Edition 1

The first edition of the European Song Contest took place in Bled, Slovenia. The host venue was the Bled Arena. It consisted of 2 semi finals, held on the TBA & the TBA, as well as a grand final, held on the TBA. The 2 hosts were Ana Soklic & Tinkara Kovac.

Forty-eight countries took place in the first edition. Moldova was set to participate, but withdrew, making the total amount of countries 47. A little after the withdrawal of Moldova, Latvia was allowed to participate in the first edition, bring the number up to 48 again.