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Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Open Up
Dates
Semi-final 118 May 2021
Semi-final 220 May 2021
Final22 May 2021
Host
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Presenter(s)
Directed by
  • Marnix Kaart
  • Daniel Jelinek
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl
Executive producer
  • Sietse Bakker
  • Astrid Dutrénit
Host broadcaster
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries40
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Bulgaria
 Ukraine
Non-returning countries Armenia
 Hungary
 Montenegro
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is set to be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, following the country's victory at the 2019 contest with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was due to host the 2020 contest, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be the fifth time that the Netherlands hosts the contest, the last time having been the 1980 contest.

Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcasters Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and AVROTROS, the contest will be held at Rotterdam Ahoy and will consist of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May, and the final on 22 May 2021.[1] The EBU discussed carryovers between the 2020 and 2021 contests, and several participating countries allocated the same artists who were due to represent them in 2020.

Forty countries will participate in the contest. Bulgaria and Ukraine will return after their absences from the 2019 contest, while Armenia, Hungary and Montenegro will not return after their 2019 participation.

Location

Rotterdam Ahoy, the venue of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

During the broadcast of Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light, which aired on 16 May 2020, it was announced that the 2021 contest will be held at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[2] The venue had previously hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

Preparations

See also: Eurovision Song Contest 2020 § Preparations, and COVID-19 pandemic in Europe

Prior to the announcement and following the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, the EBU began talks with the Dutch public broadcasters NPO, NOS and AVROTROS, as well as the city of Rotterdam, which were to organise the 2020 contest, on the possibility of staging the 2021 contest in the city.[3] On 23 April 2020, the municipal council of Rotterdam approved an increased budget after Dutch media reported that the city would require an additional €6.7 million to host the contest.[4][5] The decision was imminent as it was required that the EBU be informed by late April if Rotterdam was willing to host the contest. NPO, NOS and AVROTROS had until mid-May 2020 to find an alternative if Rotterdam declined to host the event.[6]

On 7 May 2020, the Dutch authorities prohibited all mass gatherings in the country until a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available.[7] The host broadcasters stated that they were assessing the decision and how it would impact the event.[8] On 18 September 2020, the EBU released a summary of contingency scenarios for the contest in the event it could not be held as normal (scenario A), including a normal but less-crowded production (scenario B), allowing acts to perform from their home country if they are unable to travel to Rotterdam (scenario C), and a lockdown scenario with a fully-remote format (which was trialed during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in November 2020), with all acts performing from their home country, and no in-person festivities or audience in Rotterdam (scenario D).[9][10]

In February 2021, the EBU and the host broadcasters stated that it had ruled out hosting the contest without social distancing, thus excluding scenario A.[11] A health and safety protocol for the contest was published on 2 March 2021, with the EBU affirming that the contest will be held under scenario B, while reiterating that downscaling options remain on the table should circumstances change.[12]

Production

The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 will be a co-production between three related Dutch television organisations — Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and AVROTROS — of which each assumed a different role.[13] Sietse Bakker and Astrid Dutrénit will serve as executive producers, while Emilie Sickinghe and Jessica Stam will serve as deputy executive producers.[14]

In January 2020, the EBU announced that Martin Österdahl would become the executive supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest after the 2020 edition, succeeding Jon Ola Sand.[15] Before his appointment, Österdahl had been an executive producer for the 2013 and 2016 editions, and had been a member of the Eurovision Song Contest reference group between 2012 and 2018.[16]

Format

Visual design

On 18 September 2020, along with possible scenarios, the EBU confirmed that the planned visual design and slogan for 2020, "Open Up", will be used for the 2021 contest as well.[9] The revamped official logo and branding was unveiled on 4 December 2020. Designed by Clever°Franke, it is "an abstract presentation inspired by the map of world and visually connects the location of the capitals of the [then] 41 participating countries with Rotterdam as Europe's beating heart".[17][18] The revamped visual identity, designed by MediaMonks and NEP, was built around patterns and 'tracks' that symbolises the Netherlands and "opening up".[19]

Postcards

The concept of the 2021 postcards was revealed on 1 December 2020.[20] Based on the "Open Up" theme of the contest, but in a departure from the initial concept created for the 2020 contest's postcards owing to travel restriction concerns, the postcards will now involve the artists being presented through footage shot in their country of origin, on the framework of a so-called 'tiny house' set up in various locations around the Netherlands. The postcard recordings will take place between March and April 2021.

Presenters

Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Edsilia Rombley, three of the four presenters of the 2021 contest

On 18 September 2020, along with possible scenarios, the EBU confirmed that the 2020 planned presenters will be appointed as the presenters for the 2021 contest as well: actress and television host Chantal Janzen, singer and commentator for the contest Jan Smit, singer Edsilia Rombley, who represented the Netherlands in the 1998 and 2007 contests, and beauty vlogger Nikkie de Jager (NikkieTutorials). De Jager will also be the presenter of the contest's online content, including a behind-the-scenes YouTube series to be recorded with the participating artists.[9][21][22]

Stage design

During the announcement of the dates of the 2021 contest, Sietse Bakker, executive producer of the 2021 contest, stated that the planned 2020 stage design will also be used in the 2021 contest.[23][24] The design is inspired by the slogan "Open Up" and the typical Dutch flat landscape. The Eurovision stage was designed by German stage designer Florian Wieder, who also designed the stages for the contests in 2011–12, 2015, and 2017–19. Unlike the 2019 contest, the green room was placed inside the main performance venue.[25][26]

Entries

Following the cancellation of the 2020 contest, the EBU explored the option of allowing the songs selected for the 2020 contest to compete in the 2021 contest, which needed to be discussed with the Eurovision Song Contest reference group and the national broadcasters.[3] Victoria, Bulgaria's representative for 2020 and 2021, publicly expressed her support for such a move.[27] However, on 20 March 2020, the reference group decided that, in accordance with the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest, the 2020 songs would not be eligible to compete in the 2021 contest.[28]

Performances

On 18 November 2020, the EBU revealed that, as a measure to guarantee that all participants can take part in the contest, every national broadcaster will create a 'live-on-tape' recording prior to the contest which can be used if a participant cannot travel to Rotterdam, or subjected to quarantine on arrival. The recordings will take place in a studio setting, in real time (as it would be at the contest) without any edits to the vocals or any part of the performance itself after the recording. A set of production guidelines was also revealed to ensure fairness and the integrity of the recordings.[29]

Backing vocals

On 18 June 2020, the EBU announced that pre-recorded backing vocals will be allowed for one year. The use of recorded backing vocals will be entirely optional. Each delegation can choose to use backing singers, whether on or off stage. A combination of live and recorded backing vocals will also be allowed. All lead vocals performing the melody of the song, including an eventual use of a so-called lead dub, shall still be live on or off stage in the arena.[30][31]

Semi-final allocation draw

Further information: Eurovision Song Contest 2020 § Semi-final allocation draw

On 17 November 2020, the EBU confirmed that the semi-final allocation draw for the 2021 contest would not be held. Instead, the semi-finals will feature the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals, which was held on 28 January 2020 at Rotterdam's City Hall and hosted by contest presenters Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Edsilia Rombley. The draw also determined which semi-final each of the six automatic qualifiers – the Big Five plus the Netherlands – would have to vote in. The EBU also decided to maintain the Netherlands' grand final running order position – 23.[32]

The pots used initially for the 2020 contest featured as follows:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

Opening and interval acts

Lenny Kuhr,[33] one of the winners of the 1969 contest, and Alexander Rybak,[34] winner of the 2009 contest, who were both due to perform at the cancelled 2020 contest, have expressed willingness to perform at the 2021 event. On 5 February 2021, it was announced that Lenny Kuhr and Getty Kaspers, winner of the 1975 contest with the band Teach-In and one of the planned guest performers at the 2020 contest, will be part of an as-yet unspecified interval act.[35]

The second semi-final will be opened by breakdancer Redouan Ait Chitt (Redo) and singer-songwriter Eefje de Visser,[36][37][38] with ballet dancer Ahmad Joudeh and BMX-er Dez Maarsen performing during the interval.[39] The final will be opened with a flag parade, introducing all twenty-six finalists, accompanied by music produced by 16-year-old DJ Pieter Gabriel.[40]

Participating countries

  Participating countries in the first semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
  Participating countries in the second semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

The EBU initially announced on 26 October 2020 that 41 countries would participate in the contest, featuring the same line-up of countries that were set to participate in the cancelled 2020 edition. Bulgaria and Ukraine will mark their return to the contest after their absences from the 2019 contest, while Hungary and Montenegro were confirmed as non-returning following their latest appearances in 2019.[41]

On 5 March 2021, the EBU announced that Armenia would withdraw from the contest, reducing the number of participating countries to 40.[42]

Returning artists

After the cancellation of the 2020 contest, the following countries' participating broadcasters announced that, for the 2021 contest, they would internally select the same artists initially selected for 2020: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In addition, artists initially selected for 2020 from Estonia and Lithuania have won their national finals to represent their countries in 2021.

Discounting 2020, so far, the contest is set to feature three representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same country, and five artists who participated in other Eurovision events or as backing vocalists for the same or for another country.

Artist Country Previous year(s)
Natalia Gordienko  Moldova 2006 (alongside Arsenium)[43]
Senhit  San Marino 2011[44]
Sanja Vučić (member of Hurricane)  Serbia 2016[45]
Ksenija Knežević (member of Hurricane) 2015 (as backing vocal for Knez, representing Montenegro)[45]
Destiny Chukunyere  Malta Junior Eurovision 2015 (winner)
2019 (as backing vocal for Michela Pace)[46]
Stefania  Greece Junior Eurovision 2016 (representing the Netherlands as a member of Kisses)[47]
Vincent Bueno  Austria 2017 (as backing vocal for Nathan Trent)[48]
Vasil  North Macedonia 2019 (as backing vocal for Tamara Todevska)[49]

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final will take place on 18 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries will participate in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Germany, Italy and the Netherlands will vote in this semi-final.[32]

Draw[32] Country[41] Artist[50] Song[50] Language(s)
1st half  Australia Montaigne "Technicolour" English
 Belarus Galasy ZMesta TBA[b]
 Ireland Lesley Roy "Maps" English
 Lithuania The Roop "Discoteque" English
 North Macedonia Vasil "Here I Stand" English
 Russia Manizha "Russian Woman" Russian, English
 Slovenia Ana Soklič "Amen" English
 Sweden Tusse "Voices" English
2nd half  Azerbaijan Efendi "Mata Hari" English[c]
 Belgium Hooverphonic "The Wrong Place" English
 Croatia Albina "Tick-Tock" English, Croatian
 Cyprus Elena Tsagrinou "El Diablo" English[d]
 Israel Eden Alene "Set Me Free" English[e]
 Malta Destiny "Je me casse" English[f]
 Norway Tix "Fallen Angel" English
 Romania Roxen "Amnesia" English
 Ukraine Go_A "Shum" (Шум) Ukrainian

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final will take place on 20 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Seventeen countries will participate in the second semi-final. Those countries plus France, Spain and the United Kingdom will vote in this semi-final.[32] Armenia was originally allocated to participate in the second half of the semi-final, but withdrew from the contest due to social and political crises in the aftermath of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[42]

Draw[32] Country[41] Artist[50] Song[50] Language(s)
1st half  Austria Vincent Bueno "Amen" English
 Czech Republic Benny Cristo "Omaga" English[g]
 Estonia Uku Suviste "The Lucky One" English
 Greece Stefania "Last Dance" English
 Iceland Daði og Gagnamagnið "10 Years" English
 Moldova Natalia Gordienko "Sugar" English
 Poland Rafał "The Ride" English
 San Marino Senhit[h] "Adrenalina" English[i]
 Serbia Hurricane "Loco Loco" Serbian[j]
2nd half  Albania Anxhela Peristeri "Karma" Albanian
 Bulgaria Victoria "Growing Up Is Getting Old" English
 Denmark Fyr & Flamme "Øve os på hinanden" Danish
 Finland Blind Channel "Dark Side" English
 Georgia Tornike Kipiani "You" English
 Latvia Samanta Tīna "The Moon Is Rising" English
 Portugal The Black Mamba "Love Is on My Side" English
  Switzerland Gjon's Tears "Tout l'Univers" French

Final

The final will take place on 22 May 2021 at 21:00 (CEST). Twenty-six countries will participate in the final, composing of the host country, the Big Five, and the ten best-ranked entries of each of the two semi-finals. All forty participating countries will vote in the final.

Draw Country[41] Artist[50] Song[50] Language(s)
23[32]  Netherlands Jeangu Macrooy "Birth of a New Age" English, Sranan Tongo
 France Barbara Pravi "Voilà" French
 Germany Jendrik "I Don't Feel Hate" English[k]
 Italy Måneskin "Zitti e buoni" Italian
 Spain Blas Cantó "Voy a quedarme" Spanish
 United Kingdom James Newman "Embers" English

Other countries

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. The EBU issued an invitation of participation in the contest to all active members. Associate member Australia does not need an invitation for the 2021 contest, as it had previously been granted permission to participate at least until 2023.[52]

Active EBU members

  •  Andorra – In November 2019, Democrats for Andorra, the ruling party of Andorra, stated that the country would eventually return to the contest, with a cost assessment as a prerequisite.[53] Susanne Georgi, the 2009 Andorran representative, stated in May 2020 that she had secured the funding required for the country to return to the contest.[54] Later that year, on 1 August 2020, Georgi explained on Eurovision fan website Wiwibloggs' podcast that she had held a meeting with Prime Minister of Andorra Xavier Espot Zamora, in which they verbally agreed to make a return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 (as they did not want to participate under the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic).[55]
  •  Armenia – Having intended to compete in the 2020 contest, Armenia were initially confirmed for the 2021 contest when the list of participants was announced by the EBU in October 2020, and were set to perform in the second half of the second semi-final.[41][32] However, on 5 March 2021, the Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) confirmed that they were subsequently unable to participate in the contest due to social and political crises in the aftermath of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[42]
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina – In October 2020, Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) confirmed that the country would not return in 2021, citing ongoing financial issues. Bosnia and Herzegovina last participated in 2016.[56]
  •  Luxembourg - In July 2020, RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg confirmed that Luxembourg would not participate in the 2021 contest, stating that they have no "focus on entertainment and music shows" and that participating in the contest "would put the broadcaster under a financial strain".[57]
  •  Monaco – Monégasque broadcaster TMC confirmed in September 2020 that they would not participate in the 2021 contest.[58]
  •  Montenegro – Montenegrin broadcaster Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) confirmed in October 2020 that they would not participate in the 2021 contest.[59] They had previously withdrawn from competing in the later-cancelled 2020 contest due to a series of poor results and the costs associated with participation.
  •  Morocco – In response to rumours that the EBU had been in discussions with Morocco regarding participation in the contest, Karim Sbai, the Director of Communications of Morocco's Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision, stated in February 2020 that Morocco's possible return to the contest had not yet been discussed.[60] Ultimately, Morocco was not included on the final list of participating countries for the 2021 contest.[41]
  •  Slovakia – In July 2020, a spokesperson from Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) stated that the broadcaster was unlikely to participate in the contest.[61] RTVS confirmed their non-participation in August 2020.[62]
  •  Turkey – In May 2020, Faruk Kaymakcı, Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & Director for EU Affairs, stated that he hoped to see Turkey returning to the contest.[63] However, Turkey was not included on the final list of participating countries for the 2021 contest.[41] Turkey last took part in 2012.

Associate EBU members

  •  Kazakhstan – In August 2020, the EBU stated that they had no intention to invite Kazakhstan to the 2021 contest.[64]

Non-EBU members

  •  Kosovo – In August 2020, the EBU stated that they had no intention to invite Kosovo to the 2021 contest.[64]
  •  Liechtenstein – In July 2020, Liechtensteiner broadcaster 1 FL TV announced that they had ruled out debuting in the 2021 contest. The broadcaster had attempted to become an EBU member in the past but halted its plans when its director, Peter Kölbel, unexpectedly died. It would also need the backing of the Liechtenstein government to be able to carry the cost of becoming an EBU member and paying the participation fee for the contest.[65]

Incidents

Belarusian entry

After "Ya nauchu tebya (I'll Teach You)" was announced as the Belarusian entry for the contest, the EBU ruled that the song did not comply with the contest's rules against political entries, and that the song was not eligible to compete in the contest unless it was modified.[66]

Broadcasters and commentators

All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing an insight about the show to their local audience and, while they must broadcast at least the semi-final they are voting in and the final, most broadcasters air all three shows with different programming plans. Similarly, some non-participating broadcasters may still want to air the contest. These are the broadcasters that have confirmed their broadcasting plans and/or their commentators:

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Show(s) Broadcaster(s) Commentator(s) Ref(s)
 Bulgaria All shows BNT 1 [67]
 France Both semi-finals France 4 [68]
Final France 2
 Germany Both semi-finals One [69]
Final Das Erste, One
 Greece All shows ERT Maria Kozakou and Giorgos Kapoutzidis [70]
 Italy Both semi-finals Rai 4 [citation needed]
Final Rai 1
Rai Radio 2
 Norway NRK1 Marte Stokstad [71][72]
 Russia All shows Channel One Yury Aksyuta, Yana Churikova [73]
 United Kingdom Both semi-finals BBC Four [74]
Final BBC One Graham Norton
BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Armenia withdrew from the contest in March 2021.
  2. ^ On 11 March 2021, the EBU released a statement, stating that after scrutinizing Belarus' original entry "Ya nauchu tebya (I'll Teach You)", they concluded that "the song puts the non-political nature of the Contest in question". As a result, the EBU has declared the entry ineligible to compete in the contest, and demanded that the Belarusian broadcaster BTRC must submit either a new version of the song or an entirely new song that is compliant with the rules, if they don't want to face disqualification.[51]
  3. ^ Contains one repeated chant in Azerbaijani
  4. ^ Contains repeated words in Spanish
  5. ^ Contains one repeated phrase in Hebrew
  6. ^ Contains one repeated phrase in French
  7. ^ Contains one sentence in Czech
  8. ^ The song features vocals from Flo Rida.
  9. ^ Contains one repeated word in Italian
  10. ^ Contains one phrase in English and one repeated word in Spanish
  11. ^ Contains two spoken sentences in German

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