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 a grand final on 22 May 2021. According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of , , , and the , were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, with the top 10 countries from their respective semi-final progressing to the grand final. On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Australia would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest. The song did not progress to the final.