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EUROVISION 2021

The BBC have revealed the full line-up who will be joining Graham Norton for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Graham Norton will return for the Grand Final on BBC One, where he will be commentati­ng live from Rotterdam, while Ken Bruce will continue his longrunnin­g coverage over on BBC Radio 2.

Grammy-nominated singer songwriter and presenter, Chelcee Grimes will be joining Rylan Clark-Neal and Scott

Mills for the semi-finals live on BBC Four. Presenting live from London, they will oversee proceeding­s as 33 countries compete for their place in the Grand Final. The semi-finals will air on 18 and 20 May on BBC Four, with UK viewers able to vote in the second semi-final on 20 May.

Actress and singer, Amanda Holden will be taking the reins of the Eurovision Spokespers­on, where she will be delivering the results of the UK profession­al jury vote live from London. Multi-platinum selling, Brit award-winning and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter James Newman will be representi­ng the UK with his single Embers.

Graham Norton says: “I’m so excited for Eurovision to return, after the past year we’ve had it’s exactly the kind of joy the world needs. The UK have a great entry with James Newman and Embers, it’s a banger and represents everything that Eurovision is. It’s arguably the best night of the year and I can’t wait - bring it on!”

The 65th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Rotterdam, Netherland­s. The Semi Finals will be broadcast on 18 and 20 May on BBC Four. The Grand Final will be broadcast on 22 May on BBC One and also on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

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