The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 55th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest hosted in Düsseldorf, Germany, after Lena won for the country in Oslo with "Satellite". The two semi finals were hosted on the 10 and 12 May and the final on 14 May.
No country made its debut while Austria, Hungary, Italy and San Marino made their return. Italy joined France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom as a newly-named 'Big Five' nation, meaning it would have direct qualification for the final at any future Contest.
The Contest was won by duo Eli & Nikki from Azerbaijan with their song "Running Scared", which gave the country its first-ever win. They were the first mixed-gender duo to win for their country since Denmark won the 1963 Contest in London.
Location[]
Bidding phase[]
Pot allocations[]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Participants[]
Returning artists[]
Artist | Note |
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Dino Merlin | Represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem along with French singer Béatrice Poulot, performing the song "Putnici", finishing in 7th place with 86 points |
Gunnar Ólason | Represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen as part of the duo Two Tricky with the song "Angel", finishing in joint last place with 3 points. |
Zdob și Zdub | Represented Moldova on its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev with the song "Boonika bate doba", finishing in 6th place with 148 points |
TWiiNS | Appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade as backing vocalists for the entry from the Czech Republic |
Sophio Toroshelidze | Appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo as a backing vocalist for the entry from Georgia |
Dana International | Gave Israel its third win at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with the song "Diva" |
Lena | Gave Germany its second win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo with the song "Satellite" |
Semi Final 1[]
Spain and the United Kingdom voted in this semi final. The highlighted countries qualified for the final:
Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Poland | Magdalena Tul | "Jestem" | Polish | I am | 19 | 18 |
02 | Norway | Stella Mwangi | "Haba Haba" | English, Swahili | Little by little | 17 | 30 |
03 | Albania | Aurela Gaçe | "Feel the Passion" | English, Albanian | — | 14 | 47 |
04 | Armenia | Emmy | "Boom Boom" | English | — | 12 | 54 |
05 | Turkey | Yüksek Sadakat | "Live It Up" | English | — | 13 | 47 |
06 | Serbia | Nina | "Čaroban" | Serbian | Magical | 8 | 67 |
07 | Russia | Alexej Vorobjov | "Get You" | English, Russian | — | 9 | 64 |
08 | Switzerland | Anna Rossinelli | "In Love for a While" | English | — | 10 | 55 |
09 | Georgia | Eldrine | "One More Day" | English | — | 6 | 74 |
10 | Finland | Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | English | — | 3 | 103 |
11 | Malta | Glen Vella | "One Life" | English | — | 11 | 54 |
12 | San Marino | Senit | "Stand By" | English | — | 16 | 34 |
13 | Croatia | Daria | "Celebrate" | English | — | 15 | 41 |
14 | Iceland | Sjonni's Friends | "Coming Home" | English | — | 4 | 100 |
15 | Hungary | Kati Wolf | "What About My Dreams?" | English, Hungarian | — | 7 | 72 |
16 | Portugal | Homens da Luta | "A luta é alegria" | Portuguese | The daily struggle is all about fun | 18 | 22 |
17 | Lithuania | Evelina Sašenko | "C'est ma vie" | English | It's my life | 5 | 81 |
18 | Azerbaijan | Eli & Nikki | "Running Scared" | English | — | 2 | 122 |
19 | Greece | Loucas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike | "Watch My Dance" | English, Greek | — | 1 | 133 |
Semi-final 2[]
Final[]
Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | Finland | Paradise Oskar | "Da Da Dam" | English | - | 21 | 57 |
02 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dino Merlin | "Love in Rewind" | English, Bosnian | - | 6 | 125 |
03 | Denmark | A Friend in London | "New Tomorrow" | English | - | 5 | 134 |
04 | Lithuania | Evelina Sašenko | "C'est ma vie" | English | It's my life | 19 | 63 |
05 | Hungary | Kati Wolf | "What About My Dreams?" | English, Hungarian | - | 22 | 53 |
06 | Ireland | Jedward | "Lipstick" | English | - | 8 | 119 |
07 | Sweden | Eric Saade | "Popular" | English | - | 3 | 185 |
08 | Estonia | Getter Jaani | "Rockefeller Street" | English | - | 24 | 44 |
09 | Greece | Loucas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike | "Watch My Dance" | English, Greek | - | 7 | 120 |
10 | Russia | Alexej Vorobjov | "Get You" | English, Russian | - | 16 | 77 |
11 | France | Amaury Vassili | "Sognu" | Corsican | I Dream | 15 | 82 |
12 | Italy | Raphael Gualazzi | "Madness of Love" | Italian, English | - | 2 | 189 |
13 | Switzerland | Anna Rossinelli | "In Love for a While" | English | - | 25 | 19 |
14 | United Kingdom | Blue | "I Can" | English | - | 11 | 100 |
15 | Moldova | Zdob și Zdub | "So Lucky" | English | - | 12 | 97 |
16 | Germany | Lena | "Taken by a Stranger" | English | - | 10 | 107 |
17 | Romania | Hotel FM | "Change" | English | - | 17 | 77 |
18 | Austria | Nadine Beiler | "The Secret Is Love" | English | - | 18 | 64 |
19 | Azerbaijan | Eli & Nikki | "Running Scared" | English | - | 1 | 221 |
20 | Slovenia | Maja Keuc | "No One" | English | - | 13 | 96 |
21 | Iceland | Sjonni's Friends | "Coming Home" | English | - | 20 | 61 |
22 | Spain | Lucía Pérez | "Que me quiten lo bailao" | Spanish | Nobody can take away the good times I’ve had | 23 | 50 |
23 | Ukraine | Mika Newton | "Angel" | English | - | 4 | 159 |
24 | Serbia | Nina | "Čaroban" | Serbian | Magical | 14 | 85 |
25 | Georgia | Eldrine | "One More Day" | English | - | 9 | 110 |