The Eurovision Song Contest, better known as Eurovision, was born in 1956 as a television contest in which they participate representatives of public televisions whose countries are members of the European Broadcasting Union. Despite the fact that the name may indicate otherwise, any country can be presented to this festival even if its geographical location is not in Europe.
Next Saturday, May 18, the Eurovision Song Contest will be held for another year, a festival that this time is held in Israel, the country where the winner of the previous edition is from. If you want know everything related to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, dates, times, scoring system, candidates and others I invite you to continue reading.
Eurovision 2019 participating countries
In the 2019 edition, 41 are the countries that are presented to be able to win the 2019 edition of this contest, however not all will be present in the final, since previously two semifinals are held, on May 14 and 16, from where they will leave the finalists who will be added Spain, Germany, Italy, France and the United Kingdom as the five founding countries of Eurovision, in addition to Israel, for hosting this year's celebration.
The five countries that founded Eurovision, opt every year directly to win the award without passing the sieve of the semifinalsregardless of the position they obtained the previous year. Coincidentally, in recent years, these countries are the ones that have been in the last positions of the classification, despite the enthusiasm with which their representatives go.
| Country | Singer | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Jonida Maliqi | Ktheju tokes |
| Armenia | srbuk | Walking Out |
| Australia | Kate Miller-Heidke | Zero Gravity |
| Austria | paenda | Limits |
| Azerbaiyán | chingiz | Truth |
| Belarus | Zena | Like it |
| Belgium | Eliot | Wake Up |
| Croatia | Roko | The Dream |
| Cyprus | tamta | Replay |
| Czech Republic | Lake Malawi | Friend of a Friend |
| Denmark | Leonora | Love is forever |
| Slovenia | Zala Kralj & Gasper Santi | Sebi |
| Spain | Miki | The band |
| Estonia | Victor crone | Storm |
| Finland | Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman | Look Away |
| France | Bilal Hassani | King |
| Georgia | oto nemsadze | Keep on going |
| Germany | S! Sters | S |
| Greece | Katerina duska | Better Love |
| Hungary | Joci Papai | Az in apám |
| Iceland | Hatari | Hatrio mun sigra |
| Ireland | Sarah McTernan | 22 |
| Israel | Kobi marimi | Home |
| Italy | Alessandro mahmood | Money |
| Latvia | Carousel | That Night |
| Lithuanian | Juryj Veklenko | Run with the lions |
| Malta | Michela | Chameleon |
| Moldova | Ana Odobescu | STAY |
| Montenegro | Dmol | heavers |
| Macedonia | Tamara todevska | Proud |
| Norway | KEiiNO | Spirit in the Sky |
| Poland | Tulia | Fire of Love |
| Portugal | Conan Osiris | Mobile Phones |
| Romania | Esther Peony | On a sunday |
| Russia | Sergey Lazarev | Scream |
| San Marino | Serhat | Say Na Na Na |
| Serbia | Nevena Bozović | Crown |
| Sweden | John lundvik | too late for love |
| Switzerland | Luca hanni | She got me |
| Netherlands | Duncan Laurence | Arcade |
| United Kingdom | michael rice | Bigger than us |
Favorites to win Eurovision 2019
The bookmakers not only allow us to make sports bets, but also enter the world of song through Eurovision. According to most bookmakers, of the 41 participants, only 9 stand out. In first position and with more options to win the festival is Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands, followed by John Lundvik from Sweden and the Frenchwoman Bilan Hassani.
In fourth position with the most chances of winning we find the Russian Sergey Lazarev, followed by the Australian Kate Miller-Heidke and Chingiz from Azerbaijan. Italy, Switzerland and Malta are in the 7th, 8th and 9th position with the most options to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Once again, Spain is out of the favorites, despite having completely changed registration with the candidate that presents this year, compared to previous editions.
How the voting system works in Eurovision
Countries give a score of 12 points to your favorite song. The second song that they liked the most gets 10 points while the third one 8. From then on the score decreases one by one. In the event of a tie and due to the controversy that arose in 1969, when four countries (France, Spain, United Kingdom and the Netherlands) won the Eurovision Song Contest by a tie a year later they changed the rules.
In case two or more songs get the same score, the winning country will be the one that has obtained 12 points the most times in the voting. If the tie continues, the highest number of votes of 10 points will continue to be counted and so on. It was not until 1991, when two countries tied again in the final (France and Sweden), obtaining 146 points.
Finally Sweden was the winner since despite being tied in the number of countries that had given them 12 points, it was not so with the number of countries that had given them 1st points. Sweden was voted by 5 countries with 10 points while France received 4 countries 1st points.
Where the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is held
This year Eurovision is celebrated in Israel. The reason is none other than the contest rules themselves. These state that the winning country will be in charge of celebrating the following year's edition. Since 1957 this rule has always been followed except on five occasions, four of them motivated by the fact that the countries could not bear the high costs of organization. On only one occasion, the winner of the contest cannot organize it in his country because he cannot offer a suitable venue for the event.
Where to see the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Since its first edition, and as the founder of this festival, the only channel where you will be able to see the contest live is through The 1 of RTVE in Spain. If you are in a country that also participates in this contest, you will also be able to watch it through the corresponding public channel. But in addition, you can also visit the RTVE website to follow the event live or make use of the official Eurovision application for mobile devices.
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 schedule
As in previous years, the final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest It will start at 21:XNUMX p.m., Spanish time. But if you previously want to see the semifinals, you will also be able to do it at the same time on Tuesday 14 and Thursday 16 May, although this time it will be on La 2 de RTVE.
As well you can follow it directly through the official website of RTVE or through the official application for mobile devices of the Eurovision Song Contest, where you can also vote for the song you like the most and follow the voting live.
How to follow the Festival up to the minute from your smartphone
Thanks to the official application available for both iOS and Android, you can be informed at all times of the latest news and videos of all participants. Besides, also you can vote for your favorite country and follow the voting live. If you do not have a television nearby to be able to follow this edition, you can do it through this application.
Eurovision Curiosities
- Ireland is the country that has won the most editions, 7 times, while Norway is the country that has finished last the most times (10 times). But the icing on the cake is taken by Portugal, a country that with 50 entries, only 10 have managed to sneak into the top 10.
- The Eurovision anthem is a religious work from the XNUMXth century entitled Te Deum composed by Marc-Antonie Charpentier.
- The maximum number of countries that reach the final is 26. Due to the large number of participating countries, two semi-finals are held in the previous days.
- Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom are always in the final as they are the founders of this contest.
- The maximum number of people on stage in each performance is 6.
- It is not necessary to reside or have the nationality of a country to participate representing it, being Celine Dion in 1998 representing Switzerland. Another example is found when Luxembourg sent Nana Mouskouri (Greek).
- When it began to be broadcast, most Spanish homes did not have television and its broadcast was through the radio.
- Political content is not allowed, to prevent political opinions from influencing the vote, although it is a suspicion that you have always planned on this event.
- The music of the songs is always recorded, while the voices, of course, must be live.
- So far, a total of 52 countries have participated, of which just over half (27) have managed to win on occasion.
- The maximum duration of the songs is 3 minutes with a minimum of 10 seconds. This is because in 1957, the Italian Nunzio Gallo performed with a song of 5 minutes and 9 seconds, much superior to that of the rest of the participants.
- The shortest song was performed by the Finnish Aina Mun Piää with a duration of 1 minute and 25 seconds.
- Johny Logan is the singer / songwriter who has won the most times. Specifically, he has won this event twice as a singer and once as a composer.