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Eurovision 2009 Song Contest jury vote revealed: Azerbaijan is in 8th place

20 May 2009 13:56 (UTC +04:00)

This year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) introduced professional juries in all 42 participating countries to take a 50 percent stake in the result of the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. In total, 210 music industry professionals - five per country - cast their votes and also declared Norway’s Alexander Rybak as winner.
If only the professional juries had voted in the Grand Final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, this would have been the outcome:
1. Norway (312 points)
2. Iceland (260 points)
3. United Kingdom (223 points)
4. France (164 points)
5. Estonia (124 points)
6. Denmark (120 points)
7. Turkey (114 points)
8. Azerbaijan (112 points)
9. Israel (107 points)
10. Greece (93 points)
11. Moldova (93 points)
12. Bosnia & Herzegovina (90 points)
13. Malta (87 points)
14. Germany (73 points)
15. Armenia (71 points)
16. Ukraine (68 points)
17. Russia (67 points)
18. Portugal (64 points)
19. Croatia (58 points)
20. Lithuania (31 points)
21. Romania (31 points)
22. Sweden (27 points)
23. Albania (26 points)
24. Finland (12 points)
25. Spain (9 points)
Svante Stockselius, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of the EBU, told Eurovision.tv that it is fantastic to see that both televoters as well as professional juries massively backed the same contestant. He said some finished higher because of support from the juries, others finished higher because of support from the televoters across Europe. â€œWe believe it was the right time to introduce this new voting systemâ€ said Stockselius.
The combined results lead to Norway’s Alexander Rybak winning the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest on May 16, followed by Iceland and Azerbaijan.