Tom Leeb, on the stage of the Palais Nikaia in Nice, in October 2019. - SYSPEO / SIPA

As you may already know, if you enjoy this competition: Eurovision 2020, which was to be held on May 16 in Rotterdam (Netherlands), will not take place, due to the epidemic of coronavirus. Invited this Saturday of the show On refait la Télé , on RTL, host Stéphane Bern gave more details on the special live evening, dubbed "Europe Shine a Light", which will replace this great television moment.

#Eurovision: let's unite on 05/16

💫 Europe #ShineALight, a unique event to bring Europe together in this difficult moment and to honor artists and songs 2020.
🚨 @ france2tv will broadcast this exceptional evening live on 05/16 @ TomLeebOfficial @Francetele pic.twitter.com/vKyBEYnK0k

- Eurovision France 🇫🇷 (@ EurovisionF2) April 1, 2020

The TV host will be "all alone in a France Télévisions studio", "perhaps with guests," he said. As expected, he will give the floor to artists who were to perform, and who will represent their country "from their place of confinement". We should therefore find Tom Leeb for France, who will perform like the 40 other artists the song Love Shine A Light , the song with which the United Kingdom won it in 1997. "Let love light up every corner of the world" say the lyrics.

What evening to replace the # Eurovision on France 2? The details of @bernstephane in @OnRefaitLaTele on @RTLFrance pic.twitter.com/YDkR2fnO6o

- Eric Dussart (@E_Dussart) April 25, 2020

Stéphane Bern also announced that he wanted to gather around him former hosts of the show: "I will try to gather around me some former hosts," he said. The documentary La Grande Histoire de l'Eurovision , produced by Philippe Thuillier, will then be broadcast.

A first

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which oversees Eurovision, announced on March 18 that the competition would not take place. It is the first time that this major musical event, created in 1946 and followed each year by millions of viewers worldwide, has been canceled.

The concert hall in which the competition was to take place has been hosting dozens of Covid-19 patients since mid-April to relieve the burden on Dutch hospitals.

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  • Coronavirus
  • Stéphane Bern
  • Television
  • Eurovision
  • Tom leeb