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27th March 2020
03:46pm GMT

On March 18, it was announced that Eurovision 2020 would not be going ahead. This year's contest was due to take place in Rotterdam. The EBU are looking at the possibility of holding the contest in the Dutch city next year instead. "It is with deep regret that we have to announce the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam," reads the statement. "Over the past few weeks we have explored many alternative options to allow the Eurovision Song Contest to go ahead. "However the uncertainty created by the spread of COVID-19 throughout Europe - and the restrictions put in place by the governments of the participating broadcasters and the Dutch authorities - means the European Broadcasting Union has taken the difficult decision that it is impossible to continue with the live event as planned. "We are very proud that the Eurovision Song Contest has united audiences every year, without interruption, for the past 64 years and we, like the millions of fans around the world, are extremely saddened that it cannot take place in May."An official statement from the European Broadcasting Union on the #Eurovision Song Contest 2020. pic.twitter.com/b3h7akxvpF
— Eurovision Song Contest (@Eurovision) March 18, 2020
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