The Eurovision Song Contest, which was supposed to take place in Rotterdam Ahoy this year, is canceled due to the coronavirus. The organization of the Eurovision Song Contest confirmed this on Twitter on Wednesday.
“It is with great regret that we announce that we have to cancel the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam,” the press release reads.
In recent weeks, the organization has discussed various options to allow the festival to continue. The measures currently in place in Europe have led to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) having to take “the difficult decision” to cancel the live show this year.
The EBU remains in discussions with the NPO, NOS, AVROTROS and the municipality of Rotterdam. The will is there to still organize the festival in Rotterdam in 2021. “We would like to pay tribute to the organizing team in the Netherlands and everyone else who worked so hard to plan this event.”
It is currently being determined whether people who have purchased a ticket will receive a refund or whether their ticket will remain valid for the show in 2021. When there is news about this, ticket holders will be notified via the email address they used to make their purchase. doing.
Jeangu Macrooy would participate on behalf of the Netherlands in the song competition with the song Grow. AVROTROS has already confirmed that it also wants to work with Macrooy in 2021. “AVROTROS continues to support our Dutch entry and is happy to continue the collaboration with Jeangu in 2021 with new energy and a lot of passion,” a spokesperson said.
The organization of the Eurovision Song Contest is still considering the possibility for artists to keep their song for next year’s edition.
The Netherlands was allowed to organize the Eurovision Song Contest thanks to Duncan Laurence’s win last year in Tel Aviv, where he achieved the highest score with Arcade. The semi-finals of the 2020 competition were scheduled for May 12 and 14, with the final scheduled to take place on May 16.
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