Entries were required to be selected by each country's participating broadcaster by 11 March, and the final submission date for all selected entries to be received by the contest organisers was set for 16 March. Selected entries were not permitted to be released commercially before 1 January 2001, and were then only allowed to be released in the country they represented until after the contest was held. A maximum of six performers were allowed on stage during each country's performance, and all performers must have reached the age of 16 in the year of the contest. The interval-act featured medley of Aqua songs performed by Aqua and Safri Duo.Įach participating broadcaster was represented in the contest by one song, which was required to be no longer than three minutes in duration. The show was opened by the last year's Eurovision winners, the Olsen Brothers, with a snippet from their winning Eurovision song "Fly on the Wings of Love", followed by their latest single "Walk Right Back". Ī compilation album featuring all 23 competing entries was released on by EMI Records and CMC International. The draw to the determine the running order of competing countries was held on 21 November 2000. The design was described by its designers as "a modern expression of a heart which symbolises openness, warmth, attitudes, pulse and movement". The whole rig could be formed into various shapes to add to each country's staging. The four circles were also present in the stage design, with the light construction made of the same four rings. It was made out of four circles, placed in the shape of a heart. The logo for this year's contest was developed by Danish companies Kontactpunkt, 2Graphic Design and EventRelations. Four technical rehearsals from 7 to 10 May and two dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May were held in a lead up to the contest. Rehearsals in the venue for the competing acts were held from 7 to. Television presenter Natasja Crone Back and actor Søren Pilmark were the presenters of the 2001 contest. Jørgen Ramskov served as executive producer, Jan Frifelt served as director and Christine Marchal-Ortiz served as Executive Supervisor. The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was produced by the Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR). However, the scale of it all wasn't entirely a success: many audience members could not see the stage, and for many entries the hall appeared to be too big. This solution made it the biggest venue ever to host a Eurovision Song Contest with room for an audience of 38,000, breaking the record of 16,000 held by the previous year's hosts Sweden. Eventually, DR chose the large football stadium Parken as the host venue, after the company running the stadium agreed to add a retractable roof to the building. The three largest cities in Denmark - Copenhagen, Aarhus and Odense - all made bids to host the contest. The Danish national broadcaster DR faced some problems whilst organising the contest such as a lack of funds and the search for a suitable venue. The venue choice for the contest was Parken Stadium, the national football stadium, located in the Indre Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990 to 1992. Parken Stadium, Copenhagen - host venue of the 2001 contest.Ĭopenhagen, the capital of Denmark, was the chosen host city. Meanwhile, Ireland finished in 21st place, giving the nation its worst placement up to that point. Further down the table, Slovenia equalled their best result from 1995, finishing seventh. ![]() Denmark, Greece, France and Sweden rounded out the top five with Greece achieving its best result up to that point in the contest. This was the first time the contest was won by one the countries from the former Eastern bloc that debuted in the contest in the 1990s. The winner was Estonia with the song " Everybody", performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL, and written by Ivar Must and Maian-Anna Karmas. Meanwhile, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Macedonia, Romania, and Switzerland were relegated. Greece also returned after their two-year absence, following financial trouble. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, and Slovenia returned after their relegation from the previous edition. Twenty-three countries took part in the contest. ![]() ![]() The contest was presented by Danish television presenter Natasja Crone Back and actor Søren Pilmark. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), the contest was held at the Parken Stadium on. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the 2000 contest with the song " Fly on the Wings of Love" by Olsen Brothers. The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Participating countries Countries that participated in the past but not in 2001Įach country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs.
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