Scoring, Voting and Douze Points (MP3 5.6MB 5 minutes 57 seconds)
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The short guides to the Eurovision Song Contest section of the podcast continues with a look at how the Semi-Finals and the Grand Final select the winners. The mix of public voting (by SMS and phone votes) and a selected jury in each country worked well in the final last year. Now this style is going to be used in the semi finals for the first time.
But how does it really work? What other new rules have been brought in? When can you start voting for your chosen country? Let’s find out.
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