Eurovision Song Contest 2019?
Success stories
Voting patterns
What can history tell us about the
Voting alliances and rivalries
Most jury points in finals since the current scoring system was introduced in 1975
As %
UK entries in total
37
4,367
160
204
204
288
492
288
468
492
228
492
Tu te reconnaîtras
Save Your Kisses for Me
Ein Bißchen Frieden
Love Shine a Light
Fairytale
Rock 'n' Roll Kids
Heroes
Amar pelos dois
J'aime la vie
Euphoria
(32.4%)
The UK performs better when Labour are in government
UK wins in total
3,017
2,886
75.6%
77.6%
Jury points
(16.7%)
78.5%
78.8%
Previous success at the
4
80.4%
194
166
130
129
128
116
112
104
92
91
87
77
Conservative
12
2,595
2,725
129
164
161
227
387
226
365
382
176
372
As a percentage of possible jury points won
Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Germany
United Kingdom
Norway
Ireland
Sweden
Portugal
Belgium
Sweden
2,781
2,904
(2.7%)
77.2%
1
Labour
24
80.6%
Sweden
United Kingdom
Ireland
France
Germany
Greece
Norway
Israel
Russia
Denmark
3,397
(45.8%)
1973
1976
1982
1997
2009
1994
2015
2017
1986
2012
Maximum possible
78.0%
78.7%
11
The UK has two of the four most successful entries
Largest party in government
2,427
2,597
Points
Most jury points per final appearance since the current scoring system was introduced in 1975
78.9%
Australia
Bulgaria
Russia
Azerbaijan
Ukraine
Serbia
Armenia
Sweden
Italy
Latvia
Georgia
United Kingdom
Eurovision Song Contest
UK top 3 finishes
19
Azerbaijan
57.7%
Georgia
Bosnia
Macedonia
Above-average votes
Turkey
Bosnia
Latvia
Belarus
The following pairs of nations have always given each other an above average-number of points in the final:
Croatia
Lithuania
28
21
Russia
Azerbaijan
12
93.3%
95.0%
The following pairs of nations have given each other an above-average score over 90% of the time in finals:
Cyprus
20
Greece
98.1%
Biggest rivalries
Macedonia
Countries participating in 2019 with the highest and lowest shares of above-average votes for the UK in previous finals:
94.4%
50.0%
7.1%
Turkey
Armenia
Romania
Iceland
Moldova
Belarus
Total votes
Eurovision Song Contest
Bosnia
31
Moldova
Macedonia
16.7%
Bosnia
Russia
Turkey
93.8%
The following pairs of nations have never given each other an above-average score in a final:
Armenia
Albania
94.4%
Germany
Voting alliances and rivalries at the
Bosnia
20
Greece
30
60.0%
94.1%
13
Serbia
Ukraine
60.0%
Portugal
Azerbaijan
Bosnia
92.9%
Strongest alliances
6.7%
Spain
95.2%
Croatia
Romania
Azerbaijan
Luxembourg
Malta
Ireland
Switzerland
Australia
Iceland
Albania
Belarus
9
Estonia
16.7%
Cyprus
Albania
52.6%
16.1%
94.7%
90.9%
Latvia
Who are the
UK’s
biggest allies
and enemies?
Latvia
Total votes
21
More than twice as many winners have been among the last five to perform than among the first five
Male
23
Macedonia
Moldova
Russia
Ireland
Israel
The following nations participating in the 2019 contest have favoured male solo artists the most:
23
26.7%
2.17
Among first five
10
English is the dominant language
Of the 66 previous winners, almost half chose to perform in English:
In 2015 only 5 out of the 27 songs in the final weren’t performed entirely in English.
Here are the nations whose juries give the most popular song an above-average score most often:
11
(5)
1.88
3.17
2.43
69.6%
38
(1)
14
2.17
Below-average scores
18
1.66
1.49
1.47
1.43
1.05
However in the last 10 years, male solo artists have won more points than female ones on average:
8
3
Average score given to...
Place in running order
In the last 10 years:
1.80
2.47
2.19
solo entries
… and here are the nations who hardly ever give the eventual winner a good score:
Mixed
Difference
2.43
Only five of this year’s participants have awarded more points to female solo artists:
Eurovision Song Contest
(Sweden in 1965)
1
In the last 20 years:
22.2%
2
Male
Among last five
3.32
289
1.92
10.0%
1956 to 1972
1973 to 1977
1978 to 1990
1991 to 1998
1999 to 2018
78.9%
solo entries
Difference
3.35
2.53
1.89
Solo
(Group)
winners
Above-average scores
68.4%
(11)
Female
Female
0
Azerbaijan
Moldova
San Marino
Armenia
Albania
Dutch, Hebrew
Average points awarded
English
2.73
Germany
Czech Rep
Hungary
Netherlands
Austria
French
87.5%
solo entries
It’s better to perform late
winners
2.04
(all Malta)
German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
25.0%
Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Danish, Portuguese, Serbian
Which nations tend to follow the crowd?
Number of songs performed entirely in English on behalf of a non-English speaking country:
Voting patterns at the
1
2.68
Hungary
Lithuania
Poland
Estonia
Israel
71.4%
21.4%
3.45
2.97
Since 1999 there have never been fewer than 10 English entries by non-English speaking countries.
Average score given to...
0.56
0.39
0.33
0.19
0.12
1.68
2.55
only one winner was among the first 5 to sing (Turkey went on 4th in 2003) … whereas 5 winners were among the final 5.
Female
Female
only one winner was among the first 10 to sing (Sweden went on 10th in 2015) … whereas 7 winners were among the last 10.
2.28
solo entries
Male
Male
Female acts are more successful than male ones