Ahoy! Eurovision 2020

Roll Up Your Sleeves Rotterdam, Eurovision 20/20 is off!

But Rotterdam 2021 is On!

Eurovision set sail for Rotterdam 2020, but it wasn't meant to be.

Of course we're all disappointed but it's obvious we had more important matters on our hands to deal with.

Thanks to all the artists and broadcasters who have put so much work in their entries and to the organisation in Rotterdam.
Every country still has their page here and if there's any news I'll keep updating.
Please be safe, take care of your loved ones and hopefully we'll meet in Rotterdam 2021.

The Rotterdam 2021 Collection is here!
Albania - Arilena Ara screaming her way to Rotterdam, Skyfall, listen now. Shaj finally released too, More Shaj's and sky 2023/2025

Iceland - Listen to the Söngs, Who's your Daði? Hot Chip remixes, Charts in Ireland! and U.K.! and Sweden! Hit Of The Year! Acoustic version out now. 600 remixes, DMC remix, Vinyl 12"inch in 2023

Let's get physical - This years CD and vinyl releases, Official 2CD OUT NOW!

Italy - Sanreno 2CD and other releases, Diodato wins, LP/CD, now with Sanremo artists full LP/CD release info, updated

Lithuania - The Roop, The Roop, The Roop is on fire! Twice! LP delayed, Album out May 11 2022. CD OUT NOW

Switzerland - Gjon's Tears, remix out now, loadsa remixes with gardenstate

Slovenia - Play us a SLO-song An(n)a, we have the studio version! release out now. Seven versions of Voda Out Now, incl English. 2021 entry Amen comes with new version of Voda too.

Belarus - Some songs, VAL wins, acoustic version out now, New remix 2021

Bulgaria - Victoria's Tears, listen now

Croatia - Damir Kedžo won Dora 2020, CD out now, Eurovision version released, Remix. CD Poljubi Me Sad Out Now!

Sweden: Melodifestivalen CD out now, Mama's move forwards, July remixes out now

Belgium -  The 'phonics won't hoover up the points with Release Me but give us fab remixes
France - Tom Leeb reveals on February 16, Leak drama, New version Mon Alliee out now, Full English album version

Estonia - Listen to the Eesti Laul songs, Uku Suviste about Love, check out (live) Estonian version
Greece - Superg!rl Stefania to Eurovision, Eurovision rem!x out now.
Poland - Alicja's Empires out now, versions updated

Norway - Celebrating 60 years of Eurovision with Ulrikke, Acoustic single version, Klaas mixed Attention
Serbia - Listen to the Serbian 2020 songs, Hurricane takes Beovizija by storm, versions update updated. English version
Malta - Destiny's destination: Rotterdam, Song, Finally released.
Netherlands,The - Jeangu Macrooy representing Grow on March 4.
Two live versions out now.
Israel - Eden wins ticket to Rotterdam, listen to her 4 songs, out now! Feker Libi! Sort of New Version and composer version, Remix
Germany - Ben Dolic to Rotterdam, Stage version out now
Latvia - Supernova finalists, Samanta finally win, Remix out now
Cyprus - Listen to Sandro Running, Acoustic version out now
Romania - Roxen to Rotterdam, five songs listen now, Alcohol You, new version, Alcohol You in the mix
Czech Republic - Benny Cristo to Rotterdam, new version and new new version
Ireland - Lesley Roy's story released
Armenia - Listen to the songs, Athena unchained, new version
Russia - Little Big Band, Uno
Azerbaijan - Samira Efendi sings Cleopatrrra
Absent Friends - But you're not even in the competition, update....
Ukraine _ Go_Ahead Nightingale, New version already Соловей
San Marino - Senhit's back with a Battle, voting over, Freaky! wins
North Macedonia - Vasil Garvanliev has a title and a song ....
Portugal - Festival da Canção 2020 CD out now, Elisa wins
Denmark - Listen to all DMGP songs, Yes!, Acoustic version released too
Finland - Songs. Aksel Looking forward to Rotterdam
Austria - Alive - Vincent Bueno, Listen now
Georgia - Tornike Kipiani, Georgian Pop Idol, Take Him As He Is. Song now
Moldova - Songs to listen to, Natalia Gordienko, returning artist
United Kingdom - James Newman's Last Breath
Australia - Decided, Montaigne wins
Spain - Blas Cantó, where have we seen him before? Listen to Universo now!

As per usual, you'll find all official releases (physical and digital), promo info (as much as possible) and the odd coverversion, chart position and important trivia.

And also as usual, I can’t do it without you, so if you have any updates, corrections or other must knows, drop a comment or leave a message at our Facebook page. Thanks in advance.

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The vinyl single from the 2019 winner

The Rotterdam 2021 Collection is here!

Albania - Fall From The Sky - Arilena Ara

The first song for Rotterdam 2020:
Arilena Ara is the winner of the 58th Festivali I Këngës with the song Shaj (Shout or Scream).
The song is composed by Darko Dimitrov, Lazar Cvetkovski and the Albanian lyrics are by Lindon Berisha.
Listen here to the original studio version at Arilena's YT.

Shaj single / ESCversion

In Rotterdam the song was to be be performed in English as Fall From The Sky.
Here's the new version in English,
Shaj in Albanian was also released through the usual digital sources. It reads 2019 at Spotify but I'm pretty sure it has just appeared at the end of March 2020.

A digital compilation of Fest 58 was released on February 28 but it misses three songs. And yes, Shaj is one of those missing. (Thanks Frank!)

Albania is the first to have a new entry for 2021 and it's not Arilena.

Find out more here in 2021.

In 2023 Arilena released a digital live album Sounds Of Silence it includes a slightly different recording of Shaj and a longer version of Fall From The Sky.

She toured the album and both versions were also released as seperate digital tracks.

Versions
Fall From The Sky - single version
- Official 2CD

Fall From The Sky - live version

- digital album Sounds Of Silence (Fole publishing 2023)
Shaj - Albanian version

- first digital

Sjah - Live

- - digital album Sounds Of Silence
Fall From The Sky - karaoke
- digital releases
- karaoke also on the official karaoke album (digital)

Arilena Ara won the 2012/2013 season of X factor Albania.

Her biggest hit so far is Nëntori from 2017, also released in English (I’m sorry) and Russian (Ноябрь) and in variety of remixes.

Here latest single is Doja with Flori Mumajesi, released November 2019.

Composers Dimitrov and Cvetkovski also gave us Proud by Tamara Todevska, North Macedonia's best result in the contest ever.
Dimitrov also co-wrote the Macedonian entries of 2006 (Ninanajna by Elena Risteska), 2013 and 2014 and the Albanian 2015 song.

2017 hit I'm Sorry (Nëntori)

Links and sources:
Arilena Ara Website, FB

Albania 2021