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The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm. Parken Stadium was also the largest venue to host the contest with over 38,000 people attending the event.

The Olsen Brothers opened the show with a snippet from their winning song Fly on the Wings of Love, followed by their latest single "Walk Right Back". The presenters were Danish journalist and TV-show presenter Natasja Crone Back and the famous Danish actor Søren Pilmark who spoke most of their announcements in rhyme. BBC commentator Terry Wogan caused quite a stir among the Danish people when he referred to the hosts at one point as "the Little Mermaid and Doctor Death".

The relegation rules were amended this edition in which the top 15 countries would be guaranteed places in the 2002 contest with the remaining countries relegated. The Big Four countries (France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom) were guaranteed spots regardless of placement.

The contest was won by Estonia who were represented by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton with the song Everybody. Dave Benton, who was born and raised in Aruba, was the first black person and, at the age of 50 years and 101 days, the oldest contestant at the time to win the contest. Estonia was also the first of the former Soviet states to win the contest as well as the first new winning nation since Yugoslavia in 1989.

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Participants[]

Countries relegated/withdrawn in 2002 are highlighted in pink/red. After Portugal withdrew in 2002, their place was awarded to 18th-place Latvia (The Netherlands lost a tiebreaker with the latter).

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Michelle Courtens Out On My Own English -- 18 16
02 Flag of Iceland Iceland Two Tricky Angel 23 3
03 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Nino Pršeš Hano Bosnian Hannah 14 29
04 Flag of Norway Norway Haldor Lægreid On My Own English -- 23 3
05 Flag of Israel Israel Tal Sondak En Davar Hebrew Never mind 16 25
06 Flag of Russia Russia Mumiy Troll Lady Alpine Blue English -- 12 37
07 Flag of Sweden Sweden Friends Listen To Your Heartbeat 5 100
08 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania SKAMP You Got Style English, Lithuanian 13 35
09 Flag of Latvia Latvia Arnis Mednis Too Much English 18 16
10 Flag of Croatia Croatia Vanna Strings of My Heart 10 42
11 Flag of Portugal Portugal MTM Só sei ser feliz assim Portuguese This is the only way I know to be happy 17 18
12 Flag of Ireland Ireland Gary O'Shaughnessy Without Your Love English -- 21 6
13 Flag of Spain Spain David Civera Dile que la quiero Spanish Tell her that I love her 6 76
14 Flag of France France Natasha St-Pier Je n'ai que mon âme French, English All I have is my soul 4 142
15 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Sedat Yüce Sevgiliye Son Turkish, English End of my lover 11 41
16 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Lindsay Dracass No Dream Impossible English -- 15 28
17 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Nuša Derenda Energy 7 70
18 Flag of Poland Poland Piasek 2 Long 20 11
19 Flag of Germany Germany Michelle Wer Liebe lebt German, English Whoever lives love 8 66
20 Flag of Estonia Estonia Tanel PadarDave Benton & 2XL Everybody English -- 1 198
21 Flag of Malta Malta Fabrizio Faniello Another Summer Night 9 48
22 Flag of Greece Greece Antique Die for You 3 147
23 Flag of Denmark Denmark Rollo & King Never Ever Let You Go 2 177
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraineYugoslavia
Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

Trivia:[]

  • This was the first contest since 1989 where all the lead representatives were new to the contest.
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