Scotland in Eurovision Choir

The participation of Scotland in Eurovision Choir began in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the Eurovision Choir 2019 contest.[1] BBC Alba are responsible for the selection process of their participants.[2] Their first conductor was Joy Dunlop.[3] This was the first time Scotland participated in any of the Eurovision Network events, outside of participating as the United Kingdom.

Scotland
Member stationBBC Alba
National selection eventsInternal Selection
Participation summary
Appearances1
First appearance2019
For the most recent participation see
Scotland in Eurovision Choir 2019

History

The Scottish public broadcaster, BBC Alba, announced that they would be making their Eurovision Choir début at the 2019 edition in Gothenburg, Sweden.[4]

Participation
Table key

 1st place   2nd place   3rd place   Last place 

Year Choir Song(s) Language Place
2019 Alba[5] "Cumha na Cloinne" Scottish Gaelic N/A
"Ach a' Mhairead"
"Alba"

Broadcasts

Commentators

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Eurovision Choir of the Year website eurovisionchoir.tv and YouTube. The Scottish broadcaster, BBC Alba, will send their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in Scottish Gaelic and English.

Year(s) Commentator
2019 Tony Kearney[6]

See also

Notes and references
  1. "EBU - Eurovision Choir". EBU. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. Granger, Anthony (18 December 2018). "10 Countries To Compete in Eurovision Choir of the Year 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. Granger, Anthony (16 May 2019). "Scotland: BBC Alba Reveals All About Their Eurovision Choir of the Year Debut". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. Granger, Anthony (31 January 2019). "Scotland: Eurovision Choir of the Year Preparations Underway". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. Granger, Anthony (16 May 2019). "Scotland: BBC Alba Reveals All About Their Eurovision Choir of the Year Debut". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. Granger, Anthony (7 July 2019). "Scotland: Tony Kearney to Commentate at Eurovision Choir". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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