The running orders of the two Semi-Final shows have been decided by the producers at Host Broadcasters NPO/NOS/AVROTROS, and approved by Martin รsterdahl, the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest.
First Semi-Final

- ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania
- ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia
- ๐ท๐บ Russia
- ๐ธ๐ช Sweden
- ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
- ๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia
- ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
- ๐จ๐พ Cyprus
- ๐ณ๐ด Norway
- ๐ญ๐ท Croatia
- ๐ง๐ช Belgium
- ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel
- ๐ท๐ด Romania
- ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan
- ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine
- ๐ฒ๐น Malta
Second Semi-Final

- ย San Marino
- ๐ช๐ช Estonia
- ๐จ๐ฟ Czech Republic
- ๐ฌ๐ท Greece
- ๐ฆ๐น Austria
- ๐ต๐ฑ Poland
- ๐ฒ๐ฉ Moldova
- ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland
- ๐ท๐ธ Serbia
- ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia
- ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania
- ๐ต๐น Portugal
- ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria
- ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland
- ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia
- ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark
Grand Final
From each Semi-Final, 10 countries will qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday 22 May. They will join the Netherlands (our hosts), and fellow automatic qualifiers, the โBig Fiveโ: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
๐ณ๐ฑ The Netherlands (hosts)
๐ซ๐ท France
๐ฉ๐ช Germany
๐ฎ๐น Italy
๐ช๐ธ Spain
๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
A total of 26 countries will compete in the Grand Final.
In advance of the Contest, competing countries are allocated different pots and then randomly assigned an appearance in either the first or second Semi-Final. They are then randomly drawn into either the first or second half of the Semi-Final they’d just been placed into.
This system has been used since Malmรถ 2013, and ensures that while there’s still a fair element of randomness in the competition, it’s less likely that two or more songs performed successively will be similar.
The intention behind moving away from an entirely randomised draw is to craft a more entertaining, better paced show, that allows different styles of song their space to shine.
The Semi-Final allocation draw for this Contest took place at Stadhuis Rotterdam in January 2020. It was originally intended to be used for the cancelled 2020 Contest, and remains in place for the 2021 Contest.
After each Semi-Final, successful qualifiers will randomly draw from ‘a hat’ whether they’ll perform in the first or second half of the Grand Final. The full running order for the Grand Final will be confirmed by producers in the wee hours of Friday 21 May, after both Semi-Finals are complete.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 will take place in Ahoy, Rotterdam in The Netherlands on 19, 21 and 23 May 2021. Eurofans in New Zealand can watch all three shows live on the official Eurovision YouTube channel, without commentary.