List of Eurovision Song Contest 2014 jurors

Last updated June 22, 2023

The jurors of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 are involved in the voting process. For the semi-finals and the final, each country's votes was decided by a combination of 50% televoting by the public and 50% by national jury.^[1]

Background

In response to some broadcasters' continued complaints about politically charged, neighbourly and diaspora voting, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) evaluated the voting procedure used in the contest, and contemplated a change for 2009. Contest organisers sent a questionnaire regarding the voting system to participating broadcasters, and a reference group incorporated the responses into their suggestions for next year's format.^[2] Telewizja Polska (TVP), the Polish broadcaster, suggested that an international jury similar to the one used in the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest be introduced in the Eurovision Song Contest to lessen the impact of neighbourly voting and place more emphasis on the artistic value of the song.^[3] A jury would lead to less political and diaspora voting as the jury members, mandated to be music industry experts, would also have a say in addition to "random members of the public".^[4] National juries were originally phased out of the contest beginning in 1997, with televoting becoming mandatory for nearly all participants since 2003.

Jurors

The jurors of the 37 participating countries were as follows:

Country	Jurors	Further details
Albania	Edmond Zhulali	Composer / producer
	Alfred Kacinari	Composer / producer
	Eranda Libohova	Singer / performer / artist
	Mira Tuci	Art and culture journalist
	Engjell Ndocaj	Journalist / producer / director
Armenia	Asatur Asatryan	Musician / producer
	Arman Davtyan	Painter / sculptor / designer
	Inga Arshakyan	Singer (participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Anush Arshakyan	Singer (participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Avet Barseghyan	Radio and TV host / songwriter
Austria	Stella Jones	Singer / songwriter / vocal/stage coach (participant in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Michael Dörfler	producer & owner of a sound studio
	Dietmar Lienbacher	Division Head Austria Sony Music
	Diana Lüger	Singer / musician / songwriter
	Alexander Kahr	Producer
Azerbaijan	Yegana Akhundova	Pro-rector of Baku Music Academy / pianist / musician / composer
	Mubariz Taghiyev	Musician / singer / actor
	Samir Djafarov	Opera artist
	Nigar Jamal	Singer (winner of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Khayyam Mustafazadeh	Singer / vocalist
Belarus	Vasily Rainchik	Musician
	Eugene Oleinik	Composer / producer
	Olga Ryzhikova	TV host / singer
	Alexander Mezhenny	TV host / choreographer
	Inna Adamovich	Specialist in organisation of festivals and contests
Belgium	Bob Savenberg	Musician / singer / producer / artist manager
	Laura van den Bruel	Artist / singer (participant in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Roos van Acker	Radio DJ / TV host / artist
	Yannic Fonderie	Music producer / composer
	Wouter Van der Veken	Music producer / composer / label manager
Denmark	Lise Cabble	Songwriter / singer
	Rune Funch	Guitarist / film soundtrack composer
	Monique Spartalis	Singer
	Mich Hedin	Songwriter / music producer
	Sys Bjerre	Singer
Estonia	Laura	Singer (Partipicant in the 2005 and 2017 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Marju Länik	Singer
	Rauno Märks	DJ / radio host
	Alar Kotkas	Music producer / songwriter
	Rasmus Rändvee	Singer
Macedonia	Milanka Rashich	Independent music / film producer
	Valentino Skenderovski	Composer / arranger / sound engineer / music producer
	Ivan Bechkovich	Music journalist
	Robert Bilbilov	Composer / arranger / sound engineer / music producer
	Maja Trpčanovska-Markova	Independent producer
Finland	Kaija Kärkinen	Artist / composer (participant in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Saara Törmä	Lyricist
	Rauli Eskolin	Producer
	Jaako Hurme	Radio DJ
	Annette Lundell	Artist
France	Fabrice Marchal	Music producer
	Jean-Marc Sauvagnargues	Writer / composer / drummer
	Fanny Llado	Singer
	Julie Solia	Singer / lyricist
	Boris Bergman	Songwriter
Georgia	Giorgi Kukhianidze	Music producer
	Micheil Chelidze	Musician / singer (participant in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with Eldrine)
	Natia Khoshtaria	Journalist / script writer
	Nino Chachava	Musician
	Nana Daushvili	Composer / pianist
Germany	Jennifer Weist	Musician / bandleader of Jennifer Rostock
	Madeline Juno	Singer / songwriter
	Konrad Sommermeyer	Manager
	Paul Würdig	Rapper, better known as Sido
	Andreas Bourani	Singer / songwriter
Greece	Vasilios Apergis	Music producer
	Konstantinos Pantzoglou	Radio music producer / journalist
	Rodanthi Papadea	Lyricist
	Aggelos Makris	Music producer / composer
	Maria Sinatsaki	DJ / TV presenter
Hungary	Zoltan Palásti Kovács	Music teacher / music historian / musician / DJ / producer
	Kati Kovács	Performer / singer / songwriter
	Attila Náksi	DJ / music producer / record company owner
	Péter Dorozsmai	Musician / producer / songwriter / sound engineer
	Vera Tóth	Singer / songwriter / lyricist
Iceland	Hildur Thorhallsdottir	Singer / musician / music teacher
	Johanna Jonsdottir	Singer / songwriter / performer (participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Kjartan Gudbergsson	Sound engineer
	Fridrik Jonsson	Singer / songwriter / TV host
	Ragnheidur Grondal	Singer / songwriter / lyricist / pianist / vocal teacher
Ireland	Patrick Hughes	General manager Sony Ireland
	Charlie McGettigan	Singer / songwriter (Winner of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Leanne Moore	Singer / journalist / presenter
	Jenny Greene	DJ / radio presenter
	Liam Reilly	Singer / songwriter (participant in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest)
Israel	Ofra Helfmann	Radio program editor
	Alon Amir	Music PR manager
	Roi Klein	Rocker / music student
	Doron Medalie	Director / writer / composer
	Dafna Gold	clarinetto player / ballet dancer
Italy	Luca de Gennaro	Vice president Talent & Music of MTV Italy
	Andrea Laffranchi	Journalist
	Paola Folli	Singer
	Andrea Miro	Songwriter / composer / musician
	Francesco Pasquero	Music manager
Latvia	Harijs Zarins	Guitar player / composer / lyricist
	Marta Ritova	Singer / composer
	Edgars Belickis	Composer / music producer / transcriber
	Igeta Gaike	Singer / vocal teacher / composer / musical producer
	Kaspars Ansons	Composer / transcriber
Lithuania	Saulius Urbonavicius	TV and music producer (participant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Ruta Lukoseviciute	Journalist / lyricist
	Deividas Zvonkus	Composer
	Povilas Varvuolis	Radio DJ / TV multicamera director
	Kristina Zmailaite	Opera singer
Malta	Paul Abela	Musician / composer / maestro
	Manolito Galea	Sound engineer
	Elton Zarb	Music producer
	Corazon Mizzi	TV host / semi-professional singer/songwriter
	Pamela Bezzina	Vocal coach / singer / vocal arranger
Moldova	Anatol Chiriac	Composer
	Andrei Tostogan	Songwriter / singer / producer
	Tatiana Postolachi	Lyricist
	Nelly Ciobanu	Singer (participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Iurie Badicu	Songwriter / producer / lyricist
Montenegro	Stefan Filipovic	Musician / singer (participant in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Slododan Bucevac	Music producer
	Zoja Djurovic	Music professor
	Senad Gacevic	Music professor
	Mihailo Radonjic	Composer
Netherlands	Antonius van de Berkt	CEO record company
	Freek Bartels	Singer / musical actor
	Marleen Sahupala-van den Broek	Singer / TV host (participant in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Ruth Jacott	Singer (participant in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Sander Lantinga	Radio DJ 3FM
Norway	Ahmed Ashraf	Music and culture journalist
	Jonas Brenna	Head of Publishing
	Jan Holmlund	Entertainment journalist
	Rannveig Sundelin	Vocalist
	Monica Johansen	Artist / songwriter / DJ
Poland	Pawel Sztompka	Radio journalist
	Dorota Szpetkowska	Journalist
	Krzysztof Kasowski	Singer
	Magdalena Tul	Singer (participant in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Mietek Szczesniak	Singer (participant in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest)
Portugal	Paula Ferreira	Event promoter
	José Cabrita	Event promoter
	Jan Dijck	Composer
	Ana Augusto	Singer
	Marina Ferraz	Lyricist
Romania	Madalin Voicu	Musician / violinist / conductor / composer
	Mirela Fugaru	Singer / lyricist / vocal coach
	Mihai Stoica	Music producer / composer
	Calin Geambasu	Musician / singer / composer / band leader
	Nicoleta Matei	Singer (participant in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest)
Russia	Sergey Zhilin	Conductor
	Margarita Mitrofanova	Radio DJ / TV host
	Leonid Rudenko	DJ / musician / label producer
	Dominik Joker	Musician / singer / poet / composer
	Yulia Nachalova	Singer
San Marino	Sara Ghiotti	Musician / speech therapist
	Lorenzo Salvatori	Rapper
	Andrea Gattei	DJ / composer
	Maria Ugolini	Singer
	Paolo Macina	Guitarist
Slovenia	Helena Blagne	Singer
	Anze Langus Petrovic	Musician / composer / producer
	Robert Pikl	Singer /guitar player / composer
	Izak Kosir	Singer / music journalist / author
	Alya	Singer
Spain	Raúl Fuentes	Artist
	Damaris Abad	Artist
	Jorge González	Singer
	Leticia Fuentes	Composer / singer
	Francisco Rodriguez	Songwriter / singer / music producer
Sweden	Michael Oederberg	Playlist manager P3 radio / radio host
	Robert Sehlberg	Music director at RIX FM radio
	Oscar Zia	Singer
	Sacha Jean-Baptiste	Dancer / choreograph / creative director
	Elli Flemström	Artist
Switzerland	Marcus van Lier	Managing director Warner Music Switzerland
	Mélanie Freymond	TV and radio host
	Ivan Broggini	Singer, band member of Sinplus (participant in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Sina Bellwald	Singer / songwriter
	Pascal Vonlanthen	Singer / songwriter
Ukraine	Olexander Zlotnyk	Composer
	Kateryna Komar	Producer / vocal teacher
	Kostiantyn Mishukov	Producer / DJ
	Alla Popova	Singer / composer
	Olena Valovyk	Singer
United Kingdom	Carrie Grant	Vocal coach / TV presenter / public speaker (participant in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest)
	Stephen Allen	Music producer / keyboard player / musical director / arranger
	Candice McKenzie	DJ / event organiser
	Gus Gowland	Writer / Actor / Composer
	Laura Wright	Mezzo-soprano

Georgia jury votes

Georgia's jury votes in the Grand Final were all declared invalid, as all the jury members had voted exactly the same from 3 points up to 12 points.^[5] According to EBU, this constitutes a statistical impossibility. Therefore, only Georgia's televoting result was used for the distribution of the Georgian points in the Grand Final.^[5]

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San Marino has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 13 times, debuting in the 2008 contest, followed by participation from 2011 onward. The nation did not participate in 2009 or 2010, citing financial difficulties. Having failed to qualify in their first four attempts, the nation qualified for the contest's final for the first time in 2014. Valentina Monetta represented San Marino in 2012, 2013 and 2014, making her the first entrant to participate in three consecutive contests since the 1960s. In 2019, Serhat managed to qualify to the final, marking the second appearance of the country in a Eurovision final and achieving their best result to date of 19th place. Following the 2020 contest's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, their 2020 candidate Senhit was again selected to represent San Marino in the following contest. She qualified to the final, making it the first time that San Marino made it to two consecutive finals.

Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Femme Fatale" written by Nikos Evagelou and Vangelis Evangelou. The song was performed by Evdokia Kadi. The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) organised the national final A Song for Europe in order to select the Cypriot entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. The national final featured ten entries, resulting in the selection of Kadi with "Femme Fatale" at the final on 12 January 2008.

Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Shady Lady" written by Karen Kavaleryan, Philip Kirkorov and Dimitris Kontopoulos. The song was performed by Ani Lorak, who was internally selected in December 2007 by the Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) to represent Ukraine at the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. Her song was selected through a national final held on 23 February 2008. Five songs competed in the national selection and "Shady Lady" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a four-member jury panel and a public televote.

Georgia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Peace Will Come" written by Kim Breitburg and Karen Kavaleryan. The song was performed by Diana Gurtskaya. The Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) held a national final in order to select the Georgian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. An open call for submissions was held which resulted in the shortlisting of twelve entries that were presented to the public during a televised production on 1 March 2008. The results of a public televote exclusively resulted in the selection of "Peace Will Come" performed by Diana Gurtskaya as the Georgian entry, having received 39.4% of the votes.

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "For Life" written and performed by Isis Gee. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) organised the national final Piosenka dla Europy 2008 in order to select the Polish entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. The national final took place on 23 February 2008 and featured twelve entries. "For Life" performed by Isis Gee was selected as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a four-member jury panel and a public vote.

Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hold On Be Strong" written by Mira Craig. The song was performed by Maria Haukaas Storeng. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2008 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. 18 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 9 February 2008 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Hold On Be Strong" performed by Maria Haukaas Storeng was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from three regional jury groups and a public televote.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the 2008 contest with the song "Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Channel One (C1R), the contest was held at the Olimpiysky Arena, and consisted of two semi-finals on 12 and 14 May, and a final on 16 May 2009. The semi-finals were presented by Russian model Natalia Vodianova and television presenter Andrey Malakhov, while the final was presented by Russian television presenter Ivan Urgant and former Russian contestant Alsou Abramova, becoming the first and to date only time that two different sets of presenters had hosted the semi-finals and finals.

Norway participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" written and performed by Alexander Rybak. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) organised the national final Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. 21 entries competed in the national final that consisted of three semi-finals, a Last Chance round and a final. Eight entries ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 21 February 2009 where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round of voting, a public televote exclusively selected the top four entries to advance to the competition's second round—the Gold Final. In the second round of voting, "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from four regional jury groups and a public televote.

The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "It's My Time" written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren. The song was performed by Jade Ewen. The British entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected via the national final Eurovision: Your Country Needs You, organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final which consisted of two heats, a semi-final and a final, during which the winner was selected entirely through a public televote.

Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Copycat" written by Benjamin Schoos and Jacques Duvall. The song was performed by the group Copycat, which was internally selected by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) in February 2009 to represent the nation at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The song, "Copycat", was presented to the public on 10 March 2009.

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Shine" written by Bas van den Heuvel and Gordon Heuckeroth. The song was performed by the group De Toppers, which was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) to represent the Netherlands at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. De Toppers' appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 19 September 2008, while the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2009 was organised in order to select the song. Six songs competed in the national final on 1 February 2009 where "Shine" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.

Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Believe Again" written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson and Ronan Keating. The song was performed by Brinck. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009 in order to select the Danish entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. Ten songs competed in a televised show where the winner was selected over three rounds of voting. The results of the first round were decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting while the results in the second and third round were determined solely by public televoting. "Believe Again" performed by Brinck was the winner after gaining the most public votes in the third round.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "What If We" written by Marc Paelinck and Gregory Bilsen. The song was performed by Chiara, who had previously represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1998 and 2005 edition where she achieved third and second place with the songs "The One That I Love" and "Angel", respectively. The Maltese entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final GO Malta EuroSong 2009, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held between 8 November 2008 and 7 February 2009, where "What If We" performed by Chiara eventually emerged as the winning entry after gaining 46% of the public televote.

Andorra participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "La teva decisió " written by Susanne Georgi, Rune Braager, Lene Dissing, Pernille Georgi, Marcus Winther-John and Josep Roca Vila. The song was performed by Susanne Georgi. The Andorran broadcaster Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) organised the national final Passaport a Moscou in order to select the Andorran entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. Three songs performed during the national final on 4 February 2009 where a combination of jury voting and public voting selected "La teva decisió " performed by Susanne Georgi as the winner.

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "I Don't Wanna Leave" written by Alex Geringos and Bernd Klimpel. The song was performed by Lidia Kopania. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) organised the national final Piosenka dla Europy 2009 in order to select the Polish entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The national final took place on 14 February 2009 and featured ten entries. "I Don't Wanna Leave" performed by Lidia Kopania was selected as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a four-member jury panel and a public vote.

Georgia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "We Don't Wanna Put In" written by Stephane Mgebrishvili and Bibi Kvachadze. The song was performed by the group Stephane and 3G. The Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) held a national final in order to select the Georgian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. An open call for submissions was held which resulted in the shortlisting of ten entries that were presented to the public during a televised production on 18 February 2009. The results of a public televote combined with the votes of an expert jury resulted in the selection of "We Don't Wanna Put In" performed by Stephane and 3G as the Georgian entry.

References

↑ Viniker, Barry (2008-12-08). "EBU confirms 50/50 vote for Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
↑ Klier, Marcus. "Exclusive: A new voting procedure for Eurovision?". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
↑ Floras, Stella. "Poland: TVP proposes international jury for Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
↑ Viniker, Barry (2009-02-03). "Has Eurovision changed perceptions?". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
1 2 Larsson, Markus (11 May 2014). "Georgiens röster diskvalificerades i Eurovision-finalen" [Georgia's votes were disqualified in the Eurovision finals] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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[1] Viniker, Barry (2008-12-08). "EBU confirms 50/50 vote for Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

[Voting-2] Klier, Marcus. "Exclusive: A new voting procedure for Eurovision?". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-28.

[Poland_jury-3] Floras, Stella. "Poland: TVP proposes international jury for Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-11.

[4] Viniker, Barry (2009-02-03). "Has Eurovision changed perceptions?". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-03.

[aftonblade-5] 1 2 Larsson, Markus (11 May 2014). "Georgiens röster diskvalificerades i Eurovision-finalen" [Georgia's votes were disqualified in the Eurovision finals] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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