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Juries voting tonight for the 2016 Grand Final

13 May 2016 at 23:00 CEST
The live show for the Grand Final takes place tomorrow evening, when viewers in all 42 countries will have their opportunity to vote to decide the winner of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. However this evening's show is of equal significance, as this is the show that the professional juries will be watching and voting on, as they are responsible for 50% of the total points.

26 Songs: 42 Juries

Twenty-six songs will participate in the Grand Final, and professional juries in each of the 42 participating countries in the 2016 contest will account for 50% of the overall total.

Each jury will be comprised of five members, (including a chairperson) who will be the same jurors who will also be voting in the Semi-Finals. They will monitored by an independent notary in each country. The jury consists of a variety of members in terms of age, gender, and background. They are all citizens of the country they are representing.

The juries vote tonight, so that the EBU has a valid voting result before tomorrow's live show. Should any unexpected problems occur in the televoting, the jury votes can be used as back-ups. This setup also allows the EBU and PwC, who carefully monitor the voting, to assure the validity of the jury voting before the live show. In case of apparent irregularities, a national jury vote may be discarded.

None of the jury members are connected with any of the participating songs or artists, in order that they can vote independently. All jury members have made signed declarations stating that they will vote independently.

You can find out who is in each national jury below.

The Grand Final contenders

1. Belgium: What's The Pressure sung by Laura Tesoro

2. Czech Republic: I Stand sung by Gabriela Gunčíková

3. The Netherlands: Slow Down sung by Douwe Bob

4. Azerbaijan: Miracle sung by Samra

5. Hungary: Pioneer sung by Freddie

6. Italy: No Degree Of Separation sung by Francesca Michielin

7. Israel: Made Of Stars sung by Hovi Star

8. Bulgaria: If Love Was A Crime sung by Poli Genova

9. Sweden: If I Were Sorry sung by Frans

10. Germany: Ghost sung by Jamie-Lee

11. France: J'ai cherché sung by AMir

12. Poland: Color Of Your Life sung by Michał Szpak

13. Australia: Sound Of Silence sung by Dami Im

14. Cyprus: Alter Ego sung by Minus One

15. Serbia: Goodbye (Shelter) sung by Sanja Vučić ZAA

16. Lithuania: I’ve Been Waiting For This Night sung by Donny Montell

17. Croatia: Lighthouse sung by Nina Kraljić

18. Russia: You Are The Only One sung by Sergey Lazarev

19. Spain: Say Yai! sung by Barei

20. Latvia: Heartbeat sung by Justs

21. Ukraine: 1944 sung by Jamala

22. Malta: Walk On Water sung by Ira Losco

23. Georgia: Midnight Gold sung by Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz

24. Austria: Loin d'ici sung by ZOË

25. United Kingdom: You`re Not Alone sung by Jack and Joe

26. Armenia: LoveWave sung by Iveta Mukuchyan

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The Jury Voting

Each jury member will rank all the songs in the show by judging each song, each jury member will focus on the vocal capability of the artists, the performance on stage, the composition and originality of the song, and the overall impression by the act.

You can see a further explanation of the voting in the short video below.

The live show of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 will take place on Saturday 14th of May at 21:00 CET and will broadcast live on Eurovision.tv 

Which songs do you think the juries favour over the televoters?