The Free European Song Contest is an international song competition, organised by the German television network ProSieben and the production company Brainpool TV, with participants representing primarily European countries.

The overall winner of the contest is the entry that has received the most points after the scores from every country have been collected and totalled.

As the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 could not take place due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Europe, German TV station ProSieben and German entertainer Stefan Raab decided to organise Free European Song Contest as an alternative.

The contest was won by Nico Santos, representing Spain, with the song "Like I Love You".

However, on 25 June 2022, it was announced that the show would be suspended for a year and would return in 2023 for a third edition.