Several countries join the alternative Eurovision Song Contest Entertainment

entertainment">About 13 to 14 countries, more than a third of the participants, will show the show live. That’s what executive producer said Sietse Bakker Wednesday night in M.

entertainment">Behind the scenes, the Dutch team is busy preparing. “We have only just recovered from the shock, it is canceled. That means that we still have to do all kinds of things to settle it and at the same time we are working on this program, ”said Bakker. “So many calls to artists, broadcasters, people who have to help us with this. We get a lot of support. That is nice to see, but we really have a long way to go to get this under construction before May 16. ”

entertainment">The live show is presented from the Netherlands by Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit. During the two-hour broadcast, attention will be paid to the 41 artists who would participate this year. Well-known former participants make themselves heard and tell live in the broadcast how things are going in their country. According to Bakker, it is now important because of the corona crisis that we in Europe do not talk about each other, but rather talk to each other.

Football game

entertainment">The program is made in Hilversum. “Actually, we would go into Ahoy next week to build. That is not available now. We are now going to do this from Hilversum, where the first Eurovision song contest took place in the Netherlands, ”says Bakker.

entertainment">The producer does not want to speculate about next year’s Song Festival. “It is a very crazy time, we hardly know what will happen next week in the Netherlands, in Europe and the world. Everyone is very positive, but a lot needs to be done. It is not a game of football that you can move for a while. ”

entertainment">“Ahoy must be available, we need all those hotel rooms again. And of course it also means something financially ”, the executive producer continued. “We have now said: let us first focus on that 16 May and at the same time remain in discussion with the parties about what we can do next year. Everyone really wants it: the broadcasters, the EBU, Rotterdam … and we just deserved it, last year. ”

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