Eurovision's complex voting system explained ahead of grand final
ok.co.ukThe Eurovision Song Contest is widely known for its fiendishly complex voting system. To make things more complicated, the European Broadcasting Union, which produces the competition, has made some tweaks for the 2023 edition.
Ahead of the grand final on Saturday night, here is a refresher. Here is how it works: Viewers from all participating countries will be invited to vote for their favourite songs on the night of the grand final on Saturday May 13.
Fans can vote over the phone, by text or via the Eurovision app. Each person can vote up to 20 times but voters will be unable to select their own country’s entry.The public votes make up 50% of the total vote, with the other half determined by a professional jury in each participating country.
After viewers have cast their votes, a national spokesperson from the participating countries will be called in to present the points of their professional jury – which range from the maximum “douze points” (12) to zero.
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