Replacement programme for Eurovision 2020 after cancellation
Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light was a
live television programme, organised by the
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and produced by the Dutch broadcasters
NPO ,
NOS and
AVROTROS . It replaced the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 , which was planned to be held in
Rotterdam ,
Netherlands , but was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[2]
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]
Background
As the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 could not take place due to the outbreak of
COVID-19 in Europe, the EBU decided to organise Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light as an alternative programme to fill the space that was initially planned for the competition. The programme's name was inspired by the song "
Love Shine a Light " by
Katrina and the Waves , which won the
Eurovision Song Contest 1997 .
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
Chantal Janzen ,
Jan Smit and
Edsilia Rombley , the presenters of the programme
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]
Song Celebration
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:
Appearances
Landmarks
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:
Czech Republic ,
Finland and
Moldova were the only countries that did not have a landmark featured.
Broadcasters and commentators
The show took place on 16 May 2020 at 21:00
CEST .
[4] The following countries broadcast the live show:
Country
Broadcaster
Channel(s)
Commentator(s)
Ref.
Albania
RTSH
RTSH 1 ,
RTSH Muzikë
Andri Xhahu
[16]
[17]
Armenia
AMPTV (1TV)
David Tserunyan and Emma Hakobyan
[17]
[18]
Australia
[g]
SBS
SBS
Joel Creasey and
Myf Warhurst
[17]
Austria
ORF
ORF 1
Andi Knoll
Azerbaijan
İctimai Television (İTV)
Murad Arif
[18]
Belarus
BTRC
Belarus 1 ,
Belarus 24
Evgeny Perlin
[19]
Belgium
RTBF
La Une
Jean-Louis Lahaye and
Maureen Louys
[20]
VRT
Eén
Peter Van de Veire
[21]
Bulgaria
BNT
BNT 1 ,
BNT 4
Elena Rosberg and Petko Kralev
[17]
Croatia
HRT
HRT 1
Duško Čurlić
Cyprus
CyBC
RIK 1 ,
RIK Sat
Andreas Iakovidis
[22]
Czech Republic
ČT
ČT art
Jan Maxián
[23]
[24]
Denmark
DR
DR1
Ole Tøpholm
[25]
Estonia
[h]
ERR
ETV
Marko Reikop
[27]
[26]
ETV+
Yuliya Kalenda and Aleksandr Khobotov
Finland
Yle
Yle TV2
[28]
France
France Télévisions
France 2
Stéphane Bern
[29]
[30]
Georgia
GPB
1TV
Demetre Ergemlidze
[31]
Germany
[i]
ARD /
NDR
Das Erste
Michael Schulte and
Peter Urban
[32]
[33]
Greece
ERT
ERT1
Maria Kozakou
[34]
[35]
Iceland
RÚV
RÚV 1
Felix Bergsson
[18]
Ireland
RTÉ
RTÉ One
Marty Whelan
Israel
IPBC (Kan)
Kan 11
No commentary
[36]
Italy
[j]
RAI
Rai 1 (adapted and delayed)
Flavio Insinna and
Federico Russo
[38]
[39]
Rai 4 ,
Rai Radio 2 (live)
Gino Castaldo and Ema Stokholma
Latvia
LTV
LTV1
Toms Grēviņš
[40]
Lithuania
LRT
LRT televizija
Ramūnas Zilnys
[41]
Malta
PBS
TVM
No commentary
[18]
Moldova
TRM
Moldova 1
Daniela Crudu
Netherlands
AVROTROS
NPO 1
Cornald Maas
[42]
North Macedonia
MRT
MRT 1
Aleksandra Jovanovska
[43]
Norway
NRK
NRK1
No commentary
[17]
Poland
[k]
TVP
TVP1 ,
TVP Polonia
Artur Orzech
[44]
[45]
Portugal
RTP
RTP1 ,
RTP Internacional
Nuno Galopim
[46]
Romania
TVR
TVR1 ,
TVRi
Bogdan Stănescu
[47]
Russia
Channel One (C1R)
Yuriy Aksyuta and
Yana Churikova
[18]
[48]
San Marino
[l]
SMRTV
San Marino RTV
Flavio Insinna and
Federico Russo
[50]
Serbia
RTS
RTS1 ,
RTS Svet
Duška Vučinić
[51]
Slovenia
RTVSLO
TV Slovenija 1
Andrej Hofer
[52]
Spain
[m]
RTVE
La 1 ,
TVE Internacional
Tony Aguilar , Eva Mora and Víctor Escudero
[54]
[55]
Sweden
SVT
SVT1
No commentary
[56]
Switzerland
SRG SSR
SRF 1
Sven Epiney
[57]
RTS 1
Yoann Provenzano and
Jean-Marc Richard
[58]
[59]
RSI La 2
Clarissa Tami and
Sebalter
Ukraine
STB
Timur Miroshnychenko
[60]
UA:PBC
UA:First
[61]
[62]
UA:Radio Promin
Oleksandra Franko and Les Myrnyi
[63]
[64]
United Kingdom
BBC
BBC One
Graham Norton
[65]
Non-participating countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BHRT
BHT 1
Maja Miralem
[66]
Kazakhstan
Khabar Agency
Khabar TV
Nursultan Qurman and Mahabbat Esen
[18]
Kosovo
RTK
Unknown
Montenegro
RTCG
See also
Notes
^ Mannes Bakker, 6Times, Remix, Max & Anne, Moves, Kiya van Rossum, Matheu Hinzen and Anna Grigorian.
^ Except
Belgium .
^ Contains phrases in
Hebrew and
Arabic .
^ Contains phrases in
Italian ,
Spanish ,
German and
French .
^ Contains the
Japanese mantra "
Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō ".
^ Contains one repeated phrase in Spanish and two words in English.
^ The show was broadcast on a deferred basis, on 17 May 2020 at 20:30
AEST .
^ In Estonia, the programme was broadcast under the name Eurovisioon 2020. Särav muusika! ("Eurovision 2020. Brilliant music!").
[26]
^ In Germany, the programme was broadcast with a one-hour delay, starting at 22:00
CEST , due to an overlap with the broadcast of
Eurovision 2020 – das deutsche Finale .
[17]
^ In Italy, the programme was broadcast under the name Europe Shine a Light – Accendiamo la musica ("Let's turn the music on").
[37]
^ In Poland, the programme was broadcast under the name Światło dla Europy ("A light for Europe").
[44]
^ In San Marino, the broadcaster simulcast Rai 1's coverage of the programme.
[49]
^ In Spain, the programme was broadcast under the name Europa enciende una luz ("Europe shine a light").
[53]
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