When is the second Eurovision semi-final and can you vote in it?
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Previous Page Next PageThese points are given out in the first half of the voting during the night of the final, announced by jury representatives who appear on screen.
The second half of the voting consists of announcing the public votes–which once again see the votes from each country broken down into one to eight, 10 and 12 points given for the most popular songs.
In the case of the public vote, the points given to each song are added up into one figure, which is announced in the second half of the voting.
Since the public vote is revealed in the order the countries finished in the jury vote, tension builds as the points can change the entire outlook of the scoreboard.
One example of this came when Norway’s fan favourite Spirit In The Sky picked up just 40 points from the juries in 2019 – but won the public vote with a huge 291 points.
They scored more public votes than the Netherlands – the victors that year – and Norway ultimately finished the night in sixth place.
Serbia also benefited from the public vote in 2022, scoring 87 points from the juries and 225 from televoting to snatch fifth place on the leaderboard.
On the flip side: spare a thought for Switzerland’s Marius Bear, who picked up a respectable 78 points from the juries in 2022, only to end up with a big fat ‘nul points’ from the televote.
A version of this article was first published on May 4, 2024.
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