How to vote in Eurovision 2024 and how the voting system works

A number of changes have been made to the voting system at the Eurovision Song Contest for 2024.

Viewers watching around the world, outside those in the participating countries, can now vote for their favourite songs for 24 hours before each Semi-Final and the Grand Final.

Voting in the Grand Final will also now open just before the first song is performed, remain open throughout the performances and for up to 40 minutes after the final song is performed.

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Voting in the Semi-Finals

Only viewers at home will determine the outcome of the two Semi-Finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. Viewers in the 15 countries taking part in Semi-Final 1 are eligible to vote alongside three of the countries pre-qualified for the Grand Final - Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Viewers in the 16 countries taking part in Semi-Final 2 are eligible to vote alongside three of the other countries pre-qualified for the Grand Final – France, Italy and Spain.

Those watching in the participating countries can vote using the official Eurovision Song Contest app, or by telephone and/or SMS. Relevant numbers will be displayed on screen by each participating broadcaster. Those watching in any other eligible non-participating country can vote via a secure online platform – www.esc.vote

Voting for all viewers watching the Live Show will open after the last song is performed for approximately 15 to 25 minutes. When the vote closes the Top 10 most popular songs in each participating country will be allocated points from 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points. In no particular order, ten countries will be announced as finalists and progress to the Grand Final show.

Voting in the Grand Final

Viewers in all 37 countries taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 can vote for the 26 songs in the Grand Final (10 qualifiers from Semi-Final 1 and 2 and the 6 pre-qualified countries)

Those watching in the participating countries can vote using the official Eurovision Song Contest app, or by telephone and/or SMS. Relevant numbers will be displayed on screen by each participating broadcaster.

Those watching in any other eligible non-participating country can vote via a secure online platform – www.esc.vote

Voting for all viewers will open before the start of the first performance in the live show and close approximately 25 to 40 minutes after the end of the last performance.

When the vote closes the Top 10 most popular songs in each participating country will be allocated points from 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points.

At the end of the televoting window, the results of each National Jury will be presented live one by one by a spokesperson in each participating country and appear on a scoreboard. During this time, the EBU, its Voting Partner and Independent Voting Observer will count and verify the audience results.

The cumulative points total for each country in the Grand Final is then added to the scoreboard, country by country, beginning with the country that was ranked last by the Jury and working up the scoreboard to the country that was ranked first.

The country at the top of the scoreboard at the end of this sequence is the winner. In the event of a tie, after all points are distributed from the Audience and Jury vote, the winner shall be the song which has which has obtained the highest rank from all the National Audiences and the Rest of the World Audience.

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