The show was broadcast live from
Hilversum, Netherlands on 16 May 2020 and lasted for approximately two hours.[3][4] It was hosted by
Chantal Janzen,
Edsilia Rombley and
Jan Smit, who had been chosen to present the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 before its cancellation.[5]
The EBU reported that the show had an audience of 73 million viewers, based on data provided by 38 of the 45 countries that broadcast the programme.[6] In April 2021, the show was nominated for a
Rockie Award in the category Comedy & Variety.[7]
This was the fourth time that the EBU organised a special show in the Eurovision format, after the shows for the
25th,
50th and
60th anniversaries. Like the 25th and 60th anniversary shows, this was a non-competitive show.
Format
During the programme, all 41 songs that had been chosen to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 were honoured in a non-competitive format. Participants from previous editions of the contest were invited to make an appearance.
Johnny Logan, the hosts and Eurovision fans who uploaded clips for the occasion sang Logan's "
What's Another Year", which won the
Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in
The Hague.[8] Closing the show, all artists (except
Hooverphonic, representing Belgium) performed "
Love Shine a Light" from their respective home countries.[9][10] The show ended with the announcement that
Rotterdam would remain as the host city for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[11]
Location
On 1 April 2020,
Hilversum was confirmed as the host city for the event, with Studio 21 in the Hilversum
Media Park as the venue of the show.[3] It was the second time Hilversum hosted a Eurovision event, having previously hosted the
Eurovision Song Contest 1958.[12]
Presenters
The show was hosted by three presenters: actress and television host
Chantal Janzen, singer and Dutch television commentator for the contest
Jan Smit, and singer
Edsilia Rombley, who represented the Netherlands in the
1998 and
2007 contests. They would have been the three hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Beauty vlogger
Nikkie de Jager, also known as NikkieTutorials, presented the show's online content.[4] All four went on to host the full contest in
2021.[13]
Contents
Performances
The show featured performances from the following Eurovision artists:[14]
The show also showcased the artists and songs that would have competed at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020, by showing short excerpts of the songs' music videos or stage performances, along with video messages from the artists themselves. These were as follows:
Various landmarks in countries that were set to compete were illuminated as part of a segment titled Europe Shine a Landmark.[15] The following landmarks were featured in the programme:
^Serbia, RTS, Radio-televizija Srbije, Radio Television of.
"Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light" (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 May 2020.{{
cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
The show was broadcast live from
Hilversum, Netherlands on 16 May 2020 and lasted for approximately two hours.[3][4] It was hosted by
Chantal Janzen,
Edsilia Rombley and
Jan Smit, who had been chosen to present the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 before its cancellation.[5]
The EBU reported that the show had an audience of 73 million viewers, based on data provided by 38 of the 45 countries that broadcast the programme.[6] In April 2021, the show was nominated for a
Rockie Award in the category Comedy & Variety.[7]
This was the fourth time that the EBU organised a special show in the Eurovision format, after the shows for the
25th,
50th and
60th anniversaries. Like the 25th and 60th anniversary shows, this was a non-competitive show.
Format
During the programme, all 41 songs that had been chosen to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 were honoured in a non-competitive format. Participants from previous editions of the contest were invited to make an appearance.
Johnny Logan, the hosts and Eurovision fans who uploaded clips for the occasion sang Logan's "
What's Another Year", which won the
Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in
The Hague.[8] Closing the show, all artists (except
Hooverphonic, representing Belgium) performed "
Love Shine a Light" from their respective home countries.[9][10] The show ended with the announcement that
Rotterdam would remain as the host city for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[11]
Location
On 1 April 2020,
Hilversum was confirmed as the host city for the event, with Studio 21 in the Hilversum
Media Park as the venue of the show.[3] It was the second time Hilversum hosted a Eurovision event, having previously hosted the
Eurovision Song Contest 1958.[12]
Presenters
The show was hosted by three presenters: actress and television host
Chantal Janzen, singer and Dutch television commentator for the contest
Jan Smit, and singer
Edsilia Rombley, who represented the Netherlands in the
1998 and
2007 contests. They would have been the three hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Beauty vlogger
Nikkie de Jager, also known as NikkieTutorials, presented the show's online content.[4] All four went on to host the full contest in
2021.[13]
Contents
Performances
The show featured performances from the following Eurovision artists:[14]
The show also showcased the artists and songs that would have competed at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020, by showing short excerpts of the songs' music videos or stage performances, along with video messages from the artists themselves. These were as follows:
Various landmarks in countries that were set to compete were illuminated as part of a segment titled Europe Shine a Landmark.[15] The following landmarks were featured in the programme:
^Serbia, RTS, Radio-televizija Srbije, Radio Television of.
"Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light" (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 May 2020.{{
cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)