The Eurovision Song Contest is been the biggest music competition in the world. Created after the Second World War as a means to unite Europe through music, it continues this mission beyond the borders of Europe, amassing over 166 million viewers. Having become a world-wide phenomenon, Eurovision has launched the careers of icons such as ABBA, Céline Dion and Måneskin. Nothing could stop the competition, except a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Eurovision to stop, along with the rest of the world, making 2020 the first year without the competition. Now, in 2021, delegates will need to organise the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in the Netherlands. Delegates will represent participant nations and tackle issues such as organising and funding the event, seeking a new global audience, as well as facing the consequences of a global pandemic. All of which while maintaining the core values of Eurovision: a chaotic and campy celebration of music.

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Meet your Dias & Crisis Backroom Team

Chair

Shantel Mansy

Crisis Director

Museyib Ahmadov

Assistant Chair

Borys Matsak

Assistant Crisis Director

Cameron O’Hare

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