Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 40

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**Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 40**, also known as **ESCT 40**, was the fortieth edition of Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged. The contest was held at the P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, located in Thessaloniki, Greece, following Evangelia's victory in the 39th edition with the song "Fotiá". This is the second time that Greece has hosted the contest, while Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged 10 was the first edition that Greece hosted the contest. All the shows were hosted by the current Head of Delegation Rafa Soto and Jesús Zambrano in the Grand Final while Cypriot-Greek singer Anna Vissi hosted both Semifinals.

Forty-six countries officially confirmed their participation in the 40th edition of the contest. Moldova withdrew for the first time in his history in the contest due to some difficulties through the public broadcaster. On 18 March 2021, the TBU announced that Azerbaijan would withdraw from the contest, reducing the number of participating countries to 47, forcing the PSR not to take place. Some days later, Armenia withdrew from the contest after failing to send a song in time.

**Marta Sango** from Spain was the fortieth winner of the Eurovision Song Contest Tengaged with the song *¿Qué Más Quieres De Mí?* with a total of **184** points. North Macedonia finishing in second place and Netherlands 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 Yeni Mosque on 10 March 2021, hosted by Fay Skorda and Doukissa Nomikou. 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 thirty-five 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.

The six pots were the following:

* Bosnia & Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Montenegro
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* France
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* San Marino
* Switzerland
* Belarus
* Georgia
* Israel
* Russia
 Pot 4
 * Andorra
* Morocco
* Portugal
* Spain
* United Kingdom
* Czech Republic
* Hungary
* Poland
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Estonia
* Finland
* Iceland
* Latvia
* Norway

## 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-six countries officially confirmed their participation in the 40th edition of the contest. Moldova withdrew for the first time in his history in the contest due to some difficulties through the public broadcaster. On 18 March 2021, the TBU announced that Azerbaijan would withdraw from the contest, reducing the number of participating countries to 47, forcing the PSR not to take place. Some days later, Armenia withdrew from the contest after failing to send a song in time.

### Returning artists

There are not returning artist this edition because of the theme for this jubilee edition, which only new artists participated in.

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### Pre-Semifinal Round

Azerbaijan was originally allocated to participate in the Pre-Semifinal Round, but withdrew from the contest due to lack of interest from Azerbaijani artists to qualify. For this reason the PSR was cancelled and the remaining countries were allocated into the two semifinals.

### Semi-final 1

Cyprus, Italy and Sweden will also vote in this semi-final.

### Semi-final 2

Germany, Greece and Ukraine will also vote in this semi-final.

## Score sheet

### **12 points**

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the first semifinal.

### **12 points**

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the second semifinal.

### **12 points**

Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points each country awarded to another in the final.

## Voting and spokespersons

2. Emma Smetana
3. Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
4. Vlad Viski
5. Shy'm(Andorran representative in ESCT5, Swiss representative in ESCT12, Luxembourgish representative in ESCT14 and Monegasque representative in ESCT20 and ESCT39)
6. Gery-Nikole(Bulgarian representative in ESCT17, ESCT19, ESCT25 and ESCT39)
7. File:Flag of North Macedonia.png Tamara Todevska(North Macedonian representative in ESCT18 and ESCT36)
8. Eduardo Díez(Danish Head of Delegation)
9. KEiiNO
10. Juan Carlos Piña(Bosnian Head of Delegation)
11. Robin Packalen(Finnish representative in ESCT39.
12. Arlissa(German representative in ESCT39)
13. Rodrigo Severino(Slovak Head of Delegation)
14. Vanja Mijatović
15. Klemen Slakonja(Slovenian representative in ESCT6)
16. Lynda Woodruff
17. Baby K(Sammarinese representative in ESCT34)
18. Marta Carvalho(Portuguese representative in ESCT31)
19. Freddie
20. Justs
21. Albina Grčić
22. Mick Moon & Yasmyn
23. Drake Stevens(Maltese Head of Delegation)
25. Monika Marija(Lithuanian representative in ESCT34)
26. Logi Pedro
27. Alejandro Caracuel
28. Au/Ra(Spanish representative in ESCT34, and ESCT39)
29. Xavier Bettel
30. Eliana Tidhar
31. Nicola Adams
32. Sharon Doorson(Dutch representative in ESCT10 and ESCT27)
33. Gjyste Vulaj
34. Michael Fassbender
35. Barbara Pravi
36. Fyodor Smolov
37. Tamara Mascara
38. Uzari(Belarussian representative in ESCT24)
39. Manal(Moroccan representative in ESCT37)
40. Slava Frolova
41. Melinda McGraw
42. Alessia Mmacari
43. Maggie DeBlock
44. Luca Hänni(Swiss representative in ESCT14, ESCT29 and ESCT34)
45. Tayna
46. Kostas Martakis
47. Helena Paparizou(Greek representative in ESCT1, Swedish representative in ESCT4 and Cypriot representative in ESCT9, ESCT12 and ESCT23)

## 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:

* Armenia: The country was initially confirmed for the 40th edition when the list of participants was announced by the TBU, and were set to perform in the first half of the second semi-final. However, on 22 March 2021, the AMPTV failed to confirm in time in the contest due to social and political crises in the aftermath of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

* Azerbaijan: 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.

* Moldova: 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.