Eurovision Song Contest 2024: Voting
Voting in the Grand Final opens and closes as announced in the show, watch from 8pm on 大象传媒 One Saturday 11th May 2024. Please do not call outside of these times as your vote won’t count.
Terms and Conditions
Eurovision Song Contest 2024
1. Viewers will be invited to vote for their favourite act(s) in Semi-Final 1 and the Grand Final.
2. Voting is by telephone only. Voters in the UK can choose either to call from their landline using the long (11-digit) number for the country of their choice or from their mobile phones using the shortcode (7-digit) number for the country of their choice. Please note, callers from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man should call from their landlines using the long (11-digit) number to avoid higher mobile charges as the short (7-digit) numbers are not available in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for reasons outside of the 大象传媒’s control.
3. The numbers to be used will be given during the programme(s). Please note, you cannot vote by email, text/SMS or via this website. The only voting using the mobile app promoted during the programme for UK viewers will be via a mobile phone shortcode launched from the app. No text voting via the app is available in the UK. More information about how to telephone vote through the official Eurovision mobile apps on smartphones can be found . The app is distributed by a third party and the 大象传媒 does not control nor is responsible for any app content or functionality.
4. Vote lines are opened and closed as specified in the programmes. Votes received outside the specified times will not be counted. Voting times may change.
5. UK-based viewers may only vote in the first Semi-Final on Tuesday 7th May 2024 and the Grand Final on Saturday 11th May 2024.
Voting in the Semi-Final
6. Although there are two semi-finals, UK viewers can only vote in the first Semi-Final on 7th May. The six countries who are automatically through to the Grand Final (UK, France, Germany, Spain Italy and Sweden as last year’s winners) are featured in the two semi-finals but the public will not be able to vote for them.
7. In the semi-finals, there will be one set of points awarded which are the points from the public televote (see below) from each of the Eurovision countries plus the points from the Rest of the World (RoW) public vote that counts as one additional country. The ten highest scoring acts in each Semi-Final, once all the televote points have been combined, will go through to the Grand Final and are revealed in no particular order. Juries from the participating countries in Semi-Final 1 and Semi-Final 2 (as well as the pre-qualified countries voting in each of the Semi-Finals) will cast their votes, but their votes will not count towards the result of the Semi-Finals unless a valid audience vote has not been recorded or an aggregated substitute result cannot be used.
Voting in the Grand Final
8. In the Grand Final, UK-based callers may NOT vote for the UK act. Any votes from the UK for the UK act will not count.
9. In the Grand Final, the final scores of the songs shall be calculated on the basis of both the results of the public televoting and the results of the national juries appointed. For the national jury vote of each country, the score of each song in each country shall be determined as follows: 12 points shall be allocated to the song having obtained the best rank from the national jury; 10 points to the song having obtained the second-best rank from the national jury, 8 points to the song having obtained the third-best rank from the national jury, 7 points to the next, and so on down to 1 point for the song having obtained the tenth-best rank from the national jury. In calculating the combined ranks from each jury member ranking, an exponential weight model is used. For more information please see the .
10. Separately, the points awarded from the public vote from each country for each song shall be determined as follows: an additional 12 points shall be allocated to the song having obtained the highest number of votes from the UK televoting; 10 points to the song having obtained the second-highest number of votes from the UK televoting, 8 points to the song having obtained the third-highest number of votes from the UK televoting, 7 points to the next, and so on down to 1 point for the song having obtained the tenth-highest number of votes from the UK televoting. The jury and public televote points will be presented separately. The Audience in each participating country will award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12). 37 countries x 58 points = 2,146 points from the national audiences of the participating countries. The Audience voting online from non-participating countries (Rest of The World) will also award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12). The total number of points that will be distributed from the Audience will be 2,204 (37 participating countries + 1 Rest of the World “country”). The Jury in each of the 37 participating countries will also award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12). Each Jury will watch and cast their votes based on Dress Rehearsal 2, which will take place in the evening of Friday 10 May. The total number of points that will be distributed by the 37 national Juries will be 2,146.
11. The winner of the Grand Final shall be the song which has obtained the highest number of points from the combined calculation of the total points from all of the televoting results, including RoW, and the total points awarded from all of the national juries' from all participating countries. Therefore, the ratio in the final is 50.7% Audience voting, 49.3% Jury voting.
National Jury
12. Each national jury will consist of 5 members including a chairperson. The members shall be professionals within the music industry and nationals of the relevant country.
13. The members of each national jury will watch the live transmission of the 2nd dress rehearsal for both the Grand Final and the Semi Final in which that country is voting. After the transmission they will vote in accordance with the European Broadcasting Union Rules.
Ties
14. In the event of a tie, the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Rules prescribe the following:
14.1. For resolving a tie in the national jury ranking – the system will look at the individual results of the jury members and the overall rank will be determined by firstly looking at these individual ranks and then if necessary the age of the jury members.
14.2. For resolving a tie in a country’s televote – the result of that country’s national jury will determine the order; the song having obtained the best rank of the national jury will be ranked highest.
14.3. For resolving a tie due to two songs receiving the same number of points from all national juries - the winner in that tie shall be the song that obtained points from the highest number of national juries. If the tied songs have received points from the same number of juries, the highest number of 12-point scores from all juries shall be decisive. If the winner still cannot be determined by this procedure, the number of times ten points have been awarded shall be the deciding factor. If necessary, this method shall continue until account has been taken of the number of times one point has been awarded. In the very unlikely case that after applying the above procedure there is still a tie, the tie shall be resolved by giving precedence to the country which was earlier in the running order for the respective show in question.
14.4. The same process described above applies for any two songs receiving the same number of points from all national audiences in the televote.
14.5. For resolving a tie due to two songs receiving the same number of votes from the RoW Audience - this shall be resolved by using an aggregated result which shall be automatically calculated on the basis of the results of National Juries of a pre-selected group of countries.
14.6. Solving a tie in the combined Jury and Audience result due to two or more songs having received the same number of points - the winner shall be the song which has obtained the highest rank from all the national audiences and the RoW voting.
14.7. More information can be found in the published Rules on the .
Other Rules
15. Voters in the UK can choose either to call from their landline using the long (11-digit) number for the song(s) of their choice or from their mobile phones using the shortcode (7-digit) number for the song(s) of their choice. Please note that callers from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man should call from their landlines using the long (11-digit) number to avoid higher mobile charges, as the short (7-digit) numbers are not available in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for reasons outside of the 大象传媒’s control.
16. Calls to the long (11-digit) number from landlines and mobiles cost 15p plus your network’s access charge. To vote from your mobile in the UK, please call the short (7-digit) number announced for your chosen song(s). Calls from mobiles to the short (7-digit) number cost 15p per vote and should cost less than calling the long (11-digit) number from your mobile so please, if you can, dial the short (7-digit) number from your mobile. You cannot text and you cannot dial the short (7-digit) number from a landline (in some very limited cases, this may result in the call terminating on a subscriber’s number from your same telephone exchange).
17. Voters must obtain permission from the bill payer before voting. Voters aged 16 and under should obtain parent/guardian consent before voting. Votes are only open to individuals as consumers calling from the UK, and not to any agencies, businesses and/or companies.
18. The 大象传媒 can only guarantee that votes individually entered directly through the telephone numbers promoted on the show will count. Voting by way of mobile app promoted during the programme is via a connection to these telephone numbers. Text voting within the app will not be available to UK viewers.
19. Make sure you carefully dial only the number of the song(s) you wish to vote for.
20. The 大象传媒 reserves the right to disqualify votes if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that there has been any deliberate attempt to rig or manipulate the voting.
21. The 大象传媒, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any telephone network or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote not being properly registered or recorded.
22. The 大象传媒 reserves the right to cancel or suspend voting at any time if it considers it has reasonable cause to do so or if there is a technical breakdown of any kind.
23. For purpose of verifying any claim for refunds (where offered) or investigating possible voting irregularities, the 大象传媒 may need to request the network operator to disclose the telephone number that you are voting from. Please note that this will still be required where you have originally opted not to disclose your telephone number (caller’s line identification barring). If you do not agree to this, you should not vote.
24. Where such investigations are required, the 大象传媒 will only ever use your telephone number for the purposes of processing refunds or investigating possible voting irregularities and will not publish or provide it to anyone without permission, except where required for enforcement of You can read more about the 大象传媒 Privacy Policy at
25. In the unlikely event of a failure in the telephone votes for technical or similar reasons, a full explanation of how the Contest organisers allocate points in this situation will be made available on the 大象传媒 website and Eurovision social media channels after the show.
26. The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is produced under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union. The rules are issued by the European Broadcasting Union and are common across all participating countries. More details can be found on the.
27. The voting in this programme accords with the 大象传媒's Code of Conduct for Competitions and Voting, details of which can be found on the 大象传媒’s Standards and Guidelines website.
28. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
Frequently asked questions about voting
What are Mobile Short Dial Codes (MSDCs)?
Mobile Short Dial Codes (MSDCs) are the numbers to call (not text) from UK mobile phones where callers are charged a guaranteed fixed price for the call (15p for Eurovision Song Contest UK voting) regardless of their UK mobile network provider. The MSDC numbers are shorter than a normal telephone number, typically between 5 and 7 digits long.
When MSDCs were introduced, calling the premium rate ‘09’ numbers from mobile phones resulted in a large variance in charges, dependent on the UK mobile telephone service provider. MSDCs removed this variance. Calls to the Eurovision ‘09’ numbers, whether from a landline or mobile, cost the caller 15p plus the access charge set by the landline or mobile telephone service provider of the caller. Costs to call the ‘09’ numbers vary across both landline and mobile calls.
The continued use of MSDCs for voting therefore has the advantage that callers from UK mobile phone networks should pay less to vote as no access charge is applied to these calls.
When voting from a mobile using a MSDC number, you will hear a vote confirmation message in the same way you would when voting by calling a 09 premium rate number from a landline.
How do I vote by Mobile Short Dial Code?
Using your UK mobile phone, simply dial the short number shown on screen for your favourite act, when the vote is open. If you call while the vote is open you will hear a message confirming your vote. If you try to call when the vote is closed, you will hear a closed non-chargeable message. You can’t text/SMS to the Mobile Short Dial Code.
Why don鈥檛 the UK Mobile Network Operators just charge 15p for calls from mobiles to 鈥�09鈥� numbers instead of introducing Mobile Short Dial Codes?
The UK mobile network operators decide the pricing for calling numbers via their networks, including 09 numbers. Viewers are advised to contact their UK mobile network operator if they require more information on their charging rates. Fixed pricing has been agreed for the MSDCs for the Eurovision Song Contest the rate of 15p per vote.
Why are you offering voting via Mobile Short Dial Codes instead of Text Voting?
Text voting cannot be included in the Eurovision Song Contest UK vote due the timeframe in which the result needs to be provided and verified. There is the risk of potential delays within the mobile networks at busy times which could result in text votes not being received within the period the vote is open. With a phone call, if the exchange is busy you will hear an engaged tone. However, with text/SMS you would not know if there is any late delivery of your vote (causing it to not be registered). There are no such potential network delays with Mobile Short Dial Codes other than busy tones at local exchange level with heavy traffic.
In addition, call attempts to Mobile Short Dial Codes outside of the vote open period, or to numbers no longer in use, are non-chargeable to callers, unlike text where charges may still apply.
The advantage of using telephone calls for voting, rather than text voting, is that the caller knows at the time of the call that their vote has been counted and also that they have been charged for their vote. They will also know from receiving an engaged tone if they did not get through and that they can then just press redial to try again. The same is not true of text voting, as the texter has to wait for a confirmation message back from their mobile network operator which may take some time to arrive or which may not arrive at all.
Will I be charged if I try to vote using a MSDC when the vote is closed?
No. Calls outside the vote open period will not be chargeable.
Why can鈥檛 I vote by Mobile Short Dial Codes from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man?
The Channel Islands and Isle of Man are covered by separate mobile network operators who do not currently support voting by Mobile Short Dial Codes. Viewers in these regions may still be able to vote by dialling the 09 numbers for the Eurovision country of their choice from most landlines at a rate of 15p plus any network access charge (in the same way as they may have voted in previous voting shows).
Can I call a Mobile Short Dial Code from my landline?
No. Mobile Short Dial Code voting is only available from mobile phones. If you try to call a Mobile Short Dial Code from your landline, you will not be connected to the voting service and your vote will not be counted. In a very small number of cases, the landline network operator may route the call to a local destination as it may match a “local” telephone number which may result in a ‘wrong number’ call being made. Such calls would be chargeable if they are answered.
Can I vote by text message to the Mobile Short Dial Codes?
No. The Eurovision Song Contest UK vote will be made using telephone call voting only as this offers the caller the benefits of knowing at the time that they place their vote that their vote has been counted and that they have been charged. This would not be true of text votes and so text voting will not be available when voting from the UK.
Can I still call the 09 numbers from my mobile?
Yes, but it is likely to cost you considerably more than 15p for the call. The 09 voting numbers should preferably only be called from your landline if you have one. If you decide to call the 09 voting numbers from your UK mobile phone then you will hear a non-chargeable message at the start of the call asking you to call the Mobile Short Dial Codes instead. If you remain on the line after the message, you will be able to vote for your chosen act but your UK mobile network operator will charge you at their chosen rate for calls to the 09 number which could be considerably more than the 15p per call cost advertised.
Will I receive 鈥榮pam鈥� / unwanted marketing texts if I vote by Mobile Short Dial Code?
No, you should not receive any text messages from the Eurovision Song Contest or any other organisation as a result of voting using the MSDCs. The 大象传媒 does not supply or sell on mobile telephone numbers to any third party, except if required to do so for legal reasons. Text spamming is caused by companies sending unsolicited text messages to mobile telephone numbers. The 大象传媒 in no way supports this practice and takes great care to guard numbers from any unauthorised use. If you receive unwanted text messages from other companies that you are being charged for, you can contact Phone-paid Services Authority, the premium services regulator on 0300 30 300 20 (standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply) between 9.30am and 12.30pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) or via to report this.
Why can鈥檛 I call the MSDC number from my mobile?
There are a small number of UK mobile phone users who are unable to call MSDCs, you should check with your mobile telephone service provider to see if you can lift the calling bar or simply vote by calling the ‘09’ voting numbers using a landline.
Why can鈥檛 I call the MSDC number from my 鈥淰oice over IP鈥� (VOIP) connection?
Not all UK telephone network operators, including some VOIP operators, allow voting by traditional premium rate 09 numbers. The new MSDC numbers are intended only for voting via the UK mobile network operators and so will almost certainly not be supported by the fixed line and VoIP network operators.
How do I vote via the app from the UK?
It is possible to use the Eurovision Song Contest app to help you vote in the UK, however your vote will be cast by a mobile short dial code call. Within the app, you will be directed to the mobile short dial code to place a call to vote for your favourite country. Calls from mobiles to the short dial code number cost 15p per vote. The voting cap of 20 votes is observed when voting via the app using the mobile short dial codes. Please note, the Eurovision Song Contest app is operated on behalf of the European Broadcasting Union and is not operated by the 大象传媒. The 大象传媒 is not responsible for the content or functioning of the app. Please note, accessing non-voting content on the Eurovision Song Contest app may incur data charges. Please contact your mobile provider for more details.
Why have I been charged outside the vote window?
We state clearly on screen and verbally when the voting period opens and closes and that callers should wait till that time before casting their vote. There is a small chance if you called outside this time that another network other than BT would charge for this call. If you have been charged, then notify your service provider immediately.
I was trying to call for X country and got Y country
All voters are asked to dial carefully. The 大象传媒 has implemented a thorough testing schedule before each show to ensure correct audio is playing on the correct country line. If you have a phone bill you can send us, we can check whether the number you called corresponds with the correct country audio.
I have been trying to vote, but keep getting the engaged tone
Because the phonelines are very active throughout the UK when the vote window opens, some callers may experience the engaged tone - especially those in rural/remote areas. We recommend that you call back within a couple of minutes when the traffic through your local exchange would have subsided. Engaged tones are controlled at local telephone exchange and something that the 大象传媒 cannot control.
I called but received a dead tone
If after dialling the first four numbers of the premium rate number you heard a dead tone this means that you are premium rate barred and you should check with your network operator about lifting the ban if you wish to vote in the Eurovision Song Contest.
I tried voting but couldn鈥檛 get through, why?
Given the high volume of viewers and callers that some TV voting shows generate, it is possible for a very large number of people to pick up the phone simultaneously when the onscreen announcement is made. Sometimes this can cause some callers to get an engaged tone for short periods of time immediately after an onscreen announcement; however, any congestion tends to clear quite quickly.
Can one country鈥檚 number be constantly engaged and another country鈥檚 free?
Like all the big shows, the Eurovision Song Contest uses a voting system where at least the first eight digits of the phone numbers and the first 5 digits are the same for all countries, with only the last few digits of the phone number changing depending on who you want to vote for.
As the telephone network only uses the first eight digits in a telephone number and first 5 digits for the number to route calls to the voting system, it is impossible for calls for different countries to be treated differently.
Once calls reach the voting system they are answered in turn, on a first-come, first-served basis. Each answering point is instructed to accept votes for all acts; there are no dedicated answering points for individual countries/acts.
Does the 大象传媒 receive any revenue from the calls?
No. 大象传媒 does not receive any revenue.
Where can I see the results of the all the national juries and all the public votes from the Eurovision Song Contest 2024?
The full result, including the televoting and the jury result in every participating country will be published on Eurovision.tv after the Grand Final on the 11 May 2024.
What is the 鈥楻est of the World鈥� public vote
Viewers watching around the world can vote for their favourite songs, alongside those in the participating countries, and determine the outcome of the competition. Viewers watching in eligible countries not participating in this year’s competition will also be able to vote in each Semi-Final and the Grand Final. The 10 songs that have received the most votes from the “Rest Of The World” will be allocated points using the same scale and have the weight of one additional voting country and will also award a total of 58 points (1 – 8, 10 and 12). The UK is not eligible to vote as part of ‘Rest of the World’. More information can be found .
Definitions
Throughout these FAQ’s “UK Mobile Phones” means mobile phones provided in the UK under UK contracts by the network operators Vodafone, O2, EE (previously T Mobile and Orange) , ‘3’ as well as Tesco Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Sky Mobile and other virtual network operators.
