Eurovision Young Musicians 2020

The Eurovision Young Musicians 2020 would have been the 20th edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. It would have been hosted in Zagreb, Croatia and was originally scheduled to take place on 21 June 2020 to coincide with World Music Day. It would have been the first time that Croatia hosts the contest.[2] If the list of participants remains unchanged, it also marks both the third time a country has withdrawn from the contest after winning the previous edition (if Russia will not be returning to defend their title) and the third time a country has withdrawn after hosting the previous edition (in this case, the United Kingdom). However, on 18 March 2020, it was announced that the event had been postponed indefinitely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[3]

Eurovision Young Musicians 2020
Dates
Semi-final17 June 2020 (planned)
Grand final21 June 2020 (planned)
Host
VenueKing Tomislav Square, Zagreb, Croatia
Musical directorEnrico Dindo[1]
Host broadcasterHrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT)
Websiteyoungmusicians.tv
Participants
Number of entries11
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Ukraine (planned)
Non-returning countries
Participation map
  •      Confirmed countries that have selected their song and/or performer     Confirmed countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2020
Vote
Voting systemEach juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer based on specific criteria

Location
Further information on the host city: Zagreb
King Tomislav Square, venue of the 2020 Eurovision Young Musicians

Bidding phase

Following the winning performance of Russia's Ivan Bessonov at the previous edition in Edinburgh, the EBU's Executive Supervisor Jon Ola Sand said to TV channel Russia-K that the EBU was "open" to the idea of Russia hosting the contest.[4]

Host city announcement

On 8 July 2019, the EBU announced that the 2020 contest would take place in Zagreb, Croatia on 21 June 2020.[2] It will be the second time Zagreb hosts a Eurovision event, having previously hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1990 (then a part of Yugoslavia), but it will be the first time that the Eurovision Young Musicians is held here.

Format

The semi-final round of this competition was to be held on 17 June in the Bersa Hall at the Zagreb Academy of Music.[5]

Jury members

The winner of the competition is decided by an international panel of classical music luminaries.

Participating countries

The first list of participants was announced on 17 February 2020, with eleven countries confirming their participation.[6] Ukraine would return to the competition this year for the first time since 2012. It would mark the country's third participation in the competition.[7]

Semi-finalists
Country[6] Performer(s) Instrument Piece(s) Result
 Croatia Ivan Petrović-Poljak[8] Piano
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Germany
 Greece
 Malta
 Norway
 Poland
 Slovenia Sebastijan Buda[9] Horn[9]
 Sweden Tekla Nilsson[10] Clarinet
 Ukraine

Final

Eight contestants will be selected by the jury to progress to the Final and will decide the winner of Eurovision Young Musicians 2020.

Other countries

For a country to be eligible for potential participation in the Eurovision Young Musicians, it needs to be an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[11] It is unknown whether the EBU issue invitations of participation to all 56 active members like they do for the Eurovision Song Contest and Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[11] The EBU Active Members listed below have made the following announcements in regards to their decisions.

Active EBU members
  •  Denmark – On 7 November 2019, DR announced that they would not return for the 2020 edition. The broadcaster had considered a return to the contest following its victory in the Eurovision Choir 2019.[12]
  •  Spain – In July 2019, Ana María Bordás, Spain's head of delegation for Eurovision events, stated that it is very likely that Spain will take part in the contest, even though a final decision had not yet been made, considering that there is enough time in the future to secure the participation.[13] On 8 April 2020, the broadcaster declared to ESCplus that the final decision had not been taken when the EBU released the first list of participants in February 2020 since they were uncertain about the selection method following the indefinite suspension of the 2018 format Clásicos y Reverentes. The delegation plans to make a final decision when the new dates of the contest are announced in response to the postponement caused by COVID-19.[14]

The following countries participated in 2018, however did not appear in the first list of participants.

The following countries and broadcasters confirmed their non-participation without offering further explanation:

See also

References
  1. "HRT bira hrvatskog predstavnika za Euroviziju mladih glazbenika 2020" [HRT selects Croatian representative for Eurovision for Young Musicians 2020.]. Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. Zwart, Josianne (8 July 2019). "Eurovision Young Musicians heading to Zagreb in 2020". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. "Eurovision Young Musicians 2020 Has Been Postponed". eurovoix.com. 18 March 2020.
  4. Granger, Anthony (24 August 2018). "EBU Open to Russia Hosting Eurovision Young Musicians". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. "Mladi glazbenik za Euroviziju 2020, prijenos" [Young Musician for Eurovision 2020, transmission]. Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. Herbert, Emily (17 February 2020). "Eleven Countries to Participate in Eurovision Young Musicians 2020". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. Granger, Anthony (10 January 2020). "Ukraine: Returns to Eurovision Young Musicians". eurovoix.com.
  8. "Ivan Petrović-Poljak predstavljat će Hrvatsku na Euroviziji mladih glazbenika 2020". HRT (in Croatian). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. Granger, Anthony. "Slovenia: Sebastijan Buda Selected For Eurovision Young Musicians 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. Granger, Anthony. "Sweden: Tekla Nilsson Wins Polstjärnepriset". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  11. Yakovlev, Vladislav (23 January 2014). "Junior Eurovision Song Contest steering group". EBU. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  12. Granger, Anthony (7 November 2019). "Denmark: DR Will Not Participate In Eurovision Young Musicians 2020". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  13. "Así trabaja y gestiona TVE Eurovisión en la 'era Bordás'" (in Spanish). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. "TVE se planteó hasta el último momento su participación en Eurovisión de Jóvenes Músicos 2020 y confirma su intención de tomar parte en próximas ediciones" (in Spanish). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  15. Granger, Anthony (2020-02-13). "Israel: Withdraws From Eurovision Young Musicians". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  16. Purcell, Owen (2019-10-24). "EXCLUSIVE: The UK withdraws from Eurovision Young Musicians". ESCTAKEOVER.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
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