The EBU has just announced that a total of 41 countries are going to be taking part at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, which is going to take place in Rotterdam next May. Hungary and Montenegro are withdrawing, whilst Ukraine and Bulgaria are back.

The 41 countries competing at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest are:

1. Albania
2. Armenia
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Azerbaijan
6. Belarus
7. Belgium
8. Bulgaria
9. Croatia
10. Cyprus
11. Czech Republic
12. Denmark
13. Estonia
14. Finland
15. France
16. Germany
17. Georgia
18. Greece
19. Iceland
20. Ireland
21. Israel
22. Italy
23. Latvia
24. Lithuania
25. Malta
26. Moldova
27. Netherlands
28. North Macedonia
29. Norway
30. Poland
31. Portugal
32. Romania
33. Russia
34. San Marino
35. Serbia
36. Slovenia
37. Spain
38. Sweden
39. Switzerland
40. Ukraine
41. United Kingdom

This means that 35 countries are once again going to compete in two semi finals (18+17), and the allocation draw where it will be determined in which semi each of the countries are going to compete, will take place on the 28th of January.

The Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, Mr. Jon Ola Sand stated:

We can’t wait to “open up” to participants from 41 countries in Rotterdam next year. We are thrilled that so many public broadcasters will be presenting their nation’s best musical talent as we celebrate the 65th Eurovision Song Contest. The team from NPO, NOS and AVROTROS have 3 fantastic state-of-the-art shows planned and the excitement around the event in the Netherlands is incredible.

The final deadline to apply is at the end of November, thus we may still see some surprises.