How to vote in Eurovision 2024 and how voting system works
11.05.2024 - 20:49
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The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is finally here, with another set of musical hopefuls eager to represent their countries and impress both the judges and the public.
The competition is taking place tonight (Saturday May 11) live from the Malmo Arena in Sweden following Loreen's 2023 victory in Liverpool with Tattoo. Actor and former Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander is flying the flag for the UK this year, with his pop number Dizzy.
Here's everything you need to know about how the Eurovision voting system works - and, of course, how to cast that all-important vote yourself. A number of changes have been made to when we can vote this year. And no - sadly, you still can't vote for your own country.
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The voting is still done by a jury, however, public votes make up 50 per cent of the vote. Each participating country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their ten favourite songs.
One set is from their professional jury and the other is from the public's televoting. After viewers have cast their votes, each national spokesperson from the participating countries will be called in to present the points of their professional jury.
After the presentation of the scores from the juries, the televoting points from all participating countries will be combined, providing one score for each song and then these results will then be announced by the presenters.
Viewers can cast their vote by telephone and SMS through the numbers shown on TV, and via the official app. Rates and legal terms will be shown on screen.
Usually, voting opens for 40 minutes after the last act of the night has performed. However this year, viewers