This year's Eurovision Song Contest has been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers confirm
pandemic, organizers confirmed on Wednesday, marking the first time that the much-loved competition has ever been scrapped.
The European Broadcasting Union, which manages the annual pan-European show, said it was"extremely saddened" to take the decision. This year's contest was set to take place in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in May, with 41 countries taking part in two semi-finals and a final. "We are very proud of the Eurovision Song Contest, that for 64 years has united people all around Europe. And we are deeply disappointed about this situation," the show's executive supervisor, Jon Ola Sand, said in a statement.
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