picked for the year that never happened
Aksel Kankaanranta
Finland chose Aksel Kankaanranta and “Looking Back” for Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam. The contest was cancelled because of the pandemic, and the song never competed.
Finland
2020 — cancelled
- who
- Finnish singer
- born
- 28 January 1998, Turku, Finland
- billed as
- Aksel
- contest
- 2020 (cancelled)
- music
- pop
- active
- since 2017
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Aksel Kankaanranta is a Finnish singer, born in Turku, who finished second in The Voice of Finland in 2017. Finland chose Aksel and “Looking Back” for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Aksel Kankaanranta”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2020 Rotterdam
“Looking Back”
Cancelled Chosen for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled before a note was sung.
- Billed as
- Aksel
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Joonas Angeria, Connor McDonough, Riley McDonough, Toby McDonough, Whitney Phillips
- Age on the night
- 22
The story of Eurovision 2020: The contest that never happened
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