Graham Norton
Eurovision 2021 is nearly here, so it’s time to dig out your Union Jack flag and sparkly clothes for the biggest party of the year.
The world’s biggest music competition returns with 25 countries competing in the 65
th Eurovision Song Contest grand final, which will air live on BBC One and BBC Radio 2.
Don’t know your ABBA from your Lordi or your Gina G from your Katrina and the Waves? Here’s our quick bluffer’s guide so you understand what’s happening on Saturday night.
Here’s our bluffers guide to Eurovision 2021
When is Eurovision 2021?
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Who’s lining up for international glory in Rotterdam this year?
As always, there’s something for everyone in the mix, from tick-tock timing of teddy-bear hugging Croatian entrant Albina to numerous heartfelt ballads (including the pandemically appropriate refrain “I want to be with you” in Georgian entry Tornike Kipiani’s song
You), Iceland’s tracksuit-wearing family and friends ensemble Daði og Gagnamagnið with
10 Years (which features samples of vocals from a thousand different people all over the world) and the dancing soft-serve cones in Moldova entry, Natalia Gordienko’s
Sugar. There are wings. Glitter. Great shoes. Big Hair. Explosions. Water (seems to be a theme this year).