Each country then provides two sets of points representing the views of the public and jury, with each set containing the points 1-8, 10 and 12, with the highest ranked song receiving 12 points. The votes each country provides to determine the semi-final qualifiers and overall winner consists of two parts: television viewers and radio listeners in each country can vote for their favourite song through telephone and SMS voting or by voting through the official Eurovision app, with all votes tallied to create a public 'top 10' for that country a selected jury of five music professionals is also appointed by each country's participating broadcaster, who rank all entries in the shows to determine their 'top 10' songs. All remaining competing countries are split randomly across the two semi-finals, and the 10-highest scoring countries in each semi-final qualify for the grand final 26 countries in total therefore compete in the grand final each year. All competing countries compete in one of the two semi-finals, with the exception of the host country of that year's contest and the 'Big Five' countries- France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom-who receive an automatic berth in the final as the contest's biggest financial contributors. Two semi-finals are held on the Tuesday and Thursday of 'Eurovision week', followed by a grand final on the Saturday. Įach contest typically consists of three live television shows held over one week in May. Following all entries each participating country casts votes for their favourite performances from the other countries, and the song which has received the most points at the end of the programme is declared the winner. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song to represent their respective country which is performed on live television and radio and transmitted via the European Broadcasting Union's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, hosted by one of the participating countries in an auditorium in a selected host city. The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition held among broadcasting networks representing primarily European countries. 2.1 Scrutineers and Executive Supervisors.

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