{"id":1352082,"date":"2021-03-25T11:41:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T07:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/?page_id=1352082"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:08:24","slug":"2020-esc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/eurovision\/2020-esc\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 ESC"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/en\/news\/eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancelled-over-coronavirus\/\">Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled<\/a>\u00a0over coronavirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EBU to offer audience a new show\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/en\/news\/ebu-to-offer-audience-a-new-show-europe-shine-a-light-on-16-may\/\">Europe Shine A Light<\/a>\u00a0on 16 May.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tornike Kipiani\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0represented Georgia at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC),\u00a0with the song <strong>Take Me As I Am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s_eU1IWjV2w<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><style>\n                @media (min-width:1024px) {\n                    .related-news.related-news--left {\n                        float:left;\n                        margin-right:16px;\n                        width: calc(33.3333% - 16px);\n                        border-right: 1px solid #CBCED1;\n                        padding-right: 16px;\n                    }\n                    .related-news.related-news--right {\n                        float:right;\n                        margin-left:16px;\n                        width: calc(33.3333% - 16px);\n                        border-left: 1px solid #CBCED1;\n                        padding-left: 16px;\n                    }\n                }\n                @media (max-width:1023px) {\n                    .related-news.related-news--left,\n                    .related-news.related-news--right{\n                        float:none;\n                        margin-left:0;\n                        margin-right:0;\n                    }\n                    .related-news > div {\n                        max-width: 100% !important;\n                    }\n                }\n            <\/style><div class=\"related-news related-news--left\">\n            <div class=\"flex-col flex group\/cardNews max-w-[293px]\">\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/eurovision-2020-georgian-contestant-tornike-kipiani-releases-song-teaser\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"block aspect-293\/192 rounded-t-lg overflow-hidden w-full relative\">\n                    \n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"py-4 flex-1 bg-fill-secondary-6 p-4 rounded-b-lg\">\n                    <div class=\"flex items-center justify-between mb-3\">\n                    <date class=\"text-regular-md text-text-secondary inline-block wi-top-2\">02.03.2020<\/date>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/eurovision-2020-georgian-contestant-tornike-kipiani-releases-song-teaser\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"contents\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-heading-h5 text-heading\">Eurovision 2020 \u2013 Georgian contestant Tornike Kipiani releases song teaser<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\u00a0 <div class=\"related-news related-news--left\">\n            <div class=\"flex-col flex group\/cardNews max-w-[293px]\">\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/swedish-director-emilia-sandquist-will-work-on-stage-performance-of-tornike-kipiani\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"block aspect-293\/192 rounded-t-lg overflow-hidden w-full relative\">\n                    \n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"py-4 flex-1 bg-fill-secondary-6 p-4 rounded-b-lg\">\n                    <div class=\"flex items-center justify-between mb-3\">\n                    <date class=\"text-regular-md text-text-secondary inline-block wi-top-2\">02.03.2020<\/date>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/swedish-director-emilia-sandquist-will-work-on-stage-performance-of-tornike-kipiani\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"contents\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-heading-h5 text-heading\">Stage Performance for Georgian Contender of 2020 ESC will be directed by Emilia Sandquist<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\u00a0<div class=\"related-news related-news--left\">\n            <div class=\"flex-col flex group\/cardNews max-w-[293px]\">\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/presentation-of-video-of-esc-entry-song-to-be-held-in-new-day-program-on-march-3\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"block aspect-293\/192 rounded-t-lg 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class=\"text-heading-h5 text-heading\">Presentation of ESC entry song to be held in program \u2018New Day\u2019 on March 3<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\u00a0<div class=\"related-news related-news--left\">\n            <div class=\"flex-col flex group\/cardNews max-w-[293px]\">\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/tornike-kipiani-georgias-representative-to-2020-esc-song-and-video\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"block aspect-293\/192 rounded-t-lg overflow-hidden w-full relative\">\n                    \n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"py-4 flex-1 bg-fill-secondary-6 p-4 rounded-b-lg\">\n                    <div class=\"flex items-center justify-between mb-3\">\n                    <date class=\"text-regular-md text-text-secondary inline-block wi-top-2\">03.03.2020<\/date>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/tornike-kipiani-georgias-representative-to-2020-esc-song-and-video\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"contents\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-heading-h5 text-heading\">Tornike Kipiani, Georgia\u2019s representative to 2020 ESC \u2013 Song and Video<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\u00a0<div class=\"related-news related-news--left\">\n            <div class=\"flex-col flex group\/cardNews max-w-[293px]\">\n                <div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/tornike-kipianis-song-trending-on-eurovisions-youtube-page\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"block aspect-293\/192 rounded-t-lg overflow-hidden w-full relative\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1583312234-1583311184-torinke-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"Tornike Kipiani\u2019s song trending on YouTube\" class=\"aspect-293\/192 object-cover rounded-t-lg sm:group-hover\/cardNews:scale-110 transition-transform duration-500 w-full\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"py-4 flex-1 bg-fill-secondary-6 p-4 rounded-b-lg\">\n                    <div class=\"flex items-center justify-between mb-3\">\n                    <date class=\"text-regular-md text-text-secondary inline-block wi-top-2\">04.03.2020<\/date>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/news\/tornike-kipianis-song-trending-on-eurovisions-youtube-page\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"contents\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-heading-h5 text-heading\">Tornike Kipiani\u2019s song trending on YouTube<\/h3>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1352178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1616660532-Webp.net-compress-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1616660532-Webp.net-compress-image.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1616660532-Webp.net-compress-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1616660532-Webp.net-compress-image-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tornike Kipiani won the musical megaproject\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/show\/saqartvelos-varskvlavi\/\">Georgian Idol<\/a>\u00a0and will present Georgia at the 2020 ESC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Georgia picked its participant for the Eurovision Song Contest through the popular TV format Idol format. Tornike Kipiani performed alongside Barbara Samkharadze, Mariam Gogiberidze and Tamar Kakalashvil in the final broadcast live in Georgia on new year\u2019s eve.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1352182 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1616660619-Webp.net-compress-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1616660619-Webp.net-compress-image-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1616660619-Webp.net-compress-image-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.1tv.ge\/app\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1616660619-Webp.net-compress-image-1-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Duncan Laurence landed the Netherlands their fifth Eurovision Song Contest win in 2019, and the Contest takes place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in May 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 65th Eurovision Song Contest takes place at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled\u00a0over coronavirus. 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