| Free European Song Contest 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 16 May 2020 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Brainpool-Studios, Cologne, Germany |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Executive producer | Stefan Raab |
| Host broadcaster | ProSieben |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 1–8, 10 and 12 points to their ten favourite songs. The points from Germany, Austria and Switzerland are derived from televoting. The points from the other countries are decided by their respective spokespersons. |
| Winning song |  Spain"Like I Love You" |
Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst, the presenters of Free ESC 2020
The Free European Song Contest 2020 was the first edition of the Free European Song Contest,[1] organised by the German television network ProSieben and the production company Brainpool TV. It served as an alternative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was planned to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show was broadcast on 16 May 2020 at 20:15 CEST on the television channel ProSieben.[2] It was presented by Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst.[2] The show was also broadcast on the Austrian private television broadcaster Puls 24 with commentary by Tamara Mascara, Dori Bauer and Patrick Fux.[3] ProSieben Austria and ProSieben Schweiz also took the live feed.
- ^ Spiteri, Steven (17 May 2020). "Germany: Free European Song Contest to return in 2021". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Conchita Wurst und Steven Gätjen moderieren bei Stefan Raabs ESC-Ersatz-Show". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "PULS 24 präsentiert den "Free European Song Contest"". www.puls24.at. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.