Contest year
- Host City
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Venue
- Fortuna Düsseldorf Arena
- Final Date
- May 14, 2011
- Entries
- 43
- The 2011 contest matched the participation record with 43 countries and featured major returns, notably Italy after 14 years, prompting the “Big Four” to expand back to the “Big Five” and restoring a 25-song final after plans for a reduced field.
- Azerbaijan won for the first time and became the first mixed-gender duo winner since 1963, despite not topping the jury vote—marking the first such outcome since juries’ 2009 return.
- Semi-final 1 suffered widespread commentator audio dropouts, and Turkey and Armenia failed to qualify in notable firsts.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers, Stefan Raab
Winner
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Azerbaijan | Ell and Nikki Running Scared | 1 | 221 |
 Italy | Raphael Gualazzi Madness of Love | 2 | 189 |
 Sweden | Eric Saade Popular | 3 | 185 |
 Ukraine | Mika Newton Angels | 4 | 159 |
 Denmark | A Friend in London New Tomorrow | 5 | 134 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dino Merlin Love in Rewind | 6 | 125 |
 Greece | Loukas Yorkas Watch My Dance | 7 | 120 |
 Ireland | Jedward Lipstick | 8 | 119 |
 Georgia | Eldrine One More Day | 9 | 110 |
| Germany | Lena Taken by a Stranger | 10 | 107 |
 United Kingdom | Blue I Can | 11 | 100 |
 Moldova | Zdob și Zdub So Lucky | 12 | 97 |
 Slovenia | Maja Keuc No One | 13 | 96 |
 Serbia | Nina Čaroban | 14 | 85 |
 France | Amaury Vassili Sognu | 15 | 82 |
 Russia | Alexey Vorobyov Get You | 16 | 77 |
 Romania | Hotel FM Change | 17 | 77 |
 Austria | Nadine Beiler The Secret Is Love | 18 | 64 |
 Lithuania | Evelina Sašenko C'est ma vie | 19 | 63 |
 Iceland | Sigurjón’s Friends Coming Home | 20 | 61 |
 Finland | Paradise Oskar Da Da Dam | 21 | 57 |
 Hungary | Wolf Kati What About My Dreams? | 22 | 53 |
 Spain | Lucía Pérez Que me quiten lo bailao | 23 | 50 |
 Estonia | Getter Jaani Rockefeller Street | 24 | 44 |
 Switzerland | Anna Rossinelli In Love for a While | 25 | 19 |
 Albania | Aurela Gaçe Feel the Passion | — | — |
 Armenia | Emmy Boom Boom | — | — |
 Belgium | Witloof Bay With Love Baby | — | — |
 Bulgaria | Poli Genova Na Inat | — | — |
 Belarus | Anastasia Vinnikova I Love Belarus | — | — |
 Cyprus | Christos Mylordos San Aggelos S'agapisa | — | — |
 Croatia | Daria Kinzer Celebrate | — | — |
 Israel | Dana International Ding Dong | — | — |
 Latvia | Musiqq Angel in Disguise | — | — |
 North Macedonia | Vlatko Ilievski Rusinka | — | — |
 Malta | Glen Vella One Life | — | — |
 Netherlands | 3JS Never Alone | — | — |
 Norway | Stella Mwangi Haba Haba | — | — |
 Poland | Magdalena Tul Jestem | — | — |
 Portugal | Homens da Luta A luta é alegria | — | — |
 San Marino | Senhit Stand By | — | — |
 Slovakia | TWiiNS I Am Still Alive | — | — |
 Turkey | Yüksek Sadakat Live It Up | — | — |