The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 13 May 2000 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) and presented by Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin, the contest was held in Sweden following the country's victory at the 1999 contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson. With an audience of 13,000 people present, the 2000 contest was the largest yet seen in its history.
Twenty-four countries took part in the contest. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia, which had participated in the 1999 contest, were relegated after achieving the lowest average points totals over the preceding five contests. These countries were replaced by Latvia in its first contest appearance, Finland, Macedonia, Romania and Switzerland which were relegated from the previous year's event, and Russia which returned after a two-year absence.
The winner was Denmark with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love", written by Jørgen Olsen and performed by the Olsen Brothers. Russia, Latvia, Estonia, and Germany rounded out the top five, with Russia and Estonia achieving their best ever results, and Latvia achieving one of the highest placings for a début entry in the contest's history. Although Denmark was not a pre-contest favourite to win the title, with 195 points "Fly on the Wings of Love" received the third-highest points total yet seen in the contest, and the song went on to become a success in singles charts across Europe.
The 2000 contest was the first to be broadcast over the internet, with a webcast of the live show available in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia through Microsoft's MSN portals.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry, the country in silver is the host country, the countries in lime are the "Big 4" countries which are rewarded with automatic spots in the finals.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Denmark | DR | Olsen Brothers | "Fly on the Wings of Love" | 195 |
| 02 | Russia | ORT | Alsou | "Solo" | 155 |
| 03 | Latvia | LTV | Brainstorm | "My Star" | 136 |
| 04 | Estonia | ETV | Ines | "Once in a Lifetime" | 98 |
| 05 | Germany | ARD/NDR | Stefan Raab | "Wadde hadde dudde da?" | 96 |
| 06 | Ireland | RTÉ | Eamonn Toal | "Millennium of Love" | 92 |
| 07 | Sweden | SVT | Roger Pontare | "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" | 88 |
| 08 | Malta | PBS | Claudette Pace | "Desire" | 73 |
| 09 | Croatia | HRT | Goran Karan | "Kad zaspu anđeli" | 70 |
| 10 | Turkey | TRT | Pınar and the SOS | "Yorgunum Anla" | 59 |
| 11 | Norway | NRK | Charmed | "My Heart Goes Boom" | 57 |
| 12 | Iceland | RÚV | August and Telma | "Tell Me!" | 45 |
| 13 | Netherlands | NOS | Linda | "No Goodbyes" | 40 |
| 14 | Austria | ORF | The Rounder Girls | "All to You" | 34 |
| 15 | Macedonia | MRT | XXL | "100% te ljubam" (100% те љубам) | 29 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | BBC | Nicki French | "Don't Play That Song Again" | 28 |
| 17 | Romania | TVR | Taxi | "The Moon" (Luna) | 25 |
| 18 | Spain | TVE | Serafín Zubiri | "Colgado de un sueño" | 18 |
| Finland | YLE | Nina Åström | "A Little Bit" | 18 | |
| 20 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Jane Bogaert | "La vita cos'è?" | 14 |
| 21 | Cyprus | CyBC | Voice | "Nomiza" (Νόμιζα) | 8 |
| 22 | Israel | IBA | PingPong | "Sameach" (שמח) | 7 |
| 23 | France | France Télévision | Sofia Mestari | "On aura le ciel" | 5 |
| 24 | Belgium | RTBF | Nathalie Sorce | "Envie de vivre" | 2 |
Awards[]
Barbara Dex Award[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | Nathalie Sorce | "Envie de vivre" |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | ORF 1 | Andi Knoll | Dodo Roscic |
| FM4 | Stermann & Grissemann | ||
| Belgium (French) | La Une | Jean-Pierre Hautier | Thomas Van Hamme |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1 | André Vermeulen, Anja Daems | |
| Croatia | HRT 1 | Ante Batinović | Marko Rašica |
| Cyprus | RIK Ena | Evi Papamichael | Loukas Hamatsos |
| Denmark | DR1 | Hans Otto Bisgaard, Hilda Heick | Michael Teschl |
| Estonia | ETV, Raadio 2 | Marko Reikop | Evelin Samuel |
| Finland | TV1 | Jani Juntunen | Pia Mäkinen |
| Radio Suomi | Iris Mattila, Tarja Närhi | ||
| France | France 3 | Julien Lepers | Marie Myriam |
| TV5 Europe | Unknown | ||
| Germany | Das Erste | Peter Urban | Axel Bulthaupt |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Ragnheiður Elín Clausen |
| Ireland | RTÉ One | Marty Whelan | Derek Mooney |
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Larry Gogan | ||
| Israel | Channel One | No commentator | Yoav Ginai |
| Latvia | LTV1 | Kārlis Streips | Lauris Reiniks |
| Macedonia | MTV | Unknown | Sandra Todorovska |
| Malta | TVM | Unknown | Valerie Vella |
| Netherlands | Nederland 2 | Willem van Beusekom | Marlayne |
| Norway | NRK1 | Jostein Pedersen | Marit Åslein |
| NRK P1 | Stein Dag Jensen | ||
| Romania | TVR | Leonard Miron | Andreea Marin |
| Radio România Actualități | Ștefan Naftanailă | ||
| Russia | ORT | Tatyana Godunova, Aleksey Zhuravlev | Zhanna Agalakova |
| Spain | La Primera, TVE Internacional | José Luis Uribarri | Hugo de Campos |
| Sweden | SVT2, SVT Europa | Pernilla Månsson Colt, Christer Lundh | Malin Ekander |
| SR P4 | Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman | ||
| Switzerland (German) | SF 2 | Sandra Studer | Astrid von Stockar |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR 1 | Jean-Marc Richard | |
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI 1 | Jonathan Tedesco | |
| Turkey | TRT 1, TRT Int | Unknown | Osman Erkan |
| United Kingdom | BBC One, BBC Prime | Terry Wogan | Colin Berry |
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS TV | Unknown |
| Lithuania | LRT | Darius Užkuraitis |
| Japan | NHK BS2 | Unknown |
| Poland | TVP1 | Artur Orzech |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional | Eládio Clímaco |
| Slovenia | SLO 1 | Unknown |
| Yugoslavia | RTS1, RTS2 | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - SBS TV aired the show deferred on 14 May 2000 at 20:30 AEST.
- France - TV5 Europe aired the show deferred on 14 May 2000 at 01:05 CEST.
- Japan - NHK BS2 aired the show deferred on 14 July 2000 at 19:35 JST.
- Netherlands - The live broadcast of the contest was suspended partway through in order to provide emergency news coverage of the Enschede fireworks disaster. The suspension of transmission meant that the votes of the Dutch back-up jury were used, as no televoting had taken place. The contest was later broadcast in a summary format lasting one hour and fifty minutes on 12 June 2000 at 13:50 CEST.
- Portugal - RTP1 aired the show deferred at 23:00 WEST.
- Yugoslavia - RTS1 aired the show deferred and in a shortened format on 30 June 2000 at 04:40 CEST, with a repeat broadcast on RTS2 at 13:25 CEST.