Der kleine Song Contest
Der kleine Song Contest (English: The Little Song Contest) was a one-off music competition in the Eurovision format, organised and broadcast by the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). It served as an alternative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was planned to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Der kleine Song Contest | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 14 April 2020 |
| Semi-final 2 | 16 April 2020 |
| Semi-final 3 | 18 April 2020 |
| Final | 18 April 2020 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Austria |
| Presenter(s) | Andi Knoll |
| Directed by | Robert Reifer |
| Host broadcaster | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 41 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | In the semi-finals, each juror awards 0–8, 10 or 12 points to each entry. The entry that receives most points in each semi-final proceeds to the final. The winner is determined by 100% televote of the Austrian public. |
| Winning song | |
The competition consisted of three semi-finals between 14 and 18 April 2020 and a final on 18 April 2020, and was hosted by Andi Knoll. All shows were broadcast on the television channel ORF 1, as well as on the streaming platform ORF-TVthek.[1]
Format
In each semi-final, the music videos (or national final performances) of 13 or 14 entries that would have taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 were shown. Each member of the jury awarded 0–8, 10 or 12 points to each entry.[lower-alpha 1] The entry that received most points in each semi-final proceeded to the final on 18 April 2020. Out of the three finalists, the winner was determined by 100% televote of the Austrian public.[1]
Presenter
The programme was hosted by Andi Knoll, who has been the Austrian commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest since 1999.[1]
Jury
The jury consisted of 10 singers who represented Austria in past editions of the Eurovision Song Contest:[1]
- Hans "Waterloo" Kreuzmayr (1976, with Robinson)
- Simone Stelzer (1990)
- Petra Frey (1994)
- Manuel Ortega (2002)
- Alf Poier (2003)
- Eric Papilaya (2007)
- Nadine Beiler (2011)
- Conchita Wurst (2014)
- Zoë Straub (2016)
- Cesár Sampson (2018)
Participants
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 14 April 2020 at 20:15 CEST and featured the following competing entries:[1][2]
| Detailed jury votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Jurors | Total | |||||||||
| 1 |  Netherlands |
4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 71 |
| 2 |  Israel |
8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 60 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 66 |
| 4 |  Armenia |
5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 42 |
| 5 |  Georgia |
5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 49 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 71 |
| 7 |  Spain |
4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 55 |
| 8 |  Belarus |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 |  Poland |
4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 61 |
| 10 |  Romania |
4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 61 |
| 11 |  Iceland |
6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 75 |
| 12 |  San Marino |
8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 13 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 63 |
| 14 |  Cyprus |
2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| Draw | Country | Artist[3] | Song[3] | Language(s)[3] | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Netherlands |
Jeangu Macrooy | "Grow" | English | 3 | 71 |
| 02 | Israel |
Eden Alene | "Feker libi" (ፍቅር ልቤ) | English, Amharic, Hebrew, Arabic | 8 | 60 |
| 03 | United Kingdom |
James Newman | "My Last Breath" | English | 4 | 66 |
| 04 | Armenia |
Athena Manoukian | "Chains on You" | English | 12 | 42 |
| 05 | Georgia |
Tornike Kipiani | "Take Me as I Am" | English[lower-alpha 2] | 11 | 49 |
| 06 | Bulgaria |
Victoria | "Tears Getting Sober" | English | 2 | 71 |
| 07 | Spain |
Blas Cantó | "Universo" | Spanish | 9 | 55 |
| 08 | Belarus |
VAL | "Da vidna" (Да відна) | Belarusian | 14 | 17 |
| 09 | Poland |
Alicja | "Empires" | English | 6 | 61 |
| 10 | Romania |
Roxen | "Alcohol You" | English | 7 | 61 |
| 11 | Iceland |
Daði og Gagnamagnið | "Think About Things" | English | 1 | 75 |
| 12 | San Marino |
Senhit | "Freaky!" | English | 13 | 35 |
| 13 | Belgium |
Hooverphonic | "Release Me" | English | 5 | 63 |
| 14 | Cyprus |
Sandro | "Running" | English | 10 | 50 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 16 April 2020 at 20:15 CEST and featured the following competing entries:[4]
| Detailed jury votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Jurors | Total | |||||||||
| 1 |  Russia |
10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 67 |
| 2 |  France |
4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 69 |
| 3 |  Azerbaijan |
5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 50 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 64 |
| 5 |  Latvia |
6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 |  Lithuania |
2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 57 |
| 7 |  Croatia |
8 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
| 8 |  Portugal |
8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 |  Sweden |
6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 86 |
| 10 |  Slovenia |
6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 11 |  Ireland |
8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 12 |  Moldova |
0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 |  Finland |
6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 56 |
| 14 |  Malta |
8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 97 |
| Draw | Country | Artist[3] | Song[3] | Language(s)[3] | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Russia |
Little Big | "Uno" | English, Spanish | 4 | 67 |
| 02 | France |
Tom Leeb | "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" | French, English | 3 | 69 |
| 03 | Azerbaijan |
Efendi | "Cleopatra" | English[lower-alpha 3] | 9 | 50 |
| 04 | Switzerland |
Gjon's Tears | "Répondez-moi" | French | 5 | 64 |
| 05 | Latvia |
Samanta Tīna | "Still Breathing" | English | 12 | 36 |
| 06 | Lithuania |
The Roop | "On Fire" | English | 6 | 57 |
| 07 | Croatia |
Damir Kedžo | "Divlji vjetre" | Croatian | 11 | 45 |
| 08 | Portugal |
Elisa | "Medo de sentir" | Portuguese | 13 | 30 |
| 09 | Sweden |
The Mamas | "Move" | English | 2 | 86 |
| 10 | Slovenia |
Ana Soklič | "Voda" | Slovene | 10 | 50 |
| 11 | Ireland |
Lesley Roy | "Story of My Life" | English | 8 | 55 |
| 12 | Moldova |
Natalia Gordienko | "Prison" | English | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | Finland |
Aksel | "Looking Back" | English | 7 | 56 |
| 14 | Malta |
Destiny | "All of My Love" | English | 1 | 97 |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on 18 April 2020 at 20:15 CEST and featured the following competing entries:[1]
| Detailed jury votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Jurors | Total | |||||||||
| 1 |  Greece |
5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 51 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 |  Germany |
1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 66 |
| 4 |  Norway |
5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 62 |
| 5 |  Serbia |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 |  Italy |
8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 59 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic |
2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 51 |
| 8 |  Estonia |
6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| 9 |  Austria |
4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 76 |
| 10 |  Albania |
3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 62 |
| 11 |  North Macedonia |
4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 42 |
| 12 |  Ukraine |
10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 45 |
| 13 |  Denmark |
8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 73 |
| Draw | Country | Artist[3] | Song[3] | Language(s)[3] | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Greece |
Stefania | "Supergirl" | English | 8 | 51 |
| 02 | Australia |
Montaigne | "Don't Break Me" | English | 12 | 35 |
| 03 | Germany |
Ben Dolic | "Violent Thing" | English | 3 | 66 |
| 04 | Norway |
Ulrikke | "Attention" | English | 4 | 62 |
| 05 | Serbia |
Hurricane | "Hasta la vista" | Serbian[lower-alpha 4] | 13 | 35 |
| 06 | Italy |
Diodato | "Fai rumore" | Italian | 6 | 59 |
| 07 | Czech Republic |
Benny Cristo | "Kemama" | English | 7 | 51 |
| 08 | Estonia |
Uku Suviste | "What Love Is" | English | 9 | 48 |
| 09 | Austria |
Vincent Bueno | "Alive" | English | 1 | 76 |
| 10 | Albania |
Arilena Ara | "Shaj" | Albanian | 5 | 62 |
| 11 | North Macedonia |
Vasil | "You" | English | 11 | 42 |
| 12 | Ukraine |
Go A | "Solovey" (Соловей) | Ukrainian | 10 | 45 |
| 13 | Denmark |
Ben & Tan | "Yes" | English | 2 | 73 |
Final
The live final took place on 18 April 2020 at 21:45 CEST and featured the three songs (one from each semi-final) that received most points from the jury.[1][5]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Place | % of votes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Iceland |
Daði og Gagnamagnið | "Think About Things" | English | 1 | 48 |
| 02 | Malta |
Destiny | "All of My Love" | English | 3 | 19 |
| 03 | Austria |
Vincent Bueno | "Alive" | English | 2 | 33 |
See also
Notes
- One exception was made when Waterloo awarded 9 points to Malta by mistake.
- Contains "I love you" in Italian, Spanish, French and German, and one more word in French.
- Contains the Japanese mantra "Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō".
- Contains one repeated phrase in Spanish and two words in English.
References
- ""Mr. Song Contest proudly presents – Der 'kleine' Song Contest" am 14., 16. und 18. April in ORF 1". ORF (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ""Mr. Song Contest proudly presents – Der 'kleine' Song Contest" – Teil 1 am 14. April in ORF 1". OTS.at (in German). 11 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Rotterdam 2020". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ""Mr. Song Contest proudly presents – Der 'kleine' Song Contest" – Teil 2 am 16. April in ORF 1". OTS.at (in German). 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "Mr. Song Contest proudly presents: Der "kleine" Song Contest". tvheute.at (in German). Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- Ude, Christian (18 April 2020). "Der "kleine" Song Contest: Island gewinnt mit Spaßnummer das Wettsingen im ORF". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
