Eurovision Song Contest. First semifinal / Article

On Tuesday, May 18, the first semi-final of the international song contest “Eurovision 2021” will take place in the Netherlands, in which 16 member states will participate. The final will include the 10 favorites selected by the countries represented in this semi-final, as well as Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

The semi-finals will be opened with a specially prepared performance “The Power of Water”, which will tell about the Netherlands’ inseparable ties with water, as well as musician Dunkan Laurence, who brought the Netherlands the fifth victory in Eurovision in 2019 with the song “Arcade”. in the history of the competition, giving the opportunity to organize this year’s competition.

Participants of the first semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest:

1. “The Roop” – “Discoteque” (Lietuva)

2. Ana Soklič – “Amen” (Slovenia)

3. Manizha – “Russian Woman” (Krievija)

4. Tusse – Voices (Sweden)

5. Montaigne – Technicolor (Australia)

6. Vasil – “Here I Stand” (Northern Macedonia)

7. Lesley Roy – Maps (Ireland)

8. Elena Tsagrinou – “The Devil” (Kipra)

9. TIX – Fallen Angel (Norway)

10. Albina – Tick-Tock (Croatia)

11. “Hooverphonic” – “The Wrong Place” (Beļģija)

12. Eden Alene – “Set Me Free” (Izraēla)

13. Roxen – Amnesia (Romania)

14. Efendi – Mata Hari (Azerbaijan)

15. “Go_A” – “Shum” (Ukraina)

16. Destiny – “Je Me Casse” (Malta)

We will be able to watch the second semi-final with the participation of Latvian representative Samantas Tīna on May 20 at 22.00 on LTV1 and live on the portal LSM.lv. Then spectators in Latvia will be able to participate in the vote, supporting their favorites. 65. The final of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place on 22 May at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena.

Information on how to watch live competitions outside Latvia can be found Eurovision website.

CONTEXT:

Due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest was canceled. It was planned to take place in Rotterdam, as the Dutch representative Duncan Lawrence won the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019 with the ballad “Arcade”, winning the right of the Netherlands to hold the next competition. The Netherlands will exercise this right in 2021.

The rules of Eurovision stipulate that the representatives of the countries nominated in 2020 may participate in the 2021 competition, but not with the song that won last year. Samanta Tīna, the winner of the Latvian national selection competition “Supernova” in 2020, has also gone to Rotterdam ar dziesmu “The Moon is Rising”. She will participate in the second semi-final of the competition on May 20.

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