2020

A list of people who were due to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020.

The Contest was due to be hosted by Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 2020

Name	Previous appearances
Mladen Lukić	2
Olga Popović	2
Aleksandra Janeva	1
Vincent Bueno	1
Vasil Garvanliev	1
Destiny Chukunyere	1
Natalia Gordienko	1
Ksenija Knežević	1
Sanja Vučić	1
Senhit Zadik Zadik	1
Ashley Haynes	1
Dinah Yonas Manna	1
Loulou Lamotte	1

Artists who were due to perform in 2020

Named artists	Backing artists
Albania	Fall From The Sky
Arilena Ara
Darko Dimitrov, Lazar Cvetkovski, Michael Blue, Robert Stevenson, Sam Schummer
Armenia	Chains On You
Athena Manoukian
Athena Manoukian, DJ Paco
Australia	Don't Break Me
Montaigne
Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Montaigne
Austria	Alive
Vincent Bueno
Artur Aigner, David Yang, Felix van Göns, Vincent Bueno
Azerbaijan	Cleopatra
Samira Efendi
Alan Roy Scott, Luuk van Beers, Sarah Lake
Belarus	Da Vidna
Lera Gribusova (VAL) Vlad Pashkevich (VAL)
Lera Gribusova, Uladzislaŭ Paškievič, Mikita Najdzionaŭ
Belgium	Release Me
Alex Callier (Hooverphonic) Luka Cruysberghs (Hooverphonic) Raymond Geerts (Hooverphonic)
Alex Callier, Luca Chiaravalli
Bulgaria	Tears Getting Sober
Victoria Georgieva
Borislav Milanov, Cornelia Wiebols, Lukas Oscar Janisch, Victoria Georgieva
Croatia	Divlji vjetre
Damir Kedžo
Ante Pecotić
Cyprus	Running
Sandro Nicolas
Alfie Arcuri, Octavian Rasinariu, Sandro Nicolas, Sebastian Metzner Rickards, Teo DK
Czech Republic	Kemama
Benny Cristo
Benny Cristo, Charles Sarpong, Osama Verse-Atile, Rudy Ray
Denmark	Yes
Benjamin Rosenbohm Tanne Amanda Balcells
Emil Rosendal Lei, Jimmy Jansson, Linnea Deb
Estonia	What Love Is
Uku Suviste
Sharon Vaughn, Uku Suviste
Finland	Looking Back
Aksel Kankaanranta
Connor McDonough, Joonas Angeria, Riley McDonough, Toby McDonough, Whitney Phillips
France	The Best in Me
Tom Leeb
Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Amir, John Lundvik, Léa Ivanne, Tom Leeb
Georgia	Take Me As I Am
Tornike Kipiani	Aleko Berdzenishvili Mariam Shengelia Mariko Lezhava
Aleko Berdzenishvili, Tornike Kipiani
Germany	Violent Thing
Ben Dolic
Borislav Milanov, Connor Martin, Dag Lundberg, Jimmy Thorén, Peter St James
Greece	Superg!rl
Stefania Liberakakis
Arcade, Dimitris Kontopoulos, Sharon Vaughn
Iceland	Think About Things
Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir (Gagnamagnið) Daði Freyr Hulda Kristín Kolbrúnardóttir (Gagnamagnið) Jóhann Sigurður Jóhannsson (Gagnamagnið) Sigrún Birna Pétursdóttir (Gagnamagnið) Stefán Hannesson (Gagnamagnið)
Daði Freyr
Ireland	Story Of My Life
Lesley Roy
Catt Gravitt, Lesley Roy, Robert Marvin, Tom Shapiro
Israel	Feker Libi
Eden Alene
Doron Medalie, Idan Raichel
Italy	Fai rumore
Diodato
Diodato, Edwyn Roberts
Latvia	Still Breathing
Samanta Tīna
Samanta Tīna, Aminata
Lithuania	On Fire
Mantas Banišauskas (The Roop) Robertas Baranauskas (The Roop) Vaidotas Valiukevičius (The Roop)
Mantas Banišauskas, Robertas Baranauskas, Vaidotas Valiukevičius
Malta	All Of My Love
Destiny Chukunyere
Bernarda Brunovic, Borislav Milanov, Cesár Sampson, Dag Lundberg, Joacim Persson, Sebastian Arman
Moldova	Prison
Natalia Gordienko
Dimitris Kontopoulos, Philipp Kirkorov, Sharon Vaughn
Netherlands	Grow
Jeangu Macrooy
Jeangu Macrooy, Pieter Perquin
North Macedonia	You
Vasil Garvanliev	Aleksandra Janeva Barbara Popović Lina Pejovska Martija Stanojković
Alice Schroeder, Kalina Neskoska, Nevena Neskoska
Norway	Attention
Ulrikke Brandstorp
Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mørland, Ulrikke Brandstorp
Poland	Empires
Alicja Szemplińska
Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Frazer Mac, Laurell Barker, Patryk Kumór
Portugal	Medo de sentir
Elisa Silva
Marta Carvalho
Romania	Alcohol You
Roxen
Ionuț Armaș, Viky Red, Breyan Isaac
Russia	Uno
Anton Lissov (Little Big) Ilya Prusikin (Little Big) Sergey Makarov (Little Big) Sonya Tayurskaya (Little Big)	Florida Chanturia Yuri Muzychenko
Denis Tsukerman, Ilia Prusikin, Viktor Sibrinin
San Marino	Freaky!
Senhit Zadik Zadik
Gianluigi Fazio, Hansen, Henrik Steen, Nanna Bottos
Serbia	Hasta La Vista
Ivana Nikolić (Hurricane) Ksenija Knežević (Hurricane) Sanja Vučić (Hurricane)	Leontina Vukomanovic Mladen Lukić Olga Popović
Nemanja Antonić, Kosana Stojić, Sanja Vučić
Slovenia	Voda
Ana Soklič
Ana Soklič, Bojan Simončič
Spain	Universo
Blas Cantó	Daira Monzón Dángelo Ortega Héctor Artiles Irene Alman Pedro Elipe
Ashley Hicklin, Blas Cantó, Dan Hammond, Dángelo Ortega, Mikolaj Trybulec
Sweden	Move
Ashley Haynes (The Mamas) Dinah Yonas Manna (The Mamas) Loulou Lamotte (The Mamas)
Herman Gardarfve, Melanie Wehbe, Patrik Jean
Switzerland	Répondez-moi
Gjon's Tears
Alizé Oswald, Gjon's Tears, Jeroen Swinnen, Xavier Michel
Ukraine	Solovey
Igor Didenchuk (Go_A) Ivan Grigoryak (Go_A) Kateryna Pavlenko (Go_A) Taras Shevchenko (Go_A)
Kateryna Pavlenko, Taras Shevchenko
United Kingdom	My Last Breath
James Newman
Adam Argyle, Ed Drewett, Iain James, James Newman

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