Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 35

Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 35 Feeling the Rush
Dates
Semi-final 1	29 November 2019
Semi-final 2	11 December 2019
Final	29 December 2019
Host
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
Presenter(s)	Anouk Douwe Bob
Executive	Amanyaman
Broadcaster	AVROTROS
Opening act	Final: "Skyward" by Davina Michelle
Interval act	Semifinals: "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence Final: "Hold Me" by Anouk & Douwe Bob
Participants
Entries	47
Debuting	None
Returning	Bulgaria Montenegro
Withdrawing	Malta Slovenia
Participation map      Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final or the PSR     Countries that participated in the past but not this edition
Voting
System	Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs
Winner	Belgium "Watching You"
Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged
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Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 35, also known as ESCT 35, is the thirty-fifth edition of Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged. The contest will be held at the Rotterdam Ahoy, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, for the first time, following the Netherland's victory at the 34th edition in Bucharest with the song "Skyward", performed by Davina Michelle, with 251 points. All the shows were hosted by the famous Dutch singers Anouk and Douwe Bob.

Forty-seven countries officially confirmed their participation so far in the 35th edition of the contest. Bulgaria will return to the contest after its absence from the past contest, meanwhile Montenegro will do the same after the international issue about a Balkan bloc vote last edition. Surprisingly, Malta and Slovenia withdrew alleging different reasons.

Lea Rue from Belgium was the thirty-fifth winner of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged with the song Watching You with a total of 236 points. Czech Republic finishing in second place and Israel finishing in third place.

Format

Semi-final allocation draw

The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals will take place at the Hulstkamp building on 13 November 2019, hosted by Josje Huisman and Johnny de Mol. The first part of the draw determined in which semi-final the Big Six would have to vote. The second part of the draw decided in which half of the respective semi-finals each country would perform, with the exact running order determined by the producers of the show at a later date. 20 and 21 countries will participate in the semi-finals, respectively. From each semi-final, ten countries will join the "Big 6" in the final, where a total of 26 countries will participate.

The forty-one semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps in reducing the chance of so-called neighbour voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.

The six pots were the following:

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Albania Bosnia & Herzegovina Croatia Greece Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia	Andorra Cyprus Israel Luxembourg Monaco Morocco San Marino	Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bulgaria Georgia Russia Turkey
Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Belgium Germany Italy Portugal Spain Switzerland United Kingdom	Austria Czech Republic Hungary Moldova Poland Romania Slovakia	Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Ireland Latvia

Logo and theme

The official logo of the thirty-fifth edition of the contest.

The logo of the thirty-fifth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged was designed by Alex Ramírez the main producer of Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged. The main logo of this edition is a figure something similar to a human cell, using algo the slogan Feeling the Rush. It's a clear reference to an adrenaline rush that everyone feels when everything related to this contest happen, such as the songs, the voting, the emotions... An unique feeling or emotion that makes this contest singular, specially after having waited so long for this edition to start.

Participants

Forty-seven countries officially confirmed their participation so far in the 35th edition of the contest. Bulgaria returned to the contest after its absence from the past contest, meanwhile Montenegro did the same after the international issue about a Balkan bloc vote last edition. Surprisingly, Malta and Slovenia withdrew alleging different reasons.

Returning artists

     Countries in the first semi-final
     Countries voting in the first semi-final
     Countries in the second semi-final
     Countries voting in the second semi-final

The contest featured six representatives, who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same and/or different countries.

For the third time, Eva Simons represented Netherlands, following her participation in the 13th edition for France and the 23rd edition for Netherlands. The Serbian artist Saša Kovačević represented his country after doing it in the 20th edition, just as Nina Kraljić who represented Croatia in Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 21. The Croatian artist Nina Kraljić represented her country after doing it in the 21st edition, while Nadine Coyle represented Ireland back in the 11th edition. Michael Schulte will represent Luxembourg for the second time, after participating in the seventeenth edition. Another artist whose participation in the contest is the 3rd one is Parov Stelar who represented Austria in the 20th and 32nd editions.

Country	Language	Artist	Song	English Translation	Process Selection
Albania	English	Flora Cash	They Own This Town	-	Internal selection
Andorra	French and Spanish	Nina M	Je te laisse là	I leave you there	Internal selection
Armenia	English	Ripsy May	Dare	-	Internal selection
Austria	English	Parov Stelar ft. Nikki Williams	TROUBLE	-	Internal selection
Azerbaijan	English	Gunesh	I Won't Cry	-	Internal selection
Belarus	English	Main-de-Gloire	Tonight	-	Eurofest
Belgium	English	Lea Rue	Watching You	-	Once in a lifetime
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Serbian	Seka Aleksić	Crnooka	Black-eyed	Internal selection
Bulgaria	English	ALMA	Don't Know	-	Internal selection
Croatia	Croatian	Nina Kraljić	Snijeg	Snow	Internal selection
Cyprus	English	Sophia Patsalides ft. Kris Shades	Break up the Silence	-	Road To Rotterdam
Czech Republic	English	Nykki	No Cry	-	Euro CzechSong
Denmark	English	KING	Only U	-	Musik Er For Evigt
Estonia	English	WATEVA ft. Alia	Amnesia	-	Internal selection
Finland	English	MIAU	God/Drug	-	Internal selection
France	French	VIDEOCLUB	Amour plastique	Plastic love	Internal selection
Georgia	English	Bera	Long Live	-	Internal selection
Germany	German	Tim Bendzko	Hoch	Hhigh	Internal selection
Greece	English	Natasha Kay ft. Boombamontana	Bunda	-	Internal selection
Hungary	English	Dorothy	Raise Hell	-	A Dal 23
Iceland	English	BRÍET	In Too Deep	-	Internal selection
Ireland	English	Nadine Coyle	Fool For Love	-	Internal selection
Israel	English	KERRIA	Warrior Cry	-	Internal selection
Italy	Italian	Federica Abbate	Finalmente	Finally	Internal selection
Latvia	Latvian	Tautumeitas	Raganu Nakts	Witches night	Internal selection
Lithuania	Lithuanian	Kazimieras Likša	Mieloji, tai tu	Dear, it's you	Eurovizijos
Luxembourg	English	Michael Schulte	Let It Go	-	Internal selection
Moldova	Romanian	Cezara	Am devenit străini	We became strangers	Internal selection
Monaco	French and English	Tibz	Nation	-	Internal selection
Montenegro	Serbian	Hurricane	Favorito	Favourite	Internal selection
Morocco	English	Mehdi Bahmad	Lay	-	Internal selection
Netherlands	English and Spanish	Eva Simons	Guaya	-	Nationaal Songfestival
North Macedonia	English and Albanian	Yaar ft. Kanita	Jale	-	Internal selection
Norway	English	Elsa & Emilie	Chains of Promises	-	Internal selection
Poland	Polish	Julia Wienaiwa	Nie muszę	I don't have to	Internal selection
Portugal	Portuguese	BLAYA ft. DJ Telio	Eu Avisei	I warned	Internal selection
Romania	English	Cardinale	Forever Young	-	Selectia Romania
Russia	English	Marina V	Speak	-	Internal selection
San Marino	English	Serhat	Chocolate Flavour	-	Internal selection
Serbia	Serbian	Saša Kovačević	Bez tebe me nema	I'm gone without you	Beovizija
Slovakia	Slovak	Zuzana Smatanová	Horou	Mountain	Internal selection
Spain	English	Sumera	Wolf	-	Internal selection
Sweden	English	Seinabo Sey	Pistols At Dawn	-	Internal selection
Switzerland	English	CRIMER	Brotherlove	-	Internal selection
Turkey	English	Ummet Ozcan ft. Laurell	Change My Heart	-	Türkiye için bir şarkı
Ukraine	English	Delena	What She's Like	-	Internal selection
United Kingdom	English	Grace Carter	Fired Up	-	Internal selection

1.^ Contains some words in Spanish.

2.^ Although the lyrics are in English, the Portuguese title 'Bunda' is repeated throughout the song.

3.^ Although the lyrics are in Serbian, the Spanish title 'Favorito' is repeated throughout the song.

Semifinal 1

Jury

• France (Finalist)
• Norway (Finalist)
• Sweden (Finalist)

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Denmark	KING	"Only U"	5	104
02	Luxembourg	Michael Schulte	"Let It Go"	8	61
03	Finland	MIAU	"God/Drug"	19	19
04	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Seka Aleksić	"Crnooka"	15	42
05	Armenia	Ripsy May	"Dare"	12	51
06	Azerbaijan	Gunesh	"I Won't Cry"	16	38
07	Spain	Sumera	"Wolf"	3	126
08	Belarus	Main-de-Gloire	"Tonight"	14	49
09	San Marino	Serhat	"Chocolate Flavour"	20	8
10	Monaco	Tibz	"Nation"	11	52
11	Romania	Cardinale	"Forever Young"	2	127
12	Croatia	Nina Kraljić	"Snijeg"	10	57
13	Germany	Tim Bendzko	"Hoch"	4	109
14	Greece	Natasha Kay ft. Boombamontana	"Bunda"	18	23
15	United Kingdom	Grace Carter	"Fired Up"	6	94
16	Andorra	Nina M	"Je te laisse là"	7	90
17	Poland	Julia Wienaiwa	"Nie muszę"	9	57
18	Serbia	Saša Kovačević	"Bez tebe me nema"	17	32
19	Estonia	WATEVA ft. Alia	"Amnesia"	13	49
20	Czech Republic	Nykki	"No Cry"	1	146

Semifinal 2

Jury

• Lithuania (Finalist)
• Netherlands (Host)
• Ukraine (Finalist)

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Turkey	Ummet Ozcan ft. Laurell	"Change My Heart"	5	85
02	Russia	Marina V	"Speak"	21	18
03	Montenegro	Hurricane	"Favorito"	20	35
04	Iceland	BRÍET	"In Too Deep"	17	48
05	Cyprus	Sophia Patsalides ft. Kris Shades	"Break up the Silence"	18	47
06	Slovakia	Zuzana Smatanová	"Horou"	13	53
07	Ireland	Nadine Coyle	"Fool For Love"	3	110
08	Morocco	Mehdi Bahmad	"Lay"	12	59
09	Belgium	Lea Rue	"Watching You"	1	121
10	Israel	KERRIA	"Warrior Cry"	2	119
11	Portugal	BLAYA ft. DJ Telio	"Eu Avisei"	11	64
12	Albania	Flora Cash	"They Own This Town"	7	77
13	Italy	Federica Abbate	"Finalmente"	9	65
14	Bulgaria	ALMA	"Don't Know"	8	66
15	Hungary	Dorothy	"Raise Hell"	6	78
16	Georgia	Bera	"Long Live"	15	51
17	North Macedonia	Yaar ft. Kanita	"Jale"	16	51
18	Austria	Parov Stelar ft. Nikki Williams	"TROUBLE"	10	64
19	Moldova	Cezara	"Am devenit străini"	14	51
20	Latvia	Tautumeitas	"Raganu Nakts"	19	44
21	Switzerland	CRIMER	"Brotherlove"	4	86

Grand Final

Draw	Country	Artist	Song	Place	Points
01	Israel	KERRIA	"Warrior Cry"	3	157
02	Croatia	Nina Kraljić	"Snijeg"	20	78
03	Germany	Tim Bendzko	"Hoch"	4	150
04	Albania	Flora Cash	"They Own This Town"	12	101
05	Czech Republic	Nykki	"No Cry"	2	167
06	Sweden	Seinabo Sey	"Pistols At Dawn"	25	47
07	Andorra	Nina M	"Je te laisse là"	13	98
08	Spain	Sumera	"Wolf"	11	104
09	Hungary	Dorothy	"Raise Hell"	14	95
10	Switzerland	CRIMER	"Brotherlove"	9	117
11	Italy	Federica Abbate	"Finalmente"	15	93
12	Belgium	Lea Rue	"Watching You"	1	236
13	Luxembourg	Michael Schulte	"Let It Go"	21	77
14	Ireland	Nadine Coyle	"Fool For Love"	6	143
15	Bulgaria	ALMA	"Don't Know"	17	89
16	Austria	Parov Stelar ft. Nikki Williams	"TROUBLE"	24	57
17	Denmark	KING	"Only U"	7	118
18	Lithuania	Kazimieras Likša	"Mieloji, tai tu"	26	28
19	Netherlands	Eva Simons	"Guaya"	8	118
20	Poland	Julia Wieniawa	"Nie muszę"	19	85
21	France	VIDEOCLUB	"Amour plastique"	23	67
22	Turkey	Ummet Ozcan ft. Laurell	"Change My Heart"	10	104
23	Norway	Elsa & Emilie	"Chains of Promises"	18	88
24	Ukraine	Delena	"What She's Like"	22	72
25	United Kingdom	Grace Carter	"Fired Up"	16	91
26	Romania	Cardinale	"Forever Young"	5	146

Score sheet

Semifinal 1

		Voting results Semifinal 1
	Romania	127		1	7	2	10	3	8	3	2	5	10		10	7	8	1	12	12	6	6	8		6
	Monaco	52	6			7			6		3	3	6	6	5	5	3					2
	Belarus	49						12		6	4	10					2		10	3	2
	Estonia	49	12		8			2	2						12				8		3				2
	Azerbaijan	38	10	6	1	8							3	4					2	2			2
	Czech Rep.	146	2	2	6	12	12		10	4	7	8	12	2	8	3	10	8	5	8	4	10	5		8
	Croatia	57		7	10	6	2						2	8				3					12		7
	Andorra	90					5	4			12	2	7		7	4	1	12	4		8	7	3	2	12
	Spain	126	7		12		4	6		12		6	4	12		12				7	10	4	10	10	10
	Serbia	32			2	10			1		5			3			4			1			6
	Greece	23							3		8	1			4			5	1					1
	UK	94	1	4		1	6	1	5	2		12	8			6	7	7		6	5	12	1	7	3
	Finland	19				4		5										4						5	1
	San Marino	8		3									1											4
	Poland	57	3	5			3	7		10				1	3			2	3		12		4		4
	Germany	109	8	10		3	7		7	8	6			7	2	8	6		6	5	1	8		12	5
	Denmark	104		8	5		8	10	4	7	1		5		6	10	12	6		4	7	5		6
	Bosnia & H.	42	5			5			12	1		4				2	5					1	7
	Armenia	51		12	4		1	8		5	10			5								3		3
	Luxembourg	61	4		3							7		10	1	1		10	7	10				8
The table is ordered by appearance in the voting.

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semifinal.

N.	Recipient nation	Voting nation
4	Spain	Andorra, Belarus, San Marino, United Kingdom
3	Andorra	Germany, Norway, Spain
	Czech Republic	Azerbaijan, Estonia, Greece
2	Estonia	Finland, Romania
	Romania	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark
	United Kingdom	Luxembourg, Serbia
1	Armenia	Monaco
	Belarus	Czech Republic
	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Croatia
	Croatia	France
	Denmark	Poland
	Germany	Sweden
	Poland	Armenia

Semifinal 2

		Voting results Semifinal 2
	Cyprus	47		2			2	7	3	1	6	8				2	2		6	8
	N. Macedonia	51	3		3		8	5			5					10			5		2		7	3
	Iceland	48	6				5			5		12	6		4			6				4
	Slovakia	53	10	5										8			12						2		12	4
	Turkey	85	4		5					8		1	8	2	3	6		5	3	7	12	12	1	8
	Georgia	51			2	6			5	10	1	5				5					8	3		5		1
	Bulgaria	66	8		8	1	6			3				5	7			8		10	1		3		6
	Hungary	78				4			4		3	7	7	3	2		4		10	6	4	6		6		12
	Latvia	44				3	7							7			10	2					5		10
	Ireland	110		7	7		12	1	7		7		12		1	8	7		12		10		12		7
	Russia	18		3				6									3									6
	Albania	77			10	10	10		1			3	3		12	12						8				8
	Israel	119	7	10				12	12	7	12	10		4		4	8		7	12		1	8	2	1	2
	Italy	65		1		8		2	2	12		6		1	6			4	8	3	5	2				5
	Austria	64							6	2	2		10	10		7		7	2	4				7		7
	Montenegro	35	1	4	6	2		3									5						6	4	4
	Switzerland	86	5	8	12			8			10		2		5	3		12		5	7	7			2
	Belgium	121	2	12	4	5	1	10	10	6	8	4	5	6	10		1	1	4			5		12	5	10
	Moldova	51			1		4	4					4	12		1	6	3	1	1			10	1		3
	Morocco	59	12	6		12					4	2	1					10		2	3		4		3
	Portugal	64				7	3		8	4					8						6	10		10	8
The table is ordered by appearance in the voting.

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semifinal.

N.	Recipient nation	Voting nation
4	Ireland	Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey
	Israel	Belgium, Bulgaria, Georgia, Latvia
2	Albania	Israel, Italy
	Belgium	Netherlands, North Macedonia
	Morocco	Cyprus, Slovakia
	Slovakia	Austria, Ukraine
	Switzerland	Iceland, Montenegro
	Turkey	Moldova, Morocco
1	Hungary	Lithuania
	Iceland	Ireland
	Italy	Hungary
	Moldova	Albania

Grand Final

		Voting results Grand Final
	Israel	157	6	4		8			3	4					10	8	8	2	12	7				5	12	4	5	8		5	5	2		4			12		1				4		4	5		1	8
	Croatia	78	12		12		2				5																	6	6	10							6			4			12		3
	Germany	150		2	3		6	2	10		3	4			12		2				8	1	3	10	7	5		7			7	12	8			10	4					5	3				10		6
	Albania	101		3	1		10	4		10			1		1			12				8	8									7					7	12			2	3		4		8
	Czech Rep.	167	3	8	6			10	6	1	6	12	2		2					1	1	4	1	6		8	6		3	7		6	4		10	5		5	7		10			7	10			3	7
	Sweden	47		7										8					10											3							3					4	8		2	2
	Andorra	98			2	2			7				6	6				1	7		4								5			10	12	2	3			1	6		3			8	8			5
	Spain	104	10	6	7	4	4						8		6						3		10	2						12					1		10			12	1					1	7
	Hungary	95	2				8					5		1				8	6							3					10				12	8				7	6		5			12			2
	Switzerland	117			4	5				7				10		12	10	5		5	10		5					3			3			5		7		4			8	1	10	2			1
	Italy	93					1		12		12		5	2	8			10	3			3			3			4			6		3	8			5				4					4
	Belgium	236			10		5	1	2			1	7	5	7	10		4		8	5	7	12	12	8	7		12	4				10		5	12	1	8	4	5	5		6	1	6	10	12	12	12
	Luxembourg	77		10																	6				2	2	12			4	12	8				4	8					7						2
	Ireland	143	5			1		6		12	7	10	4			3				12		5		7		12	3		8			5	2	10	4				8						7		5	7
	Bulgaria	89				10	12			6	10						6		8			6					1		7				1	3				6		1				3	1		2	6
	Austria	57	8	1								7	3						4						4		4			6			5			1			5	2						7
	Denmark	118				6								3	3	7	12	3			12	12	6	8		1	2			2		3	7						3		12	8					3		5
	Lithuania	28				12										1	7														8
	Netherlands	118						3	5			8			4		1	7		10	2		2		10			2	10					6				3	12			12		12	5			4
	Poland	85	1		5		3	12		5			12			6							7		5			10	2	1	1				2					6			2	5
	France	67					7				1			12	5		5					10							1		2			1				10		3			1				6		3
	Turkey	104				7			4	3	8	6				2	4		5	4		2				6	7					1		12		2		2	2		7	6		10		3			1
	Norway	88							8	2		2	10	7		5		6	1	2				3	1				12							3	2			10		2					4	8
	Ukraine	72	4					8		8		3		4					2	3			4	4								4	6		8	6											8
	UK	91		5				7	1		2						3				7			1			10	5			4				6			7				10	7			6			10
	Romania	146	7	12	8	3		5			4					4				6					6	10	8	1		8				7	7				10	8				6	12			10	4
The table is ordered by appearance in the voting.

12 points

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final.

N.	Recipient nation	Voting nation
7	Belgium	Andorra, Bulgaria, Denmark, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino, Sweden
4	Denmark	Austria, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Poland
3	Croatia	France, Montenegro, Netherlands
	Ireland	Iceland, Latvia, Switzerland
	Israel	Belgium, Georgia, United Kingdom
	Netherlands	Finland, Morocco, Norway
2	Albania	Israel, Slovakia
	Germany	Italy, North Macedonia
	Hungary	Greece, Lithuania
	Italy	Estonia, Hungary
	Luxembourg	Ireland, Serbia
	Poland	Armenia, Turkey
	Romania	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal
	Spain	Albania, Belarus
1	Andorra	Spain
	Bulgaria	Romania
	Czech Republic	Russia
	France	Germany
	Lithuania	Cyprus
	Norway	Ukraine
	Switzerland	Czech Republic
	Turkey	Moldova

Voting and spokespersons

Florent Mothe Maya Sar Niles Vandenberg Eleni Foureira (Greek representative in ESCT7, ESCT9, ESCT15, ESCT21, ESCT25, ESCT27 and ESCT30 and Cypriot representative in ESCT19) Paul Damixie Melis Kar Babé Sila Björk (Icelandic representative in ESCT5) Sandra Oxenryd Polina Gagarina (Russian representative in ESCT11, ESCT18 and ESCT34) Armine Harutyunyan Sebastian Vettel Jana Burčeska Debbie Luka Peroš Tina Billie (Belgian representative in ESCT16) Aminata (Latvian representative in ESCT22) Samra (Azerbaijani representative in ESCT28) Eduardo Díez (Polish Head of Delegation) Marc Vales Mihaela Marinova (Bulgarian representative in ESCT14) Tamta (Greek representative in ESCT10 and Georgian representative in ESCT14, ESCT17 and ESCT22)

Bligg Novak Đoković Princess Charlene Jamala ZENA Niamh Kavanagh José Daniel Mancebo (Italian Head of Delegation) Rafa Nadal Mark Stam Clio Danae Othoneou Måns Zelmerlöw (Austrian representative in ESCT2) Spice Girls Natalie Portman Sami Jauhojärvi Inis Neziri (Albanian representative in ESCT30) Michael Fitzinger Malika El Maslouhi Andrea Demirović Aurora (Norwegian representative in ESCT16) Diogo Piçarra Monika Liu Valentina Monetta (Sanmmarinese representative in ESCT8 and host of ESCT17) Tim Schou Lena (Luxembourgish representative in ESCT7, ESCT8, ESCT15, ESCT18, ESCT23 and ESCT28 and Polish representative in ESCT11)

Incidents

Estonian entry

On 17 November 2019, the Estonian broadcaster announced their entry for the edition; Liis Lemsalu would represent the country with the song "Kehakeel". However, it was eventually discovered that the song was a cover of Finnish song. Therefore, the country was forced to change their entry. The Estonian broadcaster was given an extra day to submit their song. The broadcaster was not fined by the TBU despite the song breaching the contest's rules, as the song was approved by the NBU beforehand.

Other countries

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged

Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged requires a national broadcaster with active ETU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below:

The following countries participated in the thirty-fourth edition, but have not yet announced whether they will participate in this edition:

• Malta: On 9 November 2019, TVM announced that Malta would withdraw from the contest alleging a lack of interest on it and also due to the poor results in the past editions.
• Slovenia: On 10 November 2019, RTV SLO confirmed that this edition the country would be out of competition due to economic issues.

Other awards

ESCT Second Chance Contest

Main article: ESCT Second Chance Contest 35

The tenth ESCT Second Chance Contest edition took place when ESCT35 finished and was hosted in Netherlands for the third time. Each country could submit one of their national selection entries to compete in the contest with some rules applying for the entries.

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged

External links

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