Eurovision Song Contest 2020
The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was a cancelled singing competition that was to be held in The Netherlands, after Duncan Laurence won the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song ”Arcade”.
Cancellation
On 18 March 2020, it was announced that the contest would be cancelled due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Europe.[1] It's the first in the history of the contest to be cancelled.[2]
After the show was cancelled, the European Broadcasting Union organised a replacement show called Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light, to show the selected entries in place of the Grand Final on 16 May. Rotterdam remained as the host city of the next year's contest.[2]
Planned contestants
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania
|
RTSH | Arilena Ara | "Fall from the Sky" | English |
 Armenia
|
AMPTV | Athena Manoukian | "Chains on You" | English |
 Australia
|
SBS | Montaigne | "Don't Break Me" | English |
 Austria
|
ORF | Vincent Bueno | "Alive" | English |
 Azerbaijan
|
İTV | Efendi | "Cleopatra" | English |
| 22x20px Belarus | BTRC | VAL | "Da vidna" (Да відна) | Belarusian |
| 22x20px Belgium | VRT | Hooverphonic | "Release Me" | English |
| 22x20px Bulgaria | BNT | Victoria | "Tears Getting Sober" | English |
| 22x20px Croatia | HRT | Damir Kedžo | "Divlji vjetre" | Croatian |
| 22x20px Cyprus | CyBC | Sandro | "Running" | English |
| 22x20px Czech Republic | ČT | Benny Cristo | "Kemama" | English |
| 22x20px Denmark | DR | Ben and Tan | "Yes" | English |
| 22x20px Estonia | ERR | Uku Suviste | "What Love Is" | English |
| 22x20px Finland | Yle | Aksel | "Looking Back" | English |
| 22x20px France | France Télévisions | Tom Leeb | "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" | French, English |
| 22x20px Georgia | GPB | Tornike Kipiani | "Take Me as I Am" | English |
| 22x20px Germany | NDR | Ben Dolic | "Violent Thing" | English |
| 22x20px Greece | ERT | Stefania | "Supergirl" | English |
| 22x20px Iceland | RÚV | Daði og Gagnamagnið | "Think About Things" | English |
| 22x20px Ireland | RTÉ | Lesley Roy | "Story of My Life" | English |
| 22x20px Israel | IPBC | Eden Alene | "Feker Libi" (ፍቅር ልቤ) | English, Amharic |
| 22x20px Italy | RAI | Diodato | "Fai rumore" | Italian |
| 22x20px Latvia | LTV | Samanta Tīna | "Still Breathing" | English |
| 22x20px Lithuania | LRT | The Roop | "On Fire" | English |
| 22x20px Malta | PBS | Destiny | "All of My Love" | English |
| 22x20px Moldova | TRM | Natalia Gordienko | "Prison" | English |
| 22x20px Netherlands | AVROTROS | Jeangu Macrooy | "Grow" | English |
| 22x20px North Macedonia | MRT | Vasil | "You" | English |
| 22x20px Norway | NRK | Ulrikke | "Attention" | English |
| 22x20px Poland | TVP | Alicja | "Empires" | English |
| 22x20px Portugal | RTP | Elisa | "Medo de sentir" | Portuguese |
| 22x20px Romania | TVR | Roxen | "Alcohol You" | English |
| 22x20px Russia | C1R | Little Big | "Uno" | English, Spanish |
| 22x20px San Marino | SMRTV | Senhit | "Freaky!" | English |
| 22x20px Serbia | RTS | Hurricane | "Hasta la vista" | Serbian |
| 22x20px Slovenia | RTVSLO | Ana Soklič | "Voda" | Slovene |
| 22x20px Spain | RTVE | Blas Cantó | "Universo" | Spanish |
| 22x20px Sweden | SVT | The Mamas | "Move" | English |
| 22x20px Switzerland | SRG SSR | Gjon's Tears | "Répondez-moi" | French |
| 22x20px Ukraine | UA:PBC | Go_A | "Solovey" (Соловей) | Ukrainian |
| 22x20px United Kingdom | BBC | James Newman | "My Last Breath" | English |
Due to the rules of the Contest, the entries from the cancelled 2020 Contest were not allowed to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. However, many of the original artists returned with new songs while others were replaced.
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 Media
Rotterdam Ahoy – the planned host venue of the 2020 contest
Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Edsilia Rombley, planned to be the presenters of the 2020 contest
Results of the semi-final allocation draw Participating countries in the first semi-final Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final Participating countries in the second semi-final Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final
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References
- ↑ "Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled". Eurovision.tv. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation". Eurovision.tv. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.