Today is Thursday 14 May 2020 - the second Thursday of May 2020. The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 Second Semi-Final was due to have taken place at the Rotterdam Ahoy, starting at 20:00 BST, this evening. The 18 countries which were due to have taken part tonight are as follows:
First half: Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Moldova, Poland, San Marino, Serbia.
Second half: Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland.
Please note that the two halves are shown in alphabetical order. The exact running order of each half had not been publicly announced when the Eurovision Song Contest was officially cancelled on 18 March 2020.
The above countries, plus the three direct qualifiers France, Spain and the United Kingdom, would have voted in this semi-final. The top ten countries, by a combination of jury and televoting, would have qualified for the Grand Final which would have been this coming Saturday evening.
Sadly, none of that will not now be happening. However, Eurovision Song Celebration 2020 - Part Two will be on the Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel at 20:00 BST this evening. This will be a non-competitive show featuring the 18 songs which would have been in the Second Semi-Final, plus those of France, Spain and the United Kingdom. The format will, almost certainly, be the same as the online show two days ago, i.e. the official preview videos, which are already available on YouTube. Just like on Tuesday evening, no-one will know which ten of tonight's semi-finalists would have qualified for Saturday's Grand Final.