Eurovision returned with a glittery bang on Tuesday night. And the fun and madness continues with semi-final two on Thursday 20 May. Here’s what you can expect and, most importantly, how you can tune in and watch the show.
Watch Eurovision 2021 second semi-final
Time: 21:00 CEST on Thursday 20 May
Check your local listings for the correct time in your timezone.
Eurovision 2021 semi-final two — YouTube
As has been the case for the past several years, the second semi-final of Eurovision 2021 will be live-streamed on the official Eurovision YouTube channel. This stream will not contain commentary or voting numbers. It is available worldwide except in Australia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. Viewers in the first six countries will be easily able to watch the contest via alternative sources listed further down this page. However, there is a new option available for those in the United States.
Eurovision 2021 semi-final two — United States of America (USA)
In a new deal for 2021, American viewers will be able to watch the show live on the Peacock streaming platform. The show will air at 15:00 New York time or 12:00 in Los Angeles.
Alternatively, U.S viewers can try their look with some of the participating broadcasters. For instance, Germany’s ARD/NDR has already published details of a communal viewing experience which will not be geo-blocked. The downside to this option is that you may have to listen to commentary in a language that you do not speak.
Eurovision 2021 on Television and Radio
Of course, Eurovision 2021 will air live on all 39 competing broadcasters — although some countries may air the semi-final in which they are not voting in on delay. As well as TV, many will also stream the shows on their websites. Several will simulcast on radio too. The competing networks are listed below.
Click the links to visit the individual broadcaster website and check their listings.
The contest will also be shown by broadcasters in non-competing countries, including Canada and Kazakhstan.
Eurovision 2021 Second semi-final: What to expect
Semi-final two will be hosted by Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit, Edsilia Rombley and Nikkie de Jager (NikkieTutorials) live from the Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. Seventeen countries will compete for ten spots in the grand final. The running order is:
Semi-final two acts
- San Marino: Senhit – Adrenalina
- Estonia: Uku Suviste – The Lucky One
- Czech Republic: Benny Cristo – omaga
- Greece: Stefania – Last Dance
- Austria: Vincent Bueno – Amen
- Poland: RAFAŁ – The Ride
- Moldova: Natalia Gordienko – SUGAR
- Iceland: Da∂i og Gagnamagni∂ – 10 Years
- Serbia: Hurricane – Loco Loco
- Georgia: Tornike Kipiani – You
- Albania: Anxhela Peristeri – Karma
- Portugal: The Black Mamba – Love Is On My Side
- Bulgaria: Victoria – Growing Up is Getting Old
- Finland: Blind Channel – Dark Side
- Latvia: Samanta Tīna – The Moon is Rising
- Switzerland: Gjon’s Tears – Tout l’Univers
- Denmark: Fyr og Flamme – Øve Os På Hinanden
Opening and interval acts
The show will open with “Forward Unlimited” performed by Redo and Eefje de Visser. The interval act will be performed by Ahmad Joudeh and Dez Maarsen. Ahmad will combine classical ballet, contemporary dance and Sufi whirling to deliver a powerful message of acceptance and diversity alongside Dez Maarsen, a professional BMX Flatland rider.
Are you excited for semi-final two? How will you be watching? Let us know below.
Italy, France and Serbia. On last position will be Albania and Moldova.
Why can’t I watch it from YouTube?(I’m from the UK). I’m missing out on so much that is happening on the green room. Will I be able to watch the final from YouTube?
Tonight an amazing show waits for us! For me, there will be less surprises compared to SF-1. There are so many emotional songs and uptempo bops as well. No matter what, Eurovision soul is everywhere again. My personal qualifiers in random order: San Marino – A great and appealing opening Greece – Unusual staging with trend pop Finland – The most different in this heat Bulgaria – Still fan favorite and tons of emotions Serbia – Energy that we all need Iceland – Sympathetic nerds and good music Switzerland – A total package of what an ESC song is Portugal… Read more »
I have a feeling that Finland could sort of surprise like Ukraine did in SF1. Such a standout from the rest!
We don’t know if Ukraine did well in Tuesday (but they probably did and SHOULD do in the final)
You’re right, we don’t know yet but the odds and iTunes charts indicate that Ukraine probably did well (although this is not certain).
I couldn’t find the YouTube livestream (don’t have TV license license I couldn’t watch BBC) so instead I ended up watching SVT (Swedish broadcaster) for semi 1. The quality is good plus the commentators spoke about each act and song extensively, no silly random narration.
Switzerland will easily win semi final 2 and will finish in the top 5 of the grand final ;Gjon could even win
Amen to that!
Bulgaria soooo boring. Iceland so childisch
Such a boring and childisch comment.
I can’t get Bulgaria either.So depressive…
after last night’s jury show, Switzerland has dropped from 16-1 to 8-1 and is falling further . extraordinary roar at the end of his song from the Ahoy arena. Now overtaken Ukraine in the markets and by 10.15pm we will have a four horse race. Just shows you the idiocy of judging a song by a few hands moves on a short video clip!!
I knew Switzerland was not out of the table yet!
Happy to see Switzerland regaining momentum, the song deserves it. However, this also highlights how confused the odds are this year. Anything can happen!
My qualifiers:
My prediction:
Jury vote prediction (not preference)
Televoting prediction
Total Qualifiers
Yes Switzerland easily wins here
I thing the whole esc.
Agree with a lot of these, but i think jury will give a lot of points to Denmark.
Hope so !!!
My knowledge is excellent, in 2018, Belgium was also the bookies favorite later it became a shocking NQ. I am worried at the same thing might happen to Iceland as it being bookies favorite became shocking NQ, if their quarantine affects their results!!! 🙁
Belgium was later an NQ according to the bookies after the staging became known, so Iceland will have absolutely no problem qualifying
And I also hope that Iceland will perform live in the finals after speedy recovery if they qualified at least, fingers crossed for them!
Sorry but as far as I’m concerned they won’t perform live in the finals (although that’s kinda unfair because they’ll have to show the second rehearsal again)
Oh, boy. This is very sad and very difficult situation for Iceland. At least Hatari performed, and I hope Iceland will perform live in 2022!
They did their best in the second rehearsal, most likely their green room might be like Australia’s this year.
But Australia’s green room was… in Australia
I think, their green room in… their hotel room?!?
Yes but in Australia!
I saw @eurovision’s IG story, Iceland’s green room being in the hotel room, after I saw the lamp represents the Icelandic flag
Countries I hope qualify: San Marino, Greece, Poland, Moldova, Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Switzerland, Denmark
You are worried to Iceland for not performing live? 🙁 As much as I dislike Denmark’s song, this possibly being the surprise qualifier. I really want Albania to qualify too!
After the changes we’ve seen, Switzerland is back as well as San Marino. Swiss Will easily win the semi and I believe the whole contest too.
I’m expecting at least one shock NQ.
GO DENMARK !
The shock NQ, is most likely Iceland? 🙁
nope
could be one of Finland, Greece, San Marino or Portugal.
I think it’s Portugal most likely
we’ll see if…and who ?
And I really hope San Marino qualifies, and achieving their best ever result
99%
Anxhela has been a lot of fun in Rotterdam – I do hope Albania get through to the GF.
Albania really improved nowadays, I am pretty sure that Anxhela to qualify, I loved her performance.
My prediction:
San Marino
Greece
Portugal
Austria OR Moldova [depending on how rigged juries will be in favour of Kirkorov’s entry]
Albania
Serbia
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Iceland
Finland
I’m sure Denmark will qualify instead of Serbia or Albania
Gjon is definately won the jury show tonight…was just amazing!!!!!!!
Go Switzerland!!!!!!!
Excited for Finland!
Hope they will qualify
Me too! I think they will stand out more than people think right now.
Moldova should never qualify just for the sake of Kirkorov !
exactly because it’s Kirkorov they will qualify. I am sure he has bought some juries already… However obvs the song does not deserve to take the spot of Austria or any other country really.
I so much agree with you here.I hate Kirkorov.It is very sad that a person like this feels himself like a vip there.His arrogance is unbelievable!
Moldova will not qualify, just imagine there is no Romania, Russia, Ukraine or Azerbaijan.
You mention countries with good songs in my taste. I don’t demand you to feel the same, just to accept everyone is not like you
I think he just meant that these countries won’t be able to help Moldova tonight.
To ya’ll who downvoted me.Just wait and see for the results))
I hope Moldova does qualify. In my top 10 favorite songs of ESC 2021. You just lack sugar, therefore you can’t appreciate it.
My personal qualifiers in a random order
1 san marino
2 switzerland
3 portugal
4 iceland
5 finland
6 denmark
7 poland
8 bulgaria
9 greece
10 estonia
Go VICTORIA!
As long as Bulgaria, Iceland and San Marino get through, which I’m quite sure they will, then I’ll be a happy lad.
Same, I would just add Finland, Switzerland and Greece… I wanted to add Czechia as well but I don’t see them qualifying anymore…
Bulgaria will not even reach the top 5 in the final
Yeah we’ll see about that I think
Definately not the televoting.It’s a very depressive song yet though her voice is so nice and Victoria is beautyful.But too boring for televoters .
It has been great to join Suzanne and co. on the live reaction stream tonight. Great energy and nice smiley faces. Semi Final 2 sounds like it has a lot of stand-out moments. Tomorrow should be good!
Here is my prediction: Both Austria and Portugal will make it, and they will make it very comfortably.
Albania will not make it. Serbia MAY not make it, and give us an almost complete Balkan black-out (almost because Greece will surely make it).
Greece and Bulgaria are lock. Really hope you are wrong about Albania and right about Portugal and Austria. I need some calmer songs in the final.
So you say it’s possible to have ALL ex-yugo countries NQ?
Indeed. I think they are the ones who would benefit most from an international jury in their national finals
And I hope that “Adrenalina” will be a worldwide hit
My qualifier prediction: 1. Switzerland / Gjon’s Tears – Tout l’Univers 2. Finland / Blind Channel – Dark Side 3. San Marino / Senhit – Adrenalina 4. Bulgaria / Victoria – Growing Up is Getting Old 5. Serbia / Hurricane – Loco Loco 6. Greece / Stefania – Last Dance 7. Iceland / Da?i Freyr og Gagnamagni? – 10 Years 8. Albania / Anxhela Peristeri – Karma 9. Denmark / Fyr og Flamme – Øve Os På Hinanden 10. Portugal / The Black Mamba – Love Is On My Side – 11. Moldova / Natalia Gordienko – SUGAR 12. Latvia… Read more »
What did Mr Vanilla Bean do to get himself deleted? I thought he would have been happy last night with TIX qualifying…
He made a mistake, obviously. I won’t repeat what he typed, or I risk being deleted.
Curious as to what he typed. From what I saw last night, it was no more than usual and of course others have said worse.
He was just talking about the qualifiers, like we all where, unless I missed something.
Thanks. A hard week for the moderators.
Well you make us curious now xD
Was it a no no word, a sensitive topic. Did he make a snarky comment about smarkets
Spill the beans Purple Mask!
Now we have to know, purple. We need to solve the Vanilla mistery. Just express the concept with different words.
I am pretty sure I am to blame for his disappearance. We both had an argument about Sweden’s qualification to the final, which he passionately felt like it was not fair but I kept triggering him and he snapped and told me to “go fridge myself. “ i do apologise.
Not sure if you’re referring to his comments about Tusse or his comments criticising Wiwibloggs – but I guess it was only a matter of time, to quote Sennek. My view is similar to what Sabrina and others have said, that Bean could be witty with his cynicisms but he could also be unnecessarily and deeply cruel, abrasive, and offensive to both contestants and other fans.
I think he was r@cist against Tusse and Destiny bc I saw his comment about TIX
He crossed a line then? It was probably this morning, because I came here late (most of you were sleeping for sure) and haven’t seen anything.
If it matters, he disappeared on Tuesday night shortly after the press conference.
Wait whaat, we need to know! Someone, please!
No, he’d turned 180 on TIX and was quite insulting about him.
Was the Tix-Tusse comparison the infamous comment?
Hm, no idea, there wasn’t a press release, Giolo 😉
I doubt it would be just ‘one’ comment, though, that would have led to his removal, if that’s what happened. As someone else suggested, maybe he removed himself.
Either way, he’s gone. Maybe he’ll have another return or maybe he’s busy creating that rival blog he wanted to set up. Good luck to him!
Oooh, interesting.
And looking back to many past articles, all of the comments he made have all disappeared and the replies to his comments got de-threaded.
Vanilla has released a statement lol:
He removed himself.
How dramatic—perhaps he has more in common with Vasil than he’d care to admit 😉 Hope the break does him good.
Each to their own I guess
We can all probably get tense at this time of year if the contest doesn’t go our way lol
That’s the comment thread: https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/05/19/iceland-dadi-og-gagnamagnid-test-positive-for-covid-19/265339/#comment-1181279
I hope the presenters relax a bit. The whole.of semi final one was much to stiff and formal.
Can someone explain why I can’t watch Eurovision on YouTube? I prefer to watch the show without the speakers
Probably because some broadcasters are afraid of losing viewers, and the EBU, being a broadcasting union, do as they’re asked.
My personal qualifiers
Note that fingers crossed for Iceland to perform in the finals!
My qualifiers:
– Albania
– Portugal
– Iceland (I hope Covid won’t affect their results)
– Greece
– Moldova
– San Marino
– Bulgaria
– Finland
– Switzerland
– Serbia
Note: Denmark might be a surprise qualifier
We have the exact same qualifiers and note.
Of course! And I really want that Anxhela to qualify 🙂
I really want Latvia to qualify, please don’t downvote me, but I really like the staging. Their outfits match really well with the backround and it gives us variety. I don’t thnik it will qualify in the end but I really hope so.
agreed. but everyone on this website seems to despise the song even tho its one of my most-listened to tracks : (
Portugal to the final!
Looking forward to it!
I really want to watch the final without Graham Norton’s comments – disappointed i can’t just watch the stream on YouTube
Why is that?
RTÉ Player is available globally, you could watch the Irish feed on Saturday
I think SVT are available globally too, if you can understand Swedish
I have been able to watch Eurovision on the SVT and RTE iplayer in America, but SVT puts the shows up immediately after they’ve aired while RTE waits a day later.
I feel your pain. Perhaps the radio commentary? I’m not interested in the usual shout-out to “Rhoda in Bandon” (his sister) or his predictable so-called witticisms!