After a close round of final voting, the Mamas edged out Dotter and her song "Bulletproof" by one point to win the competition and the opportunity to represent Sweden.

[4] According to Eurovision rules, each country, except the host nation and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), would have been required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final would have progressed to the final.

[9][10] The EBU announced soon after that entries intended for 2020 would not be eligible for the following year, though each broadcaster would be able to send either their 2020 representative or a new one.

Austria's ORF aired Der kleine Song Contest in April 2020, which saw every entry being assigned to one of three semi-finals.

A jury consisting of ten singers that had represented Austria at Eurovision before was hired to rank each song; the best-placed in each semi-final advanced to the final round.