Het Grote Songfestivalfeest
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- Edsilia Rombley
- Cornald Maas
- Emma Wortelboer (2019)
- Tim Douwsma (2019)
- Buddy Vedder (2019)
- Rylan Clark (2023, 2025)
- Tia Kofi (2024)
| Het Grote Songfestivalfeest | |
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| Also known as | The Big Eurovision Party |
| Genre | Music concert |
| Directed by | Marnix Kaart |
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| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Manon van Alten |
| Producer | Eline Roos |
| Production locations | Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Running time | 90–120 minutes |
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| Network | NPO 3 |
| Release | 1 January 2020 – present |
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| Eurovision Song Contest | |
Het Grote Songfestivalfeest (Dutch pronunciation: [ət ˈxroːtə ˈsɔŋfɛstivɑlˌfeːst]; English: The Big Eurovision Party) is a Dutch television concert programme starring artists of the Eurovision Song Contest, produced by PilotStudio, and held at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. Originally commissioned for the occasion of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam prior to its cancellation, five editions of the show have been held. Cornald Maas and Edsilia Rombley are the regular presenters of the programme. The show is broadcast in a number of European countries as supplementary Eurovision programming ahead of or during the contest weeks, and inspired a Junior Songfestival-themed spin-off programme that was first held in 2024 at Rotterdam Ahoy.[1]
The first edition of the show in 2019 was originally planned to be hosted by Dutch Eurovision commentators Cornald Maas and Jan Smit, however, the latter had to withdraw due to illness and was later replaced by one of his Eurovision 2020 co-hosts, Edsilia Rombley. Rombley, who represented the Netherlands in the 1998 and 2007 contests, also performed her entries during the concert.[2] Former Dutch spokespersons Emma Wortelboer and Tim Douwsma, as well as Junior Eurovision Song Contest commentator Buddy Vedder, also appeared as presenters during the show to introduce some of the acts. Maas and Rombley returned as hosts for the subsequent four editions,[3][4][5] joined by Rylan Clark in 2023 and 2025, and Tia Kofi in 2024.[6][5]
Performances
2019 edition
The first edition was held on 15 December 2019, with 31 Eurovision acts from 17 countries participating.[2]
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Withdrawn artists
The original list of the performers also included Willeke Alberti, the Dutch representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, who missed the show due to illness.[7][8] Finland's Lordi and Russia's Dima Bilan, who won the contest in 2006 and 2008 respectively, were expected to perform, but they later withdrew their participation.[9] Helena Paparizou was also invited, but couldn't participate in person due to a scheduling clash with a live broadcast of The Voice of Greece. Instead, she sent a video message in which she sang the refrain of her 2005 winning song "My Number One".
2022 edition
The second edition was held on 17 November 2022, with 31 Eurovision acts from 16 countries participating.[10]
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Withdrawn artists
Prior to its postponement from the original December 2021 date, the initial list of performers for the second edition included Brotherhood of Man, the British winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976; Bobbysocks!, the Norwegian winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985; Sertab Erener, the Turkish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003; Eleni Foureira, the Cypriot runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018; Kristian Kostov, the Bulgarian runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017; Marija Šerifović, the Serbian winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007; and Verka Serduchka, the Ukrainian runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.[12] Sam Ryder, the British runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, was also due to appear, but later withdrew his participation due to other obligations.[13]
2023 edition
The third edition was held on 16 November 2023, with 27 Eurovision acts from 18 countries participating.[14] Gali Atari, the Israeli winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 as part of Milk and Honey, was due to appear but later withdrew due to the Gaza war.[15]
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2024 edition
The fourth edition was held on 12 December 2024, with 25 Eurovision acts from 15 countries participating.[16][17] Sakis Rouvas, who represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and 2009, was due to appear but later withdrew due to illness.[18]
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2025 edition
The fifth edition was held on 20 November 2025, with 26 artists from 15 countries participating.[5][20] Willeke Alberti, who represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, was due to appear but later withdrew due to illness.
2026 edition
The sixth edition is due to be held on 13 November 2026, as of April 24th, 17 artists from 14 countries have been announced to participate.
| Order[a] | Year | Country | Artist | Song[s] |
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| 2025 |  Germany |
Abor & Tynna | "Baller" | |
| 2009 |  Norway |
Alexander Rybak | "Fairytale" | |
| 2018 | "That's How You Write a Song" | |||
| 2023 |  Cyprus |
Andrew Lambrou | "Break a Broken Heart" | |
| 2024 |  Croatia |
Baby Lasagna | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | |
| 1999 |  Sweden |
Charlotte Perrelli | "Take Me To Your Heaven" | |
| 2008 | "Hero" | |||
| 2016 |  Australia |
Dami Im | "Sound of Silence" | |
| 2020 |  Azerbaijan |
Efendi | "Cleopatra" | |
| 2021 | "Mata Hari" | |||
| 2025 |  Finland |
Erika Vikman | "Ich Komme" | |
| 1980 |  Ireland |
Johnny Logan | "What's Another Year?" | |
| 1987 | "Hold Me Now" | |||
| 2016 |  Belgium |
Laura Tesoro | "What's the Pressure" | |
| 1984 | Ireland |
Linda Martin | "Terminal 3" | |
| 1987 | "Why Me?" | |||
| 1973 |  Netherlands |
Maggie MacNeal | "I See a Star" | |
| 1980 | "Amsterdam" | |||
| 1986 | Belgium |
Sandra Kim | "J'aime la vie" | |
| 2011 |  San Marino |
Senhit | "Stand By" | |
| 2020 | "Freaky!" | |||
| 2021 | "Adrenalina" | |||
| 2026 | "Superstar" | |||
| 2025 |  Denmark |
Sissal | "Hallucination" | |
| 2022 |  Estonia |
Stefan | "Hope" | |
| 2022 | Norway |
Subwoolfer | "Give That Wolf a Banana" | |
Appearances
| Country | Debut year | Most recent appearance | Acts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Armenia |
2023 | 2023 | 1 |
| Australia |
2022 | 2024 | 2 |
 Austria |
2022 | 2025 | 5 |
| Azerbaijan |
2019 | 2023 | 3 |
| Belgium |
2019 | 2025 | 4 |
 Bulgaria |
2024 | 2024 | 2 |
| Croatia |
2024 | 2024 | 1 |
| Cyprus |
2019 | 2024 | 3 |
| Denmark |
2019 | 2025 | 4 |
| Estonia |
2023 | 2023 | 1 |
| Finland |
2022 | 2025 | 4 |
 France |
2019 | 2019 | 1 |
| Germany |
2019 | 2024 | 3 |
 Greece |
2022 | 2025 | 5 |
| Ireland |
2019 | 2025 | 9 |
 Israel |
2019 | 2022 | 5 |
 Italy |
2019 | 2019 | 1 |
 Lithuania |
2022 | 2023 | 2 |
 Luxembourg |
2019 | 2024 | 3 |
 Malta |
2025 | 2025 | 2 |
 Moldova |
2025 | 2025 | 2 |
| Netherlands |
2019 | 2025 | 24 |
| Norway |
2019 | 2025 | 12 |
 Romania |
2023 | 2023 | 1 |
 Russia |
2019 | 2019 | 1 |
| San Marino |
2019 | 2023 | 3 |
 Serbia |
2024 | 2024 | 1 |
 Slovenia |
2025 | 2025 | 1 |
 Spain |
2025 | 2025 | 1 |
| Sweden |
2019 | 2025 | 13 |
 Switzerland |
2022 | 2024 | 5 |
 Ukraine |
2019 | 2025 | 11 |
 United Kingdom |
2019 | 2025 | 4 |
Multiple artist appearances
| Country | Artist | Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Austria |
Conchita Wurst | 2 |
| Azerbaijan |
Eldar Gasimov | 2 |
| Belgium |
Sandra Kim | 2 |
| Cyprus |
Eleni Foureira | 2 |
| Denmark |
Emmelie de Forest | 2 |
| Finland |
Käärijä | 3 |
| Greece |
Helena Paparizou[t] | 2 |
| Stefania | 3 | |
| Ireland |
Johnny Logan | 5 |
| Israel |
Netta | 2 |
| Lithuania |
The Roop | 2 |
| Moldova |
SunStroke Project[u] | 2 |
| Netherlands |
Edsilia Rombley | 5 |
| Lenny Kuhr | 2 | |
| Mandy Huydts[v] | 3 | |
| Ruth Jacott | 2 | |
| S10 | 2 | |
| Norway |
Alessandra | 2 |
| Keiino | 4 | |
| San Marino |
Serhat | 2 |
| Sweden |
Charlotte Perrelli | 2 |
| Loreen | 3 | |
| Marcus & Martinus | 2 | |
| Måns Zelmerlöw | 3 | |
| Switzerland |
Gjon's Tears | 3 |
| Ukraine |
Go_A | 2 |
| Ruslana | 2 | |
| Verka Serduchka | 4 | |
| United Kingdom |
Katrina Leskanich | 2 |
Broadcasting
All editions of Het Grote Songfestivalfeest are broadcast in several countries by member broadcasters of the European Broadcasting Union that participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. In most cases, it is aired as part of the broadcasters' programming plans for the forthcoming contest. Some performances in the concert are cut from their respective broadcasts.
| Edition | Country | Date of broadcast | Time | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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| 2019 | Netherlands |
1 January 2020 | 20:25 CET | NPO 3 | No commentary | [21][22] |
| 21:40 CET | BVN | |||||
| Greece |
29 February 2020 (part 1) | 16:00 EET | ERT1 | [23] | ||
| 1 March 2020 (part 2) | 16:00 EET | [24][25] | ||||
| Australia[w] |
10 May 2020 | 20:30 AEST | SBS Viceland | [26] | ||
| 2022 | United Kingdom[x] |
1 January 2023 | 00:45 GMT | BBC One | Rylan Clark[y] | [28] |
| 01:30 GMT | BBC One Scotland | |||||
| Netherlands |
4 January 2023 | 21:15 CET | NPO 3 | No commentary | [29] | |
| Belgium |
6 May 2023 | 21:20 CET | VRT 1 | Peter Van de Veire | [30] | |
| United Kingdom |
12 May 2023 | 20:30 GMT | BBC Three | Rylan Clark[y] | [28] | |
| 2023 | United Kingdom |
1 March 2024 | 22:55 GMT | BBC One | No commentary | [31] |
| Norway |
22 March 2024 | 22:05 CET | NRK1 | [32] | ||
| Belgium |
27 April 2024 (part 1) | Unknown | VRT 1 | [33] | ||
| 4 May 2024 (part 2) | ||||||
| Netherlands |
8 May 2024 | 20:25 CET | NPO 3 | [34] | ||
| United Kingdom |
10 May 2024 | 22:00 GMT | BBC Three | [31] | ||
| 2024 | United Kingdom |
7 March 2025 | 23:40 GMT | BBC One | Tia Kofi[y] | [35] |
| 8 March 2025 | 01:10 GMT | BBC One Scotland | ||||
| Australia |
10 April 2025 | —[z] | SBS On Demand | No commentary | [36] | |
| Finland |
21 April 2025 | Yle Areena | [37] | |||
| Belgium |
25 April 2025 (part 1) | 21:35 CET | VRT 1 | [19] | ||
| 2 May 2025 (part 2) | 21:20 CET | |||||
| Norway |
10 May 2025 | 20:55 CET | NRK1 | [38] | ||
| Sweden |
—[z] | SVT Play | [39] | |||
| Finland |
16 May 2025 | 22:00 EET | Yle TV2 | [40] | ||
| Netherlands |
20:30 CET | NPO 3 | [41] |
Gallery
- Selection of Het Grote Songfestivalfeest 2019 participants
