List of Eurovision Song Contest 2019 jurors
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 jurors were a group of 205 individuals, appointed by the participating broadcasters, who voted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. In all shows, half of the final results were determined by juries.[1]
Background[edit]
Juries had been used exclusively from the first contest in 1956 to 1996. Beginning in 1997, the contest shifted from using juries to using televoting to award points, and by 2003, televoting was mandatory in all participating countries, unless a failure resulted in the televotes being unusable, in which case a backup jury would be used instead.[2]
The juries were reintroduced alongside televoting in 2008, when the points were awarded by televoting but one country from each semi-final would qualify based on the votes of the backup juries. In the 2009 grand final, 50% of the voting was determined by televoting and 50% by juries, a system which has been used in all semi-finals and grand finals since.
Due to controversy surrounding the juries in the 2013 contest, the EBU released the names of all jurors in advance of the contest every year between 2014 and 2019, along with their full rankings in all shows, to ensure transparency. This led to some jurors being replaced before the contest.
Between 2009 and 2015, the points were awarded by combining the results from each country's jury with the results from the same country's televoting and producing an overall result for the country. However, in 2016, a new voting system was introduced, and the jury results and televoting results were converted into points separately.[3][citation needed]
Format[edit]
Each country had a five-member jury, of which one member served as chairperson, composed of music industry professionals who were citizens of that country.[1]
The juries watched and voted during the second dress rehearsal, held the evening before each broadcast show.[4] Each jury voted in the semi-final that their country was competing in, or, in the case of an automatic finalist, the semi-final their country had been drawn to vote in. All juries voted in the grand final.[5][6][7]
Each juror ranked all competing songs, with the exception of their own country's song, from their favourite to their least favourite. Each individual ranking in one country's jury was combined to produce an overall ranking for the country. The highest ranked song received 12 points, the second highest ranked song received 10 points, and the third to tenth highest ranked songs received 8 to 1 points.[4]
Jurors[edit]
The jurors of the 41 participating countries were as follows:[4][5][7][8]
† | Chairperson |
Country | Juror | Gender | Date of birth | Profession |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | Gent Rushi † | M | 22 June 1972 | Paedagogue, jazz musician |
Eranda Libohova | F | 11 September 1969 | Singer | |
Dilan Reka | M | 22 January 1998 | Singer | |
Julka Gramo | F | 6 June 1980 | Singer, moderator, entertainer | |
Vikena Kamenica | F | 11 June 1979 | Singer | |
Armenia | Ruben Shahinyan † | M | 28 December 1980 | Music producer |
Erik | M | 5 June 1988 | Singer, songwriter | |
Sona Rubenyan | F | 14 December 1993 | Singer, songwriter | |
Amalia Margaryan | F | 10 February 1995 | Singer | |
Tigran Petrosyan | M | 26 September 1971 | Singer, songwriter; backing singer for Armenia in the 2007 and 2008 contests | |
Australia | Mark Cummins † | M | 28 November 1965 | Broadcaster |
Christine Anu | F | 15 March 1970 | Singer, songwriter, radio DJ | |
Alice Chance | F | 31 January 1994 | Composer | |
Mark Humphries | M | 2 October 1985 | Entertainment professional actor, writer | |
Lewis Hobba | M | 16 June 1985 | Radio DJ, comedian | |
Austria | Peter Vieweger † | M | 8 May 1954 | Musician |
Fräulein Mai | F | 27 July 1986 | Singer | |
Bettina Ruprechter | M | 16 November 1973 | PR consultant, coach | |
Mathea | F | 13 July 1998 | Singer & Composer | |
Julian le Play | M | 27 June 1991 | Artist | |
Azerbaijan | Rashad Hashimov † | M | 5 June 1971 | Composer |
Emin Useynov | M | 31 March 1983 | Choreographer | |
Tunzale Agayeva | F | 21 October 1976 | Author, composer, singer | |
Ulviyya Konul | F | 28 September 1972 | Film director | |
Yalchin Jabbarov | M | 31 July 1971 | Producer | |
Belarus[lower-alpha 1] | Valeriy Prigun † | M | 6 January 1967 | Singer |
Anastasiya Tikhanovitch | F | 23 December 1980 | Singer, producer | |
Artsem Mikhalenka | M | 23 January 1991 | Singer, TV host | |
Anzelina Mikulskaya | F | 14 November 1967 | TV producer | |
Olga Rizhikova | F | 2 April 1987 | Singer, TV host, songwriter | |
Belgium | Hakima Darhmouch † | F | 2 April 1978 | Head of the RTBF Music and Culture department |
Alex Germys | M | 8 December 1992 | Producer, DJ | |
Joelle Morane | F | 3 May 1962 | Choreographer | |
Pierre Bertinchamps | M | 12 August 1975 | Media journalist | |
Olivier Biron | M | 13 March 1979 | Artist manager, festival management | |
Croatia | Zlatko Turkalj † | M | 16 March 1968 | Managing Editor of the Croatian Radio Entertainment Program Department |
Doris Karamatic | F | 16 July 1971 | Harp professor, harpist | |
Bojan Jambrosic | M | 28 September 1985 | Singer | |
Silvestar Glojnaric | M | 2 December 1936 | Composer, conductor | |
Franka Batelić Ćorluka | F | 7 June 1992 | Singer; Croatian representative in the 2018 contest | |
Cyprus | Despo Karpi † | F | 23 March 1969 | CYBC Senior Officer |
DJ Chris P | M | 30 June 1986 | Radio producer, DJ | |
Lisa Tsangaridou | F | 29 September 1960 | Battel teacher, choreographer | |
Stefanos Andreas Arestis | M | 22 June 1994 | Musician | |
Andrie Michael Daniel | F | 28 December 1977 | Journalist, editor in chief | |
Czech Republic | Jitka Zelenková † | F | 5 June 1950 | Singer |
Iva Boková | F | 12 August 1980 | Journalist, show host | |
Šimon Holý | M | 25 June 1994 | Film director, musician, show host | |
Ondřej Cikán | M | 28 December 1988 | Radio show host, media consultant | |
Annet X | F | 29 July 1999 | Singer | |
Denmark | Henrik Milling † | M | 5 April 1968 | Radio host, DJ, music expert |
Anders Bisgaard | M | 14 October 1972 | Radio host | |
Katinka | F | 6 May 1991 | Singer, songwriter | |
Julie Berthelsen | F | 7 June 1979 | Singer | |
Johnny Reimar | M | 10 June 1943 | Singer, songwriter | |
Estonia | Kaupo Karelson † | M | 19 March 1974 | Television producer |
Reet Linna | F | 1 June 1944 | TV-host | |
Sandra Sersant | F | 19 April 1985 | Artist manager | |
Mikk Targo | M | 18 December 1959 | Chairman of the Board of the Estonian Authors’ Society | |
Uku Suviste | M | 6 June 1982 | Singer, songwriter, pianist, music producer | |
Finland | Susanna Vainiola † | F | 26 March 1970 | Music journalist, radio DJ |
Eva Louhivuori | F | 23 March 1987 | Musician | |
Lasse Wikman | M | 9 March 1961 | Singer, songwriter, lyricist | |
Samuli Sirviö | M | 26 March 1970 | Producer, songwriter, musician | |
Janne Hyöty | M | 16 November 1970 | Songwriter, composer, producer, musician | |
France | Bruno Berberes † | M | 7 April 1959 | Artistic director, head of cast |
Bintily Diallo | F | 14 April 1989 | Music journalist | |
Lionel Maurel | M | 26 August 1977 | Head of Video Content | |
Mohamed Zayana | M | 20 March 1978 | Label manager, producer | |
Delphine Elbé | F | 10 October 1977 | Singer, songwriter | |
Georgia | Khatuna Koberidze † | F | 8 November 1970 | Radio musical program producer |
Mariam Mariko Lezhava | F | 7 July 1995 | Singer, vocal coach | |
Boris Shkhiani | M | 29 December 1977 | Musical producer | |
Jojo | M | 15 March 1980 | Singer; Georgian representative in the 2018 contest as part of Iriao | |
Lado | M | 29 August 1978 | ||
Germany | Michael Schulte † | M | 30 April 1990 | Singer, songwriter; German representative in the 2018 contest |
Annett Louisan | F | 2 April 1977 | Singer, songwriter | |
Nico Santos | M | 7 January 1993 | Singer, songwriter, composer | |
Nicola Rost | F | 23 December 1984 | Singer, songwriter, artist | |
Joe Chialo | M | 18 July 1970 | Manager, label founder | |
Greece | Nikos † | M | 25 March 1972 | Radio station Programme Director |
Eirini Karagianni | F | 15 March 1965 | Opera singer | |
Emmanouil Pantelidakis | M | 10 October 1958 | Costume and set designer | |
Stella Chroneou | F | 5 January 1965 | Singer, vocal coach | |
Thanasis Alevras | M | 14 June 1979 | Actor, performer | |
Hungary | Izil † | M | 28 March 1971 | DJ, music curator |
Kiki | M | 19 July 1957 | Performer, singer | |
Mátyás Szepesi | M | 19 May 1975 | Singer, songwriter, lyricist | |
Lola | F | 14 August 1988 | Singer, presenter | |
Alexandra Iván | F | 25 May 1988 | ||
Iceland | Hrafnhildur Halldorsdottir † | F | 29 March 1964 | Radio host, singer |
Oskar Einarsson | M | 28 May 1967 | ||
María Ólafsdóttir | F | 2 February 1993 | Singer; Icelandic representative in the 2015 contest | |
Johann Hjorleifsson | M | 11 May 1973 | Drummer | |
Lovisa Arnadottir | F | 7 July 1979 | Communications | |
Ireland | Paddy McKenna † | M | 15 January 1982 | Singer, songwriter, band lead singer, broadcaster |
Emma Reynolds | F | 25 July 1974 | Singer | |
Jennifer O'Brien | F | 2 June 1984 | Music and entertainment journalist | |
Aidan O'Connor | M | 16 September 1983 | Songwriter | |
Ronan Hardiman | M | 19 May 1961 | Composer, songwriter | |
Israel | Aviad Rosenbaum † | M | 15 March 1987 | Head of Music KAN |
Doron Talmon | F | 7 October 1986 | Singer, songwriter | |
Shlomit Aharon | F | 10 July 1950 | Professional singer | |
Dikla | F | 8 January 1973 | Singer, songwriter, musician | |
Avi Ochayon | M | 11 January 1978 | Songwriter, composer | |
Italy | Elisabetta Esposito † | F | 14 March 1978 | Journalist |
Annie Mazzola | F | 17 April 1991 | Digital entertainer | |
Mauro Severoni | M | 27 November 1967 | Audio engineer manager | |
Stefania Zizzari | F | 12 April 1966 | Journalist[citation needed] | |
Paolo Biamonte | M | 28 August 1959 | Head of music department, DJ, producer, songwriter | |
Latvia | Dj Rudd † | M | 6 January 1984 | Head of music department, DJ, producer, songwriter |
Zigfrids Muktupavels | M | 11 April 1965 | Singer, instrumentalist, violinist | |
Aldis Hofmanis | M | 10 August 1974 | Music manager | |
Ilze Jansone | F | 12 October 1980 | Producer | |
Adriana Miglane | F | 8 March 2000 | Singer, songwriter | |
Lithuania | Vytautas Bikus † | M | 25 April 1986 | Composer |
Andrius Mamontovas | M | 23 April 1967 | Singer, composer, lyrics writer; Lithuanian representative in the 2006 contest as part of LT United | |
Jurgis Bruzga | M | 15 April 1985 | Singer | |
Girmante Vaitkute | F | 18 April 1988 | Singer, songwriter | |
Geruta Griniute | F | 21 March 1988 | ||
Malta | Carlo Borg Bonaci † | M | 13 March 1966 | Broadcaster |
Arthur Caruana | M | 19 January 1982 | Channel Manager | |
Nicole Frendo | F | 14 July 2002 | Student, singer | |
Matthew James Borg | M | 10 June 1988 | Singer, songwriter, producer | |
Eileen Ann Spiteri | F | 26 September 1989 | Logistics executive, producer | |
Moldova | Corneliu Botgros † | M | 5 July 1975 | Musician |
Vasile Olaru | M | 10 March 1987 | Composer, producer, singer | |
Otilia Lozovanu | F | 1 August 1978 | TV Producer | |
Igor Munteanu | M | 31 July 1975 | Dancer | |
Geta Burlacu | F | 22 July 1975 | Singer; Moldovan representative in the 2008 contest | |
Montenegro | Vjera Nikolic † | F | 30 November 1969 | Music professor |
Verica Culjkovic | F | 6 September 1991 | Music professor | |
Marko Pesic | M | 5 May 1994 | Musician; Montenegrin representative in the 2016 contest as part of Highway | |
Sasa Barjaktarovic | M | 25 June 1976 | Music professor | |
Igor Perovic | M | 6 June 1974 | Musician, journalist | |
Netherlands | EliZe † | F | 22 July 1982 | Singer, songwriter |
Holger Schwedt | M | 6 April 1967 | Producer | |
Ruud de Wild | M | 24 April 1969 | Radio DJ, host | |
Henkjan Smits | M | 9 October 1961 | Host, talent scout, producer | |
Sabrina Starke | F | 9 August 1979 | Singer, songwriter | |
North Macedonia | Suzana Stefanovska † | F | 17 April 1962 | Music editor, host |
Fjola Ismaili | F | 3 August 1993 | Cellist, singer | |
Robert Vukelikj | M | 17 June 1986 | Singer | |
DJ Tina | F | 24 August 1985 | Radio DJ | |
Risto Apostolova | M | 10 March 1973 | ||
Norway | Knut Bjørnar Asphol † | M | 3 April 1973 | Musician, music producer and songwriter |
Finn-Ulrik Berntsen | M | 9 December 1969 | Music producer | |
Jenny Jenssen | F | 22 February 1964 | Artist | |
Kamilla Wigestrand | F | 5 October 1997 | Artist, songwriter | |
Maiken Kroken | F | 26 September 1986 | Musician, singer and vocal coach | |
Poland | Anna Wyszkoni † | F | 21 July 1980 | Musician, vocalist |
Maciej Durczak | M | 16 July 1972 | Music producer | |
Dominika Gawęda | F | 30 April 1985 | Singer | |
Paweł Rurak-Sokal | M | 14 August 1962 | Musician, composer; Polish representative in the 2004 contest as part of Blue Café | |
Rafał Brzozowski | M | 8 June 1981 | Vocalist | |
Portugal | Ana Paulo † | F | 7 August 1981 | Artist manager |
Renato Júnior | M | 4 January 1966 | Composer, music producer | |
Ana Cláudia | F | 4 November 1983 | Singer, musician | |
Matay | M | 24 July 1986 | Singer, entertainer | |
Paulo Azevedo Vaz Do Castelo | M | 8 November 1974 | Radio producer | |
Romania | Liana Stanciu † | F | 24 July 1970 | Presenter |
Ozana Barabancea | F | 20 August 1969 | Artist, singer | |
Monica Anghel | F | 1 June 1971 | Artist, singer; Romanian representative in the 2002 contest | |
Andrei Kerestely | M | 15 February 1971 | Producer, composer | |
Bogdan Pavlica | M | 5 September 1970 | Music journalist | |
Russia | Lora Kvint † | F | 9 July 1953 | Composer, pianist |
Simon Osiashvilli | M | 4 December 1952 | Poet, singer | |
Igor Gulyaev | M | 25 April 1969 | Fashion designer, TV host | |
Anastasia Tolmacheva | F | 14 January 1997 | Singer; Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 and Russian representative in the 2014 contest as part of the Tolmachevy Sisters | |
Maria Tolmacheva | F | |||
San Marino | Paolo Rondelli † | M | 17 June 1963 | Cultural and communication manager |
Danilo Berardi | M | 5 March 1962 | SMRTV Head of Production and Head of Live Events Services | |
Sabrina Minguzzi | F | 31 October 1969 | Choreographer, teacher, dancer | |
Elia Gasperoni | M | 23 March 1996 | Radio DJ | |
Marilia Reffi | F | 5 June 1960 | Cultural promoter | |
Serbia | Sanja Ilić † | M | 27 March 1951 | Composer; Serbian representative in the 2018 contest with Balkanika |
Aleksandra Milutinović | F | 25 November 1980 | Composer | |
Leontina Vukomanović | F | 13 November 1970 | Composer, singer | |
Silvana Grujić | F | 13 August 1970 | Editor of RTS music programmes | |
Vojislav Aralica | M | 16 April 1965 | Music producer | |
Slovenia | Ziga Klancar † | M | 19 May 1976 | Music editor, head of music programmes |
Ursa Mihevc | F | 10 September 1993 | Singer, composer | |
Ula Ložar | F | 24 January 2002 | Singer; Slovenian representative in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | |
Mate Bro | M | 22 October 1977 | Musician, singer, composer, producer | |
Ursa Vlasic | F | 29 September 1968 | Lyricist | |
Spain | Sole Gimenez † | F | 27 February 1963 | Composer, author, singer |
Elena Gómez | F | 26 June 1965 | R3 Radio Music Coordination | |
Ricky Merino | M | 1 September 1986 | Singer, dancer, TV show host | |
Raúl Gómez | M | 30 July 1993 | Composer, singer and pianist | |
David Feito | M | 16 May 1979 | Songwriter, producer; Spanish representative in the 2013 contest as part of ESDM | |
Sweden | Calvin Bozic † | M | 3 April 1986 | PR, record company project leader |
Mathias Lugoboni | M | 2 February 1976 | Assistant music director | |
Lina Hedlund | F | 28 March 1978 | Artist | |
Adnan Sahuric | M | 2 May 1993 | Dancer, choreographer | |
Haida Jamshidi | F | 3 October 1988 | ||
Switzerland | Cyrill Camenzind † | M | 30 May 1981 | Studio manager, producer |
Leticia Ribeiro De Carvalho | F | 5 December 1995 | Singer | |
Eliane Müller | F | 28 June 1990 | Musician, songwriter | |
Rocco Casella | M | 24 January 1987 | Musician, teacher, backing performer for Switzerland in the 2014 contest | |
Willy Dezelu | M | 16 February 1974 | La 1ère music programmes | |
United Kingdom | Pete Watson † | M | 25 October 1983 | Musical director |
Jai Ramage | F | 22 February 1974 | Vocal coach | |
Adele Roberts | F | 9 March 1979 | DJ Radio 1 | |
AJ Bentley | M | 1 December 1994 | Singer, actor | |
George Ure | M | 18 July 1987 | Musical performer, dance and theatre musical school director[citation needed] |
Withdrawn jurors[edit]
Some jurors listed on the original list of jurors, published on 30 April 2019, did not go on to vote in the contest.[8]
Country | Juror | Gender | Date of birth | Further details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | Anxhela Peristeri | F | 24 March 1986 | Singer, Albanian representative in the 2021 contest |
Armenia | Lilit Navasardyan | F | Composer; Armenian composer and backing vocalist in the 2016 contest, Armenian composer in the 2017 contest | |
Estonia | Stefan Airapetjan | M | Singer, songwriter, Estonian representative in the 2022 contest | |
Georgia | Sopo Toroshelidze | F | Singer, composer | |
Hungary | Kati Wolf | F | 24 September 1974 | Singer, performer; Hungarian representative in the 2011 contest |
Iceland | Örlygur Smári | M | 30 June 1971 | Composer, producer; Icelandic songwriter in the 2000, 2008, 2010 and 2013 contests |
Italy | Adriano Pennini | M | Maestro | |
Lithuania | Julija Ritcik | F | Singer, songwriter | |
North Macedonia | Aleksandar Mitevski | M | Singer, composer | |
Sweden | Linnea Deb | F | 23 July 1977 | Songwriter; Swedish composer in the 2013 contest, winning composer of the 2015 contest representing Sweden, Finnish composer in the 2018 contest |
United Kingdom | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | F | 10 April 1979 | Singer, songwriter; originally announced as the British chairperson, withdrew for personal reasons[10] |
Notes and references[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Herbert, Emily (30 April 2019). "Eurovision 2019 Jury Members Revealed". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ "RULES OF THE 2003 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST" (PDF). ebu.ch. EBU. 8 October 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ Jordan, Paul (18 February 2016). "Biggest change to Eurovision Song Contest voting since 1975". eurovision.tv. EBU. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Eurovision 2019 Jury members". eurovisionworld.com. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Results of the First Semi-Final of Tel Aviv 2019 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. EBU. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Tel Aviv 2019 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. EBU. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Results of the Grand Final of Tel Aviv 2019 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. EBU. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Groot, Evert (30 April 2019). "Exclusive: These are the judges who will vote in Eurovision 2019!". eurovision.tv. EBU. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ McCaig, Ewan (18 May 2019). "Belarus: Jury Dismissed From Final After Revealing Semi-Final Points". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ↑ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor leaves UK's Eurovision Song Contest jury". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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