picked for the year that never happened
Alessandro Rütten
Cyprus chose Alessandro Rütten and “Running” for Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam. The contest was cancelled because of the pandemic, and the song never competed.
Cyprus
2020 — cancelled
- who
- German singer
- born
- 4 October 1996, Heinsberg, Germany
- contest
- 2020 (cancelled)
- music
- pop
- active
- since 2018
- sang for
- Cyprus
Biography
Alessandro Rütten is a German singer-songwriter. Billed as Sandro, Rütten was Cyprus’s choice for the 2020 contest with “Running”. The contest was cancelled.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Alessandro Rütten”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2020 Rotterdam
“Running”
Cancelled Chosen for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled before a note was sung.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Alfie James Arcuri, Alessandro Heinrich Rütten, Octavian Rasinariu, Sebastian Metzner Rickards, Theofilos Pouzmpouris
- Age on the night
- 23
The story of Eurovision 2020: The contest that never happened
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