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Eurojury 2020 will still go ahead as planned despite Eurovision being cancelled due to coronavirus


The ‘People’s Eurovision’ Eurojury 2020 will still go ahead despite Eurovision being cancelled (Picture: Eurovoix)

Eurovision 2020 may have been cancelled due to coronavirus, but it’s not all bad news for fans, as it’s been confirmed this year’s Eurojury will still go ahead.

For those that aren’t so clued up, Eurojury is basically an online broadcast that sees a jury and the public cast their votes to try and predict the winner of Eurovision by voting for their favourite song.

2020 will be the eighth year of Eurojury and while news broke that the Eurovision Song Contest has officially been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, producers have confirmed Eurojury will still be going ahead.

A statement issued via Eurovoix read: ‘While we regret to hear of the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, we believe there is still an opportunity for music industry professionals and fans from all over the world to celebrate the music and dedication of 41 incredible artists who have already won the hearts of Eurovision fans.’

Over 150 past Eurovision winners, past participants, national finalists and special guests make up the jury and have already been voting for this year’s Eurojury, and there are plans to open the public vote in the coming weeks.

Eurojury will now air on 16 May – the original date of Eurovision 2020.

The statement continued: ‘Eurojury 2020 will continued as planned as the “people’s Eurovision”, but will instead take place on 16 May, as we celebrate the night of Eurovision with fans as one united online community of music lovers, passionate fans and friends.’

Producers stressed that filming for Eurojury has not been affected by Covid-19.

An official statement announcing that Eurovision has been cancelled was issued on Wednesday. It read: ‘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 (EBU) has taken the difficult decision that it is impossible to continue with the live event as planned.’

Iceland had been an early favourite for this year’s 2020 contest and speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, the lead singer of Daði og Gagnamagnið, Daði Freyr, told us he wasn’t too worried about the competition being axed.

‘I guess if it happens now, it means that we’ve finished Eurovision at the top of the polls, so that would kind of feel like winning. I’m not too worried.

‘I would want to perform on stage – I’ve seen how the stage is going to be, and it’s massive, I’m really excited to take this to the big stage. But it’s not the end of the world – hopefully, maybe it is the end of the world. Hope not.’

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