RTP has confirmed to ESCPortugal that they will be participating in the 2020 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Warsaw, Poland.
The Portuguese public broadcaster RTP, has confirmed that they will be participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The broadcaster informed ESC Portugal that “if there is a competition, RTP will be present”. RTP did not reveal any further details regarding their participation.
The confirmation leaves just Albania, Armenia and Italy as nations who participated in the 2019 contest, who have yet to state whether they will be competing in Warsaw this November.
Joana Almeida represented Portugal in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with “Vem comigo”. She finished 16th with 43 points.
Junior Eurovision 2020
Junior Eurovision 2020 is to be held on November 29 in the Polish capital of Warsaw. The competition is being hosted by the Polish public broadcaster TVP, after Viki Gabor took victory with the song “Superhero”. The show will be staged in a TV studio facility in Warsaw, not a large arena as has been seen in previous years.
To date, the following countries have confirmed participation in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Poland:
- Belarus
- France
- Germany
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Serbia
- Spain
- Ukraine
Image Source: Thomas Hanses / Source: ESC Portugal
All that’s left on the participation list are:
* Albania despite Efi Gjika’s prediction
* Armenia
* Italy
* United Kingdom with BBC