The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. 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. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), the contest was held at the Parken Stadium on 12 May 2001. The contest was presented by Danish television presenter Natasja Crone Back and actor Søren Pilmark.
Twenty-three countries took part in the contest. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, and Slovenia returned after their relegation from the previous edition. Greece also returned after their two-year absence, following a relegation and financial trouble. Meanwhile, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Macedonia, Romania, and Switzerland were relegated.
The winner was Estonia with the song "Everybody", performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL, and written by Ivar Must and Maian Kärmas. This was the first time the contest was won by one of the countries from the former Eastern bloc that debuted in the contest in the 1990s. Denmark, Greece, France and Sweden rounded out the top five with Greece achieving its best result up to that point in the contest. Further down the table, Slovenia equalled their best result from 1995, finishing seventh. Meanwhile, Ireland finished in 21st place, giving the nation its worst placement up to that point.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry, the country in silver is the host country, the countries in lime are the "Big 4" countries which are rewarded with automatic spots in the finals.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Estonia | ETV | Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL | "Everybody" | 198 |
| 02 | Denmark | DR | Rollo and King | "Never Ever Let You Go" | 177 |
| 03 | Greece | ERT | Antique | "Die for You" | 147 |
| 04 | France | France Télévisions | Natasha St-Pier | "Je n'ai que mon âme" | 142 |
| 05 | Sweden | SVT | Friends | "Listen to Your Heartbeat" | 100 |
| 06 | Spain | TVE | David Civera | "Dile que la quiero" | 76 |
| 07 | Slovenia | RTVSLO | Nuša Derenda | "Energy" | 70 |
| 08 | Germany | ARD/NDR | Michelle | "Wer Liebe lebt" | 66 |
| 09 | Malta | PBS | Fabrizio Faniello | "Another Summer Night" | 48 |
| 10 | Croatia | HRT | Vanna | "Strings of My Heart" | 42 |
| 11 | Turkey | TRT | Sedat Yüce | "Sevgiliye Son" | 41 |
| 12 | Russia | ORT | Mumiy Troll | "Lady Alpine Blue" | 37 |
| 13 | Lithuania | LRT | Skamp | "You Got Style" | 35 |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | PBSBiH | Nino | "Hano" | 29 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | BBC | Lindsay Dracass | "No Dream Impossible" | 28 |
| 16 | Israel | IBA | Tal Sondak | "Ein Davar" | 25 |
| 17 | Portugal | RTP | MTM | "Só sei ser feliz assim" | 18 |
| 18 | Netherlands | NOS | Michelle | "Out on My Own" | 16 |
| Latvia | LTV | Arnis Mednis | "Too Much" | 16 | |
| 20 | Poland | TVP | Piasek | "2 Long" | 11 |
| 21 | Ireland | RTÉ | Gary O'Shaughnessy | "Without Your Love" | 6 |
| 22 | Iceland | RÚV | Two Tricky | "Angel" | 3 |
| Norway | NRK | Haldor Lægreid | "On My Own" | 3 |
Awards[]
Barbara Dex Award[]
| Rank | Country | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | Piasek | "2 Long" |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | PBSBiH | Dejan Kukrić | Segmedina Srna |
| Croatia | HRT 1 | Ante Batinović | Daniela Trbović |
| Denmark | DR1 | Hans Otto Bisgaard, Hilda Heick | Gry Johansen |
| DR P3 | Unknown | ||
| Estonia | ETV | Marko Reikop | Ilomai Küttim "Elektra" |
| France | France 3 | Marc-Olivier Fogiel, Dave | Corinne Hermès |
| Germany | Das Erste | Peter Urban | Axel Bulthaupt |
| Greece | ERT | Dafni Bokota | Alexis Kostalas |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Gísli Marteinn Baldursson | Eva María Jónsdóttir |
| Ireland | RTÉ One | Marty Whelan | Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh |
| Unknown RTÉ radio station | Larry Gogan | ||
| Israel | IBA | No commentator | Yoav Ginai |
| Latvia | LTV1 | Kārlis Streips | Renārs Kaupers |
| Lithuania | LRT | Darius Užkuraitis | Loreta Tarozaitė |
| Malta | TVM, Radio Malta | Unknown | Marbeck Spiteri |
| Netherlands | Nederland 2 | Willem van Beusekom | Marlayne |
| Norway | NRK1 | Jostein Pedersen | Roald Øyen |
| NRK P1 | Unknown | ||
| Poland | TVP1 | Artur Orzech | Maciej Orłoś |
| Portugal | RTP1, RTP Internacional | Eládio Clímaco | Margarida Mercês de Melo |
| Russia | ORT | Alexander Anatolyevich, Konstantin Mikhailov | Larisa Verbitskaya |
| Slovenia | SLO 1 | Unknown | Mojca Mavec |
| Spain | La Primera | José Luis Uribarri | Jennifer Rope |
| Sweden | SVT1 | Henrik Olsson | Josefine Sundström |
| SR P4 | Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman | ||
| Turkey | TRT 1, TRT Int | Unknown | Meltem Ersan Yazgan |
| United Kingdom | BBC One, BBC Prime | Terry Wogan | Colin Berry |
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS TV | Mary Coustas (as Effie Stephanidis), Terry Wogan |
| Austria | ORF 1 | Andi Knoll |
| FM4 | Stermann & Grissemann | |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1 | André Vermeulen, Anja Daems |
| Belgium (French) | La Une | Jean-Pierre Hautier |
| Cyprus | RIK Dyo | Evi Papamichael |
| Finland (Finnish) | YLE TV1 | Jani Juntunen, Asko Murtomäki |
| Finland (Swedish) | YLE Radio Vega | Unknown |
| Romania | TVR | Leonard Miron |
| Switzerland (German) | SF 2 | Sandra Studer |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR 1 | Phil Mundwiller |
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI 1 | Jonathan Tedesco |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - SBS TV broadcast the show without postcards and voting on 13 May 2001 at 20:30 AEST (10:30 UTC). SBS's coverage of the 2001 contest on 13 May consisted of excerpts from the event in Copenhagen with commentary by Terry Wogan interspersed with live footage from the SBS studios. The SBS Eurovision party was hosted by Mary Coustas as Effie Stephanidis and featured a panel of 23 Australian celebrities representing the competing countries and a phone and internet vote to determine Australia's favourite entry. Due to complaints at the change of format the contest was later broadcast in full and unedited with UK commentary on 27 May 2001 at 14:30 AEST (02:30 UTC).