| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 – das deutsche Finale | |
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| Final |
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| Venue | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany |
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| Broadcaster | ARD[a] –Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 40 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Combination of online voting by the German public and points awarded by a 100-member jury. |
| Winning song |  Lithuania"On Fire" |
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 – das deutsche Finale live aus der Elbphilharmonie (English:The German final live from theElbphilharmonie) was a one-offmusic competition in theEurovision Song Contest format, organised and broadcast by the German broadcasterNorddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) forARD. It served as a local alternative for theEurovision Song Contest 2020, which was planned to be held inRotterdam, Netherlands, but was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
The competition consisted of a pre-qualifying round on 9 May 2020 in the television showWorld Wide Wohnzimmer [de], presented byDennis and Benjamin Wolter [de] with the support ofPeter Urban, and a final on 16 May 2020, hosted byBarbara Schöneberger.[1][2] The pre-qualifying round was broadcast on the television channelOne, while the final was broadcast onDas Erste. Both shows were made available foronline streaming.[2]
The pre-qualifying roundWorld Wide Wohnzimmer – das ESC Halbfinale 2020 took place on 9 May 2020 at 20:15CEST and featured the following competing entries, which would have taken part in theEurovision Song Contest 2020:[1][3]
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The final took place on 16 May 2020 at 20:15CEST and featured the following 10 entries that received most points in the pre-qualifying round:[3][5] During the live show, 2018 representativeMichael Schulte performed his 4th placed entry "You Let Me Walk Alone" and new single "Keep Me Up" whilstBen Dolic, who was to represent the country in 2020, performed his entry "Violent Thing".[6]
| R/O | Country[4] | Artist[4] | Song[4] | Points[7] | Place[7] | ||
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| 1 |  Denmark | Ben & Tan | "Yes" | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 |  Azerbaijan | Efendi | "Cleopatra" | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 |  Sweden | The Mamas | "Move" | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Lithuania | The Roop | "On Fire" | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | "Répondez-moi" | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 |  Malta | Destiny | "All of My Love" | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 |  Iceland | Daði og Gagnamagnið | "Think About Things" | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy | Diodato | "Fai rumore" | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | Victoria | "Tears Getting Sober" | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 |  Russia | Little Big | "Uno" | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
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