Eurovision 2021: The song contest returns - with Italy s Maneskin among the favourites
Graham Norton provides welcome sardonic commentary for a 12th year, while James Newman will be carrying the UK s hopes this time round
22 May 2021 • 6:54pm
Tix from Norway at the dress rehearsal for tonight s Eurovision Song Contest final
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In a May that has felt more like March, a burst of much-needed cheer comes in the form of the Eurovision Song Contest which promises enough camp production value and onstage fireworks to repower Britain’s collective will to live for another week at least.
The Eurovision final airs on BBC One at 8pm, with Graham Norton providing welcome sardonic commentary for a 12th year.
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19 May 2021 • 6:00am
This year s Eurovision Song Contest is being hosted in Rotterdam in the Netherlands
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After taking a year out due to the pandemic, the Eurovision Song Contest is finally returning to our screens for the final (the 65th, in fact) on Saturday May 22, at 8pm on BBC One.
Now that you’re allowed to host up to six people indoors, what better excuse to get your friends together than this outrageous celebration of musical spectacle and excess?
Icelandic group Dadi & Gagnamagnid will miss out on on Saturday s final
Instead, footage from an earlier performance of 10 years will be broadcast
The six-piece band are tipped as one of the favourites to win this year s contest
The final will take place in the Dutch city of Rotterdam after being cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic