

Key figures / parties: Salvador Sobral, Kristian Kostov, SunStroke Project, Blanche, Robin Bengtsson, Francesco Gabbani, Ilinca, and Alex Florea.

Who was involved

Participants Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 2017 – Participation summaries by country Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland…

What happened

The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and a final on 13 May 2017, held at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine, and presented by Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk, and Timur Miroshnychenko. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), which staged the event after its legal predecessor,

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May 13 2017 — 9 years ago, on a Saturday.

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