Free European Song Contest


The Free European Song Contest is an international song competition, organised by the German television network ProSieben and the production company Brainpool TV, with participants representing primarily European countries. The contest was similar in format to the long-running Eurovision Song Contest: each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television, then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
The overall winner of the contest is the entry that has received the most points after the scores from every country have been collected and totalled.

History

As the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 could not take place due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 in Europe, German TV station ProSieben and German entertainer Stefan Raab decided to organise Free European Song Contest as an alternative. After the success of the first edition, ProSieben has decided to plan the event also for 2021.
The first contest was held in the town of Cologne, Germany, on 16 May 2020. Sixteen countries participated: each partecipating country submit an entry. The contest was won by Nico Santos, representing Spain, with the song "Like I Love You".

Participation

Competition history

Presenters