Edition 9

Edition 9 is the ninth edition of Festivali I Globe Contest. It was hosted in Sydney, Australia, following their win in Edition 8 with "DEADALIVE" by Jaguar Jonze.

The winning act of the edition was "Stockholm Syndrome" by Montaigne, also representing Australia, making it their third win, and the first time a country has won twice in a row. The song attained 245 points, beating their own record for the entry with the most points ever at the contest.

Art
The art saw the same style used in Edition 8. The artwork showed "FIGC" with "SYDNEY 09" underneath, with the text glowing dark blue. Above the text was the flag of Australia, in the shape of the Eurovision 2021 flag designs. The background shows the host city, Sydney.

Host City
The host city was selected by the Australian delegation directly after the results. Usually, the host city is first suggested by the Festivali team, and then approved or disapproved by the winning delegation, but due to Australia's delegation also running the contest, there was no need for this extra step.

Grand Final
The grand final took place on the eleventh of June, 2021.

Due to China failing to vote on time, they lost half of their points.

The winner was Australia, with "Stockholm Syndrome" by Montaigne, scoring 245 points. The song because the new record holder for the most amount of points won by a song, beating their own previous record from Edition 5 with "Deluded" by Kate Miller-Heidke, which scored 244, just one less than the winner of this edition.