How do the Eurovision voting systems work?

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the world's most popular television events, and the voting system is an essential part of the competition. The voting process has evolved over the years, but the current system has been in place since 2016.

Each country participating in the contest awards two sets of points: one set based on the votes of a professional jury panel, and another based on the votes of the viewing public. Both sets of points are awarded on a scale of 1 to 12, with each country's top 10 receiving points.

The professional jury panel vote during the live television broadcast of the contest, awarding points based on the following criteria:

• Vocal capacity of the artist
• Performance stage presence
• Composition and originality of the song
• Overall impression by the act

The votes from the public are determined through a combination of televoting and online voting. The public vote is only open during the live broadcast of the contest and is allocated based on the number of votes received. The results of the public vote are then combined with the jury vote to produce the final scores.

The winner of the contest is the country with the highest combined score from both the professional jury and public vote.