The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021. According to the Eurovision rules, each participating country, except the host country and the "Big 5", consisting of , , , and the , are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final. On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Cyprus would be performing in the second half of the first semi-final of the contest.