Episode 1477
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Wed, 2021-May-19 01:21 UTC
Length - 2:59
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest is being held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, following the country's victory at the 2019 contest with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was due to host the 2020 contest, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the fifth time that the Netherlands hosts the contest, having previously done so in 1958, 1970, 1976 and 1980.
Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcasters Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO), Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) and AVROTROS, the contest will be held at Rotterdam Ahoy and consists of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May, and the final on 22 May 2021. The EBU discussed carryovers between the 2020 and 2021 contests, and many participating countries allocated the same artists who were due to represent them in 2020. The three live shows are hosted by Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit and Nikkie de Jager.
Thirty-nine countries participates in the contest. Bulgaria and Ukraine will return after their absences from the 2019 contest, while Hungary and Montenegro did not return after their 2019 participation. Armenia and Belarus had originally planned to participate, but Armenia later withdrew due to social and political crises following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and Belarus was disqualified after their intended entry was found to be in violation of the contest's rules. For the first time since its debut in 2015, Australia failed to qualify for the Grand Final. Ukraine, on the other hand, has become the only country which has never missed a grand final.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:21 UTC on Wednesday, 19 May 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on Wikipedia.
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