This week, in the city of Malmö, one of the main cities in Sweden, the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 takes place, an event of great importance in the European and global music scene. With the participation of 37 countries, this festival attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators from all over the world.
Fans of the contest can exercise their right to vote according to the songs, artists and countries they like the most through a voting system that has undergone changes.
The voting method of the Eurovision Song Contest makes it one of the most prominent and innovative events on the scene, as it allows unparalleled interaction by fans in choosing the winning song.
In addition to the popular vote, the verdict will also include the opinion of a professional jury. In both the semifinals and the grand final on Saturday, May 11, the public will have the opportunity to vote via the Internet, either as a citizen of a participating country, such as Spain, or not.
The voting for Eurovision 2024 brings a novelty in time, since it will begin just before the first performance. This is not the first time that the process has been carried out in this way, since in 2010 and 2011 it was also carried out in this way, allowing viewers to cast their votes without having to wait for all the artists to have performed their songs. .
The weight of the vote is divided into percentages, where the popular vote has slightly more importance than the vote of the professional jury. 50.6% of the public voting from their homes will determine the winner, while the jury vote represents 49.4%.
In the Eurovision final, the expert jury’s vote is saved from the last rehearsal of the previous day, while televoting takes place live during the final. In both votes, countries give scores ranging from 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points.
