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    • May 3, 2021
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Eurovision 2021 - All you need to know




When is it?


Eurovision will be held between 18-22 May.

  • Semi-final 1: 19 May 5:00am AEST (18 May 20:00 CET in Europe)

  • Semi-final 2: 21 May 5:00am AEST (20 May 20:00 CET in Europe)

  • Grand Final: 23 May 5:00am AEST (22 May 20:00 CET in Europe)


Where will it be held?


Eurovision this year will be held at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, The Netherlands after they won the 2019 Contest with Duncan Laurence's 'Arcade'. They were due to hold the 2020 Contest before it was cancelled.


There is due to be a small crowd of 3,500 spectator who will all have to go through strict COVID-19 protocols to get access.


Broadcast times


For Australians, this will be the SBS broadcast times:


  • Wednesday 19 May - 5:00am AEST live broadcast semi-final 1 (Australia's semi-final)

  • Friday 21 May - 5:00am AEST live broadcast semi-final 2

  • Friday 21 May - 8:30pm AEST semi-final 1 replay in primetime

  • Saturday 22 May - 8:30pm AEST semi-final 2 replay in primetime

  • Sunday 23 May - 5:00am AEST live broadcast of Grand Final

  • Sunday 23 May - 7:30pm AEST Grand Final replay in primetime

All shows will be available during the week on SBS On Demand.


Who is competing?



You can listen to all songs on these playlists:



Details on the artists and their semi-finals below:


Semi-final 1


Below are the entries competing in semi-final 1 (in the order they will perform). Click on the links to get a full profile on the entry and to check out their songs.


  1. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania: The Roop โ€“ 'Discoteque'

  2. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Slovenia: Ana Sokliฤ โ€“ 'Amen'

  3. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia: Manizha โ€“ 'Russian Woman'

  4. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden: Tusse โ€“ 'Voices'

  5. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia: Montaigne โ€“ 'Technicolour'

  6. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ North Macedonia: Vasil โ€“ 'Here I Stand'

  7. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland: Lesley Roy โ€“ 'Maps'

  8. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus: Elena Tsagrinou โ€“ 'El diablo'

  9. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway: Tix โ€“ 'Fallen Angel'

  10. ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia: Albina โ€“ 'Tick-Tock'

  11. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium: Hooverphonic โ€“ 'The Wrong Place'

  12. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel: Eden Alene โ€“ 'Set Me Free'

  13. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania: Roxen โ€“ 'Amnesia'

  14. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan: Efendi โ€“ 'Mata Hari'

  15. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine: Go_A โ€“ 'SHUM'

  16. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Malta: Destiny โ€“ 'Je me casse'


Semi-final 2


Below are the entries competing in semi-final 2 (in the order they will perform). Click on the links to get a full profile on the entry and to check out their songs.


  1. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ San Marino: Senhit โ€“ 'Adrenalina'

  2. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonia: Uku Suviste โ€“ 'The Lucky One'

  3. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic: Benny Cristo โ€“ 'Omaga'

  4. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece: Stefania โ€“ 'Last Dance'

  5. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria: Vincent Bueno โ€“ 'Amen'

  6. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland: Rafaล‚ โ€“ 'The Ride'

  7. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Moldova: Natalia Gordienko โ€“ 'Sugar'

  8. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland: Daรฐi og Gagnamagniรฐ โ€“ '10 Years'

  9. ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia: Hurricane โ€“ 'Loco Loco'

  10. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Georgia: Tornike Kipiani โ€“ 'You'

  11. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania: Anxhela Peristeri โ€“ 'Karma'

  12. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal: The Black Mamba โ€“ 'Love Is on My Side'

  13. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria: Victoria โ€“ 'Growing Up Is Getting Old'

  14. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland: Blind Channel โ€“ 'Dark Side'

  15. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia: Samanta Tฤซna โ€“ 'The Moon Is Rising'

  16. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland: Gjonโ€™s Tears โ€“ 'Tout lโ€™univers'

  17. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark: Fyr & Flamme โ€“ 'ร˜ve os pรฅ hinanden'


The Big 5 and Hosts


Each year the 'Big 5' nations go straight through to the Grand Final as do the hosts of the Contest.



How is Australia competing if they're not in Rotterdam?




Australia will be shown as a 'live-on-tape' performance that was recorded under strict conditions back in March. All 39 entries had to record this in case they could not travel or compete because of COVID-19.


You can read our full FAQ on why Montaigne isn't in Rotterdam here.


Who are the favourites?


According to the odds on 17 May 2021, Italy are the current favourites to win:

  1. Italy $3.50

  2. France: $3.75

  3. Malta $6.00

  4. Iceland $9.50

  5. Cyprus $11.50

  6. Switzerland $12.75

  7. Bulgaria $13.50


Full odds in Australia at: https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/novelty-bets/eurovision/eurovision-2021-5637160




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