Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 41

Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 41, also known as ESCT 41, is the forty-first edition of Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged. The contest will be held at the Bizkaia Arena, located in Bilbao, Spain, following Marta Sango's victory in the 40th edition with the song "¿Qué Más Quieres De Mí?". This was the third time that Spain hosted the contest, while Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 2 was the first edition that Spain hosted the contest and Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 29 being the second edition to do so. All the shows were hosted by Beatriz Luengo, Pablo Alborán and Ana Guerra.
Forty-seven countries officially confirmed their participation in the 41st edition of the contest. Latvia withdrew for the first time after more than 15 editions participating and it was caused by some difficulties through the public broadcaster. On 25 July 2021, the Moldovan broadcaster announcer they would not return this edition but they expect to do so next edition. In the other hand, we were able to see the returning of Armenia and Azerbaijan after their conflict months ago.
TBD from Unknown will be the forty-first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged with the song TBD with a total of TBD points. Unknown finishing in second place and Unknown finishing in third place.
== Format ==
=== Semi-final allocation draw ===
The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place at the Bilbao city hall on 2 August 2021, hosted by Roberto Leal and Anne Igartiburu. The first part of the draw determined in which semi-final the Big 6 would have to vote. The second part of the draw decided in which half of the respective semi-finals each country would perform, with the exact running order determined by the producers of the show at a later date. Twenty countries will participate in both semi-finals, respectively. From each semi-final, ten countries will join the "Big 6" in the final, where a total of 26 countries will participate.
The forty-one semi-finalists were allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps in reducing the chance of so-called neighbour voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final and half of the semi-final was determined.
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==Logo and theme==
The logo of the fortieth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged was designed by Alex Ramírez the main producer of Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged. This time, the host country definetely influenced the art theme for this edition. Two wings of different colour are facing each other in different positions, this is a clear reference to the Greek gods and goddesses, Hermes and Nike who both were represented with wings. Another evident reference to the Greek history and culture is the slogan "Tabula rasa" which is translated in English as "clean slate" which was introduced, among many other, by Aristotle, an important Greek philosopher who supported the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception. Due to this edition being themed with "New artist", the slogan couldn't work better.
==Participants==
Forty-seven countries officially confirmed their participation in the 41st edition of the contest. Latvia withdrew for the first time after more than 15 editions participating and it was caused by some difficulties through the public broadcaster. On 25 July 2021, the Moldovan broadcaster announcer they would not return this edition but they expect to do so next edition. In the other hand, we were able to see the returning of Armenia and Azerbaijan after their conflict months ago.
===Returning artists===
The contest featured eleven representatives, who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same and/or different countries.
The Moroccan singer, Mehdi Bahmad, made his second appearance in the contest after the thirty-fifth edition. Enisa returns to represent Montenegro after representing the country in the thirty-first and thirty-nineth editions. After failing to qualify in the twenty-fourth edition representing Slovenia, Anja Kotar represented her country for the second time. The Norwegian artistRuben returned to the contest after having previously represented his country in the thirty-second edition, while Tamta who represented Greece in the tenth edition and also Georgia in the forteenth, seventeenth and twenty-second editions, returns to the contest. After a succesfully 2nd place in the thirty-fifth edition, the singer Nykki is back to the contest representing the Czech Republic. The Belarussian singer Uzari returns to the contest, after getting nul points in the twenty-fourth edition. For the third time, Stefanie Heinzmann is taking part in the contest, after representing Switzerland in the sixteenth and twenty-third editions. Azerbaijani artist Emin returned to the contest after representing his country in the twentieth, twenty-seventh and thirty-fourth editions, while the artist ALMA did the same in the thirty-fifth edition when she represented Bulgaria. Flora Cash returned to the contest this time representing Albania, after the thirty-fifth edition.
Country	Language 	Artist 	Song 	EnglishTranslation 	ProcessSelection
 	English 	Flora Cash 	Missing Home 	- 	Internal selection
 	Spanish 	Zahara 	berlin U5 	- 	Festival de la Cançó d’Andorra
 	Armenian 	BETTY 	Betty World 	- 	Internal selection
 	German 	Mathea 	Wach 	Awake 	Internal selection
 	English 	Emin 	Let Me Go 	- 	Internal selection
 	Russian 	Uzari 	Moy Vibe 	My vibe 	Internal selection
 	English 	IBE 	Dark Maze 	- 	Internal selection
 	German 	Hava 	Schwerelos 	Weightless 	Internal selection
 	English and Spanish	ALMA 	Perfect 	- 	Internal selection
 	English and Spanish	Albina 	La La Love 	- 	Dora 41
 	English 	Andrew Lambrou 	Throne 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Nykki 	Lost My Mind 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Lydmor 	Someone We Used To Love 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Ariadne 	Queen of My Own 	- 	Oleme Ikka Võitlejad
 	Finnish 	SANNI 	Pettäjä 	Betrayer 	Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
 	French 	Owlle 	Mirage 	- 	Les Chansons d’Abord
 	English and French 	Tamta ft. Stephane Legar 	Yala 	Come on 	Simghera 5
 	Korean and English 	Peggy Gou 	Starry Night 	- 	Unser Lied für Spanien
 	English 	Barbara Argyrou 	Insane 	- 	Superstars in Greece
 	Hungarian 	Carson Coma 	Pók 	Spider 	A Dal 29
 	French 	Rokky 	Deux 	Two 	Söngur fyrir Ísland
 	English 	Kehli 	Hypnotized 	- 	Internal selection
 	Hebrew 	Narkis 	Holechet Itcha 	Going with you 	Internal selection
 	Spanish 	Yendry 	Nena 	Baby 	San Remo 41
 	English 	Justinas Jarutis & Jessica Shy	Alright 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Trappers 	City In Blue 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Jolene Samhan 	February 1st 	- 	MaltaFest
 	French 	Victoria Sio 	FMLP 	- 	Fête de la Chanson Monégasque 18
 	English 	Enisa 	Dumb Boy 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Mehdi Bahmad 	Buy Me (a Bird) 	- 	'Aghniat Libalbaw!
 	English 	Tommy Tassev 	All Loud 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Duncan Laurence 	Love Don't Hate It 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Ruben 	Running 	- 	Nordisk Melodi Grand Prix
 	English 	Yukka 	I'm Going 	- 	Internal selection
 	Portuguese 	Kataleya 	Déjà Vu 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Y.A.L. 	Don't Let Me Fall In 	- 	Internal selection
 	Russian 	Erika Ludmoen 	Yad 	Poison 	Internal selection
 	Inglés 	Fil Bo Riva 	Cold Mine 	- 	Internal selection
 	Serbian 	Lea 	Trebam te 	I need you 	Beovizija 41
 	Slovak 	Saul 	Včera Mi Zhorel Dom 	My house was burned down yesterday	Eurosong 13
 	English 	Anja Kotar 	Woo! 	- 	Internal selection
 	Spanish and English	Carla Frigo 	Entro En El Party 	I come in to the party 	Internal selection
 	Swedish 	Hanna Ferm 	För Evigt 	Forever 	Internal selection
 	English 	Stefanie Heinzmann 	Would You Still Love Me 	- 	Internal selection
 	English 	Aleyna Tilki 	Retrogade 	- 	Internal selection
 	English and Spanish	Michelle Andrade 	Mirror 	 	Vidbir 41
 	English 	Holly Humberstone 	The Walls Are Way Too Thin	- 	Eurovision: You Decide! 6
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===Semi-final 1===
Israel, Morocco and the Netherlands will also vote in this semi-final.
Draw 	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place 	Points
First half 	First half 	First half 	First half 	First half 	First half
 	 	Betty 	"Betty World" 	 	
 	 	Mathea 	"Wach" 	 	
 	 	IBE 	"Dark Maze" 	 	
 	 	ALMA 	"Perfect" 	 	
 	 	Lydmor 	"Someone We Used To Love" 	 	
 	 	Trappers 	"City In Blue" 	 	
 	 	Jolene Samhan 	"February 1st" 	 	
 	 	Kataleya 	"Déjà Vu" 	 	
 	 	Anja Kotar 	"Woo!" 	 	
 	 	Hanna Ferm 	"För Evigt" 	 	
 	 	Stefanie Heinzmann	"Would You Still Love Me" 	 	
Second half	Second half	Second half 	Second half 	Second half	Second half
 	 	Flora Cash 	"Missing Home" 	 	
 	 	Hava 	"Schwerelos" 	 	
 	 	SANNI 	"Pettäjä" 	 	
 	 	Owlle 	"Mirage" 	 	
 	 	Kehli 	"Hypnotized" 	 	
 	 	Enisa 	"Dumb Boy" 	 	
 	 	Erika Ludmoen 	"Yad" 	 	
 	 	Saul 	"Včera Mi Zhorel Dom" 	 	
 	 	Aleyna Tilki 	"Retrogade" 	 	
 	 	Holly Humberstone 	"The Walls Are Way Too Thin"	 	
===Semi-final 2===
Iceland, North Macedonia and Spain will also vote in this semi-final.
Draw 	Country 	Artist 	Song 	Place 	Points
First half 	First half 	First half 	First half 	First half 	First half
 	 	Uzari 	"Moy Vibe" 	 	
 	 	Albina 	"La La Love" 	 	
 	 	Nykki 	"Lost My Mind" 	 	
 	 	Ariadne 	"Queen of My Own" 	 	
 	 	Peggy Gou 	"Starry Night" 	 	
 	 	Victoria Sio 	"FMLP" 	 	
 	 	Yukka 	"I'm Going" 	 	
 	 	Y.A.L. 	"Don't Let Me Fall In"	 	
 	 	Lea 	"Trebam te" 	 	
 	 	Michelle Andrade 	"Mirror" 	 	
Second half	Second half	Second half 	Second half 	Second half	Second half
 	 	Zahara 	"berlin U5" 	 	
 	 	Emin 	"Let Me Go" 	 	
 	 	Andrew Lambrou 	"Throne" 	 	
 	 	Tamta ft. Stephane Legar 	"Yala" 	 	
 	 	Barbara Argyrou 	"Insane" 	 	
 	 	Carson Coma 	"Pók" 	 	
 	 	Yendry 	"Nena" 	 	
 	 	Justinas Jarutis & Jessica Shy	"Alright" 	 	
 	 	Ruben 	"Running" 	 	
 	 	Fil Bo Riva 	"Cold Mine" 	 	
===Finalists===
Draw	Country	Artist 	Song 	Place	Points
 	 	Rokky 	"deux" 	 	
 	 	Narkis 	"Holechet Itcha" 	 	
 	 	Mehdi Bahmad 	"Buy Me (a Bird)" 	 	
 	 	Duncan Laurence	"Love Don't Hate It"	 	
 	 	Tommy Tassev 	"All Loud" 	 	
24 	 	Carla Frigo 	"Entro En El Party" 	 	
== Other countries ==
: Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged
Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged requires a national broadcaster with active TBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined stating their reasons as shown below:
*: On 18 March 2021, the TBU announced that Azerbaijan would withdraw from the contest, due a lack of interest in Azerbaijani musicians to make songs that will qualify from the PSR.
*: On 2 March 2021, TRM announced their withdrawal from the contest due to some internal difficulties through the public broadcaster, however they expressed their intention to return in the next edition.
== Incidents ==
=== Andorra's HoD withdrawal ===
During the host city selection process, it came to light that the Spanish HoD was heavily considering Malaga as the host city. It was soon after revealed the reason for this decision was the fact the Andorran HoD hails from that city and tried to manipulate the Spanish HoD into picking it. This was the second time this happened, with the same happening when Spain won back in ESCT28. As a result of this, Malaga was banned from being the host city for the edition or any future edition. This led to the Andorran HoD alleging discrimination against Malaga and quitting his job as Head of Delegation. He was replaced in that same month and Andorra's participation in the event was not affected by this incident. It is unclear if now the old Head of Delegation is gone, Malaga is back in contention to host future editions of ESCT.
==See also==
*Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged
== External links ==
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