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    ESCTODAY.com
    May 17 2009



    Results analysis: Numbers and statistics in the final


    As always after the Eurovision Song Contest, we take a look at the
    results from a statistical point of view. The analysis is split into
    four parts and the first part is dedicated to the numbers and records
    in the final. The winner

    Norway won the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time following
    victories in 1985 and 1995 and is therefore along with Israel one of
    two countries that have won three times exactly. For the first time it
    happened that the contest was won by a male soloist two years in a row
    as Dima Bilan had brought the trophy to Russia in 2008. Alexander
    Rybak got 387 points, which is a record number, and 16 times 12
    points, ten times 10 points and ten times 8 points. The winning song
    got points from all other countries, which has not happened since 1997
    and the lowest mark were two points from Bulgaria. For the first time
    since 2000, the winning country was leading throughout the whole
    voting. Norway got an average of 9.4 points from every other country
    which is almost a record but still behind the United Kingdom's average
    score of 9.6 points in 1976.



    Best results

    Azerbaijan has achieved its best result ever finishing third. However,
    it was only the second time the country took part. More impressively,
    Iceland managed to equal its best result, the second place of
    1999. However, of course, Yohanna achieved the highest amount of
    points for Iceland ever. France and the United Kingdom both achieved
    their best results since 2002 and they also break a curse as no big
    four country has been in the top ten since 2004 (curiously enough, in
    2004 the other two big four countries Spain and Germany were in the
    top ten). Having reached the final for the first time since the
    introduction of the semi final stage, Estonia also managed to achieve
    its best result by a mile since 2002. With a larger gap Denmark
    achieved its best result since 2005.



    Worst results

    Having been saved by the jury in the first semi final, Finland
    achieved its lowest placing in a Eurovision Song Contest final ever
    finishing 25th and last. It is the first last place for Finland since
    1996 and ninth last place overall. Armenia is the seocnd country that
    achieved its worst place ever despite finishing tenth in during its
    fourth participation. Albania achieved its lowest palcing in a final
    ever and even in every Eurovision show including semi finals equalling
    the 17th place of the 2007 semi final. Spain was near the bottom many
    times in recent years but the second last place in this year's final
    is still the lowest placing since 1999, when Spain finished
    last. Lithuania's 23rd place is the lowest result in a Eurovision
    final since 2002, but it has to be mentioned that the country was
    eliminated during the semi finals various times. Ukraine has not been
    in the top ten for the first time since 2005 and the same accounts for
    Russia. However, Russia has also not been in the top three for the
    first time in four years. Sweden achieved its worst result since 1992,
    when Christer Björkman finished 22nd on homeground.



    12 points

    The following countries got 12 points tonight:

    Norway - 16 times
    Turkey - 6 times
    Iceland - 3 times
    Bosnia & Herzegovina - 3 times
    Greece - 3 times
    Estonia - twice
    Moldova - twice
    Armenia - once
    Spain - once
    United Kingdom - once
    Croatia - once
    Azerbaijan - once
    Romania - once
    Russia - once
    14 of the 25 competing countries got at least one set of points. Behind
    Norway, Turkey got the second highest amount of top marks despite
    finishing fourth after Iceland and Azerbaijan, who only got three and
    one set respectively. The lowest placed entry that got 12 points is
    the Spanish one reaching 24th place. This is also a record as the
    lowest placing ever for a country that got 12 points at least once
    behind Germany in 2008, who finished equal 23rd despite getting 12
    points from Bulgaria.



    The running order

    Songs later in the running order did not seem to have an advantage in
    the final. Only four of the entries that reached the top ten were
    performed in the second half of the show. Furthermore, the songs
    performed second last and last finished last and second last
    respectively.



    Stay tuned for the upcoming parts of our results analysis. The parts are:

    Numbers and statistics in the final
    Numbers and statistics in the semi final
    What if...?
    Voting blocs, friendly neighbours & diasporas

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