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Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Dare to Dream
File:Eurovision Song Contest 2019 logo.png
Dates
Semi-final 114 May 2019
Semi-final 216 May 2019
Final18 May 2019
Host
VenueExpo Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Presenter(s)Erez Tal
Bar Refaeli
Assi Azar
Lucy Ayoub
Directed byAmir Ukrainitz
Sivan Magazanik
Executive supervisorJon Ola Sand
Executive producerZivit Davidovich[1]
Host broadcasterIsraeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/tel-aviv-2019 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries41
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesNone
Non-returning countries Bulgaria
 Ukraine
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         Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi-final     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2019
Vote
Voting systemEach country awards two sets of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favourite songs: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting.
Winning song Netherlands
"Arcade"
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following Israel's victory at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Toy", performed by Netta. This was the third time Israel has hosted the contest, having previously hosted in 1979 and 1999. The contest was held at Expo Tel Aviv, the city's convention centre; it consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May, and the final on 18 May 2019.[2] The three live shows were hosted by Erez Tal, Bar Refaeli, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub. The event was organized by the European Broadcasting Union and hosted by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.

Forty-one countries took part in the contest, with Bulgaria and Ukraine absent,[3] both for the first time since 2015.

The winner was Netherlands with the song "Arcade", performed by Duncan Laurence and written by Laurence, Joel Sjöö and Wouter Hardy. This was Netherlands' fifth victory in the contest, following their wins in 1957, 1959, 1969 and 1975. Italy, Russia, Switzerland and Norway completed the Top 5. North Macedonia achieved its best result ever in the history of the contest, finishing eighth (the country's first Top 10 finish since joining the competition in 1998.

Location

Further information on the host city: Tel Aviv

The 2019 contest is taking place in Israel for the third time, after 1979 and 1999, following the country's victory at the 2018 edition with the song "Toy", performed by Netta Barzilai.[4]

Venue

Pavilion 2 of Expo Tel Aviv

The contest is taking place at Expo Tel Aviv's 7,300-seat[5] congress and convention centre called "Bitan 2" (Pavilion 2), which was inaugurated in January 2015.[2][6] Located on Rokach Boulevard in northern Tel Aviv, the convention centre serves as a venue for many events, including concerts, exhibitions, trade fairs, and conferences. The fairground has ten halls and pavilions, plus a large outdoor space. The new pavilion hosted the 2018 European Judo Championships from 26–28 April.[7]

Bidding phase and host city selection

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Locations of the candidate cities in Israel: the eliminated cities are marked in red, with the shortlisted cities in green and the chosen host city in blue.

After Israel's victory in Lisbon, Portugal, Netta Barzilai and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the 2019 contest would be held in Jerusalem, but this was yet to be confirmed by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC/KAN) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[4][8] Israeli finance minister Moshe Kahlon also stated in an interview that the event would be solely held in Jerusalem and estimated its cost at 120 million Israeli shekels (approximately €29 million).[9] The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, mentioned Jerusalem Arena and Teddy Stadium as possible venues to host the event.[10] The municipality of Jerusalem had also confirmed that the contest would not be held at the International Convention Centre, which hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 and 1999, due to its insufficient capacity.[11]

On 18 June 2018, Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that Israel had committed to remaining in compliance with EBU rules regarding the constitution of member broadcasters, so as not to affect its hosting of Eurovision. The IPBC's establishment included a condition that news programming would later be delegated to a second public broadcasting entity, which violates EBU rules requiring member broadcasters to have their own internal news departments.[12][13]

On 19 June 2018, Israel was officially confirmed as the host country,[14] and on 24 June 2018, KAN formally opened the bidding process for cities interested in hosting the 2019 contest.[15] On 28 July 2018, Israeli Minister Michael Oren, who is closely connected to Prime Minister Netanyahu, stated that Jerusalem did not have the resources to host the contest, restating the common talking point that Tel Aviv was the more likely host.[16] Soon afterwards, reports surfaced of the government not providing the €12 million downpayment requested by KAN to cover hosting expenses and security, but a compromise was reached on 29 July 2018.[17]

Following a tense back-and-forth between KAN and the government, a compromise between the two parties was reached that would see KAN paying the €12 million to the EBU and the Finance Ministry covering expenses should complications arise. The Mayor of Tel Aviv announced that the city would be willing to pay for the Convention Center itself, should it be chosen as the host city.[18]

In the week of 27 August 2018, executive supervisor/scrutineer Jon Ola Sand led a handful of EBU delegates around Israel to scope out the potential venues in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and to hear the bid from Eilat. On 30 August 2018, Sand stated in an interview with KAN that Eilat was no longer in the running to host, leaving it between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. He also stated that there was no serious discussion among members of the EBU about boycotting the event.[19]

On 13 September 2018, the EBU announced Tel Aviv as the host city, with Expo Tel Aviv as the selected venue for the 2019 contest.[2]

Key:  †   Host venue  ‡   Shortlisted

City[20] Venue Capacity Notes
Eilat[21] Hangars on the port 10,000 Proposal intended to connect two hangars to a hall, in order to meet the EBU's capacity and venue requirements.
Haifa Sammy Ofer Stadium 30,870 Candidacy had been dependent on the construction of a roof.
Jerusalem ‡ Pais Arena 11,000 Indoor arena similar to the venues of recent contests. It was Jerusalem's preferred venue, in case they were chosen to be the host city.
Teddy Stadium 31,733 Candidacy had been dependent on the construction of a roof.
Tel Aviv Expo Tel Aviv, Pavilion 2 † 9,000[22] The IPBC expect Pavilion 2 to have room for up to 9,000 attendees, while an additional 1,500 fans will be able to gather in the greenroom.

Other sites

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Location of host venue (red) and other contest-related sites and events (blue)

The Eurovision Village is the official Eurovision Song Contest fan and sponsors area during the events week, where it is possible to watch performances by local artists, as well as the live shows broadcast from the main venue. It is located at the Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv and is open from 12 to 18 May 2019.[23][24]

The EuroClub is the venue for the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants. Unlike the Eurovision Village, access to the EuroClub is restricted to accredited fans, delegations, and press. It is located at Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv Port.[24]

The "Orange Carpet" event and the Opening Ceremony, where all the contestants and their delegations are presented before the accredited press and fans, took place at Habima Square in central Tel Aviv on 12 May 2019 at 19:00 IDT, followed by a small event at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium.[25][24]

Format

Visual design

The slogan for the contest, Dare to Dream, was unveiled on 28 October 2018.[26] The official logo and branding was unveiled 8 January 2019; designed by Awesome Tel Aviv and Studio Adam Feinberg, it consists of layered triangles designed to resemble a star, reflecting "the stars of the future" coming to Tel Aviv.[27]

Presenters

On 25 January 2019, KAN announced that four presenters will host the three shows: TV hosts Erez Tal (who was also one of the Israeli commentators for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 grand final) and Assi Azar who work for the Israeli Channel 12, supermodel Bar Refaeli, and KAN host Lucy Ayoub, who was also the Israeli spokesperson at the 2018 contest.[28] Tal and Refaeli will be the main hosts, while Azar and Ayoub will host the green room.[29]

Semi-final allocation draw

The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place on 28 January 2019 at 17:00 CET, at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.[30] The thirty-six semi-finalists had been allocated into six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. Drawing from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called neighbourly voting and increases suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined the semi-final that each of the six automatic finalist countries (host country Israel and Big Five countries France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) will broadcast and vote in. The ceremony was hosted by contest presenters Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub, and included the passing of a Eurovision insignia from the city of Lisbon (host city of the previous contest) to the city of Tel Aviv.[31]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Voting

On 30 March 2019 the EBU announced that the presentation of the televoting result during the grand final would change for the first time since the current vote presentation system was introduced in 2016.[32] The presentation of the jury results will remain the same with a live spokesperson in each participating country revealing top song from their national jury that earned 12 points.[33] In a change from previous years the televoting result will be revealed in the order of jury ranking, from the lowest to the highest.[34]

Opening and interval acts

On 16 May 2019, it was confirmed by the EBU that Madonna will perform "Future" featuring Quavo and "Like a Prayer" during the final.[35] On 15 April 2019, the EBU released further information regarding the opening and interval acts. The first semi-final was opened by Netta Barzilai, who performed a new version of her winning song "Toy". The first semi-final also featured Dana International with "Just the Way You Are".[36] The second semi-final included Shalva band with the song "Million Dreams" and the mentalist Lior Suchard. The Grand Final will include performances from six former Eurovision participants. Conchita Wurst who will perform "Heroes", Måns Zelmerlöw with "Fuego", Eleni Foureira with "Dancing Lasha Tumbai", Verka Serduchka with "Toy", Gali Atari with her winning song "Hallelujah" and Netta Barzilai with "Nana Banana". The opening of the show will feature Netta Barzilai, Dana International with "Diva" and "Tel Aviv", Nadav Guedj with "Golden Boy" and Ilanit. Idan Raichel will perform the song "Bo’ee – Come to Me" together with the twenty-six finalists, while Miss Israel 2004 Gal Gadot will also make an appearance at the Grand Final.[24][37][38][39]

Participating countries

  Participating countries in the first semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
  Participating countries in the second semi-final
  Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final

The EBU announced on 7 November 2018 that forty-two countries would participate in the contest, with Bulgaria absent due to financial reasons.[40][41]

On 27 February 2019, Ukraine announced its withdrawal from the contest. This reduced the number of participating countries to 41.[3]

On 6 March 2019, the EBU confirmed that North Macedonia will be participating for the first time under its new name, instead of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which had been used since the country's first participation.[42]

Returning artists

The contest will feature five representatives who previously performed as lead vocalists for the same countries. Two of these returning artists participated in 2016 – Sergey Lazarev represented Russia with the song "You Are the Only One", winning the first semi-final and placing 3rd in the final, while Serhat represented San Marino with the song "I Didn't Know", which placed 12th in the first semi-final.[43][44] Joci Pápai represented Hungary in 2017 with the song "Origo", placing 8th in the final.[45] Tamara Todevska represented Macedonia (now named North Macedonia) in 2008, alongside Vrčak & Adrian, with the song "Let Me Love You", placing 10th in the second semi-final. She was also a backing vocalist in 2004 and 2014 for Toše Proeski and Tijana Dapčević, respectively.[46] Nevena Božović represented Serbia in 2013 as part of Moje 3, with the song "Ljubav je svuda", which placed 11th in the first semi-final. She also represented the country in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Piši mi", which placed 3rd.

In addition, the contest will feature a former backing vocalist returning to represent his country for the first time – Jurij Veklenko provided backup vocals for Lithuania's representatives in 2013 and 2015 – and previous representatives coming back to provide supporting vocals for their own or another country. Mikheil Javakhishvili, Georgia's representative in 2018 as part of Ethno-Jazz Band Iriao, will return as a backing vocalist for Oto Nemsadze.[47] Mikel Hennet, who represented Spain in 2007 as part of D'Nash, will return as a backup singer for Miki.[48] Stig Rästa, Estonia's representative in 2015 alongside Elina Born, will return as a backing vocalist for Victor Crone.[49] Mladen Lukić, who represented Serbia in 2018 as part of Balkanika, will return as a backing singer for Nevena Božović.[50] Sahlene, who represented Estonia in 2002, will return as a backing vocalist for the United Kingdom. She also provided backing vocals in 1999 for her native country, Sweden, for Malta in 2000 and in 2016 for Australia.[51] Jacques Houdek, who represented Croatia in 2017, will return as a backing vocalist for Roko.[52] Émilie Satt, who represented France in 2018 as part of Madame Monsieur, will return as a backing singer for Bilal Hassani.[53] Destiny Chukunyere, who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 for Malta, will provide backing vocals for Michela.[54]

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 14 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST).[55] Seventeen countries participated in the first semi-final. Those countries plus France, Israel and Spain voted in this semi-final.[56] Ukraine was originally allocated to participate in the second half of the semi-final, but withdrew from the contest due to controversy within its national selection.[3] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Draw[57] Country[57] Artist[57] Song[57] Language(s) Place Points
01  Cyprus Tamta "Replay" English 9 149
02  Montenegro D mol "Heaven" English 16 46
03  Finland Darude feat. Sebastian Rejman "Look Away" English 17 23
04  Poland Tulia "Fire of Love (Pali się)" Polish, English 11 120
05  Slovenia Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl "Sebi" Slovene 6 167
06  Czech Republic Lake Malawi "Friend of a Friend" English 2 242
07  Hungary Joci Pápai "Az én apám" Hungarian 12 97
08  Belarus ZENA "Like It" English 10 122
09  Serbia Nevena Božović "Kruna" (Круна) Serbian[c] 7 156
10  Belgium Eliot "Wake Up" English 13 70
11  Georgia Oto Nemsadze "Keep on Going" Georgian[d] 14 62
12  Australia Kate Miller-Heidke "Zero Gravity" English 1 261
13  Iceland Hatari "Hatrið mun sigra" Icelandic 3 221
14  Estonia Victor Crone "Storm" English 4 198
15  Portugal Conan Osiris "Telemóveis" Portuguese 15 51
16  Greece Katerine Duska "Better Love" English 5 185
17  San Marino Serhat "Say Na Na Na" English[e] 8 150

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 16 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST).[55] Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. Those countries plus Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom voted in this semi-final. Switzerland was pre-drawn into this semi-final due to scheduling issues.[56] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.

Draw[58] Country[58] Artist[58] Song[58] Language(s) Place Points
01  Armenia Srbuk "Walking Out" English 16 49
02  Ireland Sarah McTernan "22" English 18 16
03  Moldova Anna Odobescu "Stay" English 12 85
04   Switzerland Luca Hänni "She Got Me" English 4 232
05  Latvia Carousel "That Night" English 15 50
06  Romania Ester Peony "On a Sunday" English 13 71
07  Denmark Leonora "Love Is Forever" English, French[f] 10 94
08  Sweden John Lundvik "Too Late for Love" English 3 238
09  Austria PÆNDA "Limits" English 17 21
10  Croatia Roko "The Dream" English, Croatian 14 64
11  Malta Michela "Chameleon" English 8 157
12  Lithuania Jurij Veklenko "Run with the Lions" English 11 93
13  Russia Sergey Lazarev "Scream" English 6 217
14  Albania Jonida Maliqi "Ktheju tokës" Albanian 9 96
15  Norway KEiiNO "Spirit in the Sky" English[g] 7 210
16  Netherlands Duncan Laurence "Arcade" English 1 280
17  North Macedonia Tamara Todevska "Proud" English 2 239
18  Azerbaijan Chingiz "Truth" English 5 224

Final

The final took place on 18 May 2019 at 22:00 IDT (21:00 CEST).[55] Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 41 participating countries eligible to vote.

Draw[59] Country[59] Artist[59] Song[59] Language(s) Place[60] Points
01  Malta Michela "Chameleon" English 16 95
02  Albania Jonida Maliqi "Ktheju tokës" Albanian 18 90
03  Czech Republic Lake Malawi "Friend of a Friend" English 11 157
04  Germany S!sters "Sister" English 24 32
05  Russia Sergey Lazarev "Scream" English 3 369
06  Denmark Leonora "Love Is Forever" English, French[f] 12 120
07  San Marino Serhat "Say Na Na Na" English[e] 20 81
08  North Macedonia Tamara Todevska "Proud" English 8 295
09  Sweden John Lundvik "Too Late for Love" English 6 332
10  Slovenia Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl "Sebi" Slovene 13 105
11  Cyprus Tamta "Replay" English 15 101
12  Netherlands Duncan Laurence "Arcade" English 1 492
13  Greece Katerine Duska "Better Love" English 21 71
14  Israel Kobi Marimi "Home" English 23 47
15  Norway KEiiNO "Spirit in the Sky" English[g] 5 338
16  United Kingdom Michael Rice "Bigger than Us" English 26 16
17  Iceland Hatari "Hatrið mun sigra" Icelandic 10 234
18  Estonia Victor Crone "Storm" English 19 86
19  Belarus ZENA "Like It" English 25 31
20  Azerbaijan Chingiz "Truth" English 7 297
21  France Bilal Hassani "Roi" French, English 14 105
22  Italy Mahmood "Soldi" Italian[h] 2 465
23  Serbia Nevena Božović "Kruna" (Круна) Serbian[c] 17 92
24   Switzerland Luca Hänni "She Got Me" English 4 360
25  Australia Kate Miller-Heidke "Zero Gravity" English 9 285
26  Spain Miki "La Venda" Spanish 22 60

Other countries

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that will be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network. The EBU issued an invitation of participation in the contest to all fifty-six active members. The Israeli Minister of Communications Ayoob Kara has also invited countries from the Middle Eastern and North African region, with which Israel largely has tense relationships or no diplomatic relations. Kara pointed out Tunisia and the Gulf states Saudi Arabia as well as Dubai and Abu Dhabi as part of the United Arab Emirates.[61][62][63] Tunisia is eligible to participate but has not due to rules banning the promotion of Israeli content, while the Gulf states do not have national broadcasters with EBU membership.

Active EBU members

  •  Andorra – Despite being absent for 10 years, local media reported that Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) was still interested in returning to the contest, but the principality's failure to make the final along with the cost was discouraging the broadcaster from participating. In order for a return to take place, RTVA would need funding from the Andorran Government.[64] On 19 May 2018, Andorra confirmed that they would not return in 2019.[65]
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina – On 25 May 2018, the Bosnian broadcaster, Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT), stated that the country would not be allowed to return to the contest in 2019 until debt-related sanctions placed on them by the EBU are lifted. Bosnia and Herzegovina last took part in 2016.[66]
  •  Bulgaria – Despite confirming their preliminary participation in the 2019 contest, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) announced on 13 October 2018 that many members of the delegations were moving onto other projects,[67] and on 15 October 2018, BNT announced that they would withdraw from the contest in 2019 due to financial difficulties.[41]
  •  Luxembourg – On 21 July 2018, the Luxembourgish broadcaster RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg (RTL) announced that they would not return to the contest in 2019. Luxembourg last took part in 1993.[68]
  •  Monaco – On 17 August 2018, the Monégasque broadcaster Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) announced that they would not return to the contest in 2019. Monaco last took part in 2006.[69]
  •  Slovakia – On 31 May 2018, the Slovak broadcaster Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (RTVS) announced that the country would not return to the contest in 2019 due to financial difficulties. Slovakia last took part in 2012.[70]
  •  Turkey – After the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım had stated in an interview that Turkey had no plans to return to the contest,[71] on 4 August 2018 İbrahim Eren, the General Manager of Türkiye Radyo Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), said that at the moment the broadcaster was not considering returning to the contest for various reasons, including Conchita Wurst's victory for Austria in 2014. Turkey last took part in 2012.[72][73]
  •  Ukraine – On 27 February 2019, UA:PBC announced the withdrawal of the country in the contest, due to controversy surrounding their national selection.[3] However, the channel will still broadcast the show.[74]

Associate EBU members

  •  Kazakhstan – On 22 December 2017, it was claimed that Channel 31 had finalised negotiations with the EBU, allowing Kazakhstan to debut in 2019;[75] however, on 23 December 2017, the EBU told Esctoday that "Channel 31 Kazakhstan has indeed expressed interest in becoming a member of the EBU and hence participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. However, since Channel 31 is outside the European Broadcasting Area and is also not a member of the Council of Europe, it is not eligible to become an active member of the EBU".[76][77] On 25 July 2018, it was announced that Kazakhstan will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, thus making a debut in 2019 possible.[78] On 30 July 2018, the EBU stated that the decision to invite Kazakhstan was made solely by the Junior Eurovision reference group, and there were no current plans to invite associate members other than Australia.[79] On 22 November 2018, Jon Ola Sand said in a press conference that "we need to discuss if we can invite our associate member Kazakhstan to take part in adult ESC in the future, but this is part of a broader discussion in the EBU and I hope we can get back to you on this issue later."[80] However, he later clarified that Kazakhstan would not have an entry in the 2019 edition.[81]

Non-EBU members

  •  Kosovo – According to EBU guidelines, Kosovo's participation in 2018 would have been possible due to Portugal recognising Kosovo as a state.[82] Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) decided not to participate, however still broadcast the contest in 2018.[83] RTK general director Mentor Shala said that they are still pushing for full membership, and still hope to debut at the 2019 contest. They are currently still in talks with the EBU.[84] The EBU will vote on full membership of the Kosovar broadcaster in June 2019, possibly allowing the country to debut in 2020, or in the near future after that.[85]
  •  Liechtenstein – On 4 November 2017, 1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television (1 FL TV), the national broadcaster of the Principality of Liechtenstein, confirmed that the country were planning a debut in the 2019 contest, and that they were applying for EBU membership and are "in [the] process of complying all requirements".[86] They also reiterated their intention to select the participant through a national selection process in the form of Liechtenstein Music Contest "open to any form of music".[87] However, on 20 July 2018, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) stated that 1 FL TV had not applied for EBU membership.[88] On 26 July 2018, 1 FL TV confirmed that Liechtenstein will not debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 due to the sudden death of the broadcaster's director, Peter Kölbel.[89]

Commentators and spokespersons

Spokespersons

The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:

  1.  Portugal – Inês Lopes Gonçalves[90]
  2.  Azerbaijan – Faig Agayev[91]
  3.  Malta – Ben Camille
  4.  North Macedonia – Nikola Trajkovski
  5.  San Marino – Monica Fabbri[92]
  6.  Netherlands – Emma Wortelboer[93]
  7.  Montenegro – Ajda Šufta
  8.  Estonia – Kelly Sildaru[94]
  9.  Poland – Mateusz Szymkowiak[95]
  10.  Norway – Alexander Rybak (Norwegian representative in 2018; winner of the 2009 contest)[96]
  11.  Spain – Nieves Álvarez[97]
  12.  Austria – Philipp Hansa[98]
  13.  United Kingdom – Rylan Clark-Neal[99]
  14.  Italy – Ema Stokholma
  15.  Albania – Andri Xhahu[100]
  16.  Hungary – Bence Forró
  17.  Moldova – Doina Stimpovschi
  18.  Ireland – Sinéad Kennedy
  19.  Belarus – Maria Vasilevich[101]
  20.  Armenia – Aram MP3 (Armenian representative in 2014)[102]
  21.  Romania – Ilinca (Romanian representative in 2017)[103]
  22.  Cyprus – Hovig (Cypriot representative in 2017)[104]
  23.  Australia – Electric Fields[105]
  24.  Russia – Ivan Bessonov (Winner of Eurovision Young Musicians 2018)[106]
  25.  Germany – Barbara Schöneberger[107]
  26.  Belgium – David Jeanmotte[108]
  27.  Sweden – Eric Saade (Swedish representative in 2011)[109]
  28.  Croatia – Monika Lelas Halambeck
  29.  Lithuania – Giedrius Masalskis
  30.  Serbia – Dragana Kosjerina
  31.  Iceland – Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson[110]
  32.  Georgia – Gaga Abashidze (Georgian representative in 2018 as part of Iriao)[111]
  33.  Greece – Gus G[112]
  34.  Latvia — Laura Rizzotto (Latvian representative in 2018)[113]
  35.  Czech Republic – Radka Rosická
  36.  Denmark – Rasmussen (Danish representative in 2018)[114]
  37.  France – Julia Molkhou[115]
  38.  Finland – Christoffer Strandberg[116]
  39.   Switzerland – Sinplus (Swiss representatives in 2012)[117]
  40.  Slovenia – Lea Sirk (Slovene representative in 2018)[118]
  41.  Israel – Izhar Cohen (Israeli representative in 1985; winner of the 1978 contest)[119]

Commentators

Most countries have sent commentators to Tel Aviv or comment from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, the provision of voting information.

Non-participating countries

Accessibility

Tomer Levy, a graduate of the Edmond de Rothschild Leadership Program and a student at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, reached an agreement with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan) of creating three livestreams to complement its coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest on Kan 11 and to ensure the Contest would be accessible to as many viewers as possible.[186] The three dedicated livestreams are made available on Kan's YouTube channel and its own website during the live broadcasts of each semi-final and the grand final. The livestreams are offered to Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, people with cognitive disabilities and people with vision loss.[187]

Sign language interpretation

The livestream featuring sign language interpretation for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing is provided by Sign Now, whose leader is Levi.[187][188] In order to make the broadcast accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing people in Israel the livestream broadcasts the Contest with an interpretation into the Israeli Sign Language.[189] In addition, the contest was broadcast on Kan Educational channel with Hebrew subtitles of the names of the songs and of the interval sections. The songs themselves were not with subtitles due to the policy of the EBU, and were fully interpreted to the Israeli sign language in a real size by the hearing interpreters Lee Dan, Shirit Cohen-koka and the deaf interpreters Maor Ben Zeev, Ella Okhotin and Shiri Ofir, who were of the "Sign Now" team.[190][191]

Plain language

The third livestream was designed for viewers with cognitive disabilities and sees Kan working with Shira Yalon-Chamovitz who services as the head of the Israeli Institute for Cognitive Accessibility which is a partnership between Agudat Ami and Ono Academic College.[187] This livestream involves translating what is said in real time into plain language. In an interview Yalon-Chamovitz explained the process, "We translate in real time into plain language. In this case, for the Eurovision, we’re going to be translating the English spoken into plain and understandable Hebrew."[187]

Vision impairments

The livestream for those with vision impairments was created with the Center Library for Blind and Reading Impaired People. The action that occurs during the contest on stage is described in detail for those who are not able to view the programme.[187]

Incidents

Religious requests

On 14 May 2018, Yaakov Litzman, leader of the ultra-Orthodox party United Torah Judaism and Israel's former Minister of Health, drafted a letter to the Ministers of Tourism, Communications, and Culture and Sports, in which he requested that the event not violate religious laws: "In the name of hundreds of thousands of Jewish citizens from all the populations and communities for whom Shabbat observance is close to their hearts, I appeal to you, already at this early stage, before production and all the other details of the event has begun, to be strict [in ensuring] that this matter does not harm the holiness of Shabbat and to work in every way to prevent the desecration of Shabbat, God forbid, as the law and the status quo requires".[192] According to Jewish religious law, Shabbat—the holy sabbath—is observed from just before sunset on Friday evening until Saturday night. The Saturday evening broadcast of the show, which will start at 22:00 local time, will not conflict with this. However, the Friday evening jury show and Saturday afternoon rehearsals would. Similar protests arose in the lead-up to the 1999 Israeli-held competition, but then there were fewer competing teams allowing for certain adjustments to be made to accommodate the issue. The Chairman of the EBU's Eurovision committee, Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling, noted that he was well aware of the tension, and has plans to address it in his communications with the Israeli broadcaster.[193] Shalva Band, who performed as the interval act during the second semi-final, withdrew from Israel's national final citing similar concerns on possibly performing during Shabbat in the rehearsals for the final, should they have won.[194]

Calls for boycott

Due to the contest being held in Israel, and initially there being the potential for Jerusalem to host, many proponents of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement called on their national broadcasters to boycott the competition over Israel's policies towards Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.[195] This included members of the Australian Greens party,[196] Sinn Féin,[197] the Irish Alternative,[198] Sweden's Left Party[199] and many entertainers including 1994 contest winner Charlie McGettigan.[200] Icelandic broadcaster RÚV met to discuss a boycott in response to a petition of 23,000 signatures,[201] but ultimately neither RÚV nor any other broadcaster withdrew from the contest in response to boycott calls.

Several national selections were disrupted by BDS supporters calling for a boycott in the lead-up to the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. This included the second-semi final of France's Destination Eurovision, which was invaded by stage intruders who held up signs advocating a boycott;[202] and selection events in Spain,[203] Germany,[204] and Denmark were all targeted by protesters outside the venues calling for a boycott.[204] The European Broadcasting Union later sent a special letter to all participating broadcasters advising precautions that they could take to prevent similar disruptions.[205] An opinion piece in Sweden's largest newspaper Aftonbladet, calling for a boycott of the contest and other cultural exchanges with Israel, was signed by 171 Swedish professionals in the cultural sector.[206]

In late April 2019, over 100 celebrities including Stephen Fry and Sharon Osbourne signed a joined statement against boycotting Eurovision in Israel.[207]

Late Ukrainian withdrawal

See also: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest

During the final of the Ukrainian national selection on 23 February 2019, it was announced that the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) had reserved the right to change the decision made by the jury and Ukrainian public. Following Maruv's win, it was reported that the broadcaster had sent a contract to her management, requiring Maruv to cancel all her upcoming appearances and performances in Russia in order to represent Ukraine. She was also given 48 hours to sign the contract or be replaced.[208]

On 24 February 2019, Maruv revealed that the contract sent to her by UA:PBC had additionally banned her from improvising on stage and communicating with any journalist without the permission of the broadcaster, and required her to fully comply with any requests from the broadcaster. Later, the broadcaster published a statement explaining every entry of the contract.[209] If she were to not follow any of these clauses, she would be fined ₴2 million (~€65,500). Maruv also stated that the broadcaster would not give her any financial compensation for the competition and would not pay for her trip to Tel Aviv.[210]

On 25 February 2019, both Maruv and UA:PBC confirmed that she would not represent Ukraine in Israel due to disputes within the contract, and that another act would be chosen.[211] National final runner-up Freedom Jazz announced on 26 February 2019 that they had rejected the broadcaster's offer to represent Ukraine as well, with third place finisher Kazka confirming they had rejected the offer as well the following day.[212][213] The incident garnered media coverage from major international outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Billboard, The Telegraph, The Independent, SBS News, The Irish Independent, Le Figaro, Cosmopolitan, and ABC.[214] On 27 February 2019, UA:PBC announced that the country had withdrawn from the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest.[3]

Ticket sales controversy

The prices of the tickets for this year’s event sparked criticism, both in Israel and abroad,[215] with The Times of Israel calling it "likely the most expensive ever for Eurovision".[216] Reasons attributed to the high prices are the high cost of living in Israel and that the Israeli government is not funding this year's Eurovision production,[217][218] and although the venue can hold up to 10,000 people, only 7,300 seats are available due to the size of the stage, the technical equipment and the security features. Of those 7,300 seats, 3,000 have been reserved for the EBU, leaving only 4,300 for the fans.[219]

On 3 March 2019, ticket sales froze due to irregularities noticed by the Oversight Committee of the Israeli broadcaster KAN. Hebrew-language Israeli media reported tickets being illegally resold for 2.5 times the original price. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has instructed an investigation.[220]

On 14 March 2019, tickets went back on sale. According to KAN, 220 improperly-purchased tickets to the Final live show were revoked and were bought again in the second round of ticket sales.[221]

Multiple technical issues

Cyber attack during semi-final 1

Kan suffered a cyber attack by a group of hackers that affected the broadcaster's accessibility livestreams of the first semi-final.[222] The hackers were able to briefly show anti-Israeli statements on the streams such as “Israel is not safe, you will see” and “Risk of Missile Attack, Please take shelter”.[223] The incident is being investigated by both the broadcaster and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Kan released a statement regarding the incident saying "The problem was fixed quickly, and it seems that during the first semi-finals a site was hacked here for a few minutes, and we believe that the messages were not seen by many people."[224]

Semi-final 1 technical issues

Multiple broadcasters around Europe had reported various issues during the live broadcast of the first semi-final.[225] Issues ranged from a loss of commentary from Tel Aviv for the Netherlands and North Macedonia.[225] The Polish broadcaster, TVP, had to replace their regular commentator Artur Orzech who was based in Tel Aviv with another person who was based in Warsaw due to viewers were unable to hear Orzech.[225] Germany and the United Kingdom lost a portion of the show. In the United Kingdom the programme cut out as the recap of the qualifiers of the first semi-final began to play which was replaced by a message “We are sorry for the break in this programme and are trying to correct the fault,”[226] while in France the broadcaster France Televisions had experienced audio issues during the Portuguese and Belgian performances.[225]

Belarusian jury dismissal

On 18 May 2019, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that the Belarusian jury has been dismissed from the Grand Final and their votes won't count towards the final result. This decision comes after the members of the jury revealed during an interview which countries they had voted for during the first semi-final. This goes against the contest rules which state that the semi-final results are not to be revealed until after the Grand Final. The EBU also stated that the Belarusian votes will be allocated based on an aggregated result approved by the auditors.[227]

Other awards

OGAE

Further information: OGAE

Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (more commonly known as OGAE) is an international organisation that was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jari-Pekka Koikkalainen.[228] The organisation consists of a network of over 40 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, and is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit company.[229] In what has become an annual tradition for the OGAE fan clubs, a voting poll took place before the main Eurovision Song Contest allowing members from over 40 clubs to vote for their favourite songs of the contest. Below is the top five overall results, after all of the votes had been cast.[230]

Country Performer(s) Song OGAE result
 Italy Mahmood "Soldi" 411
  Switzerland Luca Hänni "She Got Me" 406
 Netherlands Duncan Laurence "Arcade" 401
 Norway KEiiNO "Spirit in the Sky" 224
 Cyprus Tamta "Replay" 218

Official album

Eurovision Song Contest: Tel Aviv 2019
File:ESC 2019 album cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Eurovision Song Contest
Released26 April 2019
GenrePop
Length
  • 62:36 (CD 1)
  • 59:34 (CD 2)
LabelUniversal
Eurovision Song Contest chronology
Eurovision Song Contest: Lisbon 2018
(2018) 		''Eurovision Song Contest: Tel Aviv 2019''
(2019)

Eurovision Song Contest: Tel Aviv 2019 is the official compilation album of the contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Universal Music Group digitally on 12 April 2019 and physically on 26 April 2019.[231][232] The album features all 41 participating entries.

CD 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Ktheju tokës" (Albania)Jonida Maliqi3:05
2."Walking Out" (Armenia)Srbuk2:56
3."Limits" (Austria)PAENDA3:00
4."Zero Gravity" (Australia)Kate Miller-Heidke2:56
5."Truth" (Azerbaijan)Chingiz3:04
6."Wake Up" (Belgium)Eliot2:59
7."Like It" (Belarus)Zena3:01
8."She Got Me" (Switzerland)Luca Hänni3:00
9."Replay" (Cyprus)Tamta2:52
10."Friend of a Friend" (Czech Republic)Lake Malawi2:58
11."Sister" (Germany)S!sters2:58
12."Love Is Forever" (Denmark)Leonora2:59
13."Storm" (Estonia)Victor Crone3:03
14."La Venda" (Spain)Miki Núñez2:57
15."Look Away" (feat. Sebastian Rejman) (Finland)Darude2:59
16."Roi" (France)Bilal Hassani2:54
17."Bigger than Us" (United Kingdom)Michael Rice2:56
18."Keep on Going" (Georgia)Oto Nemsadze3:04
19."Better Love" (Greece)Katerine Duska2:58
20."The Dream" (Croatia)Roko2:59
21."Az én apám" (Hungary)Joci Pápai2:58
Total length:62:36
CD 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."22" (Ireland)Sarah McTernan2:53
2."Home" (Israel)Kobi Marimi2:57
3."Hatrið mun sigra" (Iceland)HATARI2:57
4."Soldi" (Italy)Mahmood3:06
5."Run with the Lions" (Lithuania)Jurij Veklenko3:00
6."That Night" (Latvia)Carousel3:02
7."Stay" (Moldova)Anna Odobescu3:00
8."Heaven" (Montenegro)Dmol2:54
9."Proud" (North Macedonia)Tamara Todevska2:55
10."Chameleon" (Malta)Michela Pace2:59
11."Arcade" (Netherlands)Duncan Laurence3:02
12."Spirit in the Sky" (Norway)KEiiNO3:04
13."Fire of Love (Pali się)" (Poland)Tulia2:45
14."Telemóveis" (Portugal)Conan Osíris3:01
15."On a Sunday" (Romania)Ester Peony3:03
16."Kruna" (Serbia)Nevena Božović3:05
17."Scream" (Russia)Sergey Lazarev2:57
18."Too Late for Love" (Sweden)John Lundvik2:57
19."Sebi" (Slovenia)Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl2:59
20."Say Na Na Na" (San Marino)Serhat3:00
Total length:59:34

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[233] 47
German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[234] 3
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[235] 8

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Ukraine withdrew approximately a month after the semi-final allocation draw.
  2. ^ Switzerland, who had been allocated to pot five, was pre-allocated to compete in the second semi-final at the request of Swiss broadcaster SRF.
  3. ^ a b Contains two repeated lines in English.
  4. ^ Contains an idiom in Abkhaz.
  5. ^ a b Contains three words in Turkish.
  6. ^ a b Also contains lines in Danish and German.
  7. ^ a b Contains one repeated line in Northern Sami.
  8. ^ Contains two lines in Arabic.

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