The concert will be attended by musicians who were supposed to perform at the show this year, and contestants of past years
Eurovision 2020 will still take place, however, not in the format of the song contest, but in the format of the show. The concert will be attended by musicians who were supposed to perform at the show this year, as well as contestants from previous years, follows from a message on website Eurovision Song Contest.
– We intend to unite Europe on May 16 with a unique television program in prime time. We urge all broadcasters who were supposed to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest this year, and members of the European Broadcasting Union in other countries to broadcast this show in the spirit of unity and unification, ”said Jona Ola Sanda, executive director of the contest.
The special show will be called Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light (Eurovision: Europe shines with light “). In a non-competitive format, it will feature songs from representatives of 41 countries that were announced for review in 2020. The concert is expected to last about 2 hours. The show will also be broadcast on the contest’s official YouTube channel.
This year Eurovision was to be held in the Netherlands from May 12 to 16, but the competition canceled due to coronavirus. Russia at Eurovision was supposed to be represented by Little Big with the song Uno. The composition in the corporate banter style of the musicians was to the taste of the European public. The video on the contest channel on youtube was watched by more than 30 million people.
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