The Song 2

The Song 2 will be the second edition of the The Song. The contest will be hosted in The Netherlands, following the country's victory at the first edition in Dublin, Ireland, with the song "Hard To Say Goodbye", performed by RONDÉ.

Pre-Qualification
Main article: Pre-Qualification Round 2

Other countries


Countries that are active members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are also eligible to participate in The Song. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below.

Associate EBU members

 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand: The Television New Zealand (NVZL) asked from the EBU to invite them to the contest. The first edition was a really succesful show in the TV of New Zealand. The EBU left the discussion open for the future.

EBU non-members

 * 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands: Faroese publication Portal reported that Kringvarp Føroya (KVF) had applied for active EBU membership, a requisite for participation in the contest. However, it was rejected due to the islands' membership of the Danish Realm. Faroese Education Minister Bjørn Kalsø supported participation, saying "the justification so far has been that the countries have to be acknowledged by the United Nations as independent in order to participate. But there is no doubt that we could easily overstep those barriers, if we’re absolutely determined to reach this goal … it is completely up to Kringvarpið … to renew the application regularly, and show the EBU that the Faroe Islands are an equal match to other countries when it comes to participation in the Eurovision Song Contest."