The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 has been cancelled. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe, the beloved music contest can not take place this year. The city of Rotterdam has received the confirmation of the decision by the EBU. They expect that Rotterdam will be the host city in 2021. The new dates for the…
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This year marks the 65th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, and with less than 100 days left until the Grand Final, the host broadcasters have announced more details on the interval acts for this year’s contest. This year’s contest will be a true celebration of the history of Eurovision and its music and diversity,…
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Following on from the announcement of the stage design, and the hosts of the show, it has now been announced that the ticket sales for Eurovision 2020 will begin in December. The first three waves of tickets sales will begin on Thursday 12th of December at 12:00 midday (CET) through tickets.songfestival.nl. You will be able…
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The first images of the Eurovision 2020 stage have been revealed, with Florian Wieder returning as the stage designer. The design was inspired by the flat Dutch landscape, and is innovative but simple and modest. Stage designer Florian Wieder won the pitch of the stage design, with both Dutch and foreign teams taking part. He…
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Eurovision 2020 will mark the 65th edition of the contest, and in honour, the Dutch team have celebrated the history of the contest through the event logo. The Eurovision Song Contest first made its debut a decade after the Second World War with the hopes of reuniting a war-torn Europe through the power of music.…
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The official announcement has been made by the European Broadcasting Union – a total of 41 countries will participate at the 2020 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. No nations will be making their debut, however both Hungary and Montenegro have withdrawn from the contest. Fortunately, we will be seeing both Bulgaria and Ukraine return…
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The slogan for the 2020 edition of Eurovision has now been revealed as ‘Open Up.’ The slogan and theme around the contest will act as the creative foundation for the show, which will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in May next year. Executive Producer of next year’s contest Sietse Bakker has commented on the…
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Jon Ola Sand, the Eurovision Song Contest’s Executive Supervisor since 2011, has announced that the 2020 Contest will be his last in the role. As work continues on the 65th Contest, the EBU will conduct a selective search for Jon Ola’s successor. Jon Ola will also leave the Head of Live Events post which oversees…
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Turkish broadcaster TRT have ruled out a return to Eurovision, with the EBU confirming that the required paperwork has not been submitted by TRT. Fellow Eurovision site ESC Turkey contacted the European Broadcasting Union to determine the status of Turkey at Eurovision, to which they reportedly replied that the nation will not be returning in…
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The European Broadcasting Union in association with Dutch broadcasters NPO, NOS and AVROTROS have now announced that Rotterdam will be hosting Eurovision 2020. It was earlier revealed that two cities were shortlisted for hosting duties, which were Rotterdam and Maastricht. It was decided that Rotterdam put forward the strongest bid of the two shortlisted cities.…
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