List of Eurovision Song Contest 2014 jurors
The jurors of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 are involved in the voting process. For the semi finals and the final, each country's votes was decided by a combination of 50% televoting by the public and 50% by national jury.[1]
Background[]
In response to some broadcasters' continued complaints about politically charged, neighbourly and diaspora voting, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) evaluated the voting procedure used in the contest, and contemplated a change for 2009. Contest organisers sent a questionnaire regarding the voting system to participating broadcasters, and a reference group incorporated the responses into their suggestions for next year's format.[2] Telewizja Polska (TVP), the Polish broadcaster, suggested that an international jury similar to the one used in the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest be introduced in the Eurovision Song Contest to lessen the impact of neighbourly voting and place more emphasis on the artistic value of the song.[3] A jury would lead to less political and diaspora voting as the jury members, mandated to be music industry experts, would also have a say in addition to "random members of the public".[4] National juries were originally phased out of the contest beginning in 1997, with televoting becoming mandatory for nearly all participants since 2003.
Jurors[]
The jurors of the 37 participating countries were as follows:
| Country | Jurors | Further details |
|---|---|---|
 Albania
|
Composer / producer | |
| Composer / producer | ||
| Singer / performer / artist | ||
| Art and culture journalist | ||
| Journalist / producer / director | ||
 Armenia
|
Musician / producer | |
| Painter / sculptor / designer | ||
| Inga Arshakyan | Singer (participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Anush Arshakyan | Singer (participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Avet Barseghyan | Radio and TV host / songwriter | |
 Austria
|
Singer / songwriter / vocal/stage coach (participant in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| producer & owner of a sound studio | ||
| Division Head Austria Sony Music | ||
| Singer / musician / songwriter | ||
| Producer | ||
 Azerbaijan
|
Yegana Akhundova | Pro-rector of Baku Music Academy / pianist / musician / composer |
| Musician / singer / actor | ||
| Opera artist | ||
| Nigar Jamal | Singer (winner of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Singer / vocalist | ||
 Belarus
|
Vasily Rainchik | Musician |
| Composer / producer | ||
| TV host / singer | ||
| TV host / choreographer | ||
| Specialist in organisation of festivals and contests | ||
 Belgium
|
Musician / singer / producer / artist manager | |
| Laura van den Bruel | Artist / singer (participant in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Radio DJ / TV host / artist | ||
| Music producer / composer | ||
| Music producer / composer / label manager | ||
 Denmark
|
Lise Cabble | Songwriter / singer |
| Guitarist / film soundtrack composer | ||
| Singer | ||
| Songwriter / music producer | ||
| Sys Bjerre | Singer | |
 Estonia
|
Laura | Singer (Partipicant in the 2005 and 2017 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Marju Länik | Singer | |
| DJ / radio host | ||
| Music producer / songwriter | ||
| Rasmus Rändvee | Singer | |
 Macedonia
|
Independent music / film producer | |
| Composer / arranger / sound engineer / music producer | ||
| Music journalist | ||
| Composer / arranger / sound engineer / music producer | ||
| Composer / Music journalist | ||
 Finland
|
Kaija Kärkinen | Artist / composer (Participant in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Lyricist | ||
| Producer | ||
| Radio DJ | ||
| Artist | ||
 France
|
Music producer | |
| Writer / composer / drummer | ||
| Singer | ||
| Singer / lyricist | ||
| Songwriter | ||
 Georgia
|
Giorgi Kukhianidze | Music producer |
| Musician / singer (Participant in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with Eldrine) | ||
| Journalist / script writer | ||
| Musician | ||
| Composer / pianist | ||
 Germany
|
Jennifer Weist | Musician / bandleader of Jennifer Rostock |
| Madeline Juno | Singer / songwriter | |
| Manager | ||
| Paul Würdig | Rapper, better known as Sido | |
| Andreas Bourani | Singer / songwriter | |
 Greece
|
Music producer | |
| Radio music producer / journalist | ||
| Lyricist | ||
| Music producer / composer | ||
| DJ / TV presenter | ||
 Hungary
|
Music teacher / music historian / musician / DJ / producer | |
| Kati Kovács | Performer / singer / songwriter | |
| DJ / music producer / record company owner | ||
| Musician / producer / songwriter / sound engineer | ||
| Singer / songwriter / lyricist | ||
 Iceland
|
Singer / musician / music teacher | |
| Johanna Jonsdottir | Singer / songwriter / performer (Participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Sound engineer | ||
| Singer / songwriter / TV host | ||
| Ragnheidur Grondal | Singer / songwriter / lyricist / pianist / vocal teacher | |
 Ireland
|
General Manager Sony Ireland | |
| Charlie McGettigan | Singer / songwriter (Winner of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Leanne Moore | Singer / journalist / presenter | |
| Jenny Greene | DJ / radio presenter | |
| Liam Reilly | Singer / songwriter (Participant in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
 Israel
|
Radio program editor | |
| Music PR manager | ||
| Rocker / music student | ||
| Doron Medalie | Director / writer / composer | |
| clarinetto player / ballet dancer | ||
 Italy
|
Vice president Talent & Music of MTV Italy | |
| Journalist | ||
| Singer | ||
| Songwriter / composer / musician | ||
| Music manager | ||
 Latvia
|
Guitar player / composer / lyricist | |
| Singer / composer | ||
| Composer / music producer / transcriber | ||
| Singer / vocal teacher / composer / musical producer | ||
| Composer / transcriber | ||
 Lithuania
|
TV and music producer (Participant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Journalist / lyricist | ||
| Composer | ||
| Radio DJ / TV multicamera director | ||
| Opera singer | ||
 Malta
|
Musician / composer / maestro | |
| Sound engineer | ||
| Music producer | ||
| TV host / semi-professional singer/songwriter | ||
| Vocal coach / singer / vocal arranger | ||
 Moldova
|
Anatol Chiriac | Composer |
| Songwriter / singer / producer | ||
| Lyricist | ||
| Nelly Ciobanu | Singer (Participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Songwriter / producer / lyricist | ||
 Montenegro
|
Stefan Filipovic | Musician / singer (Participant in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Music producer | ||
| Music professor | ||
| Music professor | ||
| Composer | ||
 Netherlands
|
CEO record company | |
| Singer / musical actor | ||
| Marleen Sahupala-van den Broek | Singer / TV host (Participant in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Ruth Jacott | Singer (Participant in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Sander Lantinga | Radio DJ 3FM | |
 Norway
|
Ahmed Ashraf | Music and culture journalist |
| Head of Publishing | ||
| Jan Holmlund | Entertainment journalist | |
| Vocalist | ||
| Artist / songwriter / DJ | ||
 Poland
|
Radio journalist | |
| Journalist | ||
| Singer | ||
| Magdalena Tul | Singer (Participant in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Singer (Participant in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest) | ||
 Portugal
|
Event promoter | |
| Event promoter | ||
| Composer | ||
| Singer | ||
| Lyricist | ||
 Romania
|
Madalin Voicu | Musician / violinist / conductor / composer |
| Singer / lyricist / vocal coach | ||
| Music producer / composer | ||
| Musician / singer / composer / band leader | ||
| Nicoleta Matei | Singer (Participant in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
 Russia
|
Conductor | |
| Radio DJ / TV host | ||
| Leonid Rudenko | DJ / musician / label producer | |
| Musician / singer / poet / composer | ||
| Yulia Nachalova | Singer | |
 San Marino
|
Musician / speech therapist | |
| Rapper | ||
| DJ / composer | ||
| Singer | ||
| Guitarist | ||
 Slovenia
|
Helena Blagne | Singer |
| Musician / composer / producer | ||
| Singer /guitar player / composer | ||
| Singer / music journalist / author | ||
| Alya | Singer | |
 Spain
|
Raúl Fuentes | Artist |
| Artist | ||
| Singer | ||
| Composer / singer | ||
| Songwriter / singer / music producer | ||
 Sweden
|
Playlist manager P3 radio / radio host | |
| Music director at RIX FM radio | ||
| Oscar Zia | Singer | |
| Dancer / choreograph / creative director | ||
| Artist | ||
 Switzerland
|
Managing Director Warner Music Switzerland | |
| TV and radio host | ||
| Singer, band member of Sinplus (Participant in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest) | ||
| Singer / songwriter | ||
| Singer / songwriter | ||
 Ukraine
|
Composer | |
| Producer / vocal teacher | ||
| Producer / DJ | ||
| Singer / composer | ||
| Singer | ||
 United Kingdom
|
Carrie Grant | Vocal coach / TV presenter / public speaker (Participant in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Music producer / keyboard player / musical director / arranger | ||
| DJ / event organiser | ||
| Writer / Actor / Composer | ||
| Laura Wright | Mezzo-soprano |
Georgia jury votes[]
Georgia's jury votes in the Grand Final were all declared invalid, as all the jury members had voted exactly the same from 3 points up to 12 points.[5] According to EBU, this constitutes a statistical impossibility. Therefore, only Georgia's televoting result was used for the distribution of the Georgian points in the Grand Final.[5]
See also[]
- Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest
References[]
- ^ Viniker, Barry (2008-12-08). "EBU confirms 50/50 vote for Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ Klier, Marcus. "Exclusive: A new voting procedure for Eurovision?". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ Floras, Stella. "Poland: TVP proposes international jury for Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Viniker, Barry (2009-02-03). "Has Eurovision changed perceptions?". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ a b Larsson, Markus (11 May 2014). "Georgiens röster diskvalificerades i Eurovision-finalen" [Georgia's votes were disqualified in the Eurovision finals] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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