Free European Song Contest 2021

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Free European Song Contest 2021
Dates
Final15 May 2021
Host
Venue Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany
Presenter(s) Steven Gätjen
Conchita Wurst
Executive producer Stefan Raab
Host broadcaster ProSieben
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countriesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Non-returning countriesFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Noia 64 apps kmoon.png The Moon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards 12, 10, 8-1 points for 10 songs; 13 countries have votes provided by a single juror, three (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland) have votes determined via televoting.
Winning songFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
"The One"
2020  Free European Song Contest

The Free European Song Contest 2021 was the second edition of the Free European Song Contest, [1] organised by the German television network ProSieben and the production company Raab TV. [2]

Contents

The show was broadcast on 15 May 2021 at 20:15 CEST on the television channel ProSieben and on the streaming platform Joyn. [3] It was presented for the second consecutive time by Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst. [4]

The winning song was "The One" by Rea Garvey, representing Ireland. It marked Ireland's first victory in the event. For the second consecutive year, the Netherlands finished as runner-up, this year represented by Danny Vera with his 2019 hit "Rollercoaster." Debutant Belgium finished in third place with Milow and his song "ASAP." Although he finished with the same number of points as fellow debuting country Scotland, tiebreak rules put the Belgian entry ahead.

Format

Presenters

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Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst, the presenters of Free ESC 2021

For the second consecutive time, the programme was hosted by two presenters: the German television host Steven Gätjen and the Austrian singer Conchita Wurst, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. [5]

Participants

DrawCountryArtist [6] SongLanguage(s)PlacePoints
01Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Milow "ASAP" English [a] 377
02Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mandy Capristo "13 Schritte" German, Italian 1141
03Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ben Dolic "Stuck in My Mind"English [b] 1427
04Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Elif "Alles Helal"German, Turkish 668
05Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Fantasy "Wild Boys"German, Polish 1334
06Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Juan Daniél "Corazón" Spanish 1052
07Flag of England.svg  England Mighty Oaks "Mexico"English960
08Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Jasmin Wagner "Gold"German [c] 1618
09Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Danny Vera "Rollercoaster"English294
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Sotiria "Herz"German [d] 1523
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Rea Garvey "The One"English1116
12Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Mathea "Tut mir nicht leid"German767
13Flag of France.svg  France Hugel feat. Bloodline "VIP"English [e] 865
14Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Amy Macdonald "Statues"English477
15Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Seven "Unser kleines Wunder"German1240
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Helge Schneider "Supergeiler Helge Schneider"German569

Score sheet

All countries used a jury vote, except Austria, Germany, and Switzerland; whose results were determined via televote.

Results
Total score
Belgium
Italy
Slovenia
Turkey
Poland
Spain
England
Croatia
Netherlands
Greece
Ireland
Austria
France
Scotland
Switzerland
Germany
Contestants
Belgium77510661010846831
Italy41221535122342
Slovenia2737228
Turkey68212361216821510
Poland341265155
Spain5267582456513
England6011223210410664
Croatia182113326
Netherlands94126410311017781078
Greece23674132
Ireland116510187747510124121212
Austria6787127412863
France657483312216127
Scotland77315410781012107
Switzerland4010544881
Germany6948102856312254

12 points

N.ContestantCountries giving 12 points
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of England.svg England
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
1Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of France.svg France

Spokespersons

As in 2020, all spokespersons, save for those announcing the votes for the three televoting regions (Austria, Germany, and Switzerland), also served as their country's national juror. [7]

See also

Notes

  1. Contains one line in French
  2. Contains a line in Slovene
  3. Final chorus partially in Croatian
  4. Contains one line in Greek
  5. Contains several lines in French

References

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  2. Granger, Anthony (2021-03-16). "Free European Song Contest 2021 To Be Held On May 15". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  3. "FREE EUROPEAN SONG CONTEST - "FREE EUROPEAN SONG CONTEST" 2021: Comeback des freien, europäischen Songwettbewerb #FreeESC am 15. Mai". www.prosieben.de (in German). 2021-03-16. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  4. "FREE EUROPEAN SONG CONTEST - "FREE EUROPEAN SONG CONTEST" 2021: Steven Gätjen und Conchita Wurst sind die Moderatoren". www.prosieben.de (in German). 2021-04-06. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. Granger, Anthony (2021-04-06). "Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst to Host the Free European Song Contest 2021". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  6. GmbH, Südwest Presse Online-Dienste (2021-05-12). "Free ESC 2021 Teilnehmer: Ben Dolic, Milow und Co. – Das sind die Kandidaten". swp.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  7. "As there is no televoting from these 13 countries, the jurors will give out their own points". Eurovoix World on Twitter.
  8. Granger, Anthony (2021-05-09). "🇮🇪 Ireland: Johnny Logan Spokesperson at the Free European Song Contest 2021". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  9. Granger, Anthony (2021-05-09). "Scotland: Nathan Evans Will Reveal The Nations Votes at the Free ESC 2021". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  10. Granger, Anthony (2021-05-09). "🇬🇷 Greece: Lucas Cordalis Spokesperson For the Free ESC 2021". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2021-05-09.