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Own Eurovision Song Contest 46
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Dates
Semi-final 1 date 14 January 2017
Semi-final 2 date 21 January 2017
Final date 12 February 2017
Host
Venue Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
Cairo, Egypt
Presenter(s) Mohamed Ragabi
Nelly Karim
Broadcaster ERTU
Participants
Entries 47
Debuting None
Returning Flag of Armenia Armenia
Flag of Hungary Hungary
Flag of Morocco Morocco
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Flag of Sweden Sweden
Withdrawing Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Flag of Greece Greece
Flag of Iceland Iceland
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania
Macedonia Macedonia
Flag of Moldova Moldova
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Voting
System Each country awardes 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winner Flag of Russia Russia
"Hungry"
Own Eurovision Song Contest
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Own Eurovision Song Contest 46, often referred to as OESC #46, was the 46th edition of Own Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Cairo, Egypt, at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, following Egypt's victory at the 45th Contest with "Black Birds", performed by Nathalie Saba.

Forty-seven countries confirmed their participation in the 46th edition. The contest saw the return of Armenia, Hungary, Morocco, Slovenia and Sweden. Unfortunately, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova and Portugal decided to withdraw. Despite originally confirming, Lithuania and Montenegro were forced to withdraw due to not submitting an entry before the deadline.

The 46th edition consisted of three shows: two semifinals alongside the grand final. The semifinals took place on 14 January 2016 and 21 January 2016 respectively. The Grand Final took place on 12 February, 2016.

After a tense voting process, Russia won the contest for the first time, with i-La's song "Hungry". Russia received a total amount of 185 points, winning by a margin of 32 points. The runner-up of the 46th edition was Sweden's "Time by Sabina Ddumba.

The third place went to Lorenzo Fragola's "Luce che entra" from Italy, fourth place went to "Silence the Sirens" from Estonia, being their best place in the competition, while the fifth place went to Lenny from the Czech Republic and the sixth place went to "Why Do You Care" from the Netherlands.

From the countries that were automatically qualified in the Grand Final only Italy and the United Kingdom finished in the top 10, receiving third and ninth place respectively. France finished in the 13th place, the host country, Egypt, on the 20th place, Denmark finished on the 24th place, while Bulgaria finished last out of 26 countries that were in the Grand Final.

Location

For more details on the host country, see Egypt.

Venue

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex consists of 4 Olympic-standard, multi-use indoor sporting arenas located near the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The capacity of the Main Hall is 20,000 spectators. It is used for several events, like handball, volleyball, international conferences, parties and fairs. It was built in time for the 1991 All-Africa Games.

Bidding Phase

Own Eurovision Song Contest 46 is located in Egypt
Red pog
Cairo
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Alexandria
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Giza
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Port Said
Locations of the candidate cities.

ERTU (Egyptian Radio and Television Union) announced the conditions under which cities and venues had announced their interest in hosting the 46th contest:

  • The host city must be able to provide a certain number of hotels and hotel rooms to be found in the vicinity of the stadium.
  • The arena must able to offer lodges adjacent to the stadium.
  • A press centre must be available at the stadium that will have a specific size.
  • ERTU must have access to the host venue at least 4–6 weeks before the broadcasts, in order to build the stage, rigging lights and all the technology.
  • The host city must be close to a major airport.

The following cities are interested in hosting the 46th contest

City Venue Capacity
Alexandria Haras El Hodoud Stadium 22,000
Cairo Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 20,000
Giza Mit Okba Stadium 15,000
Port Said Port Said Hall 5,000

Host City

Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The city's metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world, and 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, modern Cairo was founded in 969 CE by Jawhar al-Siqilli ("the Sicilian") of the Fatimid dynasty, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of ancient national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life, and is nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture.

With a population of 6.76 million spread over 453 square kilometers (175 sq mi), Cairo is by far the largest city in Egypt. An additional 10 million inhabitants live in close proximity to the city. Cairo, like many other mega-cities, suffers from high levels of pollution and traffic. Cairo's metro, one of only two in Africa (the other is in Algiers, Algeria), ranks among the fifteen busiest in the world, with over 1 billion annual passenger rides. The economy of Cairo was ranked first in the Middle East in 2005, and 43rd globally on Foreign Policy's 2010 Global Cities Index.

Format

Semi-final Allocation Draw

The semifinal allocation draw took place on January 2, 2017.

The participating countries, excluding the automatic finalists (host Egypt and the Big Five) will be split into six pots, based on voting patterns from the previous ten editions. The pots were calculated and are as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

From these pots, 21 countries were allocated to compete in the first semifinal and 20 in the second semifinal. The host country, Egypt voted in the second semi-final. The countries from the big five voted as follows: Bulgaria with Italy and United Kingdom in the first semifinal, while Denmark and France in the second semifinal.

Participants

Forty-seven countries confirmed their participation in the 46th edition. The contest saw the return of Armenia, Hungary, Morocco, Slovenia and Sweden.

Unfortunately, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova and Portugal decided to withdraw. Despite originally confirming, Lithuania and Montenegro were forced to withdraw due to not submitting an entry before deadline.

Results

Semi-final 1

Twenty-one countries participated in the first semi-final. Bulgaria, Italy and United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Estonia Estonia Elysa "Silence the Sirens" 5 98
02 Flag of Malta Malta Hazyl "Hush Now" 16 41
03 Flag of Romania Romania G Girls "Call the Police" 15 44
04 Flag of Georgia Georgia Salio "Wayside" 8 79
05 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Soldier's Heart "Ears & Eyes" 14 53
06 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Sara McLoud "Where to Go" 21 16
07 Flag of Serbia Serbia Seka Aleksić "Crnooka" 19 26
08 Flag of Hungary Hungary Gigi Radics "Itt egy boldog lány" 20 23
09 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Alya "Srce za srce" 10 69
10 Flag of Monaco Monaco Lili Poe "Écho" 2 139
11 Flag of Andorra Andorra David Bisbal "Antes que no" 12 57
12 Flag of San Marino San Marino Ada Reina "Lei Balla" 11 66
13 Flag of Belarus Belarus Byanka "Mysli v notah" 18 29
14 Flag of Germany Germany Franziska Wiese "Ich bin frei" 6 96
15 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Vugarixx & Tomris "Payız Gəldi" 9 71
16 Flag of Norway Norway Matilda "Ghost" 1 153
17 Flag of Ireland Ireland Walking On Cars "Don't Mind Me" 13 53
18 Flag of Morocco Morocco Najoua Belyzel "Luna" 4 98
19 Flag of Poland Poland Kasia Popowska "Dryfy" 17 41
20 Flag of Croatia Croatia Jana Kramer "Circles" 3 105
21 Flag of Israel Israel Roby Fayer feat. Almog Segal "Long Distance Romance" 7 93

Semi-final 2

Twenty countries participated in the second semi-final. Denmark, Egypt and France voted in this semi-final.

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic Lenny "Lover" 10 66
02 Flag of Austria Austria James Hersey "Miss You" 19 36
03 Flag of Spain Spain Malú "Cenizas" 20 13
04 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Olga Vasilyuk "Bol'she ne budet" 13 58
05 Flag of Algeria Algeria Kenza Farah "Pardonnez-moi" 14 47
06 Flag of Albania Albania Rozana Radi "Ma thuaj ti" 15 47
07 Flag of Sweden Sweden Sabina Ddumba "Time" 4 107
08 Flag of Latvia Latvia Markus Riva "Ty vlyublena" 9 69
09 Flag of Belgium Belgium Emma Bale "Worth It" 3 108
10 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ayumi "Sen emes pe?" 17 41
11 Flag of Armenia Armenia Olga Ayvazyan "Merci" 16 44
12 Flag of Finland Finland Jannika B "Niagara" 6 82
13 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Mária Čírová "Unikát" 7 81
14 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Najwa Karam "Yekhreb Baytak" 18 37
15 Flag of Turkey Turkey Emrah Karaduman feat. Aleyna Tilki "Cevapsız Çınlama" 2 116
16 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Miblu "Shooting Stars" 12 62
17 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Sertari "Keep On Dreaming" 11 62
18 Flag of Russia Russia i-La "Hungry" 1 141
19 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Rondé "Why Do You Care" 8 80
20 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Edea Demaliaj "Ne" 5 95

Final

Draw Country Artist Song Place Points
01 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Alya "Srce za srce" 25 43
02 Flag of Georgia Georgia Salio "Wayside" 12 115
03 Flag of Estonia Estonia Elysa "Silence the Sirens" 4 133
04 Flag of Monaco Monaco Lili Poe "Écho" 19 100
05 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Rondé "Why Do You Care" 6 129
06 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Vugarixx & Tomris "Payız Gəldi" 22 78
07 Flag of Finland Finland Jannika B "Niagara" 18 101
08 Flag of Israel Israel Roby Fayer feat. Almog Segal "Long Distance Romance" 8 124
09 Flag of Turkey Turkey Emrah Karaduman feat. Aleyna Tilki "Cevapsız Çınlama" 7 128
10 Flag of Morocco Morocco Najoua Belyzel "Luna" 14 112
11 Flag of Germany Germany Franziska Wiese "Ich bin frei" 21 80
12 Flag of Norway Norway Matilda "Ghost" 11 121
13 Flag of Egypt Egypt Carmen Soliman "Habibi Mosh Habibi" 20 88
14 Flag of Russia Russia i-La "Hungry" 1 185
15 Flag of Sweden Sweden Sabina Ddumba "Time" 2 153
16 Flag of Denmark Denmark Page Four "17 år" 24 49
17 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Mihaela Fileva "Edno naum" 26 26
18 Flag of Italy Italy Lorenzo Fragola "Luce che entra" 3 146
19 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Ellie Goulding "Still Falling for You" 9 124
20 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Mária Čírová "Unikát" 16 103
21 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic Lenny "Lover" 5 129
22 Flag of Croatia Croatia Jana Kramer "Circles" 15 112
23 Flag of Latvia Latvia Markus Riva "Ty vlyublena" 23 66
24 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Edea Demaliaj "Ne" 17 102
25 Flag of France France Tal "Le temps qu'il faut" 13 114
26 Flag of Belgium Belgium Emma Bale "Worth It" 10 123

Scoreboards

Semi-final 1

Voting results Semi-Final 1
Estonia Malta Romania Georgia Luxembourg Switzerland Serbia Hungary Slovenia Monaco Andorra San Marino Belarus Germany Azerbaijan Norway Ireland Morocco Poland Croatia Israel Bulgaria Italy United Kingdom Flag of Earth.svg Points Place
Contestants Estonia 8 12 4 10 6 5 8 10 5 7 8 5 10 98 5
Malta 1 3 6 5 5 2 7 1 6 4 1 41 16
Romania 8 8 10 6 8 4 44 15
Georgia 1 4 12 5 12 8 6 10 10 1 4 1 5 79 8
Luxembourg 2 2 3 8 1 10 3 12 12 53 14
Switzerland 2 4 7 2 1 16 21
Serbia 5 3 2 10 1 5 26 19
Hungary 2 1 4 4 5 3 4 23 20
Slovenia 10 7 8 2 5 7 5 4 8 7 6 69 10
Monaco 12 5 8 10 1 1 12 10 12 5 5 12 12 5 3 4 6 10 6 139 2
Andorra 3 7 10 5 4 1 6 3 5 1 4 5 3 57 12
San Marino 3 5 10 2 10 12 7 10 7 66 11
Belarus 4 1 3 10 8 3 29 18
Germany 5 12 3 1 1 12 7 12 12 7 10 6 6 2 96 6
Azerbaijan 4 3 7 3 2 8 3 8 6 8 12 6 1 71 9
Norway 12 10 12 3 5 8 12 4 8 10 4 4 5 1 12 12 7 8 8 8 153 1
Ireland 7 1 10 2 2 1 2 7 7 5 7 2 53 13
Morocco 6 6 1 8 7 6 2 5 3 6 12 2 6 3 7 4 12 2 98 4
Poland 10 7 4 1 8 2 4 2 3 41 17
Croatia 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 4 3 6 6 2 3 8 2 10 12 10 105 3
Israel 8 8 2 6 6 1 6 6 7 10 2 3 3 7 1 2 3 12 93 7

12 points

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5 Monaco Ireland, Malta, Norway, San Marino, Slovenia
Norway Estonia, Israel, Poland, Romania, Serbia
4 Germany Andorra, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Switzerland
2 Georgia Luxembourg, Monaco
Luxembourg Bulgaria, Morocco
Morocco Germany, Italy
1 Azerbaijan Croatia
Croatia United Kingdom
Estonia Georgia
Israel Rest of the World
San Marino Hungary

Semi-final 2

Voting results Semi-Final 2
Czech Republic Austria Spain Ukraine Algeria Albania Sweden Latvia Belgium Kazakhstan Armenia Finland Slovakia Lebanon Turkey Liechtenstein Cyprus Russia Netherlands Kosovo Denmark Egypt France Flag of Earth.svg Points Place
Contestants Czech Republic 7 2 6 7 7 10 2 5 8 2 10 66 10
Austria 12 7 1 6 1 5 4 36 19
Spain 1 1 5 1 4 1 13 20
Ukraine 1 2 8 6 3 8 4 7 5 2 1 6 5 58 13
Algeria 7 3 6 7 4 1 12 2 5 47 14
Albania 7 2 8 12 10 2 6 47 15
Sweden 5 8 2 5 8 8 6 2 7 3 5 12 12 10 6 8 107 4
Latvia 6 5 2 10 1 4 7 8 8 7 10 1 69 9
Belgium 4 10 1 6 1 2 3 5 8 6 6 8 6 8 2 1 7 12 12 108 3
Kazakhstan 4 3 1 4 3 12 4 10 41 17
Armenia 1 1 7 3 5 4 3 5 2 5 1 7 44 16
Finland 8 6 7 7 5 2 3 6 10 6 3 4 5 3 7 82 6
Slovakia 12 10 5 2 12 5 5 3 8 7 1 4 4 3 81 7
Lebanon 8 4 6 2 12 5 37 18
Turkey 3 3 12 8 10 8 3 12 10 6 10 3 8 12 2 6 116 2
Liechtenstein 5 6 4 2 7 3 7 12 12 4 62 12
Cyprus 2 4 3 4 5 1 4 6 10 6 1 3 6 7 62 11
Russia 10 12 10 12 12 10 12 10 10 12 8 10 8 5 141 1
Netherlands 6 10 3 12 12 12 3 2 7 8 3 2 80 8
Kosovo 8 2 4 8 10 10 4 7 1 5 4 10 2 4 7 1 3 1 4 95 5

12 points

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5 Russia Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Netherlands, Sweden
3 Netherlands Belgium, Finland, Latvia
Turkey Denmark, Kazakhstan, Ukraine
2 Belgium France, Rest of the World
Liechtenstein Egypt, Kosovo
Slovakia Albania, Czech Republic
Sweden Cyprus, Russia
1 Albania Slovakia
Algeria Lebanon
Austria Spain
Kazakhstan Turkey
Lebanon Liechtenstein

Final

Voting results Grand Final
Slovenia Georgia Estonia Monaco Netherlands Azerbaijan Finland Israel Turkey Morocco Germany Norway Egypt Russia Sweden Denmark Bulgaria Italy United Kingdom Slovakia Czech Republic Croatia Latvia Kosovo France Belgium Malta Romania Luxembourg Switzerland Serbia Hungary Andorra San Marino Belarus Ireland Poland Austria Spain Ukraine Algeria Albania Kazakhstan Armenia Lebanon Liechtenstein Cyprus Flag of Earth.svg Points Place
Contestants Slovenia 8 6 2 5 2 2 2 5 1 2 5 3 43 25
Georgia 12 7 5 8 7 6 8 2 6 10 3 10 12 6 1 7 5 115 12
Estonia 10 7 3 6 5 7 4 1 5 12 2 2 5 7 12 8 5 10 6 8 8 133 4
Monaco 7 5 2 2 4 7 1 6 5 7 1 6 12 6 8 6 8 7 100 19
Netherlands 12 6 10 5 1 7 12 6 3 8 5 4 12 4 6 2 4 6 6 10 129 6
Azerbaijan 1 3 10 12 1 2 1 4 8 5 12 3 7 1 8 78 22
Finland 1 2 7 4 8 3 3 4 6 2 5 4 4 10 5 1 4 4 8 3 5 7 1 101 18
Israel 3 1 12 6 12 3 7 7 5 7 10 8 2 7 10 2 3 3 5 2 5 4 124 8
Turkey 6 3 6 7 1 2 7 10 12 7 1 3 3 2 1 3 4 1 7 3 12 10 10 7 128 7
Morocco 10 2 8 4 8 4 8 12 6 6 4 2 4 1 4 5 2 8 4 7 3 112 14
Germany 5 10 3 7 5 10 10 3 12 8 4 1 2 80 21
Norway 2 4 8 6 10 3 10 3 3 3 7 10 6 12 6 1 1 4 7 2 3 10 121 11
Egypt 2 12 6 1 12 8 10 4 2 4 3 12 12 88 20
Russia 10 5 3 7 12 6 12 8 3 8 3 10 12 3 5 12 8 10 6 10 3 10 12 6 1 185 1
Sweden 12 6 4 10 8 6 12 1 4 7 8 1 7 8 2 12 2 4 10 1 4 6 6 12 153 2
Denmark 4 2 8 3 6 1 5 7 8 2 1 2 49 24
Bulgaria 4 10 4 8 26 26
Italy 5 10 8 7 8 12 5 1 2 4 8 3 12 5 10 8 3 8 4 5 6 5 3 4 146 3
United Kingdom 8 12 4 12 12 4 8 5 10 10 7 12 7 7 6 124 9
Slovakia 2 4 7 5 12 4 6 3 10 7 10 8 6 2 8 4 5 103 16
Czech Republic 6 1 10 12 8 5 12 8 3 1 2 5 7 7 3 1 1 6 12 6 1 12 129 5
Croatia 5 4 5 2 3 3 10 10 8 10 2 6 5 6 10 5 6 2 10 112 15
Latvia 1 1 2 10 2 2 3 10 5 12 1 5 3 2 7 66 23
Kosovo 4 12 7 1 6 7 1 8 1 2 1 2 8 2 3 7 5 10 12 3 102 17
France 8 3 2 12 6 5 3 10 1 4 12 8 4 4 12 6 8 2 4 114 13
Belgium 4 10 5 5 5 1 6 1 1 7 7 7 3 4 12 6 8 1 5 7 1 7 10 123 10
The table is ordered by appearance in the final, then by appearance in the semi-finals.

12 points

No. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5 Russia Armenia, Belarus, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovakia
4 Czech Republic Egypt, Israel, Poland, Rest of the World
Egypt Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sweden
Sweden Cyprus, Russia, San Marino, Slovenia
United Kingdom Austria, Croatia, France, Turkey
3 France Algeria, Norway, Serbia
Netherlands Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland
2 Azerbaijan Kosovo, Morocco
Estonia Latvia, Ukraine
Georgia Monaco, Switzerland
Italy Andorra, Denmark
Israel Estonia, Netherlands
Kosovo Albania, Georgia
Turkey Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
1 Belgium Ireland
Germany Spain
Latvia Hungary
Monaco Malta
Morocco Czech Republic
Norway Romania
Slovakia Germany

International broadcast and voting

Voting and spokespersons

  1. Malaysia Jess Lee
  2. Ukraine Igor Kolomiyets
  3. Finland Opera Skaala
  4. San Marino Costantino Vitagliano
  5. Egypt Lara Scandar
  6. Algeria Ysa Ferrer
  7. Luxembourg Alice on the Roof
  8. Bulgaria Darina Yotova
  9. Denmark Christopher Nissen
  10. Croatia Josipa Kusić
  11. Ireland Michael Fassbender
  12. Cyprus Christiana Louizu
  13. Romania Sore Mihalache
  14. Israel Ania Bukstein
  15. Serbia Nataša Bekvalac
  16. Russia Irina Shayk
  17. Czech Republic Markéta Irglová
  18. Italy Mariano Di Vaio
  19. Georgia Tako Gachechiladze
  20. Germany Alvaro Soler
  21. Azerbaijan Aygün Kazımova
  22. Morocco Dounia Batma
  23. Latvia Māris Kučinskis
  24. Belgium Olga Leyers
  25. Austria Zoë Straub
  26. France Amir Haddad
  27. United Kingdom Jamie Dornan
  28. Poland Radosław Mróz
  29. Lebanon Nelly Makdessy
  30. Slovenia Gašper Rifelj
  31. Norway Dagny
  32. Armenia Iveta Mukuchyan
  33. Turkey Kerem Bürsin
  34. Liechtenstein Claudia Schanza
  35. Belarus Uzari
  36. Andorra Adam Jezierski
  37. Hungary Freddie
  38. Albania Eneda Tarifa
  39. Sweden Petra Mede
  40. Kosovo Kallashi
  41. Malta Ira Losco
  42. Estonia Jüri Pootsmann
  43. Spain David Solans
  44. Kazakhstan Aiboo Karasheva
  45. Monaco Alizée
  46. Netherlands Tom Escily
  47. Switzerland Bastian Baker
  48. Slovakia Dominika Mirgová

Other countries

Eligibility for potential participation in the Own Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OEBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

  • Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina: Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) announced on 17 September 2016 that the country will withdraw.
  • Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands: On 13 December 2016, it was announced that Faroe Islands would be withdrawing from the contest.
  • Flag of Greece Greece: Hellenic Broadcasting Company (ERT) confirmed that Greece will not compete in the 46th edition.
  • Flag of Iceland Iceland: On 3 November 2016, RÚV announced that Iceland would not take part in the forty-sixth edition. Hovewer a return next edition is higly expected.
  • Flag of Lithuania Lithuania: On 11 August 2016, LRT confirmed their participation and that a national selection would be an option. Therefore on 13 December 2016 Lithuania was forced to withdraw for not having an entry.
  • Macedonia Macedonia: MKRTV announced, on 13 December 2016 that Macedonia would not participate in the contest.
  • Flag of Moldova Moldova: Moldova decided to withdraw due to low interest from the broadcaster. A comeback for 47th edition was not ruled out.
  • Flag of Montenegro Montenegro: Although RTCG was among the first broadcaster to announced their participation, the country was forced to withdraw due to not submitting an entry within deadline.
  • Flag of Portugal Portugal: RTP didn't show interest in participating therefore they will be missing this edition.

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