Rotterdam will host the 2020 edition of Eurovision next May, winning a battle between this city of the west of the Netherlands to other cities in the country, according to Dutch television.
This city of more than 600,000 inhabitants was privileged in Maastricht in the final. The Eurovision 2020 award competition also saw Amsterdam, Ultrecht, Den Besch and Arnhem compete.
The last winner is Dutch
The last winner of Eurovision, Duncan Laurence, being from the Netherlands, the country won the right to organize the next edition. "Welcome to Holland, welcome to Rotterdam," Duncan Laurence said in a video announcing the results on Dutch television, describing the city as a place where "being different makes no difference". The 25-year-old, who revealed his bisexuality in 2016 and used his media to call for greater tolerance, was successful this year with his "Arcade" ride.
"Four criteria have been taken into account, the most important of which has been the venue of the event, because we are organizing a show with about 200 million spectators," said Sieurse Bakker, a Eurovision official, on NOS television. at the time of disclosure of the result.
The Ahoy Arena, which holds 16,000 seats, will host the multi-legged event: the semi-finals on May 12 and 14, and the final on Saturday, May 16, 2020.