Hear ye, hear ye!

Eurovision fans from all over the world, today was revealed the complete list of the countries participating in Kyiv next year at the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest organised by the European Broadcasting Union and Ukrainian national broadcaster NTU following Jamala’s win with 1944 earlier this year in Stockholm.

A record of 43 countries (same as 2008 and 2011) will try their best to win the competition. The list includes Romania and Portugal who are returning to the competition after a year’s absence.

We are happy to see Australia back for the 3rd time, but sad that Bosnia & Herzegovina will be absent.

The countries represented in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest are:

1. Albania
2. Armenia
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Azerbaijan
6. Belarus
7. Belgium
8. Bulgaria
9. Croatia
10. Cyprus
11. Czech Republic
12. Denmark
13. Estonia
14. Finland
15. France
16. Germany
17. Georgia
18. Greece
19. Hungary
20. Iceland
21. Ireland
22. Israel
23. Italy
24. Latvia
25. Lithuania
26. F. Y. R. Macedonia
27. Malta
28. Moldova
29. Montenegro
30. The Netherlands
31. Norway
32. Poland
33. Portugal
34. Romania
35. Russia
36. San Marino
37. Serbia
38. Slovenia
39. Spain
40. Sweden
41. Switzerland
42. Ukraine
43. United Kingdom

The Semi-Finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will take place on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th May, with the Grand Final on Saturday 13th May.

Who do you want to win next year? Are you happy with the list?

Author: Bogdan Stefan

Source: eurovision.tv, Eurovision Ireland

Image source: Youtube