Tonight the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest kicks off with its first semi-final in which only ten of the sixteen candidates will be able to go to the grand final on May 22. The fate depends not only on the staging of the participants and the voice of the artists but on the vote, this will be established by 50% by the professional jury of 21 countries and the televoting of the citizens of these nations.
There are only ten places available and in this first round, everything is very close. According to the main bookmakers, Malta, Cyprus, Ukraine and Lithuania are the big favorites to go to the next round, while Slovenia, Australia, Ireland, and Azerbaijan are played staying out of the contest. But the order of performance is key to hooking the public.
Montaigne, representative of Australia in Eurovision 2021
Both this first semifinal of Eurovision 2021 and the second, which will be held on Thursday 20, can be seen from 9:00 p.m. on 2 of TVE. However, of the 16 countries that will compete for a place in the grand final on Saturday, only Australia will not be on the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam. It should be remembered that due to international restrictions on travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, its representative Montagne will not be physically present, although he will be thanks to the “backup” that the Australians sent to the organization, according to the protocol.
Likewise, the performances of the so-called Big Five (Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany) as well as the host country, the Netherlands, will be able to be seen in the grand final and will not need to pass this initial screening. For the moment, this is the order of performance of the 16 countries participating in tonight’s Eurovision semi-final.
1. Lithuania
The Roop
‘Discoteque’
2. Slovenia
Ana Soklič
‘Amen’
3. Russia
Manizha
‘Russian Woman’
4. Sweden
Tusse
‘Voices’
5. Australia
Montaigne
‘Technicolour’
6. North Macedonia
Vasil
‘Here I Stand’
7. Ireland
Lesley Roy
‘Maps’
8. Cyprus
Elena Tsagrinou
‘The devil’
9. Norway
Tix
‘Fallen Angel’
10. Croatia
Bee
‘Tick-Tock’
11. Belgium
Hooverphonic
‘The Wrong Place’
12. Israel
Eden Alone
‘Set Me Free’
13. Romania
Roxen
‘Amnesia’
14. Azerbaijan
Master
‘Sun’
15. Ukraine
Go_A
‘Shum’
16. Malta
Destiny
‘I’m breaking’
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