United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
James Newman | ||||
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Selected song | "Embers" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 26th, 0 points | |||
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2021 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-two times.
The British national broadcaster, BBC, broadcasts the event within the United Kingdom and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. BBC announced that the United Kingdom would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on 26 October 2020.[2] Since 2016, BBC organised a national final featuring a competition among several artists and songs, while the broadcaster opted to internally select the British entry in 2020. The internal selection procedure was continued for their 2021 entry.
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
On 19 February 2021, BBC confirmed that
On 11 March 2021, the song "Embers" written by James Newman together with Conor Blake, Danny Shah, Tom Hollings and Samuel Brennan was presented to the public through the release of the official music video, which was directed by Charlie Lightening and filmed at RAF Greenham Common in Newbury, Berkshire, via the official Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel.[4][5] In regards to the song, Newman stated: "I feel like everyone wants a party and to have some fun so when I was writing, that's what I had in my head. I wanted something people can dance to, even if it's just in their kitchen".[6]
Promotion
James Newman specifically promoted "Embers" as the British Eurovision entry by performing during several online international events, including the Concert in the Dark on 21 April which was organised by Eurovoix, the PrePartyES on 24 April which was organised by eurovision-spain.com, and the Adriatic PreParty on 1 May which was organised by Hrvatski Eurovizijski Klub.[7][8][9]
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "
In the United Kingdom, the semi-finals were broadcast on
Final
After technical rehearsals were held on 15 May, the "Big Five" countries and host country Netherlands held a press conference. As part of this press conference, the artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. The United Kingdom was drawn to compete in the first half. Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. The United Kingdom was subsequently placed to perform in position 9, following the entry from
Voting
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.[15] Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members.[16] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form.[17][18]
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United Kingdom and awarded by United Kingdom in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:
Points awarded to the United Kingdom
In the final, the United Kingdom did not receive any points from the juries or in the televote.[19]
Points awarded by the United Kingdom
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Detailed voting results
The following members comprised the British jury:[17][18]
- Nicki Chapman – Radio DJ, broadcaster, TV presenter
- Tom Aspaul – singer-songwriter
- Ross Gautreau – record label owner, producer
- Michelle Gayle – singer-songwriter, actress
- Aisha Jawando – actress, musician
Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
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Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | San Marino | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
02 | Estonia | 10 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 14 | |
03 | Czech Republic | 11 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 16 | ||
04 | Greece | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | |
05 | Austria | 13 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 15 | ||
06 | Poland | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 7 | |
07 | Moldova | 14 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
08 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
09 | Serbia | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
10 | Georgia | 15 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||
11 | Albania | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
12 | Portugal | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
13 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
14 | Finland | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
15 | Latvia | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | |
16 | Switzerland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
17 | Denmark | 16 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
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Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | Cyprus | 15 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 13 | ||
02 | Albania | 21 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | ||
03 | Israel | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
04 | Belgium | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 25 | |
05 | Russia | 17 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | ||
06 | Malta | 12 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | |
07 | Portugal | 2 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
08 | Serbia | 19 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 23 | ||
09 | United Kingdom | |||||||||
10 | Greece | 18 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 16 | ||
11 | Switzerland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
12 | Iceland | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
13 | Spain | 8 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 24 | |
14 | Moldova | 23 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 20 | ||
15 | Germany | 16 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 24 | 15 | ||
16 | Finland | 3 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
17 | Bulgaria | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
18 | Lithuania | 22 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 12 | |
19 | Ukraine | 24 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | |
20 | France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
21 | Azerbaijan | 25 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | ||
22 | Norway | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 2 | |
23 | Netherlands | 6 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 22 | ||
24 | Italy | 14 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | |
25 | Sweden | 7 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 12 | ||
26 | San Marino | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
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