Eurovision Song Contest To 'Shine A Light' With Pandemic Special
Instead of leaving super fans without glitter, glam and hard-rock hallelujah, the annual event now in it's 64th year, will air a live two-hour special available for viewing in more than 40 countries.
by Joanna Kakissis
May 16, 2020
2 minutes
Each year, the Eurovision Song Contest unites 180 million viewers in more than 40 countries for an electric-falsetto night of glitter, glam and hard-rock hallelujah.
This year, the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the contest for the first time in its 64-year history. But instead of leaving so many super fans (ABBA), the song contest has instead decided to air a live two-hour special, , Saturday on public broadcasting channels in more than 40 countries. (The U.S. is not one of them, so anyone living in that country will have to watch on Eurovision's , where the show will be live-streamed.)
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