Novavision Song Contest 8

Novavision Song Contest 8, often referred to as NSC 8, is the 8th edition of the Novavision Song Contest. It will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark following MØ's win in the 7th edition with the song "Live to Survive". It will be the first time Copenhagen and Denmark host the contest. Organised by the Nova Broadcasting Union and host broadcaster DR, the contest will be held at Parken Stadium and will consist of one show. It will be hosted by Pilou Asbæk and Emmelie de Forest.

26 countries will take part in the contest. No countries debuted. Austria, Estonia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Serbia and Slovakia will return after a one edition absence and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Poland, Russia, Slovenia and Spain will withdraw for one edition.

Host City
Copenhagen (Danish: København [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of 1 January 2020, the city had a population of 794,128 with 632,340 in Copenhagen Municipality, 104,305 in Frederiksberg Municipality, 42,989 in Tårnby Municipality, and 14,494 in Dragør Municipality. It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen (population 1,336,982) and the Copenhagen metropolitan area (population 2,057,142). Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another portion of the city is located on Amager, and it is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.

Venue
Parken Stadium, also known simply as Parken and as Telia Parken (2014–2020), is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990 to 1992. The stadium, which features a retractable roof, currently has a capacity of 38,065 for football games, and is the home of FC Copenhagen and the Denmark national football team. The capacity for concerts exceeds the capacity for matches – the stadium can hold as many as 50,000 people with an end-stage setup and 55,000 with a centre-stage setup.