How to submit your song for Eurovision 2017

An open submission process will take place. The BBC is inviting anyone over the age of 18 to submit a video of their original song for consideration. The video does not have to be professionally shot and the audio production can be a demo – but it must be sung live.

The BBC recognises that the fan community is a very important element of the Eurovision Song Contest. As such, the BBC will be inviting the UK branch of the OGAE to assist in the shortlisting of these open entries. The OGAE is the largest independent Eurovision fan club in the world.

In addition, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors to encourage their members to submit songs for the Eurovision 2017 UK song search. BASCA exists to support and protect the professional interests of songwriters, lyricists and composers of all genres of music and to celebrate and encourage excellence in British music writing.

The BBC will also be consulting with music industry experts including producers, artist managers and members of the BPI. The BPI is the representative body for UK record labels, and of BRIT Awards Ltd, which stages the annual BRIT Awards show.

Songs from all routes of entry will be included in a final shortlist, which will be presented to a professional panel who will choose which songs go to the public vote. The public will have the final say on which song is taken forward to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv 2017. More details regarding this will be announced in due course.

• If you would like to submit an entry, it must adhere to the EBU competition rules
• The song must not exceed 3 minute duration
• All vocals must be performed live
• No more than 6 people can take part in the performance
• The song must not have been publicly released before 1st September 2016; it should not have been performed in public or officially published on any media, including but not limited to, radio, TV and the Internet
• The song cannot be a cover or sample another artist’s work
• The song must be original with regards to song writing and musical instrumentation
• Each singer/s must be 18-years-old on or before 1st January 2017
• Composers and songwriters may only submit one entry
• The closing date for entries is Tuesday 1st November 2016
• The BBC reserves the right to use a performer of its choice for any song submitted for consideration
• Employees of the BBC and EBU or their close relatives or anyone connected with the contest are not eligible to enter
• The right is reserved to cancel the contest at any stage or amend any of the terms or details if necessary
• The BBC, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any failure in the postal system, any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem which may result in an entry not properly registered
• These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales

To register your interest in representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, please email the title of your song, the name of your artist(s) and the name of your composer(s) to the following email address: [email protected].

Please do not attach your video to the email.

Within 72 hours of sending the email you will receive instructions on how to upload your video to the BBC Eurovision portal.