How to vote in Eurovision 2019 – app details, voting online and how the voting process works revealed
Viewers can vote using the telephone, SMS and through the official app
THE EUROVISION Song Contest is coming back soon - fans only need to wait until May 14-18 for the annual competition to take place in Tel Aviv.
Here's everything you need to know, including how you can vote for your favourite Eurovision acts and how the voting process works.
How does the voting process work for Eurovision?
The same voting process is used for the semi-finals and finals of Eurovision.
After all songs have been performed, each country will give two sets of one to eight, 10 and 12 points.
One set will be given by a jury of five music industry professionals, and other set will be given by viewers at home.
To keep things fair, you can’t vote for your own country.
Once the voting has closed, a spokesperson in all 42 countries will reveal their jury points live on air.
Then the public votes from all 42 countries will be added up and combined to create an overall score that is announced from lowest to highest.
In the final this will reveal the winner of the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest, who will take to the stage to perform once more.
In the semi-finals, the acts who made it through to the final were announced in no particular order and their rank was not revealed.
Why has the voting process changed for Eurovision voting?
The new way is hoped to add some excitement to the night.
Countries that did not scored highly by the jury could suddenly shoot up in the rankings if they are popular with the public, which is announced afterwards.
The new method lets countries get double the amounts of points, so there is less chance of entrants getting the infamous zero points.