Austria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year
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| Member station | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) |
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| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2017 |
 For the most recent participation seeAustria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 |
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The participation of Austria in the Eurovision Choir of the Year will begin in Riga, Latvia, at the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017. Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are responsible for the selection process of their participants, for their debut in 2017. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2017 edition will be Hardchor Linz.
The Eurovision Choir of the Year is a new event being launched by the EBU, and the latest event to be launched since the Eurovision Magic Circus Show 2010. The event will consist of non-professional choirs who are members of the EBU, with the inaugural contest scheduled to take place on 22 July 2017, hosted by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), and to coincide with the closing ceremony of the European Choir Games 2017. The event will be officially confirmed on 30 November 2016 depending on a reasonable amount of interest from active members of the European Broadcasting Union.
On 27 February 2017, the Austrian national broadcaster, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), announced that they would be making their Choir of the Year debut at the 2017 edition in Riga, Latvia on 22 July 2017.
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The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Eurovision Choir of the Year website eurovisionchoir.tv and YouTube. The Austrian broadcaster, ORF, will send their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in the German language.
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