In today’s press conferences, the “big 5” are each taking part in a draw to determine in which half of the grand final that they would perform.

Grand final draw

We have just watched the United Kingdom’s press conference and we now know that James Newman will perform “Embers” in the FIRST half of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 grand final next Saturday!

Rehearsal recap

If you want to know what to expect from the United Kingdom’s performance, check out our rehearsal review below:

Today’s press conference schedule

Today’s press conference schedule order is as follows and here’s a recap of the halves that have been drawn so far:

• Italy: SECOND half
• Germany: SECOND half
• France: SECOND half
• United Kingdom: FIRST half
• Spain: To be confirmed

The Netherlands’ position was already pre-drawn prior to last year’s contest which has been carried forward to this year’s edition as a result of Eurovision 2020’s cancellation. Jeangu Macrooy will perform in 23rd place in the grand final.

What do you think of the draw? Let us know!