The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was planned to be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
It would have taken place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The contest was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the first time in the contest’s 64-year history that an edition was not held.
The contest was scheduled to be held at Rotterdam Ahoy and would consist of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2020.
In place of the cancelled contest, the EBU and its Dutch members NPO, NOS and AVROTROS organised a replacement show, Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light, to showcase the selected entries on 16 May, the day of the planned final.
Rotterdam remained host of the 2021 contest on 18, 20 and 22 May 2021; however, the songs selected for the 2020 contest were not eligible for the competition.
