7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Local ▁and ▁international ▁j ury ▁pan els ▁were ▁appointed ▁by ▁L TV ▁for ▁the ▁selection ▁process . ▁The ▁international ▁j ury ▁panel ▁evaluated ▁the ▁submitted ▁songs ▁between ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁only ▁provided ▁consult ation ▁on ▁which ▁entries ▁would ▁be ▁selected ; ▁the ▁local ▁j ury ▁made ▁the ▁ult imate ▁dec isions . ▁The ▁international ▁j ury ▁panel ▁consisted ▁of ▁Pet ri ▁Mann onen ▁( Com mer cial ▁Director ▁at ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Group ▁Finland ), ▁Matth ias ▁Mu eller ▁( CE O ▁of ▁Cra zy ▁Planet ▁Records ), ▁F ru zs ina ▁Sz ép ▁( f estival ▁director ▁of ▁L ol lap al oo za ▁Berlin ) ▁and ▁Joy ▁Deb ▁( song writer , ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Swedish ▁Euro vision ▁winning ▁song ▁" H ero es "). ▁The ▁local ▁j ury ▁short list ed ▁artists ▁for ▁aud itions ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁at ▁L TV ▁Studio ▁ 6 . ▁The ▁selected ▁perform ers ▁and ▁songs ▁were ▁determined ▁by ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁all ▁relevant ▁parties ▁were ▁informed . ▁The ▁compet ing ▁artists ▁and ▁songs ▁were ▁announced ▁during ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Sh ows ▁ ▁He at