Start voting now! The first round of the online audience vote for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 has just been open. People from across the globe can vote for their favourite songs after watching one-minute clips of each country’s rehearsal. This phase will close on Sunday at 15:59 CET.
How it will work:
The new online voting method will have two different rounds:
- First phase (Open now): The audience will be able to vote from Friday 24, at 18:00 CET until Sunday 26 when the show starts, at 15.59 CET. They will be required to watch a recap of the songs taking part before entering the voting platform that will be available on the JESC official website. After watching the recap, voters will also have the option to watch one-minute clips of each participant’s rehearsal. People will be able to vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five, including their own country.
- Second phase: After the last performance of the live show, the voting will be open again for 15 min.
A combination of both rounds of voting will decide 50% of the final outcome, while the other half will be decided by a professional jury panel in each country made up of adults and kids.
Who are you going to vote for? Let us know in comments!
It’s weird that EBU thinks a one minute clip is the maximum to form an opinion about a whole song.
It’s weird too that the more inhabitants a country has, the bigger the chances to win the online voting, because the audience can vote for their own entry. So, one thing’s for sure, Russia doesn’t end in the second half, and ends at least in the top3 in televoting.