EUROVISION 2020 🇳🇱
Following the releases of the bidbooks by Maastricht and Rotterdam, the two shortlisted cities to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, it has been revealed that the deadline for broadcasters to submit their entries for the 2020 contest has been set for 9 March. Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, have stated that their aim is for tickets for the contest to go on sale before Christmas.
EUROVISION 2020 🇳🇱
Maastricht community and city seemed shocked th the decision as they had planned a huge investment in the event. There would have been a direct investment of 6.5 million Euros in cash and 5.2 million Euros in resources. In total Maastricht spent 300,000 Euro’s in funding their their bid for the 2020 contest. The bid failed because the venue ceiling did not have the required carrying capacity for the equipment that needed to be installed for the competition. Eurovision Village – Would have been located at the City Meadow in Sphinxkwartier for a period of 12 days. EuroClub – Having previously proposed that construction of a “round silo” at City Meadow in the initial proposal. Maastricht adapted the bid to suggest the Muziekgieterij instead. Opening Ceremony – Would have taken place at the Provinciehuus in Maastricht where the Maastricht Treaty was signed in 1992. The red carpet would have taken place on pontoons in the Maas river. Insignia Ceremony – The traditional handover of the symbolic keys between host cities would have taken place at the Town Hall. Heads of Delegations Meeting – TEFAF art fair would have been the venue for the meetings on March 9. This is the deadline for delegations to submit their songs and staging plans for Eurovision 2020.
ESTONIA 🇪🇪
The final of Eesti Laul 2020 will take place on February 29, with ERR revealing the schedule and rules for next years Estonian selection process. A total of twenty-four acts will once again compete to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest. The submissions window for Eesti Laul 2020 opens on September 1 and closes on November 6 at 12:00. The acts competing in the Estonian selection process will be revealed at the latest by November 15. Semi-Final One will take place on February 13, while Semi-Final Two is scheduled for February 15. The locations for the semi-finals and final have not been confirmed.
UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧
Duncan James, from Blue, is starring a new promotion campaign for Innocent Drinks for their new ‘blue’ smoothie – Bolt from the Blue.
We've paid Duncan from Blue to promote our new blue drink. Fifty quid well spent. #definitelyblue pic.twitter.com/O4Z3pdaN31
— innocent drinks (@innocent) August 23, 2019
SWEDEN 🇸🇪
P4 Nästa, broadcast live from Linköping Konsert & Kongress on radio and we have the first Melodifestivalen 2020 act. Amanda Aasa won the show and the ticket for the Swedish selection for Eurovision. Of course a new song will be chosen for her and will e revealed later on this year along with the other participants of the festival.
IRELAND 🇮🇪
The blond Irish drag superstar Davina Devine is calling for the Irish broadcaster, RTE, to change how they select the Irish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Davina says that she “would give everything a go” and would love to go to Eurovision for Ireland.
GERMANY 🇩🇪
The radio station that is owned by the German broadcaster responsible for the German participation in the Eurovision Song Contest ARD, NDR2 is holding a music festival. Lena Meyer-Landrut, Michael Schulte, Nico Santos will participate.
ROMANIA 🇷🇴
Eliza G from Italy has been crowned the winner of the 2019 edition of Cerbul de Aur this evening in Brasov, Romania. The Italian singer Eliza G has been crowned the winner of Cerbul de Aur 2019. The singer beat off competition from eleven other performers from across the world, to receive the golden stag trophy and a prize fund of 55,000 Euro.
ITALY 🇮🇹
The new artistic director and presenter of the Sanremo Festival, Amadeus, reveals in an interview the guests he would like to secure at Teatro Ariston for Sanremo 2020. Amadeus, who has just returned from his vacation in Mauritius, gives us a taste of the names that will bring, in order to brighten their presence, the five-day music festival, which you have been aware of for years, a television / music event , which crosses the Italian border. “I would very much like to see Madonna return to the Sanremo scene. Monica Bellucci maybe!”
SERBIA 🇷🇸
Serbia’s national broadcaster RTS has just started their open call for songs for Beovizija 2020, and thus the Serbian song for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Rotterdam next May. All interested composers and artists are welcome to send their songs in to RTS by the 15th of November 2019. It is also pointed out that the lyrics should be in Serbian and that authors could be of international origin.
