Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest are trying to add suspense to the annual songfest by shaking up the voting system.
The European Broadcasting Union said Thursday that, starting this year, votes cast by countries’ professional juries and by viewers will be announced separately — the latter only at the end of the show.
Until now, each country has presented a single set of votes, meaning it was often clear long before the end of the show which nation’s entry would win as a song built an unassailable lead. Read more…
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