Which countries are competing in Eurovision 2020?

After much speculation and anxious waiting by fans, the EBU ended our long wait on Thursday, revealing the finalised list of competing nations for Rotterdam next year. 41 countries are set to compete, with 39 returning from last year, and Bulgaria and Ukraine both coming back after a year out. Sadly, this meant that Hungary’s departure was confirmed, as was Montenegro’s.

The list of competing countries:

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. Georgia
17. Germany
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

The big five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) and the Netherlands will automatically qualify to the Grand Final on 16th May, leaving the other 35 countries to compete in the two semi finals.