Eurovision Song Contest 1

Eurovision Song Contest 1 will be the first edition of the My Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Amsterdan.

Hosting Information


On 06 August 2019 it was announced that Amsterdam will serve as the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 1.

Host City
Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city's origin around a dam in the river Amstel. Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world in the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century and became the leading centre for finance and trade. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded, and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were planned and built. The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19–20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Sloten, annexed in 1921 by the municipality of Amsterdam, is the oldest part of the city, dating to the 9th century.

As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe, Amsterdam is considered an alpha- world city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group. The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, including Philips, AkzoNobel, TomTom and ING. Also, many of the world's largest companies are based in Amsterdam or established their European headquarters in the city, such as leading technology companies Uber, Netflix and Tesla. In 2012, Amsterdam was ranked the second best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU) and 12th globally on quality of living for environment and infrastructure by Mercer. The city was ranked 4th place globally as top tech hub in the Savills Tech Cities 2019 report (2nd in Europe), and 3rd in innovation by Australian innovation agency 2thinknow in their Innovation Cities Index 2009. The Port of Amsterdam is the fifth largest in Europe. Famous Amsterdam residents include the diarist Anne Frank, artists Rembrandt and Van Gogh, and philosopher Baruch Spinoza.

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world. Amsterdam's main attractions include its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, the Anne Frank House, the Scheepvaartmuseum, the Amsterdam Museum, the Heineken Experience, the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, Natura Artis Magistra, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam, NEMO, the red-light district and many cannabis coffee shops. They draw more than 5 million international visitors annually. The city is also well known for its nightlife and festival activity; several of its nightclubs (Melkweg, Paradiso) are among the world's most famous. It is also one of the world's most multicultural cities, with at least 177 nationalities represented.

Bidding phase
Only one main venue was announced as possible venue for the competition to be held. It has a capacity of 20,000 and several big concerts and sport events take place here.
 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for at least six weeks before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

Presenter
On 06 August 2019 it was announced that Yade Lauren will be host of Eurovision Song Contest 1.



Jade Clevers, known by her stage name Yade Lauren (Rosmalen, 8 April 1999), is a Dutch singer. She sang the hit singles Invitation and Love & war with the DJs of Yellow Claw. With rapper Jonna Fraser she had a hit with Langs je werk.

Biography

Clevers was born in Rosmalen and later moved to Vught. [1] She taught herself to play the guitar and the piano. At the age of sixteen, her sister posted some recordings of Jade on YouTube, such as Sweet Dreams by Beyoncé, Jar of hearts by Christina Perri and Say that not by Lil 'Kleine and Ronnie Flex. After her sister placed them on Facebook, they went viral. [2] For example, her version of Say that was not viewed half a million times.

She stood out among the Yellow Claw DJs who asked her to record a single with them. To this she sang Invitation to their music. [2] The song reached the Single Top 100 and the video clip on YouTube was viewed around two million times. In October 2016 she worked with Jonna Fraser and is a guest singer on his single Langs je werk. This song was also listed in the Single Top 100. It is part of his album Blessed that came in at number 1 of the Album Top 100.

She has been at the Herman Brood Academy since 2016 and in the meantime she is working on her debut EP.

Provisional list of participating countries
The following countries have expressed their provisional interest in participating in the contest or confirmed that their expected national selection process would take place:

Active EBU members
- In August 2019, Bosnian broadcaster announced that it would not participate in the 1 contest due to a lack of interest from the Bosnian public.

- On September 29, after National Selection for Georgia called "La V1" wasn't picked any artists, Georgian team decided to withdraw.

- In August 2019, Montenegrim broadcaster announced that it would not participate in the 1 contest due to a lack of interest from the Montenegrin public.

- In August 2019, Portugesse broadcaster announced that it would not participate in the 1 contest due to a lack of interest from the Portugesse public.

Inactive EBU members
- In August 2019, Australian broadcaster announced that it would participate in the 1st contest due to interest from the Australian public.

National Finals

 * - Destination de la France 1
 * - Colours of Germany 01