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EUROVISION 2009 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE PUBLISHED PROFESSIONAL JURY ESTIMATES.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
20.05.2009 12:21 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Eurovision 2009 Organizing Committee has publicized
the jury estimates for Eurovision 2009 song contest. The evaluation
system including both SMS voting and professional jury estimates was
first experimented this year. There were 210 professional musicians
(5 representatives from each of the 42 states) included in jury
staff. Jury members were required to be professionally involved in
musical industry and submit notification on their being independent
voters.
Alexander Rybak would have become winner hadn't it been for SMS
votings, European Broadcasting Union reports. Professionals gave
Norwegian singer 312 points. Other countries had the following results.
2. Iceland (260)
3. Great Britain (223)
4. France (164)
5. Estonia (124)
6. Denmark (120)
7. Turkey (114)
8. Azerbaijan (112)
9. Israel (107)
10. Greece (93)
11. Moldova (93)
12. Bosnia and Herzegovina (90)
13. Malta (87)
14. Germany (73)
15. Armenia (71)
16. Ukraine (68)
17. Russia (67)
18. Portugal (64)
19. Croatia (58)
20. Lithuania (31)
21. Romania (31)
22. Sweden (37)
23. Albania (26)
24. Finland (12)
25. Spain (9)
"We believe it was a proper moment for introducing new voting system,"
Executive Director Svante Stockselius said. "It is fantasy. Both TV
audience and professional jury voted for the same participant. Some
of them finished with higher results thanks to TV viewers from all
European states. Vote publication ceremony was also predictable for
me, despite overwhelming support for Alexander Rybak."
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
20.05.2009 12:21 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Eurovision 2009 Organizing Committee has publicized
the jury estimates for Eurovision 2009 song contest. The evaluation
system including both SMS voting and professional jury estimates was
first experimented this year. There were 210 professional musicians
(5 representatives from each of the 42 states) included in jury
staff. Jury members were required to be professionally involved in
musical industry and submit notification on their being independent
voters.
Alexander Rybak would have become winner hadn't it been for SMS
votings, European Broadcasting Union reports. Professionals gave
Norwegian singer 312 points. Other countries had the following results.
2. Iceland (260)
3. Great Britain (223)
4. France (164)
5. Estonia (124)
6. Denmark (120)
7. Turkey (114)
8. Azerbaijan (112)
9. Israel (107)
10. Greece (93)
11. Moldova (93)
12. Bosnia and Herzegovina (90)
13. Malta (87)
14. Germany (73)
15. Armenia (71)
16. Ukraine (68)
17. Russia (67)
18. Portugal (64)
19. Croatia (58)
20. Lithuania (31)
21. Romania (31)
22. Sweden (37)
23. Albania (26)
24. Finland (12)
25. Spain (9)
"We believe it was a proper moment for introducing new voting system,"
Executive Director Svante Stockselius said. "It is fantasy. Both TV
audience and professional jury voted for the same participant. Some
of them finished with higher results thanks to TV viewers from all
European states. Vote publication ceremony was also predictable for
me, despite overwhelming support for Alexander Rybak."