The Free European Song Contest 2021 was the second edition of the Free European Song Contest, organised by the German television network ProSieben and the production company Raab TV.
The show was broadcast on 15 May 2021 at 20:15 CEST on the television channel ProSieben and on the streaming platform Joyn. It was presented for the second consecutive time by Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst.
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.
Participants DrawCountryArtistSongLanguage(s)PlacePoints 01Milow"ASAP"English37702Mandy Capristo"13 Schritte"German, Italian114103Ben Dolic"Stuck in My Mind"English142704Elif"Alles Helal"German, Turkish66805Fantasy"Wild Boys"German, Polish133406Juan Daniél"Corazón"Spanish105207Mighty Oaks"Mexico"English96008Jasmin Wagner"Gold"German161809Danny Vera"Rollercoaster"English29410Sotiria"Herz"German1523 11Rea Garvey"The One"English111612Mathea"Tut mir nicht leid"German76713Hugel feat. Bloodline"VIP"English86514Amy Macdonald"Statues"English47715Seven"Unser kleines Wunder"German124016Helge 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 rowspan=16 Belgium 77 5 10 6 6 10 10 8 4 6 8 31 Italy 41 2 2 1 5 3 5 12 2 3 4 2 Slovenia 27 3 7 2 2 8 Turkey 68 2 12 3 6 12 1 6 8 2 1 510 Poland 34 12 6 5 1 5 5 Spain 52 6 7 5 8 2 4 5 6 5 13 England 60 1 12 2 3 2 10 4 10 6 64 Croatia 18 2 1 1 3 3 2 6 Netherlands 94 12 6 4 10 3 1 10 1 7 7 8 10 78 Greece 23 6 7 4 1 3 2 Ireland 116 5 10 1 8 7 7 4 7 5 10 12 4 12 1212 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 12 107 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.ContestantCountries giving 12 points421
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.
– Johnny Logan – Eric Kabongo – Sylvie Meis – Ofenbach – Nathan Evans – Eko Fresh – Lucas Cordalis – Lina Kuduzović – Javi Martínez – Halina – Ross Antony – Pietro Lombardi – Monica Ivancan – Fabio Landert – Sasha – Christina Stürmer
See also
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
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