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The '''Eurovision Song Contest 2020''' was planned to be the 65th edition of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It would have taken place in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]], following the country's victory at the {{Escyr|2019||2019 contest}} with the song "[[Arcade (song)|Arcade]]" by [[Duncan Laurence]]. This edition was the first and only one in the contest's history to be cancelled, with it being called off on 18 March 2020 due to
The contest was scheduled to be held at [[Rotterdam Ahoy]] and would have consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2020.<ref name="host city">{{cite web |last=LaFleur |first=Louise |date=30 August 2019 |title=Rotterdam to host Eurovision 2020! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/rotterdam-to-host-eurovision-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002072007/https://eurovision.tv/story/rotterdam-to-host-eurovision-2020 |archive-date=2 October 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}}</ref> Forty-one countries would have participated in the contest; {{Esccnty|Bulgaria}} and {{Esccnty|Ukraine}} would have returned after their absence from the 2019 contest, while {{Esccnty|Hungary}} and {{Esccnty|Montenegro}} had confirmed their non-participation after taking part in the previous edition. All 41 competing artists and songs were confirmed by the relevant broadcasters by early March 2020.
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