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Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final 2 Results Analysis

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The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 saw sixteen countries become ten in a battle to qualify for the final. Just like the first semi-final, the eventual result was very close, and also threw up a few surprises, so once again I think it’s time to dive into the numbers and find out what the scores on the doors really mean for these participating countries. Before we do, however, I would recommend you read my previous article , which was an analysis of the results of the first semi-final, if you haven’t already. For the avoidance of confusion, I will once again clarify that the results of this semi-final were determined solely by televoting in each participating country, as well as France, Germany and the United Kingdom, voting as pre-determined automatic qualifiers, and an aggregated ‘Rest of the World’ vote. I’ve shared before on this blog that I don’t agree with this system, and would definitely favour the re-introduction of juries, but this is where we are at the ...
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Statement on the Eurovision Song Contest 2026

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Eurovision 2025: Televote Results Analysis

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Since 1997, the result of the Eurovision Song Contest has been decided at least in part by ‘televoting’: votes cast by the public watching at home, primarily by telephone. Initially, the scheme was trialled in five countries, before becoming the default voting system in 1998. From then until 2008, the Eurovision winner was decided entirely by televoting, before the re-introduction of national juries the following year. Televoting now counts for half of the points available at Eurovision (actually slightly more than half, but we’ll get to that in a minute). Before the 2023 contest, a couple of changes were made to Eurovision’s voting system. The first of these was the removal of juries from the semi-finals, meaning that the qualifiers would be decided solely by televoting (with the exception of San Marino, and any other country unable to provide a valid televote result). The second change was the introduction of a ‘Rest of the World’ televote in both the semi-finals and final: a way...
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