Season 9

Participation
After won in Kharkiv, Ukraine with Gia Woods' "Hungry", the ninth season of the GiraVision Song Contest was held in Karaj, Iran. A total of 53 countries signed up to compete in the contest.

Changes

 * A prequalification round was added because of the increasing number of participants. The worst-placing countries of the previous season compete for the last two spots in the semi-finals.
 * The number of qualifiers went from 11 to 10 per semi-final, and the number of finalists went from 28 to 26 as a result.

Countries
A total of 53 countries chose to participate in the ninth GiraVision contest. Two countries made their debut this season.


 * The debuting countries were Austria and China.
 * No country returned or withdrew this season.

Returning Artists
Here are the artists that are participating in Season 9 that have participated before:

Prequalification Round
The prequalification round premiered on February 1, 2021.

Semi-Final 1
The first semi-final premiered on February 7, 2021. ,, and had to vote in this semi-final. The jury of did not vote in this semi-final; therefore, half of their points were taken off.

Semi-Final 2
The second semi-final premiered on February 7, 2021. ,, and had to vote in this semi-final.

Grand Final
The Grand Final premiered on February 15, 2021. got disqualified because the jury left the Discord server.