# Het Grote Songfestivalfeest

Het Grote Songfestivalfeest (Dutch pronunciation:; English: The Big Eurovision Party) is a Dutch television concert programme starring artists of the Eurovision Song Contest, produced by PilotStudio, and held at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. Originally commissioned for the occasion of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam prior to its cancellation, four editions of the show have been held, with a fifth set to be held in November 2025. Cornald Maas and Edsilia Rombley are the regular presenters of the programme. The show is broadcast in a number of European countries as supplementary Eurovision programming ahead of or during the contest weeks.

## Presenters

The first edition of the show in 2019 was originally planned to be hosted by Dutch Eurovision commentators Cornald Maas and Jan Smit, however, the latter had to withdraw due to illness and was later replaced by one of his Eurovision 2020 co-hosts, Edsilia Rombley. Rombley, who represented the Netherlands in the 1998 and 2007 contests, also performed her entries during the concert. Former Dutch spokespersons Emma Wortelboer and Tim Douwsma, as well as Junior Eurovision Song Contest commentator Buddy Vedder, also appeared as presenters during the show to introduce some of the acts. Maas and Rombley returned as hosts for the subsequent three editions, and are joined by Tia Kofi in 2024. Kofi recorded additional links and short interviews backstage for the BBC broadcast.

## Performances
### 2019 edition

The first edition was held on 15 December 2019, with 31 Eurovision acts from 17 countries participating.
| Order | Broadcast | Year | Country | Artist | Song |
| 01 | 01 | 2016 | Russia | Sergey Lazarev | "You Are the Only One" |
| 02 | 02 | 2004 | Ukraine | Ruslana | "Wild Dances" |
| 03 | | 2008 | Sweden | Charlotte Perrelli | "Hero" |
| 04 | 03 | 1998 | Israel | Dana International | "Diva" |
| 05 | | 2019 | Russia | Sergey Lazarev | "Scream" |
| 06 | | 1978 | Israel | Izhar Cohen | "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" |
| 07 | 04 | 1986 | Belgium | Sandra Kim | "J'aime la vie" |
| 08 | | 1977 | France | Marie Myriam | "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" |
| 09 | | 1973 | Luxembourg | Anne-Marie David | "Tu te reconnaîtras" |
| 10 | | 1983 | Luxembourg | Corinne Hermès | "Si la vie est cadeau" |
| 11 | 07 | 1998 | Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | "Hemel en aarde" |
| 11 | 07 | 2007 | Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | "On Top of the World" |
| 12 | | 1986 | Netherlands | Marlayne and Mandy | "Alles heeft ritme" |
| 12 | | 1999 | Netherlands | Marlayne and Mandy | "One Good Reason" |
| 12 | | 1974 | Sweden | Marlayne and Mandy | "Waterloo" |
| 13 | 06 | 1975 | Netherlands | Getty Kaspers | "Ding-a-dong" |
| 14 | 09 | 2013 | Denmark | Emmelie de Forest | "Only Teardrops" |
| 15 | | 1993 | Ireland | Niamh Kavanagh | "In Your Eyes" |
| 16 | | 1996 | Ireland | Eimear Quinn | "The Voice" |
| 17 | 08 | 1999 | Sweden | Charlotte Perrelli | "Take Me to Your Heaven" |
| 18 | 05 | 1997 | United Kingdom | Katrina Leskanich | "Love Shine a Light" |
| 19 | 10 | 2019 | Norway | Keiino | "Spirit in the Sky" |
| 20 | | 2000 | Denmark | Jørgen Olsen | "Fly on the Wings of Love" |
| 21 | 12 | 1969 | Netherlands | Lenny Kuhr | "De troubadour" |
| 22 | 13 | 1993 | Netherlands | Ruth Jacott | "Vrede" |
| 23 | 14 | 1982 | Germany | Nicole | "Ein bißchen Frieden" |
| 24 | 15 | 1980 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year" |
| 24 | 15 | 1987 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" |
| 25 | 16 | 1992 | Ireland | Linda Martin | "Why Me?" |
| 26 | 17 | 1979 | Israel | Gali Atari | "Hallelujah" |
| 27 | 18 | 2018 | Israel | Netta | "Toy" |
| 28 | 19 | 2019 | San Marino | Serhat | "Say Na Na Na" |
| 29 | | 2011 | Azerbaijan | Eldar Gasimov and Marlayne | "Running Scared" |
| 30 | 11 | 2019 | Italy | Mahmood | "Soldi" |
| 31 | 20 | 2007 | Ukraine | Verka Serduchka | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" |
| 32 | 21 | 2018 | Cyprus | Eleni Foureira | "Fuego" |
| 33 | 22 | 2012 | Sweden | Loreen | "Euphoria" |

#### Key

* – Performances were not shown during the broadcast

#### Withdrawn artists

The original list of the performers also included Willeke Alberti, the Dutch representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, who missed the show due to illness. Finland's Lordi and Russia's Dima Bilan, who won the contest in 2006 and 2008 respectively, were expected to perform, but they later withdrew their participation. Helena Paparizou was also invited, but couldn't participate in person due to a scheduling clash with a live broadcast of The Voice of Greece. Instead, she sent a video message in which she sang the refrain of her 2005 winning song "My Number One".

### 2022 edition

The second edition was held on 17 November 2022, with 31 Eurovision acts from 16 countries participating.
| Order | Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast | Year | Country | Artist | Song |
| Order | BBC One | NPO 3 | VRT 1 | Year | Country | Artist | Song |
| 01 | 01 | 01 | | 2021 | Lithuania | The Roop | "Discoteque" |
| 02 | 02 | 02 | | 2021 | Greece | Stefania | "Last Dance" |
| 03 | | 07 | 02 | 1986 | Belgium | Sandra Kim | "J'aime la vie" |
| 04 | | 08 | | 1986 | Netherlands | Frizzle Sizzle | "Alles heeft ritme" |
| 05 | | | | 1984 | Sweden | Herreys | "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" |
| 06 | 03 | 03 | 01 | 2009 | Norway | Alexander Rybak | "Fairytale" |
| 07 | 05 | 04 | | 2021 | Norway | Tix | "Fallen Angel" |
| 08 | 06 | 05 | | 2021 | Azerbaijan | Efendi | "Mata Hari" |
| 09 | | | | 2018 | Germany | Michael Schulte | "You Let Me Walk Alone" |
| 10 | 12 | 06 | | 2021 | Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | "Tout l'univers" |
| 11 | | | | 2001 | Greece | Antique | "(I Would) Die for You" |
| 12 | 08 | 09 | 03 | 1980 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year" |
| 12 | 08 | 09 | | 1987 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" |
| 13 | | 10 | 04 | 1991 | Sweden | Carola Häggkvist | "Fångad av en stormvind" |
| 14 | 07 | 13 | 05 | 2005 | Greece | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" |
| 15 | | | | 1969 | Netherlands | Lenny Kuhr | "De troubadour" |
| 16 | | 11 | | 1998 | Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | "Hemel en aarde" |
| 16 | | | | 2007 | Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | "On Top of the World" |
| 17 | | 12 | | 2017 | Netherlands | OG3NE | "Lights and Shadows" |
| 17 | | | | 1974 | Sweden | OG3NE | "Waterloo" |
| 18 | 09 | 14 | | 2022 | Norway | Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" |
| 19 | 10 | | | 2019 | Norway | Keiino | "Spirit in the Sky" |
| 20 | 11 | | 06 | 2006 | Finland | Lordi | "Hard Rock Hallelujah" |
| 21 | 13 | | | 2022 | Australia | Sheldon Riley | "Not the Same" |
| 22 | 17 | 15 | 07 | 2016 | Ukraine | Jamala | "1944" |
| 23 | 18 | 16 | 08 | 2022 | Ukraine | Kalush Orchestra | "Stefania" |
| 24 | 19 | 17 | 09 | 2021 | Ukraine | Go_A | "Shum" |
| 25 | 04 | | | 2021 | San Marino | Senhit | "Adrenalina" |
| 26 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2018 | Israel | Netta | "Toy" |
| 27 | | 19 | 11 | 2022 | Netherlands | S10 | "De diepte" |
| 28 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 2019 | Netherlands | Duncan Laurence | "Arcade" |
| 29 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 2015 | Sweden | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" |
| 30 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 2014 | Austria | Conchita Wurst | "Rise Like a Phoenix" |
| 31 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 2012 | Sweden | Loreen | "Euphoria" |

#### Key

* – Performances were not shown during the broadcast

#### Withdrawn artists

Prior to its postponement from the original December 2021 date, the initial list of performers for the second edition included Brotherhood of Man, the British winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976; Bobbysocks!, the Norwegian winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985; Sertab Erener, the Turkish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003; Eleni Foureira, the Cypriot runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018; Kristian Kostov, the Bulgarian runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017; Marija Šerifović, the Serbian winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007; and Verka Serduchka, the Ukrainian runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Sam Ryder, the British runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, was also due to appear, but later withdrew his participation due to other obligations.

### 2023 edition

The third edition was held on 16 November 2023, with 27 Eurovision acts from 18 countries participating. Gali Atari, the Israeli winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 as part of Milk and Honey, was due to appear but later withdrew her participation due to the Israel–Hamas war.
| Order | Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast | Year | Country | Artist | Song |
| Order | BBC One | NPO 3 | NRK1 | VRT1 | Year | Country | Artist | Song |
| 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 2015 | Sweden | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" |
| 02 | 02 | 02 | 02 | | 2022 | Romania | Wrs | "Llámame" |
| 03 | 03 | 03 | | 04 | 2022 | Sweden | Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" |
| 04 | | 04 | 05 | 02 | 1985 | Norway | Bobbysocks! | "La det swinge" |
| 05 | 05 | | 11 | 13 | 2019 | Norway | Keiino | "Spirit in the Sky" |
| 06 | | | 03 | 12 | 2013 | Denmark | Emmelie de Forest | "Only Teardrops" |
| 07 | 14 | 05 | 04 | 05 | 2004 | Ukraine | Ruslana | "Wild Dances" |
| 08 | | 06 | | | 1993 | Netherlands | Ruth Jacott | "Vrede" |
| 09 | | 07 | | | 2000 | Netherlands | Linda Wagenmakers | "No Goodbyes" |
| 10 | 08 | 08 | | 06 | 1998 | Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | "Hemel en aarde" |
| 11 | 09 | | 07 | 07 | 2021 | Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | "Tout l'univers" |
| 12 | | 09 | 08 | | 2008 | Sweden | Charlotte Perrelli | "Hero" |
| 12 | 07 | 10 | 09 | 10 | 1999 | Sweden | Charlotte Perrelli | "Take Me to Your Heaven" |
| 13 | 15 | | | | 2011 | Azerbaijan | Ell and Nikki | "Running Scared" |
| 14 | 18 | | | | 2023 | Estonia | Alika | "Bridges" |
| 15 | 19 | 11 | | | 2019 | Switzerland | Luca Hänni | "She Got Me" |
| 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 1980 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year" |
| 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 1987 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" |
| 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 2023 | Sweden | Gjon's Tears | "Tattoo" |
| 18 | 06 | 15 | 06 | 03 | 2022 | Armenia | Rosa Linn | "Snap" |
| 19 | | | | | 2021 | Greece | Stefania | "Last Dance" |
| 20 | | 16 | 10 | 08 | 2021 | Lithuania | The Roop | "Discoteque" |
| 21 | | | | | 2019 | San Marino | Serhat | "Say Na Na Na" |
| 22 | 13 | 17 | | 11 | 2023 | Belgium | Gustaph | "Because of You" |
| 23 | 04 | 18 | 17 | 09 | 2023 | Norway | Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" |
| 24 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 2007 | Ukraine | Verka Serduchka | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" |
| 25 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 2018 | Cyprus | Eleni Foureira | "Fuego" |
| 26 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 2023 | Finland | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" |
| 27 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 2014 | Austria | Conchita Wurst | "Rise Like a Phoenix" |

#### Key

* – Performances were not shown during the broadcast

### 2024 edition

The fourth edition was held on 12 December 2024, with 25 Eurovision acts from 15 countries participating. Sakis Rouvas, who represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and 2009, was due to appear but later withdrew due to illness.
| Order | Broadcast | Year | Country | Artist | Song |
| Order | BBC One | Year | Country | Artist | Song |
| 01 | 01 | 2012 | Sweden | Loreen | "Euphoria" |
| 02 | 21 | 2016 | Bulgaria | Poli Genova | "If Love Was a Crime" |
| 03 | 22 | 2017 | Bulgaria | Kristian Kostov | "Beautiful Mess" |
| 04 | 03 | 2007 | Serbia | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" |
| 05 | 04 | 1997 | United Kingdom | Katrina Leskanich | "Love Shine a Light" |
| 06 | | 1973 | Luxembourg | Anne-Marie David | "Tu te reconnaîtras" |
| 07 | | 1982 | Germany | Nicole (with Edsilia Rombley) | "Ein bißchen Frieden" |
| 08 | 07 | 2024 | Ukraine | Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil | "Teresa & Maria" |
| 09 | 08 | 2015 | Australia | Guy Sebastian | "Tonight Again" |
| 09 | | Non-Eurovision song | Non-Eurovision song | Guy Sebastian | "Before I Go" |
| 10 | | 2003 | Netherlands | Esther Hart | "One More Night" |
| 10 | | 1999 | Netherlands | Marlayne and Esther Hart | "One Good Reason" |
| 10 | | 1986 | Netherlands | Mandy Huydts, Marlayne and Esther Hart | "Alles heeft ritme" |
| 10 | | 1974 | Sweden | Mandy Huydts, Marlayne and Esther Hart | "Waterloo" |
| 11 | 09 | 1980 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year" |
| 11 | 10 | 1987 | Ireland | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" |
| 12 | 11 | 1998 | Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | "Hemel en aarde" |
| 13 | | 1980 | Netherlands | Maggie MacNeal | "Amsterdam" |
| 14 | 12 | 2023 | Norway | Alessandra | "Queen of Kings" |
| 15 | 13 | 2020 | Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | "Répondez-moi" |
| 15 | 14 | 2021 | Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | "Tout l'univers" |
| 16 | 15 | 2022 | Netherlands | S10 | "De diepte" |
| 17 | | Non-Eurovision song | Non-Eurovision song | Loreen | "Is It Love" |
| 17 | | Non-Eurovision song | Non-Eurovision song | Loreen | "Forever" |
| 17 | 16 | 2023 | Sweden | Loreen | "Tattoo" |
| 18 | 17 | 2024 | Ireland | Bambie Thug | "Doomsday Blue" |
| 19 | 18 | 2021 | Ukraine | Go_A | "Shum" |
| 20 | 19 | 2021 | Cyprus | Elena Tsagrinou | "El Diablo" |
| 21 | | 2007 | Ukraine | Verka Serduchka | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" |
| 22 | 20 | 2024 | Sweden | Marcus & Martinus | "Unforgettable" |
| 23 | 02 | 2024 | Croatia | Baby Lasagna | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" |
| 24 | 06 | 2023 | Finland | Käärijä | "Cha Cha Cha" |
| 25 | 23 | 2024 | Switzerland | Nemo | "The Code" |

#### Key

* – Performances were not shown during the broadcast

## Appearances

| Country | Debut year | Most recent appearance | Acts |
| Armenia | 2023 | 2023 | 1 |
| Australia | 2022 | 2024 | 2 |
| Austria | 2022 | 2023 | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | 2019 | 2023 | 3 |
| Belgium | 2019 | 2023 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 2024 | 2024 | 2 |
| Croatia | 2024 | 2024 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 2019 | 2024 | 3 |
| Denmark | 2019 | 2019 | 3 |
| Estonia | 2023 | 2023 | 1 |
| Finland | 2022 | 2024 | 3 |
| France | 2019 | 2019 | 1 |
| Germany | 2019 | 2024 | 3 |
| Greece | 2022 | 2023 | 4 |
| Ireland | 2019 | 2024 | 8 |
| Israel | 2019 | 2022 | 5 |
| Italy | 2019 | 2019 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 2022 | 2023 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 2019 | 2024 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 2019 | 2024 | 18 |
| Norway | 2019 | 2023 | 8 |
| Romania | 2023 | 2023 | 1 |
| Russia | 2019 | 2019 | 1 |
| San Marino | 2019 | 2023 | 3 |
| Serbia | 2024 | 2024 | 1 |
| Sweden | 2019 | 2024 | 12 |
| Switzerland | 2022 | 2024 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 2019 | 2024 | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 2019 | 2024 | 2 |

### Multiple artist appearances

| Country | Artist | Appearances |
| Austria | Conchita Wurst | 2 |
| Azerbaijan | Eldar Gasimov | 2 |
| Belgium | Sandra Kim | 2 |
| Cyprus | Eleni Foureira | 2 |
| Denmark | Emmelie de Forest | 2 |
| Finland | Käärijä | 2 |
| Greece | Helena Paparizou | 2 |
| Greece | Stefania | 2 |
| Ireland | Johnny Logan | 4 |
| Israel | Netta | 2 |
| Lithuania | The Roop | 2 |
| Netherlands | Edsilia Rombley | 4 |
| Netherlands | Lenny Kuhr | 2 |
| Netherlands | Mandy Huydts | 3 |
| Netherlands | Ruth Jacott | 2 |
| Netherlands | S10 | 2 |
| Norway | Alessandra | 2 |
| Norway | Keiino | 3 |
| San Marino | Serhat | 2 |
| Sweden | Charlotte Perrelli | 2 |
| Sweden | Loreen | 3 |
| Sweden | Måns Zelmerlöw | 2 |
| Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | 3 |
| Ukraine | Go_A | 2 |
| Ukraine | Ruslana | 2 |
| Ukraine | Verka Serduchka | 3 |

## Broadcasting

The first edition of Het Grote Songfestivalfeest aired in the Netherlands on 1 January 2020 on NPO 3 at 20:25 and on BVN at 21:40 (CET). The concert was later broadcast in Greece on ERT1 in two parts on 29 February and 1 March. The concert also aired in Australia on 10 May at 20:30 (AEST) on SBS Viceland; it was titled The Road to Eurovision 2020: The Winners and was part of an alternate Australian Eurovision broadcasting plan that took place from 10–17 May due to the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
A cut of the second edition was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One as The Big Eurovision Party on 1 January 2023 at 00:45 (01:30 in Scotland), which also acted as a pre-event prior to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. A repeat ran again on 12 May on BBC Three at 20:30, the night before the contest. The British coverage was presented by Rylan Clark, who recorded additional links and short interviews backstage for the BBC broadcast. A different cut of the show was broadcast in the Netherlands on 4 January at 21:15 (CET) on NPO 3. On 6 May, a 60-minute compilation of highlights from the show, featuring Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah" (which was not included in the NPO broadcast) was aired in Belgium on VRT 1 with commentary by Peter Van de Veire.
The third edition aired in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2024 at 22:55 on BBC One; in Norway on 22 March 2024 at 22:05 CET on NRK1, in Belgium on VRT 1, which aired the show in two parts on 27 April and 4 May 2024; and in the Netherlands on 8 May at 20:25 CET on NPO 3.

## Gallery

* Selection of Het Grote Songfestivalfeest 2019 participants
* Katrina Leskanich
* Sergey Lazarev
* Eimear Quinn
* Dana International
* Charlotte Perrelli
* Eleni Foureira
* Lenny Kuhr
* Netta
* Ruth Jacott
* Tim Douwsma, Gali Atari and Buddy Vedder