Here is everything you need to know about the 64-year-old contest that's watched by around 200 million viewers every year
The Grand Final involves competitors from 26 different countries performing one song each at The Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. It is divided into two main sections: the singing and the voting.
The songs themselves are performed back-to-back and, with a run time of around an hour and a half, represent the first test of your Eurovision stamina. It’s also where things start to get weird. To begin with, the definition of ‘Europe’ in Eurovision is a little ‘fuzzy,’ as the contest involves countries that aren’t actually in the continent of Europe at all, such as Israel, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Australia.
The contestants themselves also don’t have to come from the countries they’re representing: for instance, in 1988 French-CanadianYou also need to be aware that not all of the countries in Europe will appear in the Grand Final. While the U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the previous winners are guaranteed a place, every other country has to qualify through two semi-final heats.
Once this 15-minute flurry is, over the votes are counted and points awarded to the 10 most popular songs in each country. Butdoesn’t like to simply hand out points from 1 to 10. Instead, the most popular song in each country is given 12 points and the second favorite 10. The third most liked then gets 8 points and the fourth 7. This pattern continues all the way down to the tenth most popular, which gets one point.
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