Eurovision 2020 (Discussion Thread) ROTTERDAM CHOSEN AS HOST
 

ALBANIA:

Lucas wont like this

host city announcement details, for upcoming friday

10 minutes till reveal

it's rotterdam next year


PUKE, generic trash city from ours :idc: i wanted maastricht :bawling:

Rotterdam is lovely?

Might look into going

rotterdam is okayish, maastricht could've had more ''special'' potential

but if their roof is a no go after all, then rotterdam is only decent option

hope no one withdraws and we're back to 42 countries next year, yes Ukraine is back :love:

I'm really hoping for once Ireland stop trying to copy other successful Eurovision acts and do something completely different, even something traditional, take a bit of a risk......won't happen though

maybe now you guys will, ahead of the contest in tel aviv, there was that boycott threat from Ireland, they did eventually participate in tel aviv, but they weren't fully committed to it

i think now there will be more focus on artist, song, and competing in a country they don't have any problems with

boycott with israel was about some parties like one politician Mac Donncha who are against music contests being held in warzone countries

Meh, we've been sending the same **** for the last few years, nothing to do with Israel.

https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/08/31/th...dvisor/241821/

one of our commentators Cornald Maas, creative director for eurovision2020, he's mr eurovision here :)

https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/08/31/ro...return/241836/

possibly we might get a gold carpet event on Erasmus bridge


https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/08/31/es...l-2020/241817/

Estonia has announced details for next years eesti laul, still a 24 act national final

https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/70QaxK

Melfest2020 hosts announced

and we have former alcazar member Lina among them, who last year was a act herself at melfest, and a jury member for sweden at the eurovision contest in tel aviv :)

https://eurovoix.com/2019/09/03/swed...stivalen-2020/

https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/09/02/ro...t-city/241872/

ticket prices to be under 180 euros, that is what mayor aboutaleb of rotterdam wants

https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/09/02/sw...ection/241906/

switzerland confirms internal selection entry selection process to be open now

After the hot mess that Nicky leaves it in all on season I'm happy to be out of it.

https://escxtra.com/2019/09/03/jon-o...dam-interview/

first eurovision2020 press conference in rotterdam with the big boss mr jon ola sand :flutter:

https://escxtra.com/2019/09/06/ebu-n...rovision-2020/

#Justice4Kazakhstan :bawling: :bawling: Vile EBU

today belgium's artist reveal

I hope Loic comes back but I feel like that would be unlikely.

most heavily rumoured name is oscar & the wolf

so we'll see

First artist for 2020 is announced.

Belgium will be sending Hooverphonic

Their latest release but probably not their entry.

We want Jedward back :dance:

can i have a puke bucket pls?

hooverphonic :laugh3: same style as 2018 flop, also fun fact composer then is from this group

Oh can you bore off with your negative miserable ****e already.

''negative'' just being honest lmao

this feels like a record playing over again, against me :(

It's the first act announced and you're already making ott comments asking for a sick bucket.

YouTube more of their stuff if that song isn't for you.

Spain's representative. Not the song though because it was before the opening date

his voice reminds me of eric saade :fan:

https://escbeat.com/2019/10/17/alban...2020-revealed/

Arilena :love: she's quite mainstream, current, i like some of her music


these are first revealed names for Albania's national final

https://www.eurovision.de/news/ESC-2...marino606.html

Pascal & Robert, a editor and presenter, from NDR and Bremen 1, in Germany

want to represent san marino next year :D with a troll act, well it can't get worse than serhat, and have a good backing vocalist team and you'll do great

they look iconic too :)

Serhat gave San Marino their best result

san mariyes, san marino, i must confess i love you so


this has potential :love: for improvements with great production team behind it, decent singing for people who never have performed, or done anything before within music industry

Melfest2020 news then

amanda aasa was already confirmed yes

so we got

Victor Crone



Hanna Ferm (she was last year at melfest too but then with Liamoo)



Jakob Karlberg

most famous for this song



and SVT are trying to sign Carola for a winner comeback

The slogan for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam is 'Open Up'.

I'm crying

Beautiful :love:

However, my first thought when I read that was Stephen and Kimberly and it nearly ruined it for me.

at a late night talk show here, some of our esc experts called it one of the better slogans too compared to a ''dare to dream''

Open Up can literally relate to anything, which makes it simple yet powerful :D

As a slogan, I do like "Open Up", especially after hearing the reason they chose it.

However, it being a double entendre with its actual meaning and the possible innuendo which can be percieved from it does make it offputting.

I hope that the logo that goes with the slogan has something to do with hands holding up perpendicular from eachother, but the bridge of Rotterdam could also be implemented in some way, or something which relates to Rotterdam 'opening up' so possibly something to do with its port. They said they originally wanted to go with a water theme, so they could still possibly stick with it somehow. Let's just see what happens though.

Bulgaria are back :love:

yes with help of a sponsor who will fund them, to find a song/producer/staging etc

so they got Lucky


and Hungary withdrew for next year


so most likely gonna be 42 countries, Moldova never officially confirms in any esc fansite so i think they'll be on the final participants list