The first everย Eurovision Choir of the Year has already been reported as aย unique show with many highlights. ย Now some of the ten countries that had broadcast the contest have released viewing figures and it seems it has been a ratings success.
In Denmark, the competition was the third most watched television show of the week on their cultural channel โDR Kโ. In Belgium, broadcaster RTBFโs cultural channel โLa Troisโ achieved triple the average audience share for the channel on a Saturday night.
The viewing figures known so far are as follows:
Austria (ORF) – 140,000
Belgium (RTBF) – 63,500
Denmark (DR) – 81,000
Slovenia (RTVLO) – 246,600
Wales (S4C) – 52,000
The contest was also available to watch worldwide via an online live stream.
The Latvian capital, Riga hosted the contest and saw nine choirs competing from across Europe. The three-person jury chose Carmen Manet from Slovenia as the winner, the chamber choir made up of members of the Gimnazija Kranj Girls Choir. The girls sangย Ta Na Solbici,ย Adrcaย andย Aj, Zelena Je Vsa Gora during their performance.ย Welsh choirย Cรดr Merched Sir Gรขr achieved second place and hosts Latviaโs choirย Spฤซgo were third.
The next Eurovision Choir of the Year will take place in 2019. It is unknown at this time who will be hosting the contest.
Watch the winning performance below
