United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	Artist: 19 February 2021; Song: 11 March 2021
Selected entrant	James Newman
Selected song	"Embers"
Selected songwriter(s)	James Newman; Conor Blake; Danny Shah; Tom Hollings; Samuel Brennan;
Finals performance
Final result	26th, 0 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated May 12, 2024

The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Embers" written by James Newman, Conor Blake, Danny Shah, Tom Hollings and Samuel Brennan. The song was performed by James Newman, who was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands after he was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "My Last Breath" before the event's cancellation. Newman was announced as the British entrant on 19 February 2021, while the song "Embers" was presented to the public on 11 March 2021.

As a member of the "Big Five", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 9, the United Kingdom placed 26th (last) out of the 26 participating countries, failing to score any points. This was the fifth time the nation had placed last in the history of the competition, and the second time the nation received nul points . The United Kingdom was also the first country to have received nul points since the implementation of the new system in 2016.

Background

Prior to the 2021 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-two times.^[1] Thus far, the United Kingdom has won the contest five times: in 1967 with the song "Puppet on a String" performed by Sandie Shaw, in 1969 with the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" performed by Lulu, in 1976 with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" performed by Brotherhood of Man, in 1981 with the song "Making Your Mind Up" performed by Bucks Fizz and in 1997 with the song "Love Shine a Light" performed by Katrina and the Waves. To this point, the nation is noted for having finished as the runner-up in a record fifteen contests. Up to and including 1998, the UK had only twice finished outside the top 10, in 1978 and 1987. Since 1999, the year in which the rule was abandoned that songs must be performed in one of the official languages of the country participating, the UK has had less success, thus far only finishing within the top ten twice: in 2002 with the song "Come Back" performed by Jessica Garlick and in 2009 with the song "It's My Time" performed by Jade Ewen. For the 2019 contest, the United Kingdom finished in twenty-sixth (last) place out of twenty-six competing entries with the song "Bigger than Us" performed by Michael Rice.

The British national broadcaster, BBC, broadcasts the event within the United Kingdom and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. BBC announced that the United Kingdom would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on 26 October 2020.^[2] Since 2016, BBC organised a national final featuring a competition among several artists and songs, while the broadcaster opted to internally select the British entry in 2020. The internal selection procedure was continued for their 2021 entry.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 19 February 2021, BBC confirmed that James Newman would represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Collaboration between BBC Studios and record label BMG was also renewed. In regards to his re-selection as the British entrant, Newman stated: "I'm so excited and honoured to be getting a second chance at representing my country in the Eurovision Song Contest. I haven't stopped making new music in lockdown and I can't wait for everyone to hear the song I’m taking to Eurovision in 2021."^[3]

On 11 March 2021, the song "Embers" written by James Newman together with Conor Blake, Danny Shah, Tom Hollings and Samuel Brennan was presented to the public through the release of the official music video, which was directed by Charlie Lightening and filmed at RAF Greenham Common in Newbury, Berkshire, via the official Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel.^[4]^[5] In regards to the song, Newman stated: "I feel like everyone wants a party and to have some fun so when I was writing, that's what I had in my head. I wanted something people can dance to, even if it's just in their kitchen".^[6]

Promotion

James Newman specifically promoted "Embers" as the British Eurovision entry by performing during several online international events, including the Concert in the Dark on 21 April which was organised by Eurovoix, the PrePartyES on 24 April which was organised by eurovision-spain.com, and the Adriatic PreParty on 1 May which was organised by Hrvatski Eurovizijski Klub.^[7]^[8]^[9]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to compete in one of two semi-finals, and qualify in order to participate in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final on 22 May 2021.^[10]^[11] In addition to their participation in the final, the United Kingdom is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. For the 2021 contest, the semi-final allocation draw held for 2020 which was held on 28 January 2020, was used. The United Kingdom was assigned to broadcast and vote in the second semi-final on 20 May 2021.

In the United Kingdom, the semi-finals were broadcast on BBC Four with commentary by Scott Mills, Sara Cox and Chelcee Grimes, while the final was televised on BBC One with commentary by Graham Norton and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Ken Bruce.^[12]^[13] Rylan Clark-Neal was initially announced as one of the commentators for the semi-finals, however he was replaced by Cox due to illness.^[14] The British spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the British jury during the final, was Amanda Holden.

Final

After technical rehearsals were held on 15 May, the "Big Five" countries and host country Netherlands held a press conference. As part of this press conference, the artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. The United Kingdom was drawn to compete in the first half. Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. The United Kingdom was subsequently placed to perform in position 9, following the entry from Serbia and before the entry from Greece. The United Kingdom placed twenty-sixth (last) in the final, failing to score any points from both the televoting and the juries. This was the fifth time the United Kingdom finished in last place and the second time the nation received nul points , the previous occasion being in 2003. The United Kingdom was also the first country to have received nul points since the implementation of the new system in 2016.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.^[15] Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members.^[16] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form.^[17]^[18]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United Kingdom and awarded by United Kingdom in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to the United Kingdom

In the final, the United Kingdom did not receive any points from the juries or in the televote.^[19]

Points awarded by the United Kingdom

Points awarded by the United Kingdom (Semi-final 2)^[20]
Score	Televote	Jury
12 points	Iceland	Iceland
10 points	Bulgaria	Portugal
8 points	Finland	Switzerland
7 points	Poland	Bulgaria
6 points	Portugal	Finland
5 points	Denmark	Serbia
4 points	Latvia	San Marino
3 points	Switzerland	Moldova
2 points	San Marino	Estonia
1 point	Greece	Albania

Points awarded by the United Kingdom (Final)^[19]
Score	Televote	Jury
12 points	Lithuania	France
10 points	Iceland	Iceland
8 points	Bulgaria	Switzerland
7 points	Finland	Portugal
6 points	Malta	Israel
5 points	France	Bulgaria
4 points	Ukraine	Finland
3 points	Italy	San Marino
2 points	Norway	Spain
1 point	Switzerland	Belgium

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the British jury:^[17]^[18]

Nicki Chapman – Radio DJ, broadcaster, TV presenter
Tom Aspaul – singer-songwriter
Ross Gautreau – record label owner, producer
Michelle Gayle – singer-songwriter, actress
Aisha Jawando – actress, musician

Detailed voting results from the United Kingdom (Semi-final 2)^[20]
Draw	Country	Jury							Televote
Draw	Country	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
01	San Marino	4	7	7	6	6	7	4	9	2
02	Estonia	10	16	4	9	13	9	2	14
03	Czech Republic	11	11	9	17	10	12		16
04	Greece	12	9	13	11	15	13		10	1
05	Austria	13	6	10	12	8	11		15
06	Poland	7	15	14	13	16	14		4	7
07	Moldova	14	1	15	16	11	8	3	11
08	Iceland	3	2	1	1	1	1	12	1	12
09	Serbia	6	5	8	3	5	6	5	12
10	Georgia	15	17	11	15	17	17		17
11	Albania	9	10	12	8	7	10	1	13
12	Portugal	1	8	3	2	2	2	10	5	6
13	Bulgaria	5	4	5	7	3	4	7	2	10
14	Finland	2	12	6	5	4	5	6	3	8
15	Latvia	17	13	17	14	12	16		7	4
16	Switzerland	8	3	2	4	9	3	8	8	3
17	Denmark	16	14	16	10	14	15		6	5

Detailed voting results from the United Kingdom (Final)^[19]
Draw	Country	Jury							Televote
Draw	Country	Juror A	Juror B	Juror C	Juror D	Juror E	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
01	Cyprus	15	23	17	14	13	21		13
02	Albania	21	15	16	18	19	22		21
03	Israel	1	5	11	11	12	5	6	18
04	Belgium	11	6	9	6	22	10	1	25
05	Russia	17	7	13	16	18	15		14
06	Malta	12	18	15	10	11	16		5	6
07	Portugal	2	19	5	9	3	4	7	11
08	Serbia	19	11	18	8	4	12		23
09	United Kingdom
10	Greece	18	12	22	12	23	20		16
11	Switzerland	9	3	1	3	14	3	8	10	1
12	Iceland	5	14	2	1	1	2	10	2	10
13	Spain	8	17	12	5	7	9	2	24
14	Moldova	23	2	23	17	21	13		20
15	Germany	16	25	24	23	15	24		15
16	Finland	3	16	4	13	8	7	4	4	7
17	Bulgaria	13	4	6	7	5	6	5	3	8
18	Lithuania	22	13	21	20	25	23		1	12
19	Ukraine	24	8	20	24	20	18		7	4
20	France	4	1	3	2	2	1	12	6	5
21	Azerbaijan	25	9	19	22	17	19		19
22	Norway	20	22	25	25	16	25		9	2
23	Netherlands	6	20	8	21	6	11		22
24	Italy	14	24	14	15	9	17		8	3
25	Sweden	7	21	7	19	24	14		12
26	San Marino	10	10	10	4	10	8	3	17

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embers (James Newman song)</span> 2021 song by James Newman

"Embers" is a song released by British singer James Newman, on 11 March 2021. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, where it came in last place with no points. Described as a dance pop single, the song is about enduring passion, which Newman feels has resonance with the approaching end point of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Halo" written by Anders Nilsen, Gabriele Ponte, Luca Michlmayr, Rasmus Flyckt and Sophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons. The song was performed by Lumix, which is the artistic name of DJ and producer Luca Michlmayr, featuring Pia Maria. On 8 February 2022, the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Lumix and Pia Maria to compete at the 2022 contest, while "Halo" was presented to the public on 11 March 2022.

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Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Dizzy" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete