Eurovision voting works through a combination of public televoting and professional jury voting, each contributing 50% to the final score for each participating country.

Voting Process

• Semi-Finals:
  • Only the public votes in the semi-finals.
  • Countries vote in the semi-final in which they are competing.
  • The "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) and the previous year's winner also vote in one of the semi-finals.
  • The top 10 songs from each semi-final, based solely on public votes, qualify for the Grand Final.
  • Votes from non-participating countries are combined into a "Rest of the World" vote, which counts as one country.
• Grand Final:
  • Each participating country awards two sets of points: one from their professional jury and one from the public televote.
  • Points awarded are 1 through 8, then 10, and 12 points to the top 10 songs.
  • Viewers can vote up to 20 times but cannot vote for their own country.
  • Voting opens just before the first performance and closes about 40 minutes after the last.
  • Jury points are announced first by each country's spokesperson.
  • Then, combined public votes from all countries (plus Rest of the World) are announced, starting from the lowest to the highest score.
  • The song with the highest combined total wins.
  • In case of a tie, the winner is decided by who received the higher public vote and points from non-participating countries.

Voting Methods

• Viewers can vote via phone call, SMS, or the official Eurovision app.
• Professional juries are composed of music industry experts in each country who judge based on vocal capacity, performance, song composition, and overall impression.

This dual system was introduced to balance public preferences with expert opinions and reduce political or bloc voting effects