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Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Dates and venue
Semi-final 1
  • TBA, May 2020
Semi-final 2
  • TBA, May 2020
Final
  • TBA, May 2020
VenueTBA, Netherlands
Organisation
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Host broadcaster
Participants
Number of entries21 (to date)
Returning countries Ukraine
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         Countries which have provisionally confirmed their participation in 2020
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will take place in the Netherlands, following their victory at the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song "Arcade", performed by Duncan Laurence. It will be the fifth time that the Netherlands hosts the contest, the last edition being the 1980 contest, and the first Eurovision event to be hosted in the country since the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

As of 3 November 2025, twenty-one countries have confirmed their intentions to participate in the contest, including Ukraine, who will return after being absent from 2019 contest.

Location

Preparations for the organisation of the 2020 contest began on the night of the Dutch victory in May 2019 in Tel Aviv, with EBU official Jon Ola Sand handing the organising broadcaster AVROTROS a stack of papers and a USB drive with 'tools' to begin the work needed to host the contest's 65th edition.[2] AVROTROS will co-produce the event together with news broadcaster NOS and the overarching public broadcasting organisation NPO, each of the three having its own role.[3]

Bidding phase and host city selection

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Locations of the candidate cities.

According to Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, within hours of Duncan's victory several mayors had already started bids on behalf of the muncipalities they govern by lobbying him through text messages.[4]

Amsterdam and Rotterdam are considered the frontrunners in the bidding process, because they are the largest and second-largest city in the country, as well as the only ones with extensive metro networks.[5]

The following cities have expressed interest in bidding:[5][6]

City Venue Capacity Notes
Amsterdam Amsterdam council wanted to give other cities a chance. However: the mayor, from GreenLeft, wanted it to be held in Amsterdam. The GreenLeft party is ambivalent about it. They don’t want to be against it, but they’ve got reservations. D66, PvdA and VVD all see it as a stepping stone for more attraction and money spend, and even to (re)claim a gay capital of the world.[7] The SP (Socialistic Party) is against it, for Amsterdam has much tourists anyhow, and there are more events happening that year which costs a lot of money.[8] Amsterdam RAI 13,000 Hosted the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest.
Johan Cruyff Arena >50,000 Might be a problem because of football matches. AFC Ajax would not be able to use this venue at that moment.
Ziggo Dome 17,000 A 16 year old student who wanted to try to make a functional website, tried to figure out, in a poll, which city and venue it should host. Ziggo Dome came out on top.[9][10]
Arnhem GelreDome 28,000 —
Enschede Airport Twente 10,000 This bid is not put forward by the muncipality of Enschede, but by an entrepreneur.[11]
's-Hertogenbosch Brabanthallen >10,000 —
Leeuwarden WTC Expo <6,000 —
Maastricht MECC Maastricht 3,000[12] Up to 5,000 after renovations.[13]
Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam 16,000 Hosted the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion >15,000 Dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the stadium.[14]
Malieveld 15,000 The largest political party of The Hague is investigating if a big tent can be set up on Malieveld in collaboration with World Forum, which hosted the 1976 and 1980 Eurovision Song Contest.[15]
Utrecht Jaarbeurs 11,000 —
Zwolle IJsselhallen <5,000 —

Possible dates and obstacles[16]

Possible dates for the contest

  • Semi final 1: 28 April, 5 May, 12 May, 19 May, 26 May.
  • Semi final 2: 30 April, 7 May, 14 May, 21 May, 28 May.
  • Final: 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 30 May.

Possible events that can change the date of Eurovision 2020

  • 5 May: Liberation day.
  • UEFA Champion’s League: several dates between the end of April till the end of May.
  • UEFA Europa League: several dates between the end of April and the first week of May.
  • German football cup: 23 May.
  • Dutch Grand Prix - Formula one: expected to be in May.

Provisional list of participating countries

The following countries have expressed their provisional interest in participating in the contest or confirmed that their expected national selection process will take place:

Semi-finals

Country Artist Song Language(s)
 Armenia[17]
 Australia[18]
 Austria[19]
 Belarus[20]
 Belgium[21]
 Czech Republic[22] TBD 28 January 2020[23] TBD 28 January 2020[23]
 Denmark[24] TBD 7 March 2020[25] TBD 7 March 2020[25]
 Estonia[26]
 Finland[27]
 Hungary[28]
 Lithuania[29]
 Montenegro[30]
 Norway[31]
 Portugal[32]
 Romania[33]
 San Marino[34]
 Serbia[35]
 Sweden[36]
 Ukraine[37]

Final

Country Artist Song Language(s)
 Germany[38]
 Netherlands[39]

Other countries

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that will be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. The EBU will issue an invitation of participation in the contest to all fifty-six active members. In contrast to previous years, associate member Australia will not need an invitation for the 2020 contest, as it was granted permission to participate until 2023.[18]

The following countries participated in 2019,[40] but there have been no reports regarding their participation in 2020:

Active EBU members

  •  Andorra – In March 2019, The Andorran broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) stated that they would be open to cooperating with Catalan broadcaster TV3 to participate in future contests. The two broadcasters have previously cooperated when Andorra debuted in Eurovision in 2004.[41]
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina – On 28 December 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina's head of delegation Lejla Babović stated that returning to the contest was their primary goal, but their financial situation made it extremely challenging, having large amounts of debt with the EBU and not receiving enough money to finance the regular costs, and thus making it difficult for the country to return in 2020.[42]
  •  Bulgaria – On 8 April 2019, the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) stated that they had no plans to return to Eurovision in the near future, citing how the contest no longer fits the broadcaster's content strategy.[43]
  •  Malta – On 20 January 2019, it was confirmed that the talent show X Factor Malta will return for a second season in 2020. However, it was not confirmed if it will be used once again to select Malta's participant for 2020.[44]
  •  Spain – On 15 January 2019, the director of RTVE, Eladio Jareño, confirmed that the talent show Operación Triunfo would make a return in 2020. Even though it was used as the selection process for Spain in 2018 and 2019, it is not confirmed that Spain will use it once again for selecting their Eurovision 2020 entry.[45]
  •  Turkey – In August 2018, the General Manager of Turkish broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) İbrahim Eren explained that they could not broadcast a show that deviated from their values. Moreover, the current voting system has also been criticised by the broadcaster.[46]

Non-EBU members

  •  Kosovo – RTK general director Mentor Shala said that they are still pushing for full membership, and still hope to debut at the 2020 contest. They are currently still in talks with the EBU.[47] The EBU will vote on full membership of the Kosovar broadcaster in June 2019, possibly allowing the country to debut in 2020, or in the near future after that.[48]

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