Free European Song Contest 2021

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Free European Song Contest 2021
Date and venue
Final
  • 15 May 2021
Venue Lanxess Arena
Cologne, Germany
Production
Broadcaster ProSieben
Executive producer Stefan Raab
Presenters Steven Gätjen
Conchita Wurst
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

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

R/OCountryArtist [6] SongLanguage(s)PlacePoints
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Milow "ASAP"English [a] 377
2Flag of Italy.svg Italy Mandy Capristo "13 Schritte"German, Italian1141
3Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Ben Dolic "Stuck in My Mind"English [b] 1427
4Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Elif "Alles Helal"German, Turkish668
5Flag of Poland.svg Poland Fantasy "Wild Boys"German, Polish1334
6Flag of Spain.svg Spain Juan Daniél "Corazón"Spanish1052
7Flag of England.svg England Mighty Oaks "Mexico"English960
8Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Jasmin Wagner "Gold"German [c] 1618
9Flag 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 IrelandFlag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
2Flag of Austria.svg AustriaFlag of England.svg England
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Flag of France.svg FranceFlag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyFlag of Croatia.svg Croatia
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
1Flag of England.svg EnglandFlag of Poland.svg Poland
Flag of Germany.svg GermanyFlag of Greece.svg Greece
Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Flag of Poland.svg PolandFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Flag of Scotland.svg ScotlandFlag 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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  7. "As there is no televoting from these 13 countries, the jurors will give out their own points". Eurovoix World on Twitter.
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  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.
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