The little song contest

Television broadcast
Original title	The little song contest
Country of production	Austria
year	2020
Production company	Austrian radio
length	90 minutes
Broadcasting cycle	3 times
genre	Music show
Moderation	Andi Knoll
First broadcast	April 14, 2020 on ORF 1

The little song contest is the title of a three-part television show produced by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). Since the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands , ORF decided to run a smaller edition of the show. It was broadcast on ORF eins from April 14th to 18th, 2020 .

concept

On three evenings (April 14, 16 and 18, 2020) the 41 songs that were originally conceived for ESC 2020 and previously produced as official music videos were presented. Two times 14 and one time 13 songs were shown. The selection was moderated and commented - as in the actual Eurovision Song Contest - by Andi Knoll . The individual contributions were also commented on by Austrian celebrities. A ten-member jury, consisting of ten former representatives of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest, awarded - as is usual due to the measures to contain the pandemic - with video telephony, points: from 0 to 8 as well as 10 and 12 points. So a song could get a maximum of 120 points. Unlike the big model, the points could be awarded multiple times. In addition, the regulation was introduced that Austria can also evaluate and vote for its own contribution.

So three jury winners of the day were determined on three evenings. From among these three jury winners, the audience then had the opportunity to determine a winner of the small song contest by means of telephone voting . With 48 percent, Iceland won the small song contest on April 18, 2020 .

jury

• Nadine Beiler , ESC participant 2011
• Petra Frey , ESC participant in 1994
• Manuel Ortega , ESC participant 2002
• Eric Papilaya , 2007 ESC participant
• Alf Poier , ESC participant 2003
• Cesár Sampson , ESC participant 2018
• Simone Stelzer , ESC participant in 1990
• Zoë Straub , ESC participant 2016
• Waterloo , ESC participant 1976
• Conchita Wurst , ESC winner 2014

broadcasts

First broadcast (April 14, 2020)

space	country	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Points
01.	Iceland	Daði and Gagnamagnið	Think About Things M / T: Daði Freyr	English	Think about things	75
02.	Netherlands	Jeangu Macrooy	Grow M: Jeangu Macrooy , Perquisite; T: Jeangu Macrooy	English	To grow	71
	Bulgaria	Victoria Виктория	Tears Getting Sober M: Victoria Georgiewa , Borislaw Milanow , Lukas Oscar Janisch, Cornelia Wiebols; T: Victoria Georgiewa , Borislaw Milanow , Lukas Oscar Janisch	English	Tears become sober	71
04th	United Kingdom	James Newman	My Last Breath M / T: James Newman , Adam Argyle, Ed Drewett , Iain James	English	My last breath	66
05.	Belgium	Hooverphonic	Release Me M: Alex Callier , Luca Chiaravalli; T: Alex Callier	English	let me go	63
06th	Poland	Alicja	Empires M / T: Patryk Kumór, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Laurell Barker, Frazer Mac	English	Empires	61
	Romania	Roxen	Alcohol You M: Ionuț Armaş, Viky Red; T: Ionuț Armaș, Breyan Isaac	English	I'll call you	61
08th.	Israel	Eden Alene עדן אלנה	Feker libi M / T: Doron Medalie , Idan Raichel	English, Hebrew , Amharic , Arabic , Constructed Language	Loved	60
09.	Spain	Blow Cantó	Universo M: Blas Cantó , Dan Hammond, Ash Hicklin, Mikolaj Trybulec, Dangelo Ortega; T: Blas Cantó , Dan Hammond	Spanish	universe	55
10.	Cyprus	Sandro Σάντρο	Running M: Alfie Arcuri, Sebastian Rickards, Octavian Rasinariu, Sandro , Teo DK; T: Alfie Arcuri, Sebastian Rickards, Octavian Rasinariu, Sandro	English	run	50
11.	Georgia	Tornike Kipiani თორნიკე ყიფიანი	Take Me as I Am M / T: Tornike Kipiani	English with lines in German , French , Italian and Spanish	take me as I am	49
12.	Armenia	Athena Manoukian Աթենա Մանուկեան	Chains on You M: Athena Manoukian , DJ Paco; T: Athena Manoukian	English	Chains on you	42
13.	San Marino	Senhit	Freaky! M / T: Gianluigi Fazio, Henrik Steen Hansen, Nanna Bottos	English	Freaky!	35
14th	Belarus	VAL	Da vidna Да відна M / T: Vladislav Pashkevich , Valery Grybusava , Nikita Naydenov	Belarusian	Until dawn	17th

Second broadcast (April 16, 2020)

space	country	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Points
01.	Malta	Destiny	All of My Love M: Bernarda Brunovic, Borislaw Milanow , Sebastian Arman , Dag Lundberg, Joacim Persson, Cesar Sampson ; T: Bernarda Brunovic, Borislaw Milanow , Sebastian Arman , Dag Lundberg, Joacim Persson	English	All my love	97
02.	Sweden	The mamas	Move M / T: Herman Gardarfve, Melanie Wehbe, Patrik Jean	English	Move	86
03.	France	Tom Leeb	Mon Alliée (The Best in Me) M: Peter Boström, Thomas G: son ; T: Peter Boström, Thomas G: son , John Lundvik , Tom Leeb , Amir Haddad , Lea Ivanne	French , English	The best in me	69
04th	Russia	Little Big	Uno M / T: Little Big	English, Spanish	one	67
05.	Switzerland	Gjon's Tears	Répondez-moi M / T: Gjon Muharremaj , Xavier Michel, Alizé Oswald, Jeroen Swinnen	French	Answer me	64
06th	Lithuania	The Roop	On Fire M: Vaidotas Valiukevičius , Robertas Baranauskas , Mantas Banišauskas ; T: Vaidotas Valiukevičius	English	Burning	57
07th	Finland	Aksel	Looking Back M / T: Joonas Angeria, Connor McDonough	English	Look back	56
08th.	Ireland	Lesley Roy	Story of My Life M / T: Lesley Roy , Robert Marvin, Catt Gravitt, Tom Shapiro	English	story of my life	55
09.	Azerbaijan	Efendi Əfəndiyeva	Cleopatra M / T: Luuk van Beers, Alan Roy Scott, Sarah Lake	English with mantra in Japanese	-	50
	Slovenia	Ana Soklič	Voda M: Ana Soklič , Bojan Simončič; T: Ana Soklič	Slovenian	water	50
11.	Croatia	Damir Kedžo	Divlji vjetre M / T: Ante Pecotić	Croatian	Wild wind	45
12.	Latvia	Samanta Tina	Still Breathing M: Samanta Tīna ; T: Aminata Savadogo	English	Still breathing	36
13.	Portugal	Elisa	Medo de Sentir M / T: Marta Carvalho	Portuguese	Afraid to feel	30th
14th	Moldova	Natalia Gordienko	Prison M / T: Dimitris Kontopoulos, Phillip Kirkorow , Sharon Vaughn	English	jail	28

Third broadcast (April 18, 2020)

space	country	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Points
01.	Austria	Vincent Bueno	Alive M: Vincent Bueno , David "Davey" Yang, Felix van Göns, Artur Aigner; T: Vincent Bueno	English	Lively	76
02.	Denmark	Ben & Tan	Yes M / T: Emil Adler Lei, Jimmy Jansson, Linnea Deb	English	Yes	73
03.	Germany	Ben Dolic	Violent Thing M: Borislaw Milanow , Peter St. James, Dag Lundberg, Jimmy Thorén, Connor Martin; T: Borislaw Milanow , Peter St. James, Dag Lundberg	English	Brutal thing	66
04th	Norway	Ulrikke	Attention M / T: Christian Ingebrigtsen , Kjetil Mørland , Ulrikke Brandstorp	English	attention	62
	Albania	Arilena Macaw	Fall from the Sky M: Darko Dimitrov, Lazar Cvetkovski; T: Michael Blue, Robert Stevenson, Sam Schummer	English	Falling from the sky	62
06th	Italy	Diodato	Fai rumore M: Diodato , Edwyn Roberts; T: Diodato	Italian	You are loud	59
07th	Greece	Stefania Στεφανία	SUPERG! RL M: Dimitris Kontopoulos, Arcade; T: Dimitris Kontopoulos, Arcade, Sharon Vaughn	English	-	51
	Czech Republic	Benny Cristo	Kemama M: Osama Verse-Atile; T: Ben Cristovao , Charles Sarpong	English	-	51
09.	Estonia	Uku Suviste	What Love Is M: Uku Suviste ; T: Sharon Vaughn	English	What love is	48
10.	Ukraine	Go A	Solowej Соловей M: Taras Shevchenko , Kateryna Pavlenko ; T: Kateryna Pavlenko	Ukrainian	nightingale	45
11.	North Macedonia	Vasil Васил	YOU M: Nevena Neskoska; T: Nevena Neskoska, Kalina Neskoska, Alice Schroeder	English	You	42
12.	Australia	Montaigne	Don't Break Me M: Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Jessica Cerro ; T: Anthony Egizii, Jessica Cerro	English	Don't break me	35
	Serbia	Hurricane	Hasta la vista M: Nemanja Antonić; T: Kosana Stojić, Sanja Vučić	Serbian , Spanish , English	See you later	35

Final (April 18, 2020)

space	country	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes (in percent)
1.	Iceland	Daði and Gagnamagnið	Think About Things M / T: Daði Freyr	48%
2.	Austria	Vincent Bueno	Alive M: Vincent Bueno , David "Davey" Yang, Felix van Göns, Artur Aigner; T: Vincent Bueno	33%
3.	Malta	Destiny	All of My Love M: Bernarda Brunovic, Borislaw Milanow , Sebastian Arman , Dag Lundberg, Joacim Persson, Cesar Sampson ; T: Bernarda Brunovic, Borislaw Milanow , Sebastian Arman , Dag Lundberg, Joacim Persson	19%

See also

• Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light
• Free European Song Contest

Web links

• Info page on ORF