• Periodo: Sabato, 13 maggio 2017
  Presentatore (i): –
  Trasmesso da: National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) | Національна Телекомпанія України – Natsionalna Telekompaniya Ukrayiny (HTKY; UA:Перший)
  Sede: International Exhibition Centre (Міжнародний виставковий центр), Kiev, Ucraina
  Slogan: “-”
  Brano vincitore:  “” – ,  () (2°)
  Participanti: 42 paesi (26 Paesi accedono di diritto alla Serata Finale: i cosiddetti Big Five – Francia, Italia, Germania, Spagna e Regno Unito – per il loro maggiore contributo finanziario; il paese ospitante – Ucraina – e i primi dieci classificati in base ai punteggi del televoto e dalla giuria esterna delle classifiche separate scelti nelle due serate di ogni Semi-Finale dove si esibiscono 18 paesi nella Prima Semi-Finale e 18 paesi nella Seconda Semi-Finale)
  Debuttanti: Nessuno
  Ritorni: Portogallo
  Ritiri: 
  Nil Points: Nessuno
  Struttura di voto: Ognuno dei paesi in gara assegna 12, 10, 8 e dal 7 all’1, punti per le proprie dieci canzoni preferite. La Giuria e il Televoto formano una classifica per separato: la votazione della giuria costituita dai 10 brani più votati dai giurati e i risultati del televoto, costituiti dalla somma dei 10 brani più votati da ogni singolo paese, partendo dal concorrente che ne ha ricevuti di meno a quello che ne ha ricevuti di più.
  Orchestra: Gli artisti cantano su basi musicali.
  Opening Act: –
  Intervallo: –

The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will be the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It will take place in Ukraine, after Ukraine’s victory at the 2016 contest inStockholm with the song “1944”, performed by Jamala. This will be the second time the contest will take place in Ukraine, after 2005.

The host city will be determined through a bidding phase in which six Ukrainian cities submitted bids, three of which were shortlisted for further inspection: Dnipro,Kiev and Odessa. The withdrawal of Dnipro on 25 August 2016 has resulted in Kiev and Odessa remaining in contention. The contest is currently scheduled to consist of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and the final on 13 May 2017. However, the official dates will be announced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) following the selection of the host city.

As of 5 September 2016, twenty-eight countries have expressed their intention to participate in the contest. Portugal will return after a one-year absence.

L’Eurovision Song Contest 2017 sarà la 62ª edizione dell’annuale concorso canoro; si terrà in Ucraina, stato vincitore dell’edizione precedente (che ha già ospitato l’evento nel 2005) con la canzone 1944 diJamala. Il concorso si dividerà in due semifinali e una finale.

Finale:

R/O	Country	Contestant	Song	Points	Place
1	Israel	IMRI	I Feel Alive	39	23rd
2	Poland	Kasia Moś	Flashlight	64	22nd
3	Belarus	Naviband	Story of My Life	83	17th
4	Austria	Nathan Trent	Running On Air	93	16th
5	Armenia	Artsvik	Fly With Me	79	18th
6	The Netherlands	OG3NE	Lights and Shadows	150	11th
7	Moldova	Sunstroke Project	Hey Mamma	374	3rd
8	Hungary	Joci Pápai	Origo	200	8th
9	Italy	Francesco Gabbani	Occidentali’s Karma	334	6th
10	Denmark	Anja	Where I Am	77	20th
11	Portugalwinner	Salvador Sobral	Amar Pelos Dois	758	1st
12	Azerbaijan	Dihaj	Skeletons	120	14th
13	Croatia	Jacques Houdek	My Friend	128	13th
14	Australia	Isaiah	Don’t Come Easy	173	9th
15	Greece	Demy	This is Love	77	19th
16	Spain	Manel Navarro	Do It For Your Lover	5	26th
17	Norway	JOWST	Grab The Moment	158	10th
18	United Kingdom	Lucie Jones	Never Give Up On You	111	15th
19	Cyprus	Hovig	Gravity	68	21st
20	Romania	Ilinca ft. Alex Florea	Yodel It!	282	7th
21	Germany	Levina	Perfect Life	6	25th
22	Ukraine	O.Torvald	Time	36	24th
23	Belgium	Blanche	City Lights	363	4th
24	Sweden	Robin Bengtsson	I Can’t Go On	344	5th
25	Bulgaria	Kristian Kostov	Beautiful Mess	615	2nd
26	France	lma	Requiem	135	12th

Finale

• Periodo: Martedì, 9 maggio 2017 
Presentatore (i): –
Trasmesso da: National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) | Національна Телекомпанія України – Natsionalna Telekompaniya Ukrayiny (HTKY; UA:Перший)
Sede: International Exhibition Centre (Міжнародний виставковий центр), Kiev, Ucraina
Slogan: “-”
Brano Vincitore: “” –   () (3°)
Participanti: 42 paesi (25 Paesi accedono di diritto alla Serata Finale: i cosiddetti Big Four – Francia, Germania, Spagna e Regno Unito – per il loro maggiore contributo finanziario; il paese ospitante – Serbia – e i primi nove classificati in base ai punteggi del televoto più un paese selezionato da una giuria esterna scelti nelle due serate di ogni Semi-finale dove si esibiscono 18 paesi nella Prima Semi-Finale e 19 paesi nella Seconda Semi-Finale)
Debuttanti: Nessuno
Ritorni: Portgallo
Ritiri: 
Nil Points: Nessuno
Struttura di voto: Ognuno dei paesi in gara assegna 12, 10, 8 e dal 7 all’1, punti per le proprie dieci canzoni preferite. La Giuria e il Televoto formano una classifica per separato: la votazione della giuria costituita dai 10 brani più votati dai giurati e  i risultati del televoto, costituiti dalla somma dei 10 brani più votati da ogni singolo paese, partendo dal concorrente che ne ha ricevuti di meno a quello che ne ha ricevuti di più.
Orchestra: Gli artisti cantano su basi musicali.
Opening Act: 
Intervallo: 

Prima Semi-Finale: 

R/O	Country	Contestant	Song	Points	Place
1	Swedenqualifier	Robin Bengtsson	I Can’t Go On	227	3rd
2	Georgia	Tamara Gachechiladze	Keep The Faith	99	11th
3	Australiaqualifier	Isaiah	Don’t Come Easy	160	6th
4	Albania	Lindita	World	76	14th
5	Belgiumqualifier	Blanche	City Lights	165	4th
6	Montenegro	Slavko Kalezić	Space	56	16th
7	Finland	Norma John	Blackbird	92	12th
8	Azerbaijanqualifier	Dihaj	Skeletons	150	8th
9	Portugalqualifier	Salvador Sobral	Amar Pelos Dois	370	1st
10	Greecequalifier	Demy	This is Love	115	10th
11	Polandqualifier	Kasia Moś	Flashlight	119	9th
12	Moldovaqualifier	Sunstroke Project	Hey Mamma	291	2nd
13	Iceland	Svala	Paper	60	15th
14	Czech Republic	Martina Bárta	My Turn	83	13th
15	Cyprusqualifier	Hovig	Gravity	164	5th
16	Armeniaqualifier	Artsvik	Fly With Me	152	7th
17	Slovenia	Omar Naber	On My Way	36	17th
18	Latvia	Triana Park	Line	21	18th

I finalisti della Prima Semifinale furono: 

• Periodo: Giovedì, 11 maggio 2017
Presentatore (i): 
Trasmesso da: National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) | Національна Телекомпанія України – Natsionalna Telekompaniya Ukrayiny (HTKY; UA:Перший)
Sede: International Exhibition Centre (Міжнародний виставковий центр), Kiev, Ucraina
Slogan: “”
Brano Vincitore: “” –  () (1°)
Participanti: 42 paesi (25 Paesi accedono di diritto alla Serata Finale: i cosiddetti Big Four – Francia, Germania, Spagna e Regno Unito – per il loro maggiore contributo finanziario; il paese ospitante – Serbia – e i primi nove classificati in base ai punteggi del televoto più un paese selezionato da una giuria esterna scelti nelle due serate di ogni Semi-finale dove si esibiscono 18 paesi nella Prima Semi-Finale e 19 paesi nella Seconda Semi-Finale)
Debuttanti: Nessuno
Ritorni: Portogallo
Ritiri: 
Nil Points: Nessuno
Struttura di voto: Ognuno dei paesi in gara assegna 12, 10, 8 e dal 7 all’1, punti per le proprie dieci canzoni preferite. La Giuria e il Televoto formano una classifica per separato: la votazione della giuria costituita dai 10 brani più votati dai giurati e  i risultati del televoto, costituiti dalla somma dei 10 brani più votati da ogni singolo paese, partendo dal concorrente che ne ha ricevuti di meno a quello che ne ha ricevuti di più.
Orchestra: Gli artisti cantano su basi musicali.
Opening Act: 
Intervallo: 

Seconda Semi-Finale: 

R/O	Country	Contestant	Song	Points	Place
1	Serbia	Tijana Bogićević	In Too Deep	98	11th
2	Austriaqualifier	Nathan Trent	Running On Air	147	7th
3	North Macedonia	Jana Burčeska	Dance Alone	69	15th
4	Malta	Claudia Faniello	Breathlessly	55	16th
5	Romaniaqualifier	Ilinca ft. Alex Florea	Yodel It!	174	6th
6	The Netherlandsqualifier	OG3NE	Lights and Shadows	200	4th
7	Hungaryqualifier	Joci Pápai	Origo	231	2nd
8	Denmarkqualifier	Anja	Where I Am	101	10th
9	Ireland	rendan Murray	Dying to Try	86	13th
10	San Marino	Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson	Spirit of the Night	1	18th
11	Croatiaqualifier	Jacques Houdek	My Friend	141	8th
12	Norwayqualifier	JOWST	Grab The Moment	189	5th
13	Switzerland	Timebelle	Apollo	97	12th
14	Belarusqualifier	Naviband	Story of My Life	110	9th
15	Bulgariaqualifier	Kristian Kostov	Beautiful Mess	403	1st
16	Lithuania	Fusedmarc	Rain Of Revolution	42	17th
17	Estonia	Koit Toome & Laura	Verona	85	14th
18	Israelqualifier	IMRI	I Feel Alive	207	3rd

ORDINE	PAESE	INTERPRETE(I)	CANZONE – TRADUZIONE	PUNTEGGIO	POSIZIONE
01	LTV	Justs	Heartbeat (Sirdspuksti)	132	08
02	TVP	Michał Szpak	Color Of Your Life (Kolor Twojego życia)	151	06
03	SSR SRG	Rykka	The Last Of Our Kind (Die Letzten unserer Art, Les derniers de notre genre, Gli ultimi della nostra specie)	028	18
04	IBA	Hovi Star (חובי סטאר‎‎)	Made Of Stars (עשויים מכוכבים)	147	07
05	BTRC	IVAN (Alexander Ivanov, Аляксандр Іваноў)	Help You Fly (Дапамагу табе лётаць, Помочь тебе летать)	084	12
06	RTS	Sanja Vučić ZAA (Сања Вучић ZAA)	Goodbye (Shelter) [Довиђења (Склониште), Doviđenja (Sklonište); Iza osmeha, Иза осмеха]	105	10
07	RTÉ	Nicky Byrne	Sunlight (Solas na Greine)	046	15
08	MKRTV	Kaliopi (Калиопи)	Dona (Дона)	088	11
09	LRT	Donny Montell	I’ve Been Waiting for This Night ( (Aš laukiau šios nakties)	222	04
10	SBS	Dami Im (임다미)	Sound Of Silence	330	01
11	RTVSLO	ManuElla (Manuela Brečko)	Blue And Red (Modra in rdeča)	057	14
12	BNT	Poli Genova (Поли Генова)	If Love Was A Crime (Ако любовта беше престъпление)	220	05
13	DR	Lighthouse X	Soldiers Of Love (Kærlighedssoldater)	034	17
14	NTU	Jamala (Camala, Джамала)	1944	287	02
15	NRK	Agnete	Icebreaker (Isbryter)	063	13
16	GPB	Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz (ნიკა კოჩაროვი & Young Georgian Lolitaz)	Midnight Gold (შუაღამის ოქრო)	123	09
17	RTSH	Eneda Tarifa	Fairytale (Përrallë)	045	16
18	VRT	Laura Tesoro	What’s The Pressure (Pourquoi se presser?)	274	03

I finalisti della Seconda Semifinale furono: 

Partecipazione mancate

• 2016 | Germania: “?” () – Xavier Naidoo.

• 2016 | Malta: “Chameleon (Invincible)” (English) – Ira Losco.

• 2016 | Romania: “Moment of Silence” (English) – Ovidiu Anton.

Paesi partecipanti

Paesi partecipanti  Paesi che hanno partecipato in passato, ma non nel 2016   
Paesi che non si sono qualificati alla finale

The Deputy Chief of the host broadcaster, the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) and the Head of Delegation for Ukraine, Viktoria Romanova, stated on 18 May 2016 that the first organisational meeting for the contest would take place before 8 June, during which the EBU and NTU would go through the technical requirements for the contest, as well as any training required for the contest to take place in Ukraine. Romanova also announced that the venue for the contest would be announced over the summer.

NTU and the Ukrainian Government formally launched the bidding process for interested cities to apply to host the contest on 23 June. The selection of the host city will be conducted in four stages:

• 24 June–8 July: Interested cities were formally invited to submit their bids.
• 8–15 July: A working group within NTU and a government-appointed Local Organisational Committee (LOC) headed by Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman reviewed submitted bids prior to their formal presentation.
• 18–22 July: Candidate cities formally presented their bids to the LOC. The bids of three cities were shortlisted and handed over to the EBU.
• 22 July–1 August: The three shortlisted cities will be inspected by representatives from the EBU and LOC to explore their infrastructure and implementation of their bids. A press conference will be held to announce the selection results and the host city.

The following selection criteria were outlined for the selection of the host city:

• The venue must be covered with a capacity of at least 7,000 but ideally up to 10,000 attendees.
• An international press centre must be able to accommodate no less than 1,550 journalists.
• Venues must also be provided for the opening and closing ceremonies of at least 3,000 attendees.
• The host city must have fairly priced hotel rooms to European standards, that are located in close proximity to the venue and the city centre. At least 2,000 hotel rooms must be provided: 1,000 for participating delegations and 1,000 for accredited media and fans.
• The host city must be able to guarantee the safety and security of participants, members of delegations and guests.
• The host city must have modern transport infrastructure: an international airport and readily available transport between the airport, the city and hotels, in addition to convenient traffic in the city and the opportunity to provide additional transport routes.
• The host city must provide a social program alongside their bid, showcasing the hospitality, originality, cultural values and identity of both the city and Ukraine.

Six cities submitted applications by the deadline of 8 July: Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kiev, Lviv andOdessa. Prior to the opening of the bidding process, the cities of Cherkasy, Irpin, Uzhhorod and Vinnytsiahad declared their interest in hosting the contest, but did not submit a formal bid. Ukrainian Culture Minister Yevhen Nyshchuk stated on 30 June that an appropriate venue for the contest does not exist in Ukraine, suggesting that the construction of a new venue in Kiev or Lviv should be considered.

The six candidate cities were officially presented to the LOC on 20 July in a two-hour live discussion show titled City Battle, broadcast from the UA:Pershyi studios in Kiev and moderated by Timur Miroshnychenko, with radio commentary from Olena Zelinyenko. The show was broadcast on UA:Pershyi, Radio Ukraine and the UA:Pershyi YouTube channel with commentary in English and Ukrainian. During the show, a representative from each candidate city presented its bid in front of a live studio audience:

• Dnipropetrovsk: Borys Filatov (City Mayor)
• Kharkiv: Igor Terekhov (Deputy City Mayor)
• Kherson: Volodymyr Mykolaienko (City Mayor)
• Kiev: Oleksii Reznikov (Deputy Head of City State Administration)
• Lviv: Andrii Moskalenko (Deputy City Mayor)
• Odessa: Pavel Vugelman (Deputy City Mayor)

Members of the LOC, media representatives, Ukrainian musical experts and fans also participated in the discussion.

NTU announced on 22 July that the bids from Dnipro, Kiev and Odessa had been shortlisted for further consideration.

The EBU announced on 30 July that the host city will be announced “in due course”, rather than on the previously stated date of 1 August, with Executive Supervisor of the contest Jon Ola Sand stating that the EBU “really want to take the time it takes to come up with the right decision”. The Deputy General Director of NTU, Oleksandr Kharebin, stated on 10 August that the host city would be announced on Ukrainian Independence Day, 24 August. However, the announcement was postponed at 14:00 EEST on 25 August, one hour before it was due to take place, with NTU citing the necessity to further consider some fine details regarding the decision. The Mayor of Dnipro, Borys Filatov, stated that Ukraine “has lost almost two precious months” in the bidding phase, calling the decision to postpone the announcement for a fourth time a shame and a disgrace. NTU’s General Director, Zurab Alasania, announced later on 25 August that Dnipro has withdrawn from the bidding phase, leaving Kiev and Odessa in contention.

Le date preliminari per il concorso furono annunciate il 14 maggio 2016, a Stoccolma e l’UER, decise di fissare le semifinali il 16 e il 18 maggio 2017, mentre la finale sabato 20. Queste però furono spostate dalla tv ucraina, in quanto il 18 maggio è festa nazionale poiché si celebra l’anniversario della deportazione dei Tatari di Crimea (il tema della canzone con cui Jamala ha vinto, nonchè la terra contesa con la Russia). La proposta di NTU era 9, 11 e 13 maggio ma l’UER ha accettato con riserva, in quanto il 9 maggio è già fissata una semifinale di Champions League, il massimo trofeo calcistico per club a livello internazionale, mentre l’11 maggio sono in programma le semifinali di Europa League, e tali eventi sono trasmessi da molte tv pubbliche. Si è dunque aperta un’altra ipotesi, spostare l’evento a fine maggio, il 23, il 25 e il 27. Il 24 agosto, oltre alla città ospitante, dovevano essere annunciate le nuove date, ma la conferenza stampa è stata annullata e rinviata a data da destinarsi.

Il 18 maggio 2016, il primo ministro ucraino Volodymyr Groysman ha detto che vorrebbe istituire una gara d’appalto per decidere quale città ospiterà l’evento. Più città hanno mostrato l’interesse ad ospitare l’evento ma solo sei si sono candidate ufficialmente; il 22 luglio 2016 è stata annunciata la restrizione della scelta a tre città: Kiev, Dnipro e Odessa. La conferenza stampa per annunciare la città ospitante è stata rimandata più volte, ma il 25 agosto è stato dichiarato che Dnipro era stata esclusa, lasciando solo Kiev e Odessa in gara.

Le possibili sedi sono state:

Key:  †   Host venue  ‡   Shortlisted  ✱  Withdrawn after being shortlisted

Città	Sede	Capacità	Note
Dnipro ✱	DniproEuroArena	9,500	Proposal includes the complete reconstruction of the Meteor Stadium, including the Sports Complex Meteor located nearby, to be completed by March 2017. Il complesso, nato dalla ristrutturazione dello stadio Meteor, dovrebbe essere pronto per marzo 2017.
Kharkiv	Metalist Oblast Sports Complex	40,003	Hosted three group stage matches of UEFA Euro 2012. Would have required significant construction including the addition of a roof. Ha ospitato tre partite della fase a gironi del Campionato europeo di calcio 2012. È priva di tetto, requisito necessario per ospitare il concorso.
Kherson	Concert Hall “Yubileyniy”	1,600	Proposal included expansion and reconstruction of the venue, which would have taken approximately 7–8 months. È priva di tetto, requisito necessario per ospitare il concorso.
Kiev ‡	Palace of Sports	10,000	Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009. May conflict with contest preparations as the venue will host part of the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I ice hockey tournament between 22–28 April 2017. Sede dell’Eurovision Song Contest 2005 e del Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Potrebbe non essere disponibile in quanto la struttura ospiterà alcune partite del Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio tra il 22 e il 28 aprile 2017.
	International Exhibition Centre	13,000	Venue submitted as a reserve. Kyiv confirmed on 24 August 2016 that this is where they would like to host the contest if they win the bid. Proposta come sede alternativa al Palazzo dello Sport.
Lviv (Leopoli)	Arena Lviv	34,915	Hosted three of the group-stage games for UEFA Euro 2012. The arena required the construction of a roof. Ha ospitato tre partite della fase a gironi del Campionato europeo di calcio 2012. È priva di tetto, requisito necessario per ospitare il concorso.
	Unfinished venue	N/A	An unfinished venue originally planned for EuroBasket 2015that was 25% complete when construction halted.
Odessa‡	Chornomorets Stadium	34,000	Proposal includes reconstruction of the venue and options for providing a covered roof. In caso di scelta dello stadio dovrà essere prevista la costruzione di un tetto, requisito fondamentale per ospitare il concorso.

The preliminary dates for the contest were announced on 14 March 2016 at a meeting of Heads of Delegation in Stockholm, with the semi-finals scheduled to take place on 16 and 18 May and the final on 20 May 2017. These preliminary dates were chosen by the EBU to avoid the contest coinciding with any major television and sporting events scheduled to take place around that time.

However, the EBU announced on 24 June that the preliminary dates for the contest had been brought forward a week, with the semi-finals scheduled for 9 and 11 May and the final on 13 May. This was reportedly due to a request from NTU, as the initial preliminary dates conincided with the Remembrance Day for the victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide on 18 May. However, the current preliminary dates coincide with the second leg of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League semi-finals.

The official dates for the contest will be announced by the EBU following the announcement of the host city later in 2016.

The following countries have formally announced their participation in the contest: I seguenti Stati hanno espresso il loro interesse provvisorio nel partecipare al concorso:

I seguenti Stati hanno espresso il loro interesse provvisorio nel partecipare al concorso:

Stato	Artista	Brano	Lingua	Traduzione in italiano	Processo di selezione	Note
Armenia[16]
Austria[17]
Belgio[18]
Cipro
Danimarca[19]
Estonia[20]	4 marzo 2017[21]	4 marzo 2017[21]
Finlandia[22]	Febbraio 2017[23]	Febbraio 2017[23]
Francia[24]
Germania[25][26]
Grecia[27]
Irlanda[28]
Islanda[29]
Israele[30]
Lettonia[31]
Lituania[32]
Malta[33]
Norvegia[34]
Paesi Bassi[35]
Polonia[36]
Portogallo[37]
Regno Unito[38]
Russia[39]
Slovenia[40]
Spagna[41]
Svezia[42]
Svizzera[43]	5 febbraio 2017[44]	5 febbraio 2017[44]			Finale nazionale[44]
Ucraina(organizzatore)[45]
Ungheria[46]

Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that will be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. The EBU has issued an invitation of participation to all fifty-six active members. It is unknown whether an invitation has been issued to associate member Australia. Twenty-eight countries have provisionally confirmed their participation in the contest as of 5 September 2016, while the following countries have made announcements regarding their participation:

Active EBU members

•  Albania – Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) announced on 28 May 2016 that they will make a formal announcement regarding participation by September at the earliest.[65]
•  Andorra – Ràdio i Televisió d’Andorra (RTVA) announced on 19 May 2016 that they will not participate for unspecified reasons.[66] Ràdio i Televisió d’Andorra (RTA) ha annunciato il 19 maggio 2016 di non star prendendo in considerazione di partecipare al concorso nel 2017 per vari motivi non specificati^[47].
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina – It is unknown whether Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina(BHRT) will be able to participate, after it was revealed on 25 May 2016 that the EBU had threatened to withdraw BHRT from all member services due to non-payment of debts totalling 6 million Swiss francs(€5.4 million). BHRT had been given until 8 June to settle part of the debts or face withdrawal from the EBU, resulting in, among other things, an inability to participate.[67][68] BHRT announced on 30 May that they would cease broadcasting on 30 June due to the accumulation of debts by BHRT and region-level entity broadcasters Radio-Television of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RTVFBiH) and Radio Televizija Republike Srpske (RTRS) totalling 25 million Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible marks(€12.78 million).[69] However, BHRT announced on 30 June that they would postpone their broadcasting cessation.[70]
•  Bulgaria – After a successful return to the contest in 2016 with “If Love Was a Crime”, performed byPoli Genova, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) announced on 15 May 2016 that “[they] are back to Kiev where it all started for [them]”. However, BNT have not yet made a formal announcement regarding participation.[71]
•  Croatia – A spokesperson for Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) stated on 28 November 2015 that Croatia would participate in the 2017 contest if they participated in the 2016 contest, and since Croatia indeed participated in the 2016 contest with “Lighthouse”, performed by Nina Kraljić, participation in the 2017 contest is an open possibility. The spokesperson added that similar to the selection of Kraljić as the winner of the first season, HRT would probably internally select the winner of the second season ofThe Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske, Ruža Janjiš.[72] However, HRT stated on 23 August 2016 they have yet to make a decision regarding participation. The statement comes amid reports in Croatian media that HRT are reducing entertainment expenditure due to the cost of broadcasting rights for Euro 2016and the 2016 Summer Olympics, with reports that Ples sa zvijezdama and The Voice – Najljepši glas Hrvatske have not been renewed for another season.[73]
•  Czech Republic – Česká televize (ČT) announced on 23 August 2016 that they have yet to make a decision regarding participation. However, it is expected that ČT will make a formal announcement regarding participation in September.[73]
•  Luxembourg – While RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg (RTL) announced on 25 May 2016 that they would not participate,[74] the Petitions Committee of the Luxembourgish Government announced on 21 June that they had received a petition calling on RTL to return to the contest. The Luxembourgish Government have decided to debate the proposals set out in the petition, and the possibility of Luxembourg returning to the contest in future.[75] RTL reiterated its intention not to participate on 22 August.[76] RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg (RTL) ha confermato il 25 maggio 2016 che non tornerà nella manifestazione nemmeno nell’edizione 2017^.
•  Monaco – Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) announced on 19 August 2016 that Monaco would not participate in the contest.[77] L’ente televisivo monegasco, TMC, ha confermato il 19 agosto 2016 che non ha intenzione di partecipare nella competizione neanche quest’anno
•  Montenegro – It was revealed on 3 June 2016 that Milena Vučić had expressed an interest in representing Montenegro at the contest. While Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) had confirmed that they would begin talks with Vučić, they have not yet made a formal announcement regarding participation.[78][79]
•  Romania – Romania’s future participation in the contest was put into doubt after the EBU withdrewRomanian Television (TVR) from all member services on 22 April 2016, due to repeated non-payment of debts going back to January 2007 and the threat of insolvency, resulting in turn in the forced withdrawal of its entry from the 2016 contest.[80] However, TVR stated during a special broadcast on 24 April that”We still have a chance. It’s not the fault of the EBU. We must first solve our internal problems. We hope to remain EBU members and participate in Eurovision next year. Thank you for being with us!”[81] It was announced on 7 June that the Romanian Government was close to passing legislation that would allow the direct allocation of public funds to TVR.[82]
•  San Marino – The Head of Delegation for San Marino, Alessandro Capicchioni, stated in an interview on 7 June 2016 that the new voting system introduced in the 2016 contest “totally discriminates [against] small states [such as San Marino] as it doesn’t allow them to deliver 100% of their vote. The change in the voting system has been decided without even telling us.”[83] Capicchioni also explained that duplication of the jury vote for countries unable to return a valid televote would be incompatible with the new voting system, while also revealing that the Sanmarinese delegation are currently working on a proposal that would help them adjust to the new voting system without relying on average scores from other participating countries.[83]
•  Slovakia – Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) explained on 12 April 2016 that Slovakia’s absence from the contest since 2012 was due to the “cost involved in participation”. RTVS’ PR manager, Juraj Kadáš, stated that while participating in the contest is an attractive project, RTVS has a programming strategy that gives priority to financing domestic television production. RTVS also stated that participation in the 2017 contest would be discussed later in 2016.[84]
•  Turkey – Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) issued a written statement to the EBU on 12 May 2016, stating that they will participate, but it is currently unknown whether they will follow up on this statement. There have been multiple reports in recent years that Turkey will return to the contest, none of which have come to be true. Turkey withdrew after last participating in 2012, due to their discontent at the introduction of a mixed voting system to the contest and the automatic qualification of the Big Five for the final.[85]

Associate EBU members

•  Australia – It is currently unknown whether Australia will participate, as the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) would require an invitation from NTU. The CEO and Managing Director of SBS, Michael Ebeid, stated on 16 May 2016 that SBS was finalising negotiations with the EBU for Australia to continue its participation. While it is likely that Australia will participate after finishing in second place in the 2016 contest, SBS have not yet made a formal announcement regarding participation.[86][87]
•  Kazakhstan – Khabar Agency became an associate member of the EBU on 1 January 2016, opening up the possibility of participating in the contest in future.[88]

EBU non-members

•  Kosovo – Albanian news portal Koha reported on 6 April 2016 that the Director General of Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), Mentor Shala, had announced at a press conference that Kosovo had been invited to participate, with a decision on whether or not to pursue the invitation to be made later in 2016.[89] However, this was confirmed to be untrue, after Shala stated on 7 April that his comments were misinterpreted by Koha, and what he actually meant was that “RTK was invited to [the] Eurovision Committee and Kosovo’s acceptance or not in the Eurovision depends on them”.[90] This was backed-up by a statement from the EBU.[91]
•  United States – After the interval performance of Justin Timberlake during the final of the 2016 contest, it has been speculated that the United States may participate in a future contest, similar to the interval performance of Jessica Mauboy during the second semi-final of the 2014 contest and Australia’s subsequent debut the following year.[92] While Logo TV broadcast the final of the 2016 contest, the channel does not have associate EBU membership.[93][94]

Digame ha calcolato la composizione delle urne nelle quali sono stati divisi gli Stati partecipanti, determinate in base allo storico delle votazioni. La loro composizione è stata:

• Urna 1: 
• Urna 2: 
• Urna 3: 
• Urna 4: 
• Urna 5: 
• Urna 6: 

1ª SEMIFINALE 09 MAGGIO 2017		2ª SEMIFINALE 11 MAGGIO 2017
Croazia Finlandia Moldavia Armenia Grecia Ungheria Russia Paesi Bassi San Marino	Azerbaigian Cipro  Malta  Bosnia ed Erzegovina  Estonia Repubblica Ceca  Montenegro Islanda Austria	Lettonia  Bielorussia  Irlanda Svizzera  ERI di Macedonia  Australia  Lituania  Polonia Israele  Serbia	Albania  Bulgaria Danimarca  Georgia  Romania  Slovenia Norvegia Ucraina  Belgio
Con diritto di voto: Francia Svezia Spagna		Con diritto di voto:  Germania  Italia  Regno Unito

Il 14 maggio è stato stabilito l’ordine di presentazione dei portavoce, basato sui voti delle giurie dati durante la finale loro dedicata. L’ordine inizialmente stabilito ed i portavoce sono stati: 1.Austria – (Vienna), 2.Islanda – (Reykjavik), 3.Azerbaigian – (Baku), 4.San Marino – (San Marino), 5.Repubblica Ceca – (Praga), 6.Irlanda – (Dublino), 7.Georgia – (Tblisi), 8.Bosnia ed Erzegovina – (Sarajevo), 9.Malta – (Valletta), 10.Spagna – (Madrid), 11.Finlandia – (Helsinki), 12.Svizzera – (Berna), 13.Danimarca – (Copenaghen), 14.Francia – (Parigi), 15.Moldavia – (Chisinau), 16.Armenia – (Yerevan), 17.Cipro – (Nicosia), 18.Bulgaria – (Sofia), 19.Paesi Bassi (Hilversum), 20.Latvia (Riga), 21.Israele – (Jerusalem), 22.Belarussia – (Minsk), 23.Germania – (Hamburgo), 24.Russia – (Mosca), 25.Norvegia- (Oslo), 26.Australia – (Sydney), 27.Belgio – Brussels), 28.Regno Unito – (Londra), 29.Croazia – (Zagreb), 30.Grecia – (Atene), 31.Lituania – (Vilnius), 32.Serbia – (Belgrado), 33.ERI di Macedonia – (Skopje), 34.Albania – (Tirana), 35.Estonia – (Tallinn), 36.Ucraina – (Kyiv), 37.Italia – (Roma), 38.Polonia – (Varsavia), 39.Slovenia – (Lubiana), 40.Ungheria – (Budapest), 41.Montenegro – (Podgorica) e  42.Svezia – (Stoccolma).

Nina Kraljić con la sua “Lighthouse” si aggiudica il Barbara Dex Award, mentre i Marcel  Bezençon Awards se gli aggiudicano l’ucraniana Jamala con “1944” (Artists Award), l’australiana Dami Im con “Sound of Silence” composta da Anthony Egizii e David Musumeci (Composer Award) e il ruso Sergey Lazarev con “You Are the Only One” (Press Award).

Francesca Michielin ha partecipato, in rappresentanza dell’Italia, all’Eurovision Song Contest 2016 a Stoccolma in Svezia classificandosi al 3° posto: il regolamento di questa edizione del Festival di Sanremo prevedeva infatti che il vincitore della sezione Campioni sarebbe stato il partecipante italiano della kermesse canora internazionale, un tempo nota come Eurofestival. Poiché questi ultimi hanno rinunciato alla partecipazione all’Eurovision Song Contest 2016, che spetta di diritto al vincitore del Festival, Francesca Michielin (classificata seconda dietro a “Un giorno mi dirai” degli Stadio) on il singolo “Nessun grado di separazione” li ha sostituiti in rappresentanza dell’Italia, per tale occasione il 25 marzo 2016 ha pubblicato una versione del brano italo-inglese intitolata “No Degree of Separation”.

Lo spettacolo è stato trasmesso oltre ai 42 paesi partecipanti, anche in: China, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Nuova Zelanda, Portogallo, Romania e gli Stati Uniti.

Tabellone dei risultati:

Finale:

Finale – Voti separati televoto/giuria:

FINALE – VOTI SEPARATI TELEVOTO/GIURIA
POSIZIONE	TELEVOTO	PUNTI	GIURIA	PUNTI
1	Russia	361	Australia	320
2	Ucraina	323	Ucraina	211
3	Polonia	222	Francia	148
4	Australia	191	Malta	137
5	Bulgaria	180	Russia	130
6	Svezia	139	Belgio	130
7	Armenia	134	Bulgaria	127
8	Austria	120	Israele	124
9	Francia	109	Svezia	122
10	Lituania	96	Armenia	115
11	Serbia	80	Paesi Bassi	114
12	Azerbaigian	73	Lituania	104
13	Lettonia	63	Italia	90
14	Ungheria	56	Georgia	80
15	Cipro	53	Lettonia	69
16	Belgio	51	Spagna	67
17	Paesi Bassi	39	Regno Unito	54
18	Italia	34	Ungheria	52
19	Croazia	33	Azerbaigian	44
20	Georgia	24	Cipro	43
21	Malta	16	Repubblica Ceca	41
22	Israele	11	Croazia	40
23	Germania	10	Serbia	35
24	Spagna	10	Austria	31
25	Regno Unito	8	Polonia	7
26	Repubblica Ceca	0	Germania	1

• 12 punti Finale:

12 punti (Giuria):

NUMERO	A	DA
11	Ucraina	Bosnia ed Erzegovina, Danimarca, Georgia, Israele, Lettonia, ERI di Macedonia, Moldavia, Polonia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia
9	Australia	Albania, Austria, Belgio, Croazia, Ungheria, Lituania, Paesi Bassi, Svezia, Svizzera
4	Russia	Azerbaigian, Bielorussia, Cipro, Grecia
3	Armenia	Bulgaria, Russia, Spagna
	Svezia	Repubblica Ceca, Estonia, Finlandia
2	Belgio	Australia, Irlanda
	Italia	Francia, Norvegia
1	France	Armenia
	Georgia	Regno Unito
	Israele	Germania
	Lituania	Ucraina
	Malta	Montenegro
	Paesi Bassi	Islanda
	Spagna	Italia
	Regno Unito	Malta

12 punti (Televoto):

NUMERO	A	DA
10	Russia	Armenia, Azerbaigian, Bielorussia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germania, Lettonia, Moldavia, Serbia, Ucraina
6	Serbia	Bosnia ed Erzegovina, Croazia, ERI di Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Svizzera
	Ucraina	Repubblica Ceca, Finlandia, Ungheria, Italia, Polonia, San Marino
3	Armenia	Francia, Georgia, Russia
	Australia	Albania, Malta, Svezia
	Lituania	Irlanda, Norvegia, Regno Unito
2	Belgio	Australia, Paesi Bassi
	Bulgaria	Cipro, Spagna
	Polonia	Austria, Belgio
	Svezia	Danimarca, Islanda
1	Cipro	Grecia
	Francia	Israele
	Lettonia	Lituania

Prima Semi-Finale:

Prima Semi-Finale – Voti separati televoto/giuria:

PRIMA SEMI-FINALE – VOTI SEPARATI TELEVOTO/GIURIA
POSIZIONE	TELEVOTO	PUNTI	GIURIA	PUNTI
1	Russia	194	Malta	155
2	Austria	133	Russia	148
3	Ungheria	119	Armenia	127
4	Armenia	116	Repubblica Ceca	120
5	Paesi Bassi	95	Paesi Bassi	102
6	Cipro	93	Azerbaigian	92
7	Azerbaigian	93	Croazia	80
8	Bosnia ed Erzegovina	78	Ungheria	78
9	Malta	54	Cipro	71
10	Croazia	53	Montenegro	46
11	San Marino	49	Austria	37
12	Repubblica Ceca	41	Finlandia	35
13	Islanda	24	Islanda	27
14	Grecia	22	Bosnia ed Erzegovina	26
15	Finlandia	16	Moldavia	24
16	Estonia	15	Grecia	22
17	Montenegro	14	San Marino	19
18	Moldavia	9	Estonia	9

• 12 punti Prima Semi-Finale:

12 punti (Giuria)

NUMERO	A	DA
5	Russia	Azerbaigian, Cipro, Grecia, Moldavia, Svezia
4	Armenia	Malta, Montenegro, Russia, Spagna
4	Paesi Bassi	Estonia, Finlandia, Islanda, San Marino
3	Malta	Armenia, Austria, Ungheria
2	Repubblica Ceca	Bosnia ed Erzegovina, Croazia
1	Austria	Francia
1	Croazia	Paesi Bassi
1	Ungheria	Repubblica Ceca

12 punti (Televoto):

NUMERO	A	DA
6	Russia	Armenia, Azerbaigian, Estonia, Islanda, Malta, San Marino
4	Armenia	Repubblica Ceca, Francia, Paesi Bassi, Russia
	Bosnia ed Erzegovina	Austria, Croazia, Montenegro, Svezia
2	Azerbaigian	Ungheria, Moldavia
1	Austria	Spagna
	Croazia	Bosnia ed Erzegovina
	Cipro	Grecia
	Estonia	Finlandia
	Grecia	Cipro

Seconda Semi-Finale:

Seconda Semi-Finale – Voti separati televoto/giuria:

SECONDA SEMI-FINALE – VOTI SEPARATI TELEVOTO/GIURIA
POSIZIONE	TELEVOTO	PUNTI	GIURIA	PUNTI
1	Ucraina	152	Australia	188
2	Australia	142	Belgio	139
3	Belgio	135	Ucraina	135
4	Polonia	131	Israele	127
5	Bulgaria	122	Lituania	104
6	Lituania	118	Bulgaria	98
7	Lettonia	68	Georgia	84
8	ERI di Macedonia	54	Lettonia	64
9	Bielorussia	52	Serbia	55
10	Serbia	50	Slovenia	49
11	Georgia	39	ERI di Macedonia	34
12	Albania	35	Bielorussia	32
13	Norvegia	34	Norvegia	29
14	Irlanda	31	Svizzera	25
15	Danimarca	24	Polonia	20
16	Israele	20	Irlanda	15
17	Slovenia	8	Danimarca	10
18	Svizzera	3	Albania	10

• 12 punti Seconda Semi-Finale:

12 punti (Giuria):

NUMERO	A	DA
9	Australia	Belgio, Bulgaria, Danimarca, Israele, Italia, Lituania, Norvegia, Svizzera, Ucraina
4	Belgio	Australia, Bielorussia, Irlanda, Slovenia
2	ERI di Macedonia	Albania, Serbia
	Ucraina	Georgia, Polonia
1	Georgia	Regno Unito
	Israele	Germania
	Lituania	Lettonia
	Serbia	ERI di Macedonia

12 punti (Televoto): 

NUMERO	A	DA
6	Ucraina	Bielorussia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Italia, Lettonia, Polonia
3	Polonia	Belgio, Germania, Ucraina
	Lituania	Irlanda, Norvegia,Regno Unito
2	Belgio	Australia, Danimarca
	ERI di Macedonia	Albania, Serbia
	Serbia	Slovenia, Svizzera
1	Albania	ERI di Macedonia
	Australia	Israele
	Lettonia	Lituania

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