Eurovision Song Contest 2020

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Netherlands: Jeangu Macrooy - Grow

On 10 January 2020, the Dutch selection committee confirmed that Jeangu Macrooy will represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020! According to the managing director of Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, Jeangu has been on the radar for quite some time. “The song he delivered touched us right away. We are very happy that Jeangu wants to go on this journey with us!”

Jeangu Macrooy (born November 6, 1993 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese singer-songwriter. He has been living in the Netherlands since 2014. Macrooy's music can best be described as modern soul. His audience is in the Netherlands, Suriname, and increasingly in Belgium, France and Germany.

In the autobiographical song Grow, Jeangu opens his heart and mind up to the world around him. The song is his personal story about getting older and his quest to find himself.

 

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Switzerland: Gjon's Tears - Répondez-moi

On 4 March 2020, Swiss public Broadcaster SRF announced that Gjon's Tears will represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song 'Répondez-moi'.

10 years after Michael von der Heide's 2010 entry Il Pleut de L'Or, Switzerland has chosen a French song for the Eurovision Song Contest. 21-year-old singer and songwriter of Kosovar-Albanian descent Gjon’s Tears, with his song Répondez-moi, was selected by a 100-member audience panel and an international jury comprising 20 music experts after submitting his song in an open call for entries.

The subject of the song is very personal for Gjon’s Tears and is also universal and speaks to everyone. Gjon’s Tears says: “Everyone asks themselves why exactly are we here, where do we come from and where are we going. These are key questions, particularly for people from a migrant background.”

 

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Israel: Eden Alene - Feker Libi

Public broadcaster KAN has aired the selection show, ‘The Next Song For Eurovision’, during which their representative Eden Alene performed 4 potential Eurovision 2020 entries. With 282 points, 'Feker Libi' came out on top.

Eden Alene (born 7 May 2000) is an Israeli singer. In January 2018, she she won the third season of Israeli reality show The X Factor Israel. In 2019, she participated in the seventh season of Israeli reality show Rising Star, achieving first place on February 4, 2020. As the winner, she will represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Eden's Eurovision 2020 entry Feker Libi was co-written and produced by one of Israel's most prominent musicians, Idan Raichel, and one of Israel's top hit makers, Doron Medalie, wrote other Israeli Eurovision entries such as Toy (2018), Golden Boy (2015) and Made of Stars (2016).

 

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Georgia: Tornike Kipiani - Take Me as I Am

On 3 March 2020, public broadcaster GPB premiered the music video for ‘Take Me As I Am’ by Tornike Kipiani, the Georgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam.

Tornike Kipiani (born 11 December 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian singer. He won the first season of X Factor Georgia in 2014. He was selected to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after winning Georgian Idol.

The song was written by Tornike himself, and was arranged together with Aleko Berdzenishvili. The music video was directed by Temo Kvirkvelia.

 

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Belarus: VAL - Da Vidna

During their national final in Minsk, Belarus decided that VAL, with the song 'Da Vidna', will represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam. VAL will perform in the first half of the first Semi-Final on 12 May.

VAL is a duo consisting of couple Valerie Gribusova and Vlad Pashkevich. They experiment with genres such as house, R&B, pop and hip-hop, combined with vogue and fashion. Since the launch of their first single Кто ты есть (Who Are You), the couple has been pushing the boundaries of their music and performance.

Lead singer, songwriter and dancer Valerie Gribusova previously participated in The Voice of Ukraine and won the singing competition Slavic Bazaar. Vlad Pashkevich is a music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose production studio ToneTwins produced Belarus’ Eurovision 2017 entry Story Of My Life by Naviband.

 

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Azerbaijan: Efendi - Cleopatra

Azerbaijan's public broadcaster İctimai has revealed that they will enter Eurovision 2020 with 'Cleopatra', by Efendi (formerly known as Samira Efendi). The song was written by Luuk van Beers, Alan Roy Scott and Sarah Lake and was produced together with Tony Cornelissen.

Samira Azer gizi Efendiyeva (born: 7 April 1991), known as Samira Efendi, is an Azerbaijani singer. She gained popularity in her home country after participating in the singing competitions Yeni Ulduz (2009), Böyük Səhnə (2014) and The Voice of Azerbaijan (2015-2016, third place).

About her song, Efendi says: "Cleopatra is a song about trusting your gut instinct, standing up for yourself and being a “queen” - even when things get tough and especially if someone betrays or hurts you."

 

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Russia: Little Big - Uno

Public broadcaster C1R has selected the self-proclaimed punk-pop-rave band Little Big to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam. The song "Uno" will be added to Little Big's impressive discography, which has already reached a combined total of 1 billion YouTube views.

Little Big is a Russian rave band founded in 2013 in Saint Petersburg. The band consits of Ilya Ilich Prusikin, Sergey Gokk Makarov, Sonya Tayurskaya, and Anton Boo Lissov.

The idea for Uno came to the group members' minds while being on holiday in Los Angeles in the United States. There, a first demo was recorded in a DIY (do-it-yourself) studio. Back home in St. Petersburg, Russia, the lyrics were written and the vocals were recorded. After a few days, Uno was officially born.

 

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Who will win Eurovision Song Contest 2020?

We now know all 41 participating songs of Eurovision 2020!

What do you think who will win Eurovision Song Contest 2020?

Bookmakers have predicted Bulgaria :thinking:

 

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I just wonder if covid-19 will make the ESC 2020 in Rotterdam impossible? I just started thinking about this sad possibility...

 

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I just wonder if covid-19 will make the ESC 2020 in Rotterdam impossible? I just started thinking about this sad possibility...

The Dutch broadcaster NPO, who is organising Eurovision Song Contest 2020, has planned for several scenarios in relation to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

It will be sad but understandable if this is cancelled...

 

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Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled

It is with deep regret that we have to announce the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam.

Over the past few weeks, we have explored many alternative options to allow the Eurovision Song Contest to go ahead.

However, the uncertainty created by the spread of COVID-19 throughout Europe – and the restrictions put in place by the governments of the participating broadcasters and the Dutch authorities - means the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has taken the difficult decision to not continue with the live event as planned. The health of artists, staff, fans and visitors, as well as the situation in the Netherlands, Europe and the world, is at the heart of this decision.

We are very proud that the Eurovision Song Contest has united audiences every year, without interruption, for the past 64 years and we, like the millions of you around the world, are extremely saddened that it can not take place in May.

We ask some patience as we work through the ramifications of this unprecedented decision and patiently await further news in the coming days and weeks. During that time, we would like to pay tribute to all the Host Broadcaster team in the Netherlands and our 41 public service broadcasters who have worked so hard planning this year’s event.

We are all heartbroken that the Eurovision Song Contest will not be able to be staged in May but feel confident that the whole Eurovision family, across the world, will continue to provide love and support for each other at this difficult time.

SOURCE: eurovision(.)tv

 

[gorgik9]

Sad but I fully understand why - and I think it's the correct decision!

 

[Mari0]

I am devastated by this decision, but I do understand that it is the correct one.
The ESC for me was always an opportunity to forget about problems and issues and that's why I feel very sad about this.

 

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[Stonecold]

I think it is a bit premature at this point. Vaccines will be readily available by May. They start next week in the US.

 

[portugal10]

At least we are getting a contest in some way in 2021 :heart: