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Naman Ramachandran At the best of times, the massively popular Eurovision Song Contest, the world’s largest music event, is a logistical challenge to produce, with many moving parts.But amid a global pandemic, the undertaking is downright bold, with stringent safety measures including distancing, sanitization, COVID-19 PCR tests, and all the jargon that has now become commonplace in the lexicon adding to the enormity of the enterprise.The team behind the European Broadcasting Union show is equal to the job at hand. Martin Österdahl, a senior TV executive with two decades of experience, including producing the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and 2016 and the Nobel Prize ceremony, was appointed executive supervisor for the event in 2020.

Flo Rida features on the San Marino entry for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest – listen to the song below.The track, ‘Adrenalina’, comes from singer Senhit, who was supposed to represent her country at last year’s cancelled Eurovision, and did so previously in 2011.It appears that Flo Rida will not perform the track with Senhit at this year’s live ceremony on May 22 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but appears on its official version.Listen to ‘Adrenalina’ below:Last week (March 3), the organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have said that all 41 artists will perform live and in-person at this year’s competition.Speaking to the BBC‘s Newscast podcast, Eurovision’s executive supervisor Martin Österdahl said that the contestants’ travel to

Eurovision Song Contest have said that all 41 artists will perform live and in-person at this year’s competition.Eurovision is hoping to return this year – with the final set to be held on May 22 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands – after it was forced to cancel its event in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Eurovision’s executive supervisor Martin Österdahl has now confirmed that the contest intends to have all 41 acts perform live in Rotterdam in May.

Eurovision 2021 will 'definitely' go ahead in May this year, however bosses are yet to confirm whether it will be a 'socially distanced' or 'virtual' event.

be competing, but an American version of the wildly-popular “Eurovision” singing competition is coming to the United States in 2021.One of the world’s most-watched singing contest — and subject of the new Netflix comedy, “Eurovision” — has announced that “The American Song Contest” will take place during 2021’s holiday season reports CNN.And although Eurovision itself was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said they will also bring back the competition next year.“The Eurovision Song Contest’s unique legacy dates back 65 years and its worldwide popularity is still rising,” said Executive Supervisor, Martin Österdahl.“It’s time for America to experience this spectacle, through its sister competition, the American

Variety, The American Song Contest will be a 50-state competition modelled on the Eurovision version that will take place late next yearSimilar to the European version, the show format will see budding hopefuls go head-to-head against acts from other states in a series of televised qualifiers, with solo singers, duos or groups up to six members allowed to compete.There will be semi-finals before the main event which Variety has described as the ‘ultimate primetime Grand Finale March Madness-style.’ Sounds exciting!Speaking about the new chapter in the Eurovision’s history Martin Österdahl, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, said:‘The Eurovision Song Contest’s unique legacy dates back 65 years and its worldwide popularity

The Eurovision Song Contest will travel across the Atlantic for a new US version.

Eurovision will return to Rotterdam next year, after being its 2020 contest was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Eurovision Song Contest has announced a change in its rules to ensure it can continue every year, whatever the global circumstances.