With only 10 days to go before the submission deadline for artists and songs, this will be another busy weekend in the world of Eurovision national selections. Over the next 3 days, we can expect to find out the entries for Belarus, Croatia, Estonia, Iceland, Moldova and Serbia and what Greece's Stefania and Romania's Roxen will sing.
With 27 artists now announced, there are just 14 more to go. As we did last week, we will provide you with extensive coverage on the latest news from Europe as announcements come in. For more national selection dates, see our calendar.
Friday 28 February
Belarus chooses a winner
20:00 CET - Natsionalniy Otbor 2020 (WATCH LIVE)
The final of Natsionalniy Otbor will see 12 artists take the stage to perform. The expected running order is:
NAPOLI - Don’t Let Me Down
Sasha Zaharik - Rocky Road
Anastasiya Malashkevich - Invisible
CHАKRАS - La-ley-la
Nastya Glamozda - Burning Again
Anastasiya Razvadоvskaya - Hello
Yan Yarosh - Fire
Angelika Pushnоva - True Love
Darya Khmelnitskaya - On Fire
АURА - Barani svajo
KeySi - Chili Pepper
VАL - Da vidna
Serbia kicks off Beovizija 2020
21:00 CET - Beovizija 2020 (WATCH LIVE)
Over the course of the weekend, Serbia will hold both their semi-final shows as well as their final on Sunday. The first semi-final will see 12 artists take the stage, of which 6 will move on to the final. The result will be determined by a mix of jury and televote. The first 12 performers are:
EJO - Trag
Milica Mišić - Kiša
Ivan Kurtić & Mistik Cello - Sabajle
Thea Devy - Sudnji dan
Karizma - Ona me zna
Andrija Jo - Oči Meduze
Sanja Bogosavljević - Ne puštam
Marko Marković - Kolači
Srđan Lazić - Duša i telo
Neda Ukraden - Bomba
Bilja & Amvon duo - Raj
Igor Simić - Ples za rastanak
Saturday 29 February
The Estonian public decides
18:30 CET - Eesti Laul 2020 (WATCH LIVE)
After 2 semi-finals, Estonia will choose their entry for Rotterdam from the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn. The winner will be selected over 2 rounds of voting; one that narrows the competition field to 3 remaining participants by way of jury and televote, and the other where a winner will be chosen exclusively by the Estonian public. The contestants are:
Inger – Only Dream
Rasmus Rändvee – Young
Stefan – By My Side
Synne Valtri feat. Väliharf – Majakad
Uudo Sepp – I’m Sorry. I Messed Up
Uku Suviste – What Love Is
Shira – Out in Space
Anett x Fredi – Write About Me
Jaagup Tuisk – Beautiful Lie
Traffic – Üks kord veel
Egert Milder – Georgia (On My Mind)
Laura – Break Me
Moldova's O melodie pentru Europa is here
19:00 CET - O melodie pentru Europa (WATCH LIVE)
Moldovan public broadcaster TRM confirmed that the O melodie pentru Europa 2020 final will feature 20 acts selected based on a round of live auditions. The running order for this year’s show is:
Midone Denis – Like A Champion
Gordienco Natalia – Prison
Burlacu Geta – Răspunde
Moraru Viorela – Remedy
Uzun Valentin & Kovalsky Irina – Moldoviţa
Rusu Lavinia – Touch
Jelezoglo Dima – Do It Slow
Rotaru Dianna – Dale Dale
Parfeni Pasha – My Wine
Live Beat – Love Me Now
Paşa Valeria – It’s Time
Ciolac Maria – Our Home
Letty Sasha – Summer of Love
Kit Irina - Chain Reaction
Donciu Petronela & Portărescu Andreea – We will be Legend
Lanjeron – Hi Five
Ilienko Julia ft. Mishel Dar – Tears
Sandu Catarina – Die For you
Cibotaru Alexandru – Cine te-a facut să plângi
Zavidia Maxim – Take Control
Croatia selects in Dora 2020
20:05 CET - Dora 2020
Dora 2020 will take place on Saturday 29 February at the Marino Cvetković Sports Hall. The hall will be converted into a grand TV studio where the Croatian artist and song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will be selected.
The participating artists are:
Marin Jurić Čivro - Naivno
Edi Abazi - Coming home
Mia Negovetić - When it Comes to You
Colonia - Zidina
Zdenka Kovačićek - Love, Love, Love
Lorenzo feat Dino Purić & Reper Iz Sobe – Vrati Se Iz Irske
Jure Brkljača - Hajde nazovi me
Damir Kedžo - Divlji vjetre (Tuga u bojama jeseni)
Lorena Bućan - Drowning
Alen Vitasović & B. Matija Čerina - Da se ne zatare
Aklea Neon - Zovi ju mama
Indira - You Will Never Break My Heart
Nikola Marjanović - Let's forgive
Đana Smajo - One
Bojan Jambrošić - Više od riječi
Elis Lovrić - Jušto
For updates on Dora 2020, follow Croatian broadcaster HRT on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Söngvakeppnin comes to a close
20:45 CET - Söngvakeppnin (WATCH LIVE)
5 finalists remain in the battle for Iceland's ticket to Rotterdam; 4 that advanced from the previous semi-final rounds and Nína, the winner of the producer-chosen wildcard. Watch the final performances of the artists remaining in competition:
Ísold & Helga
DIMMA
Daði & Gagnamagnið
Iva
Nína
Melodifestivalen artists get a second chance
20:00 CET - Melodifestivalen (WATCH LIVE)
In advance of the final on Saturday 7 March, Melodifestivalen will first air Andra Chansen, their second chance round, where 8 acts will compete in 4 duels for a place in the final.
The show will be hosted live from Eskilstuna and the 4 duels will be:
Duel 1: Anis don Demina and Ellen Benediktson & Simon Peyron
Duel 2: Malou Prytz and Paul Rey
Duel 3: Felix Sandman and Frida Öhrn
Duel 4: Mendez feat. Alvaro Estrella and Drängarna
Serbia fills their remaining final spots
21:00 CET - Beovizija 2020 (WATCH LIVE)
Saturday's second semi-final will see another 12 new artists go head-to-head to compete for the 6 remaining spots in Sunday's final. The contenders will be:
LIFT - Samo mi kaži
Bane Mojićević - Cvet sa Prokletija
Balkubano - Svadba velika
Bojana Mašković - Kao muzika
Naiva - Baš, baš
Rocher Etno Band - Samo ti umeš to
Lazar Živanović - Puklo je nebo
Ivana Jordan - Vila
Nenad Ćeranić - Veruj u sebe
Hurricane - Hasta la vista
Ana Milenković - Tajna
Milan Bujaković & Olivera Popović - Niti
Portugal's Festival da Canção goes live
23:00 CET - Festival da Canção (WATCH LIVE)
On Saturday, another 8 acts will perform in Portugal. 4 of them will receive a ticket to the final of Festival da Canção, to be held in Elvas on Saturday 7 March.
Sunday 1 March
Romania chooses a song for Roxen
20:00 CET - Selecția Națională 2020 (WATCH LIVE)
Artists are not the only ones being chosen this weekend; Romania will also air Selecția Națională 2020 to select Roxen's participating song. Roxen was chosen to represent the country by way of internal selection, selected by broadcaster TVR with advice from an expert committee, who analyzed and identified artists based on vocal abilities, artistic performance, musical empathy and expressiveness.
Now, during the show, Roxen will perform 5 songs and the Romanian public will be able to weigh in on their favourite. The decision will be made by a 50/50 split of jury and public vote. In case of a tie, the public vote will prevail. The 5 potential songs for Rotterdam are:
Serbia's artist announced
21:00 CET - Beovizija 2020 (WATCH LIVE)
Sunday's show will be Beovizija's final wherein their Rotterdam delegate will be announced to the world. The 6 performers that advance from both semi-final rounds will take the stage together in the final battle for Serbia's ticket to Rotterdam.
