So this is from the first year I watched Eurovision together with some friends and we took the opportunity to be deranged about it. I'm not linking to the songs right now because I am EXTREMELY lazy at the moment and HTML tables are Fun. Opinions expressed here only reflect the options of myself as of the time of Eurovision 2021 and are archived here for reference.
| Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Schi's Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Montaigne | Technicolor | English | Generally inoffensive, nice chromatic abberation |
| Ireland | Lesley Roy | Maps | English | Belongs in a Disney Movie |
| Lithuania | The Roop | Discoteque | English | OH this fucking slaps. Turned into Stylo real quick though |
| North Macedonia | Vasil | Here I Stand | English | Featuring Choreography by Dio Brando. Also what a great fucking voice. |
| Russia | Manizha | Russian Woman | Russian, English | RUSSIA REALLY SAID FUCK THE PATRIARCHY |
| Slovenia | Ana Soklič | Amen | English | HOLY FUCK |
| Sweden | Tusse | Voices | English | Generally inoffensive |
| Azerbaijan | Efendi | Mata Hari | English | Do these people even know who Mata Hari is? |
| Belgium | Hooverphonic | The Wrong Place | English | You ever hear Poe's debut album Hello? it's kind of like that. |
| Croatia | Albina | Tick-Tock | English, Croatian | I've already forgotten about this |
| Cyprus | Elena Tsagrinou | El Diablo | English | Bargain Bin Lady Gaga |
| Israel | Eden Alene | Set Me Free | English | Holy FUCK that high note. Also Free Palestine |
| Malta | Destiny | Je Me Casse | English | HELL YEAH HELL YEAH HELL YEAH HELL YEAH |
| Norway | Tix | Fallen Angel | English | High School Prom Vibes Featuring Macklemore from the Devil May Cry Series |
| Romania | Roxen | Amnesia | English | Death Stranding the Musical |
| Ukraine | Go_A | Shum | Ukrainian | Goth version of 7th Element in a way, I like it a lot. |
| Austria | Vincent Bueno | Amen | English | Is this what we wanted? NO!!!!!! This fucking blows man |
| Czech Republic | Benny Cristo | Omaga | English | SUPER Bassy, which is the only decent thing about this song. Piss Rock Sequins. |
| Estonia | Uku Suviste | The Lucky One | English | Got a nice beat, but otherwise inoffensive pop drivel I'd hear at my local bowling alley on Cosmic Bowling night |
| Greece | Stefania | Last Dance | English | Just Dance 2021 |
| Iceland | Dadi og Gagnamagnio | 10 Years | English | Devo if Mark Mothersbaugh was a Wife Guy. Which means I like it. Super funky disco. Also COMBINING KEYTARS HOLY FUCK |
| Moldova | Natalia Gordienko | Sugar | English | I don't hate it. Points for the Femdom |
| Poland | Rafal | The Ride | English | REALLY committed to the 80s bit. Boppable, but forgettable. |
| San Marino | Senhit | Adrenalina | English | Final Fantasy 8 called, it wants its costuming back. Also literally just Gasolina |
| Serbia | Hurricane | Loco Loco | Serbian | Super Bowl Half Time Show! |
| Albania | Anxhela Peristeri | Karma | Albanian | This chick can really wail. |
| Bulgaria | Victoria | Growing Up Is Getting Old | English | REALLY good live voice. Super pretty and great stagework. I have no complaints |
| Denmark | Fyr & Flamme | Ove os pa hinanden | Danish | GAY DISCO!!! |
| Finland | Blind Channel | Dark Side | English | I unironically love this in all its 2001 nu-metal glory |
| Georgia | Tornike Kipiani | You | English | I'm falling asleep |
| Latvia | Samanta Tina | The Moon Is Rising | English | I AM WOMAN HEAR ME ROAR |
| Portugal | The Black Mamba | Love Is on My Side | English | I was not expecting that voice to come out of that mouth. Big "You've got a Friend in Me" energy. Good to see people not afraid of electric guitars |
| Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | Tout l'Univers | French | I think I appreciate this more that I can't understand this. |
| Netherlands | Jeangu Macrooy | Birth of a New Age | English, Sranan Tongo | No Commentary |
| France | Barbara Pravi | Voila | French | No Commentary |
| Germany | Jendrik | I Don't Feel Hate | English | No Commentary |
| Italy | Maneskin | Zitti e buoni | Italian | No Commentary |
| Spain | Blas Canto | Voy a quedarme | Spanish | No Commentary |
| United Kingdom | James Newman | Embers | English | No Commentary |
So this was my first time watching Eurovision so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I did have a lot of fun at the time. If I remember correctly I think Maneskin won that year, but I never got an opportunity to hear them because I missed the finals (which is also why the last 5 entries have no commentary). Personally, my picks from this year included Shum and 10 Years. Overall, I couldn't really say if this was a good year for Eurovision or a bad one because I literally had no other frame of reference.