National juries for Eurovision 2015 revealed!

The most exciting month for the fans of Eurovision has just started and the national juries for this year’s edition have been revealed!

Since 2009, the results of the Eurovision Song Contest is determined not only by millions of viewers from around Europe, but also by music industry professionals. In each country, viewers and a national jury both make up 50 percent of the outcome of the contest.

Some former participants of Eurovision will be among the jury members of the participating countries: Aram MP3 from Armenia (2014), Roberto Bellarosa (2013) and Witloof Bay-member Florance Huby from Belgium (2011), Søren Poppe from Rollo & King from Denmark (2001), Marie Myriam from France (1977), Ryan Dolan from Ireland (2013), Margaret Berger from Norway (2013), Cleo from Poland (2014), Alsou from Russia (2000, also host in 2009), Dina Garipova from Russia (2013), Nevena from the group Moje Tri from Serbia (2013 and Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007), Rosa Lopéz (2002), Dani Diges (2010), Pastora Soler (2012) and Ruth Lorenzo (2014) from Spain, Hind Laroussi from The Netherlands (2008), Gabriel from the band Sinplus from Switzerland (2012), Hind (2008 for The Netherlands), Manuel Ortega (Austria 2002), Sophie Gelovani (Georgia 2013), Birgitta Haukdal (Iceland 2003), Liora (Israel 1995), Ralfs Eilands (part of PeR, Latvia 2013), Geta Burlacu (Moldova 2008), Michal Wisniewski (Ich Troje, Poland 2003 and 2006), Inês Santos (Portugal 1998), Adelaide Ferreira (Portugal 1985), OVI (Romania 2010 and 2014), Nicola della Valle (San Marino 2008), Marko Kon (Serbia 2009) and Tinkara Kovac (Slovenia 2014).

The list also contains several former backing vocalists, song writers, composers, producers and choreographers who have been involved with past Eurovision Song Contest entries.

The jury members will vote according to the performances of each show’s second dress rehearsal which are broadcasted in each television’s headquarters via satellite. A notary and EBU’s observers will be in charge of supervising the jury voting in each country which will include an evaluation of the compositions, songs and the performances overall.

You can check the preliminary list of national juries by clicking here.