Rest of the World in the Eurovision Song Contest

Starting in 2023, the Eurovision Song Contest introduced a Rest of the World vote in which viewers from non-competing countries could vote for their favourites.

Background

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The first rest of the world vote for a Eurovision event was held in 2014, when audiences from non-participating countries in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 were able to vote for their favourites online. The vote had no influence over the result of the contest, but the winner of the online vote was presented with a special trophy following the contest.[1] Junior Eurovision switched to a full online vote in 2017, replacing the televoting. Anybody, regardless of their place of residence, could vote for any country. The supervisor of Junior Eurovision and Eurovision, Jon Ola Sand, stated that an online vote could be implemented in Eurovision in future editions.[2]

The flag used to represent the "Rest of the World" on the voting website of the Eurovision Song Contest.[3]

On 22 November 2022, the European Broadcasting Union announced that, starting from 2023, the Eurovision Song Contest would include a televote from non-participating countries for the first time. Viewers from those countries would be able to vote in all shows, with their votes being aggregated and presented as one individual set of points under "Rest of the World" or "RoW".[4][5]

Voting

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Points awarded by the Rest of the World at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023[6]
Score Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Final
12 points  Israel  Albania  Israel
10 points  Finland  Armenia  Finland
8 points  Latvia  Austria  Armenia
7 points  Sweden  Australia  Sweden
6 points  Portugal  Slovenia  Albania
5 points  Czechia  Belgium  Ukraine
4 points  Moldova  Lithuania  Norway
3 points  Croatia  Iceland  Croatia
2 points  Serbia  Estonia  Spain
1 point  Malta  Georgia  France
Points awarded by the Rest of the World at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[6]
Score Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Final
12 points  Ukraine  Israel  Israel
10 points  Ireland  Netherlands  Ukraine
8 points  Croatia  Armenia  Croatia
7 points  Slovenia  Estonia  Ireland
6 points  Luxembourg   Switzerland   Switzerland
5 points  Lithuania  Greece  Armenia
4 points  Serbia  Georgia  Luxembourg
3 points  Portugal  Norway  Greece
2 points  Australia  San Marino  France
1 point  Finland  Czechia  Italy
Points awarded by the Rest of the World at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[6]
Score Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Final
12 points  Albania  Israel  Israel
10 points  Ukraine  Latvia  Albania
8 points  Iceland  Czechia  Ukraine
7 points  Sweden  Greece  Greece
6 points  Poland  Finland  Sweden
5 points  Portugal  Lithuania  Finland
4 points  Estonia  Denmark  Poland
3 points  Norway  Malta  Spain
2 points  Croatia  Australia  Estonia
1 point  Netherlands  Ireland  Austria

References

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  1. ^ "Online voting introduced for international audience!". JuniorEurovision.tv. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ^ Grace, Emily (24 November 2017). "Junior Eurovision 2017: Online Voting Method Could Be Seen In Adult Eurovision". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Eurovision 2023 Voting". ESC.vote. EBU. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Voting changes (2023) FAQ". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ^ "The Rules of the Contest 2025". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 18 March 2025. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Ljuština, Stevan (6 June 2025). "Glasanje ostatka sveta". Evrovizija.rs. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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