Europe Song Festival 2

The Europe Song Festival 2 will be the second edition of the Europe Song Festival. The contest is scheduled to take place in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Ericsson Globe, following Sweden's victory at the previous edition in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with the song "All For Love '', performed by Tungevaag & Raaban.

25 countries have confirmed their participation in the contest. Austria, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Ukraine and the United Kingdom will be making their debut.

Location
SVT have announced on March 28th the possible arenas. On April 9th it was revealed that the contest would be hosted in Stockholm at the Ericsson Globe.

Visual design
The theme of the contest, Reach for the stars, was revealed on April 15th. It's visual design is yet to be revealed.

Final
Since there were only 25 participants, semi-finals weren't needed. It will be hosted in June 2019 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm.

Spokespersons

 * 1) Ukraine.png Ukraine - Tina Karol
 * 2) Russia.png Russia - Anna Vladimirovna Shurochkina (Russian representative in ESF 1)
 * 3) Turkey.png Turkey - Ayşe Hatun Önal
 * 4) Estonia.png Estonia - Jüri Pootsmann
 * 5) North Macedonia.png North Macedonia - Kaliopi Bukle
 * 6) Finland.png Finland - Elisa Tiilikainen
 * 7) San Marino.png San Marino - Valentina Monetta
 * 8) Lithuania.png Lithuania - Jurij Veklenko
 * 9) Israel.png Israel - Izhar Cohen
 * 10) United Kingdom.png United Kingdom - Lilly Allen
 * 11) Czech Repulic.png Czech Republic - Gabriela Gunčíková (Czech representative in ESF 1)
 * 12) Netherlands.png Netherlands - Martijn Krabbé
 * 13) Austria.png Austria - Zoë Straub
 * 14) Germany.png Germany - Lena Meyer-Landrut
 * 15) Portugal.png Portugal - Vasco Palmeirim
 * 16) France.png France - Émilie Satt
 * 17) Romania.png Romania - Alina Eremia
 * 18) Italy.png Italy - Betta Lemme
 * 19) Ireland.png Ireland - Michelle Visage
 * 20) Poland.png Poland - Szymon Holownia
 * 21) Latvia.png Latvia - the Riga Beaver
 * 22) Belgium.png Belgium - Paul Van Haver
 * 23) Iceland.png Iceland - Svala Bjorgvinsdottir
 * 24) Norway.png Norway - Sigrid Solbakk Raabe
 * 25) Sweden.png Sweden - Olivia Eliasson

Active IBC members

 * Slovenia.png Slovenia - RTVSLO announced their appearance in the Europe Song Festival but failed to submit an entry. The broadcaster has been fined.
 * es.png Spain - TVE announced on April 10th that Spain won't take part in the Europe Song Festival 2.

Non-IBC members

 * ds.png Greece - Due to the current lack of funds, ERT announced they won't apply for IBC membership this time around.

Dutch Forced Song Change
On the 27th of March, NPO submitted Kriss Kross Amsterdam and The Boy Next Door to perform "Whenever" in Stockholm. The song was a cover therefore not allowing them to compete. At a later date, NPO announced that Blackbriar with the song "Preserved Roses" would participate instead.