Your Eurovision Song Contest Düsseldorf 2020.1

Your Eurovision Song Contest 2020.1 was the pilot edition of the rebooted Your Eurovision Song Contest and the 15th edition overall, that was be held in Düsseldorf, Germany. This decision was made by the Executive Supervisor, Nicholas Jones-Walterson. It was the first time Germany hosted the contest. Organised by the Your Eurovision Broadcasting Union (YEBU), and the host broadcaster "Your Eurovision Germany - YE.DE", the contest was held in Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, and consisted of two semi-finals, that were held on July 12 and 26, and the Grand Final on 10 August 2020. All three shows were presented by the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest winner, Lena Meyer-Landrut.

All 48 countries debuted in this edition.

The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Skyward", performed by Davina Michelle. This was the Netherlands' first victory in the rebooted series of the contest. The overall winner won the jury vote, but not the televote, which was won by Norway. Norway, Germany, the United States and South Africa rounded out the top five.

On April 12, 2020, the following cities confirmed their interest for the bidding phase, in which the venue and the host city were decided on April 24th. The host venue will be in Merkur Spiel-Arena, with the host city being Düsseldorf.

This edition's slogan, "HEAL", together with the official logo, were revealed on April 15th. Designed by Nicholas and James Jones-Walterson, “HEAL is referred to the critical condition the world is in, because of the COVID-19 outbreak. This contest will be an escape from all the sadness we are all experiencing. The two hands that are almost touching inside the circle symbolize the reconnection after this nightmare ends".

The draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals took place on May 31 2020, at Düsseldorf's City Hall. The semi-finalists were divided over five pots, based on alphabetical order for the pilot edition. Drawing from different pots helped to maintain the inviolable and fair spirit of the contest. The draw also determined which five countries (each from one pot) joined the host country, Germany, and in which semi-final each of the six automatic qualifiers voted in. The ceremony was hosted by 2011 Eurovision Song Contest presenter, Anke Engelke, and included the start of the host city insignias to Thomas Geisel, Mayor of Düsseldorf.

On May 5th, the "Your Eurovision Broadcasting Union" announced that 48 countries will participate in the first edition of the rebooted Your Eurovision Song Contest, with all 48 countries debuting.

Indila represented France in May 2014 with "Dernière Danse" and Monaco in Summer 2014 with "S.O.S". Troye Sivan and Guy Sebastian both represented Australia, in Spring 2015 and November 2013, respectively. G.E.M. represented Taiwan in Spring 2015 with "Someday I'll Fly". Darin represented the Aland Islands in their previous attempt in 2015. Eleni Foureira represented Greece two consecutive times, in Summer and Autumn 2014. Ira Losco represented the island nation of Malta twice, in June and October 2013. Bianka previously represented Belarus in WInter 2015.

Jury

Jury