# Free European Song Contest 2020

The Free European Song Contest 2020 was the first edition of the Free European Song Contest, 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. It was presented by Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst. The show was also broadcast on the Austrian private television broadcaster Puls 24 with commentary by Tamara Mascara, Dori Bauer and Patrick Fux. ProSieben Austria and ProSieben Schweiz also took the live feed.

## Format
### Presenters

The programme was hosted by two presenters: the German television host Steven Gätjen and the Austrian singer Conchita Wurst, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

## Participants

| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Place | Points |
| 01 | Netherlands | Ilse DeLange | "Changes" | English | 2 | 88 |
| 02 | Turkey | Eko Fresh feat. Umut Timur | "Günaydin" | German, Turkish | 6 | 71 |
| 03 | Ireland | Sion Hill | "Speak Up" | English | 10 | 53 |
| 04 | Croatia | Vanessa Mai | "Highlight (Ti si moja snaga)" | German, Croatian, Spanish | 9 | 55 |
| 05 | Bulgaria | Oonagh | "Du bist genug" | German, Bulgarian | 8 | 62 |
| 06 | Austria | Josh. | "Wo bist du" | German | 15 | 22 |
| 07 | Poland | Glasperlenspiel | "Immer da" | German | 11 | 46 |
| 08 | United Kingdom | Kelvin Jones | "Friends" | English | 12 | 45 |
| 09 | Kazakhstan | Mike Singer | "Paranoid" | German | 14 | 23 |
| 10 | Denmark | Kate Hall | "Reset" | English | 16 | 20 |
| 11 | Spain | Nico Santos | "Like I Love You" | English, Spanish | 1 | 104 |
| 12 | Italy | Sarah Lombardi | "Te amo mi amor" | German, Italian | 13 | 37 |
| 13 | Switzerland | Stefanie Heinzmann | "All We Need Is Love" | English, Walser German | 7 | 66 |
| 14 | The Moon | Der Astronaut | "Back to the Moon" | English | 3 | 85 |
| 15 | Israel | Gil Ofarim | "Alles auf Hoffnung" | German | 5 | 75 |
| 16 | Germany | Helge Schneider | "Forever at Home" | German, English | 4 | 76 |

## Score sheet

| | | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results |
| | | Total score | Netherlands | Turkey | Ireland | Croatia | Bulgaria | Austria | Poland | United Kingdom | Kazakhstan | Denmark | Spain | Italy | Switzerland | The Moon | Israel | Germany |
| Contestants | Netherlands | 88 | | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | | | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | | 3 | 12 | |
| Contestants | Turkey | 71 | | | | 3 | | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Contestants | Ireland | 53 | 10 | 8 | | 4 | 4 | | | | 6 | | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| Contestants | Croatia | 55 | 1 | 3 | | | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | | 2 | 2 | 7 | | | 4 |
| Contestants | Bulgaria | 62 | 4 | 10 | 8 | | | 1 | | 4 | 12 | 8 | | 12 | | | | 3 |
| Contestants | Austria | 22 | | 2 | | 2 | 6 | | 5 | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | 1 |
| Contestants | Poland | 46 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | 2 | 5 | | 10 | | 2 | 6 | |
| Contestants | United Kingdom | 45 | | 1 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 10 | | | 10 | 8 | |
| Contestants | Kazakhstan | 23 | 7 | | 4 | | | 2 | 7 | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| Contestants | Denmark | 20 | 2 | 7 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Contestants | Spain | 104 | 12 | | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Contestants | Italy | 37 | | 4 | 2 | | 3 | 4 | 8 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | | 1 | 5 |
| Contestants | Switzerland | 66 | 5 | | | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | 8 | 4 | | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Contestants | The Moon | 85 | | | 5 | 12 | | 12 | 2 | 10 | | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | | | 12 |
| Contestants | Israel | 75 | 6 | | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | | 7 | 5 | | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | | 6 |
| Contestants | Germany | 76 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | | 10 | 12 | | |

### 12 points

| N. | Contestant | Countries giving 12 points |
| 4 | The Moon | Austria |
| 4 | The Moon | Croatia |
| 4 | The Moon | Germany |
| 4 | The Moon | Switzerland |
| 3 | Germany | Ireland |
| 3 | Germany | The Moon |
| 3 | Germany | Turkey |
| 3 | Netherlands | Denmark |
| 3 | Netherlands | Israel |
| 3 | Netherlands | Spain |
| 2 | Bulgaria | Italy |
| 2 | Bulgaria | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Spain | Netherlands |
| 2 | Spain | United Kingdom |
| 1 | Croatia | Bulgaria |
| 1 | Turkey | Poland |

## Spokespersons

The spokespersons announced the scores of their respective country's national jury
* Austria – Tamara Mascara
* Bulgaria – Friends of Oonagh
* Croatia – Marino Mandekić (father of Vanessa Mai)
* Denmark – Valeria (mother of Kate Hall)
* Germany – Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz
* Israel – Lion Rosenberg
* Ireland – Angelo Kelly
* Italy – Michelle Hunziker
* Kazakhstan – Paul (father of Mike Singer)
* The Moon – Michael Herbig as Mr. Spuck
* Netherlands – Duncan Laurence
* Poland – Lukas Podolski
* Spain – Clarissa Wellenbrink (sister of Nico Santos)
* Switzerland – Beatrice Egli
* Turkey – Hakan Çalhanoğlu
* United Kingdom – Melanie C