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### Bidding phase

As of February 18, the Australian HoD Monroe James officially presented the rules that Australian cities should meet in order to hold the contest. The basic requirements to select a host city were set out in a document presented by the EUBU to SBS:

* A suitable venue that can accommodate around at least 10,000 spectators.
* An international press centre for 1,500 journalists with adequate facilities for all the delegates.
* A good distribution of hotel rooms, at different price categories, able to accommodate at least 2,000 delegates, accredited journalists and spectators.
* An efficient transport infrastructure, including a nearby international airport with readily available connections with the city, venue, and hotels.

On 25 February five cities were announced with possibilities to host the contest, they were:

**Key**      Host venue

## Format

### Visual design

The contest slogan "Emblems" is linked to the official logo of the edition, and were unveiled on January 28. It consists of thin rectangles superimposed symbolizing the union of countries despite the harsh situation making the existence of the festival a reality. In turn, a plectrum with the Australian flag can also be seen on the left indicating that although Australia is far from Europe they are always there to help each other, and that what is really important is music and the union between nations. Making that plectrum an emblem.

### Presenters

On February 17, SBS and the EUBU announced that the contest would be hosted for the first time by three presenters, consisting in the former journalist and news presenter of the SBS Lee Lin Chin, the comedian Anthony Lehmann who is also a radio and television presenter and finally Jennifer Hawkins, she is model and television host, known for having won the 2004 Miss Universe title and being the host of some shows such as Australia's Next Top Model. It was also announced that the Red Carpet opening ceremony would be hosted by the actor and TV presenter Daniel MacPherson moderating the press conferences, as well.

### Semi-final allocation draw

The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on 15 March 2021 at 16:00 CET, at Ifema Palacio Municipal located in Madrid. The organizing committee of the festival decided to do so because of the time difference with Australia is too large and so the European audience would find it more accessible to watch the draw. SBS will also broadcast the event live and then a recording at 16:00 (GMT +11). The forty-four semi-finalists had been allocated into six pots, based on their geographical place and cultural similarities. Drawing from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called "bloc voting" and increase suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined which semi-final would be broadcast and voted by each of the six automatic finalist countries: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

* Austria
* Belgium
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Switzerland
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Finland
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Sweden
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Georgia
* Kazakhstan
* Russia
* Türkiye
 Pot 4
 * Albania
* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Estonia
* Hungary
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Poland
* Slovakia
* Cyprus
* Greece
* Israel
* Malta
* Moldova
* Romania

## Score sheet

### Semi-Final 1

#### 12 points (Jury)

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the first semi-final:

#### 12 points (Televote)

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the first semi-final:

### Semi-Final 2

#### 12 points (Jury)

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the second semi-final:

#### 12 points (Televote)

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the second semi-final:

### Grand Final

#### 12 points (Jury)

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the final:

#### 12 points (Televote)

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the final: