National final season continues to build up steam. And, as with last week, we’ll finish the night with yet another Eurovision 2021 entry to add to our Rotterdam playlist.
Here are all the details you need for 2021’s fourth Saturday of national selections. We’ll be checking in with semi-finals in Norway and Sweden and a final in Lithuania. You can follow all the results on wiwibloggs (and via our Twitter: @wiwibloggs and Instagram: wiwibloggs) throughout the evening. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s happening, when it’s on and how to watch.
Saturday 6 February: Eurovision 2021 Selection Shows
Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix 2021
Semi-Final 4
Time: 19:50 CET to 21:10 CET
This evening’s fourth semi will see performances from four acts — KiiM, Marianne Petha & Mikkel Gaup, Royane and Landeveiens Helter. A series of duels will reduce this number to just one finalist. They’ll join the other semi-final qualifiers, one wildcard and six pre-qualified finalists in the grand final. Atle Pettersen — one of the automatic qualifiers — will also showcase his entry tonight.
Click to Watch Melodi Grand Prix 2021 Semi-Final Four
For additional viewing instructions, click here.
Lithuania’s Pabandom is naujo! 2021
Grand Final
Time: 20:00 CET to 22:00 CET
After the marathon selections of the 2010s, it’s hard to credit that we’ve reached the final Lithuania’s 2021 selection. Six acts will compete for the chance to succeed The Roop as Pabandom is naujo! champs… including The Roop themselves. Of the other acts, Gebrasy is seen as their biggest competition. He’s the only act to top both the jury and public vote during the qualifying rounds. The Roop bypassed those stages.
Click to Watch Pabandom is naujo! 2021 Grand-Final
You can also watch on the official LRT Lituanica YouTube live steam.
For additional viewing instructions, click here.
Sweden’s Melodifestivalen 2021
Semi-Final 1
Time: 20:00 CET to 21:30 CET
It’s one of the most anticipated national selections of the season. And the 2021 edition of Melodifestivalen is sure to start with a bang. Tonight’s big prize will be two spots in the grand final for the top acts, with the next two getting passes to Andra Chansen. The remaining three will be eliminated. This first semi features names like Danny Saucedo, Jessica Andersson and Paul Rey.
Click to Watch Melodifestivalen 2021 semi-final one
For additional viewing instructions, click here.
Which show will you watch? Let us know below.
Congrats to The Roop! Well done. 😉
Also congrats to Gebrasy to properly challenge them. He’s likely my NF non-winning songs 1st place now!
Gebrasy has a great song, but it is a bit derivative (e.g. Tracy Chapman- Fast Car, Matchbox 20- City Lights). I am not throwing shade, I genuinely like the song, and without the Roop, it would be a no-brainer to pick him for Rotterdam. But Roop’s “Discotheque” is ground breaking, it is completely original, and on top of everything, it completely captures the zeitgeist. One more thing: when will Lithuania ever be on top of the betting odds again? Simply for that, Lithuanians need to take a chance for Kaunas 2022.
If you want the roop to go to eurovision, vote for them tonight. Don’t waste your shot.
Jurijus song was a bland pop track that sounded like something straight from the coca cola commercial lol
It will be time for some Discoteque ???
Melfest 2021 here we go!! ??
I wonder if I can watch Norway and Sweden after Lithuania without getting spoilered…
i really hope gebrasy wins. his song is just better from a musical perspective