Eurovision Song Contest 2001
| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Parken Stadium Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Scrutineer | Christine Marchal-Ortiz |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) |
| Director | Jan Frifelt |
| Executive producer | Jørgen Ramskov |
| Presenters | |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 23 |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs. |
| Winning song | Estonia "Everybody" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 12 May 2001 at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, and presented by Natasja Crone Back and Søren Pilmark. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), who staged the event after winning the 2000 contest for Denmark with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" by Olsen Brothers.
Broadcasters from 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-Anna 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.