Free European Song Contest 2021

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Free European Song Contest 2021
Dates
Final15 May 2021
Host
VenueLanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany
Presenter(s)Steven Gätjen
Conchita Wurst
Executive producerStefan Raab
Host broadcasterProSieben
Opening actHelge Schneider singing "Forever at Home"
Interval actDie Prinzen, Eko Fresh, and MoTrip performing "Millionär"[1]
Conchita Wurst performing "Malebu"
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countries Belgium
 England
 France
 Greece
 Scotland
 Slovenia
Non-returning countries Bulgaria
 Denmark
 Israel
 Kazakhstan
The Moon The Moon
 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 song Ireland
"The One"
2020 ← Free European Song Contest

The Free European Song Contest 2021 was the second edition of the Free European Song Contest,[2] organised by the German television network ProSieben and the production company Raab TV.[3]

The show was broadcast on 15 May 2021 at 20:15 CEST on the television channel ProSieben and on the streaming platform Joyn.[4] It was presented for the second consecutive time by Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst.[5]

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[]

Steven Gätjen
Conchita Wurst
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.[6]

Participants[]

Draw Country Artist[7] Song Language(s) Place Points
01  Belgium Milow "ASAP" English[a] 3 77
02  Italy Mandy Capristo "13 Schritte" German, Italian 11 41
03  Slovenia Ben Dolic "Stuck in My Mind" English[b] 14 27
04  Turkey Elif "Alles Helal" German, Turkish 6 68
05  Poland "Wild Boys" German, Polish 13 34
06  Spain "Corazón" Spanish 10 52
07  England Mighty Oaks "Mexico" English 9 60
08  Croatia Jasmin Wagner "Gold" German[c] 16 18
09  Netherlands Danny Vera "Rollercoaster" English 2 94
10  Greece "Herz" German[d] 15 23
11  Ireland Rea Garvey "The One" English 1 116
12  Austria "Tut mir nicht leid" German 7 67
13  France feat. "VIP" English[e] 8 65
14  Scotland Amy Macdonald "Statues" English 4 77
15   Switzerland Seven "Unser kleines Wunder" German 12 40
16  Germany Helge Schneider "Supergeiler Helge Schneider" German 5 69

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
 Belgium 77 5 10 6 6 10 10 8 4 6 8 3 1
Italy 41 2 2 1 5 3 5 12 2 3 4 2
Slovenia 27 3 7 2 7 8
Turkey 68 2 12 3 6 12 1 6 8 2 1 5 10
Poland 34 12 6 5 1 5 5
Spain 52 6 7 5 8 2 4 5 6 5 1 3
England 60 1 12 2 3 2 10 4 10 6 6 4
Croatia 18 2 1 1 3 3 2 6
Netherlands 94 12 6 4 10 3 1 10 1 7 7 8 10 7 8
Greece 23 6 7 4 1 3 2
Ireland 116 5 10 1 8 7 7 4 7 5 10 12 4 12 12 12
Austria 67 8 7 12 7 4 12 8 6 3
France 65 7 4 8 3 3 12 2 1 6 12 7
Scotland 77 3 1 5 4 10 7 8 10 12 10 7
Switzerland 40 10 5 4 4 8 8 1
Germany 69 4 8 10 2 8 5 6 3 12 2 5 4

12 points[]

N. Contestant Countries giving 12 points
4  Ireland  Austria
 Germany
 Scotland
  Switzerland
2  Austria  England
 Slovenia
 France  Ireland
 Spain
 Turkey  Croatia
 Italy
1  England  Poland
 Germany  Greece
 Italy  Netherlands
 Netherlands  Belgium
 Poland  Turkey
 Scotland  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.[8]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Tonight: The Free European Song Contest 2021". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ Spiteri, Steven (17 May 2020). "Germany: Free European Song Contest to return in 2021". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony (2021-03-16). "Free European Song Contest 2021 To Be Held On May 15". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  4. ^ "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. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  5. ^ "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. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  6. ^ Granger, Anthony (2021-04-06). "Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst to Host the Free European Song Contest 2021". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "As there is no televoting from these 13 countries, the jurors will give out their own points". Eurovoix World on Twitter.
  9. ^ Granger, Anthony (2021-05-09). "