▁occurred ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁competition . ▁The ▁compet ing ▁entries ▁were ▁announced ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁intro duct ory ▁show ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January . ▁The ▁two ▁he ats , ▁held ▁on ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁featured ▁between ▁eight ▁and ▁ten ▁compet ing ▁entries ▁from ▁which ▁four ▁were ▁selected ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final ▁from ▁each ▁show . ▁The ▁semi - final , ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁featured ▁the ▁eight ▁qual ifiers ▁from ▁the ▁he ats ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁were ▁to ▁proceed ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁The ▁final , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁selected ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁entry ▁for ▁K iev ▁from ▁the ▁remaining ▁four ▁entries . ▁ ▁Results ▁during ▁the ▁he ats ▁and ▁the ▁semi - final ▁shows ▁were ▁determined ▁by ▁a ▁j ury ▁panel ▁and ▁votes ▁from ▁the ▁public . ▁In ▁the ▁he ats ▁and ▁the ▁semi - final , ▁the ▁songs ▁first ▁faced ▁a ▁public ▁vote ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁entries ▁were ▁selected . ▁The ▁j ury ▁then ▁selected ▁an ▁additional ▁two ▁qual ifiers ▁from ▁the ▁remaining ▁entries ▁to ▁proceed ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁In ▁the ▁final , ▁a ▁public ▁vote ▁exclus ively ▁determined ▁which ▁entry ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁winner . ▁ ▁Comp eting ▁entries ▁Art ists ▁and ▁song writ ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁submit ▁their ▁applications ▁and ▁song ▁entries ▁separately ▁to ▁the ▁broad c aster ▁between ▁ 1