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Let the Peoples Sing 2024 is set to be the 47th edition of the international choral competition Let the Peoples Sing. It is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as host broadcaster. For the first time in the contest, the finalists will be competing live from their own countries, with the performances to be assessed by an eight-member jury voting from the BBC in London. This will be the first time since 2003 that the city of London will be hosting the contest, having done so for the inaugural contest in 1961 until 1982, and once again in 2001 and 2003.

Seven countries will participate, with Finland being the only country who will be competing in both adult's and children/youth's categories.

Location
For the first time since the contest's inception, the finalists will be competing live from their own countries. However, their performances will be assessed by an eight-member jury voting from the BBC in London.

Format
Competing countries who are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) radio organizations are eligible to compete in the contest, who can enter choir groups in two categories, adult and children/youth.

The competition is organized in two rounds: semi-finals and finals. The EBU jury for the semi-finals will take place remotely and will base their result on audio listening only, while the EBU international jury will convene face-to-face at the BBC in London to listen live on air to the eight finalists and decide on the winner.

In the semi-final, each choral group submitted a recording of 10-20 minutes, consisting of at least three contrasting pieces of music, at least two pieces must be sung a cappella. The recording must include pieces of music from at least two different stylistic periods or musical genres/styles and must be performed in one take and cannot be edited.

The final will be held in the form of a public concert to be organized and broadcast live by the EBU radio organizations that entered choirs selected as finalists. Each choral group will perform an 8-10 minute programme of music, which must be different from that of the semi-finals and which must be performed completely acoustically. There are no restrictions as to periods and styles.

The winning choirs will be presented the Silver Rose Bowl. For the first time in the contest's history, the winning children/youth choir will also be awarded the Youth Jury prize by the representatives from the European Choral Association Youth Committee.

Jury members
On 30 June 2024, the EBU announced the jury for the final:


 * 🇬🇧 Jonathan Manners – BBC Singers producer (co-chair)
 * 🇫🇮 Inari Tilli – Yle journalist (co-chair)
 * 🇬🇧 Bob Chilcott – conductor and composer (guest juror)
 * Pumeza Matshikiza – soprano (guest juror)
 * 🇺🇦 Natalia Popudribko – Radio Kultura head of the Art Fund Department of Chief Editorial Office for Music Programmes
 * 🇪🇸 Albert Torrens – Catalunya Música programme editor
 * Anna Veismane – Latvijas Radio 3 Klasika composer and music producer
 * 🇩🇪 Susanne Vongries – Bavarian Radio Choir manageress

Participating countries
The official list of participants was published on 4 February 2024 and included seven countries. Finland will be the only country who will be competing in both categories.

Conductors
The conductors for each choral group will be as follows:

Adult category
 * 🇪🇪 Encore – Karin Tuul
 * 🇫🇮 KYN – Kaija Viitasalo
 * Juventus – Valdis Tomsons
 * 🇸🇪 Hägersten A Cappella – Kerstin Börjeson

Children/youth category
 * 🇧🇬 BNR Children's Choir – Venetzia Karamanova
 * Copenhagen Girls Choir – Anne-Terese Sales
 * 🇫🇮 Chorus Iucundus – Timo Lehtovaara
 * 🇨🇭 Incantanti – Christian Klucker