Libya in Own Africavision Song Contest 1

Libya debuted in the Own Africavision Song Contest 1 with the song "Galbek ween" written by Bahjat Etorjman and Hassan El Shafei. The song was performed by Hassan El Shafei featuring Bahjat, who were internally selected by Libyan broadcaster Libya Radio and Television (LRT) to represent the nation at the first edition in Kinshasha, DR Congo. Bahjat's selection as the Libyan artist was announced on 15 April 2020, while the song "Galbek ween" was later presented to the public along with the announcement of Hassan El Shafei as an accompanying artist for Bahjat on 16 April 2020.

Libya was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Own Africavision Song Contest which took place on 30 May 2020. Performing during the show in position 14, "Galbek ween" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 10 June. It was later revealed that Libya placed eighth out of the 21 participating countries in the semi-final with 87 points. In the final, Taiwan performed in position 2 and placed fifth out of the 27 participating countries, scoring 132 points.

Background
In April 2020, the Libyan national broadcaster Libya Radio and Television (LRT) confirmed that Libya would participate in the Own Africavision Song Contest for the first time, and would broadcast the event within Libya and organise the selection process for the nation's entry. For the Own Africavision Song Contest 1, LRT held an internal selection to choose the artist and song to represent Libya at the contest.

Internal selection
On 15 April 2020, LRT announced that they had internally selected Libyan-Maltese singer Bahjat Etorjman to represent Libya in Kinshasa. The selection of Bahjat as the Libyan representative in the contest was decided by a professional committee with members from LRT, the Libyan Ministry of Culture and the Libyan Ministry of Tourism.

The song that Bahjat performed at the Own Africavision Song Contest, "Galbek ween", was presented to the public on 16 April 2020. The song was written by Bahjat together with Egyptian producer Hassan El Shafei and recorded at The Lodge in New York, United States together with Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood. Along with the song presentation, it was also announced that El Shafei would also be credited as the Libyan representative in the contest alongside Bahjat.