We can now look at what the Amsterdam pre-party posted.
Eurovision in Concert closely follows the developments concerning the Coron avirus / COVID-19. On this matter we will follow the recommendations of the RIVM (the National Institute for Public Health) and the municipality of Amsterdam. These authorities indicate that there is as yet no reason to avoid or cancel events. If this situation changes, we will of course report this as soon as possible.
ESC Covers did not really write about all the speculation of 9 cities/towns in the Netherlands that expressed interest to host the 2020 Eurovision song contest. There are enough websites and blogs reporting on that and it is virtually impossible to come up with any new news on such matters.
However, the fact that Amsterdam announced today that it will not host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020, is quite sad to us since it is the capitol and ESC Covers like the contests to be in the capitol with easier access to the main airport as flying into Europe from South Africa is quite a challenge otherwise.
It seems the capital of the Netherlands cannot submit a suitable venue for the event and so mayor Femke Halsema announced the city’s official withdrawal this afternoon.
ESC Covers now hope it will be Rotterdam.
Katri Helena covered the 1980 Eurovision entry from the Netherlands AMSTERDAM in Finnish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lohnq9aXon8
Artist thoughts (And Song Announcement) by Amsterdam Eurettefriend (Designed by Carolina Añazgo Leo):
“I’m Amsterdam Eurettefriend and I’m sharing my opinions of how my country chose O’G3NE as Eurostars. I love to talk about it all day… that I can even tell their lives connected to the Eurovision Events:
Where do I start? Oh, I can remember! Lisa, Amy and Shelley were my Eurostars in Junior Eurovision 10 years ago, they grew so fast! So fast as my love of doing videos for my videoblog and I’m always figure it out what topic should I make next (Like how Eurofriend fans should be called, or how some countries win by surprise).
Now that they’re returning to a Eurovision event, I’m making sure that my country can reach top 10 or be in the Esc final and do well! And speaking of the Song contest, many friends are choosing their Eurostars and speaking of how they feel about it! Right now, I’m feeling happy. And I can’t wait for my girls to sing again on stage and they’re ready to share the song with all of us via livestreaming. Do you agree with my country’s stars and song?”- By Amsterdam Eurettefriend
Official Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lovaafBTQo0
The Netherlands page at ESCKAZ: http://www.esckaz.com/2017/net.htm
