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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Dare to Dream | |
 | |
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 14 May 2019 |
| Semi-final 2 | 16 May 2019 |
| Final | 18 May 2019 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Expo Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Directed by |
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| Executive supervisor | Jon Ola Sand |
| Executive producer | Zivit Davidovich[1] |
| Host broadcaster | Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 41 |
| Number of finalists | 26 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Non-returning countries |  Bulgaria Ukraine |
| |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs. |
| Winning song |  Netherlands"Arcade" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song "Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan), the contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, and consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and a final on 18 May 2019. The three live shows were presented by Israeli television presenters Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and Israeli model Bar Refaeli.
Forty-one countries participated in the contest, with Bulgaria and Ukraine not returning after their participation in the previous edition. Bulgaria cited financial difficulties as the reason for its absence, while Ukraine, which had originally planned to participate, ultimately withdrew as a result of a controversy surrounding its national selection.
The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Arcade", performed by Duncan Laurence and written by Laurence along with Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox. Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Sweden rounded out the top five; due to a voting error, Norway was originally placed fifth, but placed sixth after a correction. The Netherlands won the combined vote, but placed third in the jury vote after North Macedonia and Sweden, and second in the televote after Norway. Further down the table, North Macedonia and San Marino achieved their best results to date, finishing seventh and 19th respectively.
The EBU reported that the contest had an audience of 182 million viewers in 40 European markets, a decrease of 4 million viewers from the previous edition. However, an increase of two percent in the 15–24 year old age range was reported.[2][3]
The lead-up to the contest was met with controversy on multiple fronts, primarily on issues surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict – this eventually led to demonstrations by interval act performer Madonna and Icelandic entrants Hatari during the broadcast of the final.
Location[edit]
The 2019 contest took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 edition with the song "Toy", performed by Netta. It was the third time that Israel had hosted the contest, after having hosted the 1979 and 1999 contests in Jerusalem.[4] The selected venue was Expo Tel Aviv's 7,300-seat congress and convention centre in "Bitan 2" (Pavilion 2), which was opened in January 2015.[5][6] Located on Rokach Boulevard in northern Tel Aviv, the convention centre serves as a venue for many events, including concerts, exhibitions, trade fairs, and conferences. The fairground has ten halls and pavilions, plus a large outdoor space. The new pavilion had recently hosted the 2018 European Judo Championships from 26 to 28 April.[7]
Bidding phase[edit]
After Israel's victory in the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal, Netta and the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the 2019 contest would be held in Jerusalem, but this was yet to be confirmed by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/Kan) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[4] Israeli finance minister Moshe Kahlon also said in an interview the event would be held solely in Jerusalem and estimated its cost at 120 million Israeli shekels (approximately €29 million).[8] The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, mentioned Jerusalem Arena and Teddy Stadium as possible venues to host the event.[9] The municipality of Jerusalem confirmed that because it lacked the seating capacity, the contest would not be held at the International Convention Centre, which had hosted the contest in 1979 and 1999.[10]
On 18 June 2018, Netanyahu stated that Israel had committed to remaining in compliance with EBU rules regarding the constitution of member broadcasters, so as not to affect its hosting of Eurovision. Kan's establishment included a condition that news programming would be delegated later to a second public broadcasting entity. This would have violated EBU rules requiring member broadcasters to have their own internal news departments.[11][12]
The following day, Israel was officially confirmed as the host country,[13] and on 24 June 2018, Kan formally opened the bidding process for cities interested in hosting the 2019 contest.[14] Israeli deputy minister Michael Oren stated that Jerusalem did not have the resources to host the contest on 28 July, reiterating that Tel Aviv was the more likely host.[15]
Soon afterwards, reports surfaced of the government not providing the €12 million downpayment requested by Kan to cover hosting expenses and security.[16] Following a tense back-and-forth between Kan and the government, a compromise between the two parties was reached on 29 July 2018 that would see Kan paying the €12 million to the EBU and the Finance Ministry covering expenses should complications arise. The mayor of Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, announced that the city would be willing to pay for the convention centre itself, should it be chosen as the host city.[16][17]
In the week of 27 August 2018, executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand led a handful of EBU delegates around Israel to look at potential venues in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and to hear the bid from Eilat. On 30 August 2018, Sand stated in an interview with Kan that Eilat was no longer in the running to host, leaving Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as the remaining cities in the running. He added that there was no serious discussion among members of the EBU about boycotting the event.[18]
On 13 September 2018, the EBU announced Tel Aviv as the host city, with Expo Tel Aviv as the chosen venue for the 2019 contest.[5]
Key: † Host venue ‡ Shortlisted venues
| City[19] | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eilat[20] | Hangars on the port | Proposal intended to connect two hangars to a hall, in order to meet the EBU's capacity and venue requirements. |
| Haifa | Sammy Ofer Stadium | Candidacy had been dependent on the construction of a roof. |
| Jerusalem | Pais Arena ‡ | Indoor arena similar to the venues of recent contests. It was Jerusalem's preferred venue, in case it was chosen to be the host city. |
| Teddy Stadium | Candidacy had been dependent on the construction of a roof. | |
| Tel Aviv | Expo Tel Aviv (Pavilion 2) † | The IPBC expected Pavilion 2 to have room for up to 9,000 attendees, while an additional 1,500 fans will be able to gather in the greenroom.[21] |
Other sites[edit]
Located at the Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv, the Eurovision Village was the official Eurovision Song Contest fan and sponsors' area during the events week. It was open from 12 to 18 May 2019.[22][23] There it was possible to watch performances by local artists, as well as the live shows broadcast from the main venue.
The EuroClub was located at Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv Port and was the venue for the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants. Unlike the Eurovision Village, access to the EuroClub was restricted to accredited fans, delegates, and press.[23]
The "Orange Carpet" event, where the contestants and their delegations are presented before the accredited press and fans, took place at Habima Square in central Tel Aviv on 12 May 2019, followed by the Opening Ceremony at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium.[23][24]
Participating countries[edit]
Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issued an invitation to participate in the contest to all active members. The Israeli minister of communications, Ayoob Kara, also invited other countries from the MENA region. With some Israel largely had tense relationships and with others no diplomatic relations at all. Kara pointed out that Tunisia and the Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, were invited.[25][26] Tunisia is eligible to participate, but has not due to laws banning the promotion of Israeli content, while the Gulf states do not have national broadcasters with EBU membership.
The EBU initially announced on 7 November 2018 that 42 countries would participate in the contest, with Bulgaria opting not to participate for financial reasons.[27][28] Ukraine announced its withdrawal from the contest on 27 February 2019, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 41.[29]
On 6 March 2019, the EBU confirmed that North Macedonia would take part for the first time under its new name, instead of the previous name of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which had been used since the country's debut in 1998.[30]
Returning artists[edit]
The contest featured five representatives who had performed previously as lead vocalists for the same countries. Two of them participated in 2016—Sergey Lazarev represented Russia and won the semi-final, while Serhat represented San Marino in the semi-final.[33][34] Joci Pápai represented Hungary in 2017.[35] Tamara Todevska represented Macedonia (now named North Macedonia) in the 2008 semi-final, alongside Vrčak and Adrian, and backed in 2004 and 2014 for Toše Proeski and Tijana Dapčević, respectively.[36] Nevena Božović represented Serbia in the semi-final of 2013 as part of Moje 3, and in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The contest also featured a former backing vocalist representing his country for the first time—Jurij Veklenko provided backup for Lithuania in 2013 and 2015.
On the other hand, previous representatives returned to provide supporting vocals for their own or another country. Mikheil Javakhishvili, Georgia's representative in 2018 as part of Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao, backed Oto Nemsadze.[37] Mikel Hennet, who represented Spain in 2007 as part of D'Nash, backed Miki.[38] Stig Rästa, Estonia's representative in 2015 alongside Elina Born, backed Victor Crone.[39] Mladen Lukić, who represented Serbia in 2018 as part of Balkanika, backed Nevena Božović.[40] Sahlene, who represented Estonia in 2002, and provided backing for her native country Sweden in 1999, for Malta in 2000 and for Australia in 2016, backed for the United Kingdom this time.[41] Jacques Houdek, who represented Croatia in 2017, backed Roko.[42] Émilie Satt, who represented France in 2018 as part of Madame Monsieur, backed Bilal Hassani.[43] Destiny Chukunyere, who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 for Malta, backed Michela.[44]
Other countries[edit]
Active EBU members[edit]
Despite confirming their preliminary participation in the 2019 contest, Bulgarian broadcaster BNT announced in October 2018 that they would withdraw because of financial difficulties and to allow members of the delegation to moving onto other projects.[45][28] Due to the controversy surrounding its national selection, on 27 February 2019, Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC also announced the withdrawal of the country from the contest,[29] but aired the show nonetheless.[46]
Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia and Turkey confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.[47][48][49][50][51][52][53]
Associate EBU members[edit]
In late 2017, claims by the Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sport that Channel 31 had finalised negotiations with the EBU, allowing the country to debut in 2019,[54] were dismissed by the EBU, explaining that they were ineligible due to being located outside the European Broadcasting Area and also not being a member of the Council of Europe.[55][56] Kazakhstan was later invited to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018,[57] but the EBU stated that the decision was made solely by the Junior Eurovision Steering Group, and there were no current plans to invite associate members to the adult contest;[58] it was then clarified that this could change in the future,[59] though not in 2019.[60]
Non-EBU members[edit]
As of June 2018, Kosovan broadcaster RTK was pushing for full EBU membership in order to be able to take part in the 2019 contest,[61] but the vote to decide would not be held until June 2019.[62] In late 2017, Liechtensteiner broadcaster 1 FL TV, confirmed that they were applying for EBU membership in order to debut in the 2019 contest,[63] already planning to select their entry through a national final;[64] however, by mid-2018 1 FL TV had not yet applied for membership[65] due to the sudden death of the broadcaster's director, Peter Kölbel.[66]
Production[edit]
Visual design[edit]
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The contest's slogan, "Dare to Dream", was unveiled on 28 October 2018,[67] while the official logo and branding were revealed on 8 January 2019. Designed by Awesome Tel Aviv and Studio Adam Feinberg, it consists of layered triangles designed to resemble a star, reflecting "the stars of the future" coming to Tel Aviv.[68]
Stage design[edit]
The stage design for the 2019 contest was revealed on 27 December 2018 and was designed by German production designer Florian Wieder, who also devised the stage concepts for the 2011–12, 2015 and 2017–18 contests.[69] Inspired by the Star of David, the diamond-shaped stage was 250 square metres, with 130 overhead LED triangles, two 25m runways with connecting bridges and a 36m × 12m LED wall composed of 12 rotational vertical screens representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel.[70][71][72] Unlike in previous years, the green room was placed in a separate building to the main performance venue due to limited capacity.[73] Following the contest, Wieder was accused of plagiarism by German design studio WHITEvoid for similarities to a stage designed for Brazilian singer Luan Santana in 2014.[74]
Postcards[edit]
Filmed between March and April 2019, and directed by Keren Hochma, the 2019 postcards involved the act travelling to a location in Israel that resembles that of their own country.[75] An imaginary play button circled above the act's head, and, when the act pressed it, they performed a themed dance and threw the play button towards the screen, afterwards, it "flies over" to the stage where the ceiling lit up with their country's flag using augmented reality. The dances in each postcard were wide-ranging and included parkour, ballet and street dance, among other styles. The following locations were used:[76]
Albania – Banias Nature Reserve
Armenia – Masada National Park
Australia – Jaffa
Austria – Tel Aviv Bauhaus
Azerbaijan – Gan HaShlosha National Park
Belarus – Rockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem
Belgium – Mitzpe Ramon
Croatia – The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Cyprus – Eilat
Czech Republic – Caesarea
Denmark – Jerusalem International YMCA
Estonia – Tel Aviv Promenade
Finland – Financial District, Ramat Gan
France – Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Georgia – Acre
Germany – Sea of Galilee
Greece – Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem
Hungary – Beit Guvrin National Park
Iceland – Beit She'an National Park
Ireland – Palm Plantation, Eylot
Israel – Old City, Jerusalem
Italy – Ashdod Port
Latvia – Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance, Tel Aviv
Lithuania – HaBonim Beach
Malta – Timna Park
Moldova – Zichron Yaakov's Wineries
Montenegro – Mikhmoret Beach
Netherlands – Mount Arbel
North Macedonia – Carmel Forest
Norway – Judean Desert
Poland – Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Jerusalem
Portugal – Dead Sea
Romania – Mount Hermon
Russia – Tower of David, Jerusalem
San Marino – Solar Thermal Power Station, Ashalim
Serbia – Cherry Blossom, Ein Zivan
Slovenia – Ruhama Badlands
Spain – Haifa
Sweden – Tel Aviv Port
Switzerland – Charles Bronfman Auditorium
United Kingdom – Bahá'í Gardens, Haifa
Presenters[edit]
On 25 January 2019, Kan announced that four presenters would host the three shows: TV hosts Erez Tal (who was also one of the Israeli commentators for the 2018 final) and Assi Azar (who works for the Israeli Channel 12), supermodel Bar Refaeli and Kan host Lucy Ayoub (who was also the Israeli jury spokesperson at the 2018 contest).[77] Tal and Refaeli were the main hosts, while Azar and Ayoub hosted the green room.[78]
Format[edit]
Voting system[edit]
On 30 March 2019, the EBU announced that the presentation of the televoting results during the final would change for the first time since the current voting system was introduced in 2016.[79] The jury results' presentation remained the same with a live spokesperson in each participating country revealing the top song from their national jury that earned 12 points.[80] In a change from previous years, the televoting result was revealed in the order of jury ranking, from the lowest to the highest.[81]
Semi-final allocation draw[edit]
The draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals took place on 28 January 2019 at 17:00 CET, at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.[82] The thirty-six semi-finalists were divided over six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. The purpose of drawing from different pots was to reduce the chance of "bloc voting" and to increase suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined which semi-final each of the six automatic qualifiers – host country Israel and "Big Five" countries France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom – would broadcast and vote in. The ceremony was hosted by contest presenters Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and included the passing of the host city insignia from Duarte Cordeiro, vice mayor of Lisbon (host city of the previous contest) to Ron Huldai, mayor of Tel Aviv.[83]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contest overview[edit]
Semi-final 1[edit]
The first semi-final took place on 14 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST).[84] Seventeen countries participated in the first semi-final. Ukraine was originally allocated to participate in the second half of the semi-final, but withdrew from the contest due to controversy over its national selection.[29] Australia won the most points, followed by the Czech Republic, Iceland, Estonia, Greece, Slovenia, Serbia, San Marino, Cyprus and Belarus. The countries that failed to reach the final were Poland, Hungary, Belgium, Georgia, Portugal, Montenegro and Finland.[85] All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus France, Israel and Spain.[86]
The first semi-final was opened by Netta performing a new version of her winning song "Toy", while the interval featured Dana International with "Just the Way You Are".[87] The French, Israeli and Spanish artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played.
| R/O[88] | Country[88] | Artist[88] | Song[88] | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cyprus | Tamta | "Replay" | 149 | 9 |
| 2 |  Montenegro | D mol | "Heaven" | 46 | 16 |
| 3 |  Finland | Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman | "Look Away" | 23 | 17 |
| 4 |  Poland | Tulia | "Fire of Love (Pali się)" | 120 | 11 |
| 5 |  Slovenia | Zala Kralj and Gašper Šantl | "Sebi" | 167 | 6 |
| 6 |  Czech Republic | Lake Malawi | "Friend of a Friend" | 242 | 2 |
| 7 |  Hungary | Joci Pápai | "Az én apám" | 97 | 12 |
| 8 |  Belarus | Zena | "Like It" | 122 | 10 |
| 9 |  Serbia | Nevena Božović | "Kruna" | 156 | 7 |
| 10 |  Belgium | Eliot | "Wake Up" | 70 | 13 |
| 11 |  Georgia | Oto Nemsadze | "Keep On Going" | 62 | 14 |
| 12 |  Australia | Kate Miller-Heidke | "Zero Gravity" | 261 | 1 |
| 13 |  Iceland | Hatari | "Hatrið mun sigra" | 221 | 3 |
| 14 |  Estonia | Victor Crone | "Storm" | 198 | 4 |
| 15 |  Portugal | Conan Osíris | "Telemóveis" | 51 | 15 |
| 16 |  Greece | Katerine Duska | "Better Love" | 185 | 5 |
| 17 |  San Marino | Serhat | "Say Na Na Na" | 150 | 8 |
Semi-final 2[edit]
The second semi-final took place on 16 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST).[84] Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Switzerland was pre-drawn into this semi-final due to scheduling issues.[86] The Netherlands won the most points, followed by North Macedonia, Sweden, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, Russia, Norway, Malta, Albania and Denmark. The countries that failed to reach the final were Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Croatia, Latvia, Armenia, Austria and Ireland.[89] All the countries competing in this semi-final were eligible to vote, plus Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.[86]
The second semi-final included Shalva Band performing "A Million Dreams" and mentalist Lior Suchard as interval acts.[23] The British, German and Italian artists were then interviewed, and clips of their competing songs were played.
| R/O[90] | Country[90] | Artist[90] | Song[90] | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Armenia | Srbuk | "Walking Out" | 49 | 16 |
| 2 |  Ireland | Sarah McTernan | "22" | 16 | 18 |
| 3 |  Moldova | Anna Odobescu | "Stay" | 85 | 12 |
| 4 |  Switzerland | Luca Hänni | "She Got Me" | 232 | 4 |
| 5 |  Latvia | Carousel | "That Night" | 50 | 15 |
| 6 |  Romania | Ester Peony | "On a Sunday" | 71 | 13 |
| 7 |  Denmark | Leonora | "Love Is Forever" | 94 | 10 |
| 8 |  Sweden | John Lundvik | "Too Late for Love" | 238 | 3 |
| 9 |  Austria | Paenda | "Limits" | 21 | 17 |
| 10 |  Croatia | Roko | "The Dream" | 64 | 14 |
| 11 |  Malta | Michela | "Chameleon" | 157 | 8 |
| 12 |  Lithuania | Jurij Veklenko | "Run with the Lions" | 93 | 11 |
| 13 |  Russia | Sergey Lazarev | "Scream" | 217 | 6 |
| 14 |  Albania | Jonida Maliqi | "Ktheju tokës" | 96 | 9 |
| 15 |  Norway | Keiino | "Spirit in the Sky" | 210 | 7 |
| 16 | Netherlands | Duncan Laurence | "Arcade" | 280 | 1 |
| 17 |  North Macedonia | Tamara Todevska | "Proud" | 239 | 2 |
| 18 |  Azerbaijan | Chingiz | "Truth" | 224 | 5 |
Final[edit]
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The final took place on 18 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST).[84] Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all forty-one participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was published on 17 May 2019.[91]
The final was opened with the traditional flag parade introducing the 26 finalists, which featured Dana International performing "Tel Aviv" and "Diva", Ilanit performing "Ey Sham", and Nadav Guedj performing "Golden Boy". In the interval, five former Eurovision participants were featured in the "Switch Song" interval act: Conchita Wurst performed "Heroes", Måns Zelmerlöw performed "Fuego", Eleni Foureira performed "Dancing Lasha Tumbai", Verka Serduchka performed "Toy", and Gali Atari, together with the four above-mentioned artists, performed her winning song "Hallelujah". Idan Raichel then performed "Bo'ee – Come to Me" together with the Idan Raichel Project. Netta then performed her new single "Nana Banana", followed by Madonna performing "Like a Prayer", "Dark Ballet" and "Future", the latter with Quavo.[92][93][94] Actress and model Gal Gadot also appeared in a short video skit on Tel Aviv as a tourist destination.[23][95][96][97]
Madonna's interval performance in the final was heavily criticised due to her poor vocal showing, and further criticisms were raised when her official YouTube channel uploaded a video of the performance with the vocals auto-tuned.[98] Madonna's representatives at Live Nation were subject to a lawsuit by host broadcaster Kan in September 2019, four months after the contest ended.[99]
Spokespersons[edit]
The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:[102][103]
- Portugal – Inês Lopes Gonçalves
- Azerbaijan – Faig Aghayev
- Malta – Ben Camille
- North Macedonia – Nikola Trajkovski
- San Marino – Monica Fabbri
- Netherlands – Emma Wortelboer
- Montenegro – Ajda Šufta
- Estonia – Kelly Sildaru
- Poland – Mateusz Szymkowiak
- Norway – Alexander Rybak
- Spain – Nieves Álvarez
- Austria – Philipp Hansa
- United Kingdom – Rylan Clark-Neal
- Italy – Ema Stokholma
- Albania – Andri Xhahu
- Hungary – Bence Forró
- Moldova – Doina Stimpovschi
- Ireland – Sinéad Kennedy
- Belarus – Maria Vasilevich
- Armenia – Aram Mp3
- Romania – Ilinca
- Cyprus – Hovig
- Australia – Electric Fields
- Russia – Ivan Bessonov
- Germany – Barbara Schöneberger
- Belgium – David Jeanmotte
- Sweden – Eric Saade
- Croatia – Monika Lelas Halambek
- Lithuania – Giedrius Masalskis
- Serbia – Dragana Kosjerina
- Iceland – Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
- Georgia – Gaga Abashidze
- Greece – Gus G
- Latvia – Laura Rizzotto
- Czech Republic – Radka Rosická
- Denmark – Rasmussen
- France – Julia Molkhou
- Finland – Christoffer Strandberg
- Switzerland – Sinplus
- Slovenia – Lea Sirk
- Israel – Izhar Cohen
Detailed voting results[edit]
Correction of the results[edit]
The Belarusian jury was dismissed following the revelation of their votes in the first semi-final, which is contrary to the rules of the contest. To comply with the contest's voting regulations, the EBU worked with its voting partner, Digame, to create a substitute aggregated result (calculated based on the results of other countries with similar voting records), which was approved by voting monitor Ernst & Young, to determine the Belarusian jury votes for the final. In these results, Israel, which did not receive points from any other jury during the final, received 12 points from Belarus.
However, Twitter user @euro_bruno noted on 19 May that an incorrect substitute Belarusian result was purportedly used during the broadcast of the final.[104] The mistake was later confirmed in a statement issued by the EBU on 22 May. According to the statement, the EBU "discovered that due to a human error an incorrect aggregated result was used. This had no impact on the calculation of points derived from televoting across the 41 participating countries and the overall winner and Top 4 songs of the contest remain unchanged. To respect both the artists and EBU Members which took part, [it wished] to correct the grand final results in accordance with the rules."[105]
The error, a reversal of the Belarusian aggregated votes, led to the bottom ten countries receiving points instead of the top ten. Malta, which had been incorrectly ranked last, would receive Belarus' 12 jury points, and Israel would end up with no jury points. The corrected point totals also changed some rankings: Sweden finished fifth overall instead of Norway, Belarus finished 24th overall instead of Germany, San Marino ended 19th despite losing four points, and North Macedonia won the jury vote instead of Sweden.[106][107]
The mistake made by the EBU and its voting partner was criticised. Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad said the EBU had to present the new vote totals "blushing with shame", calling the situation "chaos".[108] British newspaper Metro thought the EBU had "screwed up", while the Daily Mirror named the accidental reversal of the aggregated vote total a "scandalous blunder".[109][110]
A similar situation occurred in the 1976, 1977, 1979, 1996 and 1998 contests, and in the semi-final of the 2004 contest, whereupon the results also had to be corrected after the broadcast due to an error with the votes.
The corrected results have been used in all following scoreboards (where applicable).
Semi-final 1[edit]
| Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
| 1 | Australia | 261 | Czech Republic | 157 | Iceland | 151 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 242 | Greece | 131 | Australia | 140 |
| 3 | Iceland | 221 | Australia | 121 | Estonia | 133 |
| 4 | Estonia | 198 | Cyprus | 95 | San Marino | 124 |
| 5 | Greece | 185 | Serbia | 91 | Slovenia | 93 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 167 | Belarus | 78 | Czech Republic | 85 |
| 7 | Serbia | 156 | Slovenia | 74 | Serbia | 65 |
| 8 | San Marino | 150 | Iceland | 70 | Poland | 60 |
| 9 | Cyprus | 149 | Hungary | 65 | Greece | 54 |
| 10 | Belarus | 122 | Estonia | 65 | Cyprus | 54 |
| 11 | Poland | 120 | Poland | 60 | Belarus | 44 |
| 12 | Hungary | 97 | Belgium | 50 | Portugal | 43 |
| 13 | Belgium | 70 | Montenegro | 31 | Georgia | 33 |
| 14 | Georgia | 62 | Georgia | 29 | Hungary | 32 |
| 15 | Portugal | 51 | San Marino | 26 | Belgium | 20 |
| 16 | Montenegro | 46 | Finland | 9 | Montenegro | 15 |
| 17 | Finland | 23 | Portugal | 8 | Finland | 14 |
| Total score | Jury score | Televoting score | Jury vote | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyprus | Montenegro | Finland | Poland | Slovenia | Czech Republic | Hungary | Belarus | Serbia | Belgium | Georgia | Australia | Iceland | Estonia | Portugal | Greece | San Marino | France | Israel | Spain | |||||
Contestants | Cyprus | 149 | 95 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Montenegro | 46 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 120 | 60 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Slovenia | 167 | 74 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| Czech Republic | 242 | 157 | 85 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Hungary | 97 | 65 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |||||||
| Belarus | 122 | 78 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Serbia | 156 | 91 | 65 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Belgium | 70 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 62 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Australia | 261 | 121 | 140 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |||||
| Iceland | 221 | 70 | 151 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||
| Estonia | 198 | 65 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 51 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 185 | 131 | 54 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| San Marino | 150 | 26 | 124 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Total score | Jury score | Televoting score | Televote | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyprus | Montenegro | Finland | Poland | Slovenia | Czech Republic | Hungary | Belarus | Serbia | Belgium | Georgia | Australia | Iceland | Estonia | Portugal | Greece | San Marino | France | Israel | Spain | |||||
Contestants | Cyprus | 149 | 95 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
| Montenegro | 46 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 23 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 120 | 60 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 167 | 74 | 93 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 242 | 157 | 85 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Hungary | 97 | 65 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Belarus | 122 | 78 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Serbia | 156 | 91 | 65 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Belgium | 70 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 62 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Australia | 261 | 121 | 140 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | |||
| Iceland | 221 | 70 | 151 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Estonia | 198 | 65 | 133 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Portugal | 51 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Greece | 185 | 131 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| San Marino | 150 | 26 | 124 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |||
12 points[edit]
Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury and televote in the first semi-final. Countries in bold gave the maximum 24 points (12 points apiece from professional jury and televoting) to the specified entrant.
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Australia | Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Poland,  Spain |
| Czech Republic | Australia, Estonia, Georgia, Portugal, Slovenia | |
| 4 | Greece | Cyprus,  Israel, Montenegro, San Marino |
| 1 | Belarus | Hungary |
| Cyprus | Greece | |
| Estonia | Belarus | |
| Iceland |  France | |
| Montenegro | Serbia | |
| Slovenia | Czech Republic |
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Iceland | Australia, Belarus, Finland, Poland |
| 3 | San Marino | Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary |
| 2 | Estonia | Belgium, Portugal |
| Greece | Cyprus, San Marino | |
| Portugal | France, Spain | |
| Serbia | Montenegro, Slovenia | |
| 1 | Australia | Israel |
| Cyprus | Greece | |
| Czech Republic | Iceland | |
| Finland | Estonia | |
| Hungary | Serbia |
Semi-final 2[edit]
| Place | Combined | Jury | Televoting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Points | Country | Points | Country | Points | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 280 | North Macedonia | 155 | Norway | 170 |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 239 | Sweden | 150 | Netherlands | 140 |
| 3 | Sweden | 238 | Netherlands | 140 | Switzerland | 137 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 232 | Malta | 107 | Russia | 124 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 224 | Azerbaijan | 103 | Azerbaijan | 121 |
| 6 | Russia | 217 | Switzerland | 95 | Sweden | 88 |
| 7 | Norway | 210 | Russia | 93 | North Macedonia | 84 |
| 8 | Malta | 157 | Moldova | 58 | Lithuania | 77 |
| 9 | Albania | 96 | Denmark | 53 | Albania | 58 |
| 10 | Denmark | 94 | Romania | 47 | Malta | 50 |
| 11 | Lithuania | 93 | Norway | 40 | Denmark | 41 |
| 12 | Moldova | 85 | Albania | 38 | Croatia | 38 |
| 13 | Romania | 71 | Latvia | 37 | Moldova | 27 |
| 14 | Croatia | 64 | Armenia | 26 | Romania | 24 |
| 15 | Latvia | 50 | Croatia | 26 | Armenia | 23 |
| 16 | Armenia | 49 | Austria | 21 | Latvia | 13 |
| 17 | Austria | 21 | Lithuania | 16 | Ireland | 3 |
| 18 | Ireland | 16 | Ireland | 13 | Austria | 0 |
| Total score | Jury score | Televoting score | Jury vote | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armenia | Ireland | Moldova | Switzerland | Latvia | Romania | Denmark | Sweden | Austria | Croatia | Malta | Lithuania | Russia | Albania | Norway | Netherlands | North Macedonia | Azerbaijan | Germany | Italy | United Kingdom | |||||
Contestants | Armenia | 49 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 85 | 58 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 232 | 95 | 137 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| Latvia | 50 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Romania | 71 | 47 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | 94 | 53 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 238 | 150 | 88 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| Austria | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 64 | 26 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | 157 | 107 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Lithuania | 93 | 16 | 77 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 217 | 93 | 124 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| Albania | 96 | 38 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | 210 | 40 | 170 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 280 | 140 | 140 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||
| North Macedonia | 239 | 155 | 84 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 224 | 103 | 121 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Total score | Jury score | Televoting score | Televote | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armenia | Ireland | Moldova | Switzerland | Latvia | Romania | Denmark | Sweden | Austria | Croatia | Malta | Lithuania | Russia | Albania | Norway | Netherlands | North Macedonia | Azerbaijan | Germany | Italy | United Kingdom | |||||
Contestants | Armenia | 49 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | 85 | 58 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 232 | 95 | 137 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Latvia | 50 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 71 | 47 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 94 | 53 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 238 | 150 | 88 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Austria | 21 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 64 | 26 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Malta | 157 | 107 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| Lithuania | 93 | 16 | 77 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Russia | 217 | 93 | 124 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Albania | 96 | 38 | 58 | 12 | < | ||||||||||||||||||||