EUROVISION 2020 - General Discussion Thread

[escYOUnited]

Please post any and all discussions regarding the contest itself, host country and city, organisation, rumours and other topics not related to any specific country's selection process.

 

[EscGeek]

as i said, i'm willing to wait a year, BUT keep the songs and the artists.

 

[Loindici]

Yeah holding ESC 2021 two months after a country won in January

No tea no shade, that's basically Malmo 2013

 

[John1]

No tea no shade, that's basically Malmo 2013

aka the cheapest edition but whatever

 

[mauve]

I would love to see the same artists with the same songs. I doubt though that the artists will stay the same next year. But it is really not fair to the artists that won on the NFs. I am really eternally sad and disappointed. I could cry.

 

[Teaisloveable]

An official statement from Eurovision Executive Supervisor, Jon Ola Sand

 

[Ana Raquel]

Welp, Tomi Rahula, producer of Eesti Laul said that we will be represented by the Eesti Laul 2021 winner next year, not Uku Suviste. God damn. I guess it is tough for countries with certain national finals set in place, but internal selections, I do hope many of them stick to their artists.

damn, I hated his song but that's so inconsiderate of him.

 

[Smudy]

Those that were internally chosen i'll assume will likely get chosen again, that would be only fair.

 

[ijsbeer]

Avrotros just confirmed that Jeangu will go again for the Netherlands in 2021.

 

[MalagaToledo]

Someone said that Estonians will get the winner from esti laul selection. Poor uku.. Is this confirmed??

 

[mauve]

Those that were internally chosen i'll assume will likely get chosen again, that would be only fair.

I hope we keep Ben Dolic. I really came to like him a lot, not only musically, but personally.

 

[Daybreak]

Wait, is there some kind of a rule that songs are automatically disqualified? Shouldn't that be waived since ESC cancellation is unprecedented?

 

[Smudy]

Looks like Damir Kedzo, Blas Canto and Samanta Tina will return next year.

EDIT: Scratch Samantina Tina for now, might have been fake.

 

[Loindici]

That is indeed to be expected.

The artists who might return are most likely to be the ones selected internally, but surely most broadcasters won't cancel their next NF, which means nations with regular public selection processes will have new representatives next year.

It sucks for the ones who won this year.

It really depends on what options the EBU will provide for the broadcasters. I hope there will be a clear statement regarding how the participation system will be. I mean, if EBU insists that all participants should stay for 2021, then that will happen regardless of how future plans are organized by the broadcasters.

 

[4815162342]

Welp, Tomi Rahula, producer of Eesti Laul said that we will be represented by the Eesti Laul 2021 winner next year, not Uku Suviste. God damn. I guess it is tough for countries with certain national finals set in place, but internal selections, I do hope many of them stick to their artists.

Would they do this if the roop was competing for Estonia? I highly doubt it.

 

[CypriotGirl]

Why in 2021? In a few months, everything might go back to normal. Can't we have ESC in September/October for example?

 

[Nicholas123]

 

[0scar]

For the record, they did evaluate the possibility to do the contest with recorded clips from everyone at home, but they (EBU) discarded the idea.

 

[EscUKFan]

Petition for Matt and Sean to host a two week livestream from a fake press centre.

@Matt @Sean
This needs to happen more than ever now!

 

[njdevils94]

Avrotros just confirmed that Jeangu will go again for the Netherlands in 2021.

Jeangu agreed too?

 

[ijsbeer]

H

Jeangu agreed too?

He did.