Free European Song Contest facts for kids
The Free European Song Contest, also known as FreeESC, is a fun music competition. It was started in 2020 by the TV channel ProSieben. In this contest, singers from different European countries compete each year.
Some famous singers have taken part. These include Nico Santos from Germany, Max Mutzke, and Ilse DeLange from the Netherlands. Sarah Lombardi also competed. The first winner of the Free European Song Contest was Nico Santos, representing Spain.
The Free European Song Contest was created because the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was canceled. This happened due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The first FreeESC took place in Cologne, Germany. It was held on May 16, 2020, and shown on ProSieben.
Winners of the FreeESC
This table shows the winners of the Free European Song Contest so far.
| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |  Spain |
Like I Love You | Nico Santos | FreeESC 2020 |
Top Countries That Didn't Win
Here are the countries that placed highest without winning the contest.
| Best Placing | Country | Most Recently | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Performer | Article | ||
| 2nd |  Netherlands |
Changes | Ilse DeLange | FreeESC 2020 |
| 3rd | Moon | Back to the Moon | Der Astronaut | FreeESC 2020 |
| 4th |  Germany |
Forever at Home | Helge Schneider | FreeESC 2020 |
| 5th |  Israel |
Alles auf Hoffnung | Gil Ofarim | FreeESC 2020 |
| 6th |  Turkey |
Günaydin | Eko Fresh feat. Umut Timur | FreeESC 2020 |
| 7th |  Switzerland |
All We Need Is Love | Stefanie Heinzmann | FreeESC 2020 |
| 8th |  Bulgaria |
Du bist genug | Oonagh | FreeESC 2020 |
| 9th |  Croatia |
Highlight (Ti si moja snaga) | Vanessa Mai | FreeESC 2020 |
| 10th |  Ireland |
Speak Up | Sion Hill | FreeESC 2020 |
| 11th |  Poland |
Immer da | Glasperlenspiel | FreeESC 2020 |
| 12th |  United Kingdom |
Friends | Kelvin Jones | FreeESC 2020 |
| 13th |  Italy |
Te amo mi amor | Sarah Lombardi | FreeESC 2020 |
| 14th |  Kazakhstan |
Paranoid | Mike Singer | FreeESC 2020 |
| 15th |  Austria |
Wo bist du | Josh. | FreeESC 2020 |
| 16th |  Denmark |
Reset | Kate Hall | FreeESC 2020 |
Other Music Contests
- Eurovision Song Contest (2020/Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light)
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest
- Eurovision Asia Song Contest (Asian version of Eurovision)
- AfriMusic Song Contest (African contest based on Eurovision)
- Bundesvision Song Contest (a previous contest made by ProSieben)
- Turkvision Song Contest (a Turkish contest for Turkic countries and people)
See also
In Spanish: Free European Song Contest para niños
