List of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 jurors

The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 jurors were a group of 215 individuals, appointed by the participating broadcasters, who voted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. In all shows, half of the final results were determined by juries.^[1]

Background[]

Juries had been used exclusively from the first contest in 1956 to 1996. Beginning in 1997, the contest shifted from using juries to using televoting to award points, and by 2003, televoting was mandatory in all participating countries, unless a failure resulted in the televotes being unusable, in which case a backup jury would be used instead.^[2]

The juries were reintroduced alongside televoting in 2008, when the points were awarded by televoting but one country from each semi-final would qualify based on the votes of the backup juries. In the 2009 grand final, 50% of the voting was determined by televoting and 50% by juries, a system which has been used in all semi-finals and grand finals since.

Due to controversy surrounding the juries in the 2013 contest, the EBU released the names of all jurors in advance of the contest every year between 2014 and 2019, along with their full rankings in all shows, to ensure transparency. This led to some jurors being replaced before the contest.

Between 2009 and 2015, the points were awarded by combining the results from each country's jury with the results from the same country's televoting and producing an overall result for the country. However, in 2016, a new voting system was introduced, and the jury results and televoting results were converted into points separately.^{[3][citation needed]}

Format[]

Each country had a five-member jury, of which one member served as chairperson, composed of music industry professionals who were citizens of that country.

The juries watched and voted during the second dress rehearsal, held the evening before each broadcast show. Each jury voted in the semi-final that their country was competing in, or, in the case of an automatic finalist, the semi-final their country had been drawn to vote in. All juries voted in the grand final.

Each juror ranked all competing songs, with the exception of their own country's song, from their favourite to their least favourite. Each individual ranking in one country's jury was combined to produce an overall ranking for the country. The highest ranked song received 12 points, the second highest ranked song received 10 points, and the third to tenth highest ranked songs received 8 to 1 points.^{[1][citation needed]}

Jurors[]

The jurors of the 43 participating countries were as follows:^[4][5]

Country	Juror	Gender	Date of birth	Further details
Albania	Elton Deda †	M	5 April 1973	Music producer, pianist
	Ben Andoni	M	29 June 1966	Journalist
	Bojken Lako	M	25 May 1975	TV and theatre director
	Rosela Gjylbegu	F	13 March 1987	Singer
	Kamela Islamaj	F	8 June 1987	Singer
Armenia	Aramo †	M	24 January 1968	Singer, actor
	Armen Galyan	M	28 March 1981	Stylist, fashion editor
	Manch	M	10 August 1972	Drummer
	Masha Mnjoyan	F	7 February 1995	Singer
	Shushanik Arevshatyan	F	9 November 1963	Producer
Australia	Richard Wilkins †	M	19 June 1954	Radio DJ, entertainment journalist
	Jordan Raskopoulos	F	25 January 1982	Comedian, singer, writer
	L-FRESH the Lion	M	12 October 1988	Artist
	Zan Rowe	F	22 March 1978	Radio broadcaster, music journalist
	Milie Millgate	F	6 June 1972	Sounds Australia Executive Producer, music export
Austria	Nathan Trent †	M	4 April 1992	Singer, songwriter, Austrian representative in the 2017 contest
	Monika Ballwein	F	14 October 1967	Singer, producer, vocal coach, composer
	Hannes Tschürtz	M	25 June 1977	Founder and General Manager of Ink Music
	Ina Regen	F	29 September 1984	Singer, songwriter
	Florian Cojocaru	M	12 December 1980	Songwriter, producer, label owner
Azerbaijan	Mubariz Tagiyev †	M	30 January 1948	Singer, People's artist of Azerbaijan
	Faig	M	29 December 1971	Pop singer, People's Artist of Azerbaijan
	Ilaha Efendiyeva-Xalilova	F	6 July 1982	Soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, soprano
	Tunzala Qahraman	F	9 June 1948	Jazz singer
	Nurlana Cafarova	F	24 September 1988	TV presenter
Belarus	Iskui Abalyan †	F	23 December 1970	Singer
	Alex Nabeev	M	18 September 1973	Singer
	Vladimir Bogdan	M	26 May 1980	TV and radio host
	Tatsiana Parhamovich	F	27 July 1967	Deputy Head of the Professional Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture
	Svetlana Statsenko	F	9 January 1966	Producer
Belgium	Bob Savenberg †	M	29 November 1961	Songwriter, singer, musician, manager
	Wouter Vander Veken	M	28 June 1988	Music producer
	Laura Tesoro	F	19 August 1996	Artist, singer, Belgian representative in the 2016 contest
	Tom Dice	M	25 November 1989	Singer, songwriter, Belgian representative in the 2010 contest
	Nathalie Delporte	F	19 July 1975	Radio DJ
Bulgaria	Maya Dimitrova Raykova †	F	5 May 1963	Producer of jazz, pop and rock music
	Aleksey Vasilev	M	23 September 1986	Music editor, music programming expert
	Mary	F	12 January 1979	Singer, songwriter
	Lora Dimitrova Kozeva	F	12 January 1979	Radio host
	Kalin Lyubenov Veliov	M	18 June 1973	Musician, producer, composer, singer
Croatia	Muc †	M	30 January 1976	Musician, producer
	Zdenka Kovačiček	F	16 January 1944	Singer
	Gina Victoria Damjanović	F	8 April 1993	Singer, songwriter, radio host
	Lesique	M	30 January 1976	Musician, producer
	Kornelije Hećimović	M	22 August 1969	Radio producer
Cyprus	Elias Antoniades †	M	23 August 1970	Lyricist, General Manager in an advertising agency
	Yiannis	M	31 December 1977	Journalist, editor, Editor in Chief
	Kalliopi Kouroupi	F	15 September 1972	Radio producer, Account executive in advertising
	Demetra Georgiou	F	25 October 1988	Radio producer, journalist
	Pavlos Palechorites	M	20 April 1976	Musician, music teacher, producer
Czech Republic	Ota Balage †	M	9 November 1961	Musician, composer, conductor
	Jan P. Muchow	M	21 June 1971	Producer, composer
	Hana Biriczová	F	26 April 1984	Radio host
	Berenika Kohoutová	F	15 February 1991	Singer, actress, blogger
	Jiří Vidasov	M	22 November 1985	Musician, composer, producer, pianist, teacher
Denmark	Bryan Rice †	M	29 May 1978	Singer
	Søs Fenger	F	2 December 1961	Singer, songwriter
	Emmelie de Forest	F	28 February 1993	Singer, Danish representative and winner of the 2013 contest
	Linda Andrews	F	19 October 1973	Singer, songwriter
	Lasse Meling	M	6 July 1998	Singer, songwriter
Estonia	Eva Palm †	F	2 October 1966	Live Nation Baltics Head promotor
	Allan Roosileht	M	7 August 1958	Radio host, DJ
	Anett Kulbin	F	3 September 1993	Artist
	Karl Killing	M	11 July 2001	Artist
	Rainer Ild	M	24 January 1991	Artist
Finland	Petri Laaksonen †	M	7 August 1962	Singer, songwriter
	Laura Marketta Vähähyyppä	F	12 February 1981	Radio DJ, journalist
	Aija Puurtinen	F	19 August 1959	DMus, singer, musician
	Matias Veikko Olavi Keskiruokanen	M	19 July 1992	Producer, composer
	Vilma Alina	F	8 August 1993	Singer, songwriter
France	Cyril Taieb †	M	2 February 1982	Artist
	Elodie Suigo	F	13 September 1975	Radio host
	Ehla	F	13 May 1988	Artist, singer
	Clémentine Boulard	F	22 October 1987	Music and TV journalist
	Benjamin Marciano	M	18 March 1980	Artistic director
Georgia	Zurab Ramishvili †	M	2 December 1960	Jazz musician
	Eliso Shengelia	F	8 September 1962	Musical producer
	Salome Bakuradze	F	9 July 1984	Singer
	Kakhaber Grigalashvili	M	4 July 1977	Singer
	Mariam Ebralidze	F	29 August 1984	Singer
Germany	Mary Roos †	F	9 January 1949	Singer, German representative in the 1972 and 1984 contests
	Max Giesinger	M	3 October 1988	Singer, songwriter
	Sascha Stadler	M	22 February 1973	Artist manager
	Mike Singer	M	20 January 2000	Singer, songwriter
	Lotte	F	14 July 1995	Singer, songwriter
Greece	Nikos Graigos †	M	8 November 1983	Artist, performer, music producer
	Yiannis Nikoletopoulos	M	10 June 1964	Artist, percussioner, author of lyrics, composer
	Ares Anagnostopoulos	M	6 February 1978	Artist manager
	Ilenia Williams	F	2 February 1990	Music journalist, TV presenter, radio producer
	Margo Enepekidi	F	27 February 1981	Performer, musician, composer
Hungary	James Karácsony †	M	19 August 1951	Composer, guitarist, singer
	Balázs Bolyki	M	31 July 1974	Gospel singer, musician, composer, producer, lyricist, vocal coach
	Szandi	F	7 July 1976	Singer
	Lilla Vincze	F	5 June 1961	Singer
	Szabó Zé	M	12 June 1974	Composer, producer
Iceland	Védís Hervör †	F	8 July 1982	Singer, songwriter
	Hlynur Ben	M	30 August 1982	Siner, songwriter
	Hannes Friðbjarnarson	M	8 November 1975	Musician
	Jón Rafnsson	M	17 June 1958	Musician
	Erla Jónatans	F	4 September 1981	Singer, music teacher
Ireland	Tom Dunne †	M	19 April 1961	Musician, singer, songwriter, radio presenter
	Niamh Kavanagh	F	13 February 1968	Singer, Irish representative and winner of the 1993 contest, Irish representative in the 2010 contest
	Crossy	M	19 December 1987	Radio presenter, producer
	Aoife Barry	F	26 May 1983	TheJournal.ie music and culture assistant editor
	Kenneth Giles	M	25 February 1990	Creative director, choreographer, performer
Israel	Eliko †	M	17 May 1977	Radio DJ
	Dafna Lustig	F	18 October 1979	Music journalist, radio DJ, TV host
	Yaakov Lamai	M	25 September 1962	Musical producer and arranger
	Gal Uchovsky	M	27 September 1958	Music journalist, former Kokhav Nolad judge
	Hagai Uzan	M	17 June 1977	Music journalist, producer, personal artist manager
Italy	Silvia Gavarotti †	F	3 April 1965	Singer
	Antonella Nesi	F	26 June 1969	Journalist
	Sandro Comini	M	24 November 1959	Conductor
	Matteo Catalano	M	16 April 1969	Author
	Barbara Mosconi	F	27 June 1969	Journalist
Latvia	Valts Pūce †	M	7 February 1962	Composer, musician, producer, conductor, music educator
	Makree	M	15 May 1995	Music producer, songwriter
	Aminata	F	9 January 1993	Singer, songwriter, record producer, model; Latvian representative in the 2015 contest, Latvian composer in the 2016 contest
	Annija Putniņa	F	21 January 1987	Singer, actress, head of musical theatre department in Riga Cathedral Choir School
	Agnese Cimuška	F	6 July 1979	CEO of Music Export Latvia
Lithuania	Lauras Lučiūnas †	M	25 October 1979	Music producer
	Jurga	F	10 February 1980	Singer, actress, journalist
	Miss Sheep	F	12 September 1986	Singer, journalist
	Mindaugas Urbaitis	M	1 June 1952	Composer, professor
	Leon Somov	M	22 February 1981	Composer, singer, music producer
Macedonia	Miodrag Vrchakovski †	M	27 November 1946	Songwriter, radio journalist
	Ile Spasev	M	23 January 1984	Music teacher, composer, music producer
	Ana Pandevska	F	25 November 1985	Composer
	Kristijan Gabroski	M	15 April 1967	Composer, music producer
	Stefanija Leshkova-Zelenkovska	F	25 February 1964	Musicologist, music journalist
Malta	Elton Zarb †	M	7 December 1978	Composer, musician, producer
	Dorian Cassar	M	18 March 1981	Radio and TV presenter, business owner
	Olwyn Jo Saliba	F	29 October 1983	Producer, video editor
	Alexander Kitcher	M	29 July 1967	Event coordinator, Valletta 2018 Foundation technical director
	Amber Bondin	F	26 May 1991	Professional music artist
Moldova	Anatol Chiriac †	M	1 January 1953	Composer
	Cristina Scarlat	F	3 March 1981	Singer, composer; Moldovan representative in the 2014 contest
	Vera Turcanu	F	26 March 1990	Singer, actress
	Vitalie Catana	M	16 January 1987	Singer, composer, producer
	Rodica Aculova	F	18 May 1982	Singer
Montenegro	Zoja Djurovic †	F	5 April 1963	Director of the Vasa Pavić Art School for Music And Ballet
	Kaca Scekic	F	20 September 1990	Professor of solfeggio at the Vasa Pavić Art School for Music and Ballet
	Nina Zizic	F	20 April 1985	Singer
	Predrag Nedeljkovic	M	18 November 1973	Composer
	Senad Dresevic	M	10 February 1977	Composer
Netherlands	Sharon Janny Den Adel †	F	12 July 1974	Singer
	Arno Krabman	M	19 March 1982	Producer, songwriter
	Robert Ester	M	15 October 1971	Music and content director
	Rick Vol	M	6 March 1963	Composer, writer, manager
	Lesley Joanna van der Aa	F	25 April 1979	Singer
Norway	Guri Schanke †	F	14 December 1961	Artist, Norwegian representative in the 2007 contest
	Spira	M	9 June 1987	Rapper, artist
	Andre Bravo	M	20 December 1981	DJ
	Ingebord Walther	F	26 September 1999	Artist
	Hanne Haugsand	F	14 October 1975	Artist
Poland	Dorota Szpetkowska †	F	21 February 1959	TV director
	Michał Szpak	M	26 November 1990	Singer; Polish representative in the 2016 contest
	Natalia Szroeder	F	20 April 1995	Singer
	Sławomir Uniatowski	M	11 May 1985	Singer
	Michał Grott	M	17 September 1980	Musician, composer, producer
Portugal	Armando Teixeira †	M	13 February 1968	Composer, singer, producer
	Daniela Onis	F	4 March 1984	Composer, singer
	Anabela	F	22 September 1976	Singer, actress
	Benjamim	M	24 May 1986	Composer, producer
	Peu Madureira	M	3 July 1978	Singer
Romania	Al Mike †	M	9 November 1965	Composer, music producer
	Nicu Patoi	M	12 February 1971	Musician
	Anca Lupes	F	17 February 1968	Music business consultant
	Sanda Cepraga	F	22 November 1951	Sound director
	Gabi Cotabi Cotabiță	M	1 November 1955	Musician
Russia	Vladimir Matetsky †	M	14 May 1952	Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, author
	Yana Rudkovskaya	F	2 January 1975	Producer, manager of Dima Bilan and Evgeni Plushenko
	Alexandra Vorobyova	F	24 December 1989	Singer
	Sergei Mandrik	M	3 September 1973	Choreographer
	Alexey Manuylov	M	22 October 1967	Radio host
San Marino	Augusto Ciavatta †	M	4 December 1963	Music teacher, organiser of international music events and competitions
	Ilaria Ercolani	F	31 August 1994	Dancer, singer
	Veronica Conti	F	14 September 1998	Cello player
	Lo Strego	M	12 June 1989	Singer, songwriter
	Claudio Podeschi	M	24 July 1988	Trombonist
Serbia	Rade Radivojević †	M	27 April 1949	Composer
	Bojana Stamenov	F	24 June 1986	Singer; Serbian representative in the 2015 contest
	Dejan Cukić	M	4 November 1959	Singer, composer
	Tijana Milošević	F	1 March 1978	Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster
	Bane Garavi sokak	M	15 February 1960	Composer, lead singer
Slovenia	Raiven †	F	26 April 1996	Singer, musician, harpist
	Mistermarsh	M	20 February 1976	Composer, singer, producer
	Nikola Sekulovič	M	25 December 1966	Musician
	Mitja Bobič	M	19 November 1983	Musician, singer, composer
	Alenka Godec	F	5 November 1964	Singer
Spain	Rafa Cano †	M	17 February 1966	Radio conductor, radio DJ
	Brisa Fenoy	F	20 February 1991	Singer, composer, musical producer
	Miriam	F	30 September 1996	Artist, singer, guitar player
	Roi	M	30 September 1993	Singer
	Conchita	F	3 March 1981	Singer, composer, songwriter
Sweden	Robert †	M	2 February 1976	MTG Radio Head of Music
	Mariette	F	23 January 1983	Artist
	Josefin	F	27 August 1974	Singer, songwriter
	Arantxa	F	17 November 1991	Host, singer, radio DJ
	K-one	M	30 July 1979	Composer, producer
Switzerland	Georg Schlunegger †	M	8 November 1980	Producer, songwriter, owner
	Alizé Oswald	F	10 May 1988	Singer
	Michael Kinzer	M	29 June 1972	Swiss Music Export and Fondation pour la chanson et les musiques actuelles Boardmember
	Eva Bellomo	F	22 December 1960	Singer
	Nickless	M	5 October 1995	Singer
Ukraine	Vitalii Klymov †	M	4 September 1966	Producer, music video director
	Denys Zhupnyk	M	24 April 1988	Radio host, actor, singer
	Artur Danielyan	M	26 May 1981	Sound producer, musician, DJ
	Alloise	F	19 October 1984	Artist
	Khrystyna Soloviy	F	17 January 1993	Singer, songwriter, musician
United Kingdom	Richard Beadle †	M	4 June 1975	Musical director, orchestrator, composer
	Michelle Escoffery	F	3 June 1974	Singer, songwriter
	Natalie Shay	F	26 November 1998	Musician, artist
	Toby Lawrence	M	3 January 1995	Club and radio DJ
	Eady Crawford	F	9 January 1998	Singer

Withdrawn jurors[]

Some jurors listed on the original list of jurors, published on 30 April 2018, did not go on to vote in the contest.^[5]

Country	Juror	Gender	Date of birth	Further details
Armenia	Alla Levonyan	F	26 June 1975	Singer, composer
Belgium	Lady Linn	F	27 April 1981	Artist, singer
Croatia	Lara Antić Prskalo	F	24 November 1984	Singer
Georgia	David Evgenidze	M	2 December 1958	Composer, musician; originally announced as the Georgian chairperson
Israel	Aya Korem	F	1 July 1980	Pop/rock singer, songwriter; originally announced as the Israeli chairperson
United Kingdom	Ben Haynes	M	18 February 1977	Music producer

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