Eurovision 2021 lineup: Full list of countries and performance order
EUROVISION 2021 is the latest instalment in the singing contest s esteemed history.
Will we see a new country reign supreme or will another add to their legacy by winning the prestigious event once again?
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Which countries are performing at Eurovision 2021?
So far sixteen countries have been confirmed for the Eurovision final.
The Big Five - France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK - plus the host nation, Netherlands, go automatically through to the final stages.
The rest of the nations are battling it out in the semi-finals.
13 May 2021 at 20:12 CEST
It was the second day of second rehearsals in Rotterdam Ahoy, with the Big Five and the Netherlands joining us on stage for their first run-through.
Day 6 of Rehearsals was a ten-hour marathon on the main stage, and now every delegation has arrived in Rotterdam Ahoy you can really feel the excitement building.
Second rehearsals continued apace for those acts performing in the Semi-Finals, and it was first rehearsal today for the Big Five and the host nation the Netherlands.
Italy kicked off the Big Five rehearsals with Italy’s Maneskin singing
Zitti E Buoni, which means ‘shut up and be quiet’. They did not shut up, and they were definitely not quiet. It featured Damiano in silver trousers and ALL the lighting, and got the Big Five rehearsal session off to a banging start.
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).