AwlaVision Song Contest 49

AwlaVision Song Contest 49, often referred to as ASC#49, was the forty-ninth edition of AwlaVision Song Contest, held in Odense, Denmark. The edition started the 11th May 2020, and ended the 30th May 2020.

33 countries took part in this edition. No one debuted in this edition. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Israel, Malta, Morocco, the Observer Members, and Turkey withdrew from ASC. No one returned to the competition. Victoria from Bulgaria won the contest with the song "Tears getting sober" receiving a total of 261 points, 36 points ahead the runner-up, Russia. Romania finished in third place with 175 points. The host country, Denmark achieved a 22nd place with 13 points. The last place was for United Kingdom, that got 3 points.

Organisation
After Denmark's victory in AwlaVision Song Contest 48, DR and ABU had to decide where to organise the contest this time. DR organised a public competition for choosing the host city between all applicant cities. Some cities presented their applications and the organisation had to decide which one was the best. Finally, DR and ABU chose Odense as the host city of ASC49.

DR decided to use popular and professionals people as presenters. Finally Ulla Essendrop and Pilou Asbæk were selected.

Arena Fyn
The Arena Fyn (officially: Jyske Bank Arena) is a sports and concert arena in the southeastern part of the Danish city of Odense. It has an area of 8,500 square metres (91,000 sq ft) and can accommodate 4,000 spectators at sporting events and 5,500 at concerts, where the floor is used. The agreement about the construction of Arena Fyn was made in autumn 2005 and by March 2007 the arena was finished. The price of building was 90 million Danish kroner.

The Scottish band Travis had a concert in the arena in the October 2007. It is also used for sports, including the Nordea Danish Open. The handball HC Odense (formerly Team Odense GOG) has played their home games in the arena. The Denmark Open has been held in Arena Fyn since 2007. The sports equipment shop Stadium has sponsored the arena since June 2010. Arena Fyn will hold the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, on 8 March 2014, to select Denmark's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, in Copenhagen.

Due to the world COVID19 situation and its regulations in the European Union and Denmark, this was the second edition that was held without public attending to any of the shows and without present press and media.

Odense
Odense is the third-largest city in Denmark. It has a population of 179,601, and is the main city of the island of Funen. By road, Odense is located 144 kilometres to the south of Aarhus and 167 kilometres to the southwest of Copenhagen. The city is the seat of Odense Municipality and was the seat of Odense County until 1970, and Funen County from 1970 until 1 January 2007, when Funen County became part of the Region of Southern Denmark.

In the present day, Odense remains the commercial hub of Funen, and has a notable shopping district with a diversity of stores. Several major industries are located in the city including the Albani Brewery and GASA, Denmark's major dealer in vegetables, fruits and flowers. The city is home to Odense Palace, erected by King Frederik IV who died there in 1730, the Odense Theatre, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, and the Hans Christian Andersen Museum, situated in the house that was the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen. In sports, Odense has a number of football clubs including OB, BM, B1909, and B1913, the Odense Bulldogs professional ice hockey team, and the city also hosts the H.C. Andersen Marathon. Odense is served by Hans Christian Andersen Airport and Odense station, which lies on the line between Copenhagen and the Jutland peninsula.

Odense has a temperate oceanic climate. Mild summers feature average maximum temperatures exceeding 20 °C, while winters are characterised by minimum temperatures dropping just below freezing. The hottest months on average are July and August with highs of 21 °C and daily mean temperatures of 17 °C and 16 °C respectively. These are also the wettest months, with August receiving 80 mm and July 64 mm of rain on average.

This is the first time in the contest that AwlaVision Song Contest is held in Denmark.

Participants
33 countries took part in the edition.

Withdrawing countries
Bellow a list of all withdrawing countries: