Last Sunday saw the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest officially kick off with the iconic Turquoise Carpet at the Rotterdam’s Cruise Terminal.
The Turquoise Carpet in Rotterdam (Photo credit: Andres Putting/EBU)
The 2021 Eurovision acts graced the event with their glamourous outfits and got the chance to meet the assembled press. Five but all competing delegations were present at the event, Australia has not travelled to Rotterdam for the competition, whilst the delegations Romania, Poland, Malta and Iceland were in quarantine due to the COVID 19 safety and health prototocol.
A 200 metre turquoise carpet was placed at Rotterdam’s Cruise Terminal with the backdrop of the city’s skyline and Erasmus Bridge.
There was no cocktail or reception after as is the custom due to the current COVID 19 restrictions and prototol.
Check out the photographs below released by the EBU.
The Roop (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Stefania and her dancers (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Jendrik (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Maneskin (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Eden Alene (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
James Newman (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Efendi (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Hooverphonix (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
TIX (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Albina (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Vincent Bueno (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Uku Suviste (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Senhit (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
The Black Mamba (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Hurricane (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Victoria (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Fyr og Flame (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Gjon’s Tears (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Anxela Peristeri (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Natalia Gordienko (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Jeangu Macrooy (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Tusse (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)Ana
Elena Tsagrinou (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Go_A Band (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Benny Cristo (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Ana Soklic (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Blas Canto (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Barbara Pravi (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Vasil (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Samanta Tina (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Tornike Kapiani (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Lesley Roy (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Blind Channel (Photo credit: Thomas Hanses/EBU)
Manizha (Photo credit: Andres Putting/EBU)
The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 18, 20, 22 May at the Rotterdam Ahoy.
Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.
