Shock adjustments have been introduced to the best way Eurovision’s winners can be picked in 2023.
Subsequent 12 months’s Eurovision Music Contest will see the semi-final qualifiers determined by public-only voting, with voting open to these everywhere in the world relatively than simply collaborating nations as earlier than.
The transfer is aimed to acknowledge the worldwide curiosity within the contest and hold the format contemporary.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) introduced the adjustments right now (Tuesday 22 November), including that the skilled jury will stay to assist select the winners of the grand closing.
In response to the EBU announcement, the three huge adjustments to the Eurovision 2023 voting system are as follows:
- Viewer votes will determine nations qualifying from Semi-Finals.
- Viewers in non-participating nations will be capable of vote on-line.
- Jury votes can be mixed with votes from the worldwide viewers to determine closing consequence.
"All through its 67-year historical past the Eurovision Music Contest has consistently developed to stay related and thrilling,” stated Martin Österdahl, the Eurovision Music Contest’s Govt Supervisor.
“These adjustments acknowledge the immense recognition of the present by giving extra energy to the viewers of the world’s largest reside music occasion."
Why is Eurovision within the UK this 12 months?
Eurovision 2023 can be held within the metropolis of Liverpool in final 12 months’s runner-up nation, the UK.
Though Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra got here out on high on this 12 months’s contest, it was determined that Ukraine stays too unsafe for the occasion to be held there.
Nonetheless, the ceremony can pay homage to Ukraine and Ukrainian tradition amid the continued invasion of the nation by Russia.
“It's a matter of nice remorse that our colleagues and mates in Ukraine aren't capable of host the 2023 Eurovision Music Contest,” director basic of the BBC, Tim Davie, stated on the time.
“The BBC is dedicated to creating the occasion a real reflection of Ukrainian tradition alongside showcasing the variety of British music and creativity.”
The British Broadcasting Company has hosted the occasion eight instances, greater than some other European broadcaster.
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