Wales is runner-up in Eurovision choir of the year

The first Eurovision Choir of the Year contest ended last night with a victory for Carmen Manet from Slovenia (pop. 2m).

Second was Côr Merched Sir Gâr from a slightly larger nation, Wales (pop. 3m)

Third place went to Latvia’s Spīgo, cheered on by the host nation (pop. 1.96m).

John Rutter and Elīna Garanča were among the judges.

Did anyone watch?

And why does choral singing seem to thrive only in tiny nations?

Full list of finalists (alphabetically by nation):

• Hardchor Linz (Austria)
• Les Pastoreaux (Belgium)
• Academic Choir of Aarhus (Denmark)
• Estonian TV Girls’ Choir (Estonia)
• Jazzchor Freiburg (Germany)
• Spīgo (Latvia)
• Carmen Manet (Slovenia)
• Bela Bartok Male Choir (Hungary)
• Côr Merched Sir Gâr (Wales)