Free European Song Contest 2020

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Free European Song Contest 2020
Date and venue
Final
  • 16 May 2020
Venue Brainpool-Studios
Cologne, Germany
Production
Broadcaster ProSieben
Executive producer Stefan Raab
Presenters
Participants
Number of entries16
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 1–8, 10 and 12 points to their ten favourite songs. The points from Germany, Austria and Switzerland are derived from televoting. The points from the other countries are decided by their respective spokespersons.
Winning songFlag of Spain.svg Spain
"Like I Love You"
Free European Song Contest  → 2021
Steven Gatjen 2012.jpg
Conchita Amadeus Awards 2017 c.jpg
Hosts Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst

The Free European Song Contest 2020 was the first edition of the Free European Song Contest, [1] organised by the German television network ProSieben and the production company Brainpool TV. It served as an alternative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was planned to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

The show was broadcast on 16 May 2020 at 20:15 CEST on the television channel ProSieben. [2] It was presented by Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst. [2] It was also broadcast on the Austrian private television broadcaster Puls 24 with commentary by Tamara Mascara, Dori Bauer and Patrick Fux. [3] ProSieben Austria and ProSieben Schweiz also took the live feed.

Format

Presenters

The programme was hosted by two presenters: the German television host Steven Gätjen and the Austrian singer Conchita Wurst, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. [2]

Participants

R/OCountry [4] Artist [5] SongLanguage(s)PlacePoints
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ilse DeLange "Changes"English288
2Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Eko Fresh feat. Umut Timur "Günaydin"German, Turkish671
3Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Sion Hill "Speak Up"English1053
4Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Vanessa Mai "Highlight (Ti si moja snaga)"German, Croatian, Spanish955
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Oonagh "Du bist genug"German, Bulgarian862
6Flag of Austria.svg Austria Josh. "Wo bist du"German1522
7Flag of Poland.svg Poland Glasperlenspiel "Immer da"German [a] 1146
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Kelvin Jones "Friends"English1245
9Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Mike Singer "Paranoid"German [b] 1423
10Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Kate Hall "Reset"English [c] 1620
11Flag of Spain.svg Spain Nico Santos "Like I Love You"English, Spanish1104
12Flag of Italy.svg Italy Sarah Lombardi "Te amo mi amor"German, Italian [d] 1337
13Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Stefanie Heinzmann "All We Need Is Love"English, Walser German 766
14 Noia 64 apps kmoon.png The Moon Der Astronaut "Back to the Moon"English385
15Flag of Israel.svg Israel Gil Ofarim "Alles auf Hoffnung"German [e] 575
16Flag of Germany.svg Germany Helge Schneider "Forever at Home"German, English476

Score sheet

Results
Total score
Netherlands
Turkey
Ireland
Croatia
Bulgaria
Austria
Poland
United Kingdom
Kazakhstan
Denmark
Spain
Italy
Switzerland
The Moon
Israel
Germany
Contestants
Netherlands886610861012123312
Turkey7131012874156510
Ireland5310844646182
Croatia55131256582274
Bulgaria62410814128123
Austria222265331
Poland4685161251026
United Kingdom451331010108
Kazakhstan23742712
Denmark202722214
Spain104127510610124358778
Italy3742348123415
Switzerland665857116844107
The Moon85512122107671212
Israel756107737558656
Germany763121218433171012

12 points

N.ContestantCountries giving 12 points
4 Noia 64 apps kmoon.png The MoonFlag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
3Flag of Germany.svg GermanyFlag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Noia 64 apps kmoon.png The Moon
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsFlag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg BulgariaFlag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Flag of Spain.svg SpainFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
1Flag of Croatia.svg CroatiaFlag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyFlag of Poland.svg Poland

Spokespersons

The spokespersons announced the scores of their respective country's national jury [6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Contains a few lines in Polish
  2. ↑ Contains one line in Russian
  3. ↑ Contains one line in Danish
  4. ↑ Contains a title and repeated refrain in Spanish
  5. ↑ Contains one line in Hebrew

References

  1. ↑ Spiteri, Steven (17 May 2020). "Germany: Free European Song Contest to return in 2021". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Conchita Wurst und Steven Gätjen moderieren bei Stefan Raabs ESC-Ersatz-Show". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  3. ↑ "PULS 24 präsentiert den "Free European Song Contest"". www.puls24.at. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Granger, Anthony (5 May 2020). "15 Countries to Compete in the Free European Song Contest". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Streckmann, Carolin (15 May 2020). "Stefan Raabs Alternativ-Contest: 14 der 15 Teilnehmer von Raabs ESC-Ersatz veröffentlicht". RP Online (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2020-05-13). "Two Former Eurovision Participants Among The Free European Song Contest Artists". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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