The Current Music September 2021 is the thirty-fourth edition of the Current Music Competition. It takes place in the Pavillon des Sports Modibo Keita in Bamako, Mali, after Fuel Fandango's and Amadou & Mariam 's victory in the previous edition.
Rules[]
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- The entries must be released in July or August 2021.
- The artists must have a strong connection to the country they're representing.
- Eurovision songs are not allowed.
- The maximum number of participants is 30.
- New rule: a pre-qualification round was introduced. The top 6 users of the previous edition and the first 19 confirmed other countries will be directly qualified for the Grand Final, the rest will have to compete for the five remaining spots.
Schedule[]
- September 1, 2021: Confirmations start
- September 12, 2021: Confirmation deadline
- September 14, 2021: Grand Final voting stars
- September 24, 2021: Grand Final voting deadline
- September 25, 2021: Grand Final results
Countries[]
| Withdrawing countries | Returning countries | Debuting countries |
|---|---|---|
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National Finals[]
Aka to shiro #6- A Community Song - MALI
- Se Sueña Rumbo A Bamako
- Het Maandelijks Songfestival 10
- SkopjeFestCMC September 2021
- Uktayinska Pisnya 06
Grand Final[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  New Caledonia |
Marcus Gad | "Tempo" | 25 | 28 |
| 02 |  Ukraine |
MAX BARSKIH | "Just Fly" | 26 | 20 |
| 03 |  Canada |
Victoria Anthony | "How Cute" | 12 | 47 |
| 04 |  Netherlands |
Wrabel with Duncan Laurence | "back to back" | 8 | 58 |
| 05 |  Estonia |
An-Marlen | "Sinust Lahti Ei Saa" | 29 | 13 |
| 06 |  Turkey |
Burak Yeter & Montiego ft. Séb Mont | "Oh My My" | 22 | 29 |
| 07 |  Tunisia |
ZAZA SHOW | "Ethi9a La" | 9 | 52 |
| 08 |  Romania |
Roxen x DMNDS x Strange Fruits Music | "Money Money" | 6 | 70 |
| 09 |  Malta |
AViVA | "MELANCHOLY" | 28 | 15 |
| 10 |  United States |
Ritual | "AWAY & Echos" | 7 | 63 |
| 11 |  Mali |
Major Lazer feat. Aya Nakamura & Swae Lee | "C'est Cuit" | 14 | 43 |
| 12 |  Denmark |
Fallulah | "Dance It Better" | 24 | 29 |
| 13 |  Sweden |
COBRAH | "GOOD PUSS" | 4 | 78 |
| 14 |  Greece |
Evangelia & Kelvin Jones | "Diving" | 1 | 119 |
| 15 |  Angola |
Herlander | "Gisela" | 2 | 92 |
| 16 |  China |
G.E.M | "Peerless King" | 15 | 41 |
| 17 |  Kazakhstan |
IMZ1 | "NEW ERA" | 30 | 07 |
| 18 |  Israel |
Noy Fadlon | "Chaser" | 11 | 50 |
| 19 |  France |
Barbara Pravi | "Saute" | 27 | 17 |
| 20 |  Russia |
Vera Brezhneva | "Rozovyy dym" | 19 | 33 |
| 21 |  Peru |
AAO | "Seviper" | 16 | 38 |
| 22 |  South Korea |
SUNWOOJUNGA ft. Dami, JEONG SEWOON, Song Eun I, Yoon Jiyoung & Yu Seung Woo | "BUFFALO" | 17 | 37 |
| 23 |  Norway |
Red Moon | "Gut Feeling" | 20 | 33 |
| 24 |  Germany |
HAVA | "Low Battery" | 18 | 35 |
| 25 |  Mexico |
JOTDOG | "Hola" | 23 | 29 |
| 26 |  Faroe Islands |
Silvurdrongur feat. Eivør | "Nú" | 10 | 52 |
| 27 |  Saint Lucia |
Nadia Batson | "Body Banging" | 21 | 31 |
| 28 |  Czech Republic |
Emma Smetana | "Night Races" | 13 | 45 |
| 29 |  Japan |
Baby Lalary | "Fireball" | 5 | 71 |
| 30 |  North Macedonia |
TYZEE | "PARADOX" | 3 | 79 |
