List of Eurovision Song Contest 2015 jurors

Last updated June 22, 2023

The jurors of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 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.

Format

The competition will consist of two semi-finals and a final, a format which has been in use since 2008. The ten countries with the highest scores in each semi-final will qualify to the final where they will join the host nation Austria, the five main sponsoring nations (known as the Big Five): France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, and Australia which was invited this year to commemorate the Contest's 60th anniversary.^[5]

Each participating country had their own national jury, which consisted of five professional members of the music industry. Each member of a respective nation's jury was required to rank every song, except that of their own country. The voting results from each member of a particular nation's jury were combined to produce an overall ranking from first to last place. Likewise, the televoting results were also interpreted as a full ranking, taking into account the full televoting result rather than just the top ten. The combination of the jury's full ranking and the televote's full ranking produced an overall ranking of all competing entries. The song which scored the highest overall rank received 12 points, while the tenth-best ranked song received 1-point.^[6] In the event of a televoting(insufficient number of votes/technical issues) or jury failure(technical issue/breach of rules), only a jury/televoting was used by each country ^[7]^[8]

Jurors

The jurors of the 40 participating countries were as follows:^[9]

Country	Jurors	Further details
Albania	Bojken Lako	TV & theatre director
	Klodian Qafoku	Composer
	Olsa Toqi	Composer
	Arta Marku	Journalist
	Zhani Ciko	Violinist
Armenia	Grigor Nazaryan	Producer, music producer
	Nune Yesayan	Singer
	Leyla Saribekyan	Singer, composer
	Aram Sargsyan (Aram MP3)	Singer, songwriter, comedian and showman, represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
	Aren Bayadyan	Director
Australia	Amanda Pelman	Producer
	Richard Wilkins	Radio DJ, entertainment journalist
	Danielle Spencer	Singer, songwriter
	Ash London	Radio broadcaster, TV presenter
	Jake Stone	Singer, songwriter, performer
Austria	Gary Lux	Producer, writer, composer, singer, musician, represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 as part of Westend, and as a solo artist in Eurovision 1985 and in Eurovision 1987
	Manuel Ortega	Singer-songwriter, represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
	Christian Deix	Singer-songwriter, producer, arranger, actor, journalist
	Vanessa Legenstein (Como)	Singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, musician
	Franziska Trost	Music journalist
Azerbaijan	Zumrud Dadashzade	Musician and pedagogue, member of Azerbaijan Composers Union
	Tunzale Agayeva	Singer & composer
	Fidan Haciyeva	Opera singer
	Faig Agayev	Singer
	Samira Allahverdi	Singer & choreographer
Belarus	Nataliya Marinova	Director of TV channel Belarus 2
	Vitaly Karpanov	Singer, composer & showman
	Oksana Artushevskaya	Expert in the field of culture and art
	Alexey Gross	Singer & vocal coach
	Iskui Abalyan	Singer & composer
Belgium	Michel Gudanski	Producer
	Candice Wachel	Manager, producer
	Florence Huby	Singer, represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 as part of Witloof Bay
	Megan Giart	Singer
	Marc Radelet	Manager, press agent, coordinator
Cyprus	Andreas Giortsios	Radio Producer, news anchorman
	Elias Antoniades	Lyricist, general manager
	Gore Melian	Singer
	Stella Stylianou	Singer, teacher
	Argyro Christodoulidou	Composer & lyriclist
Czech Republic	Jitka Benešová	Chairperson * radio DJ
	Honza Dědek	DJ & songwriter
	Jaroslav Špulák	Lyricist & writer
	Vladimír Bár	Artist & music editor
	Jan Maxián	Composer
Denmark	Søren Poppe	Singer, songwriter, represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 as part of Rollo and King
	Micky Skeel, Jonas Schrøder	Jury member in Semifinal 1, jury member in final
	Anna David	Singer
	Lotte Feder	Singer
	Tamra Rosanes	Singer & songwriter
Estonia	Sven Lõhmus	songwriter, producer
	Olav Osolin	songwriter, commentator
	Dagmar Oja	singer
	Triin Niitoja	singer
	Egert Milder	singer, musician
Macedonia	Antonio Dimitrievski	Music producer
	Ana Kostova Kostadinovska	Music teacher, backing vocalist
	Aleksandar Belov	Singer
	Sara Projkovska Nikolovska	Professional musician
	Andrijana Jovanovska	Lyric writer, music journalist
Finland	Aija Puurtinen	singer, musician
	Laura Haimila	morning show host
	Mikko Pykäri	composer
	Pekka Eronen	songwriter/lyricist, film critic
	Jukka Immonen	producer, composer
France	Bruno Berberes	Casting director, producer, composer, former French Head of Delegation and former French semi-final commentator
	Matthieu Gonet	Composer & Musician
	Eric Jeanjean	Radio DJ
	Yseult	Singer, runner-up in Nouvelle Star
	Marie Myriam	Singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Georgia	Zaza Shengelia	musical producer
	Chabuka Amiranashvili	composer, musician
	Nodiko Tatishvili	singer, represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
	Sopio Oqreshidze	vocal teacher, pianist
	Sopho Gelovani	singer, represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Germany	Johannes Strate	Bandleader, singer & songwriter
	Leslie Clio	Singer, songwriter
	Mark Cwiertnia (Mark Foster)	singer, songwriter
	Sascha Reimann	Musician, rapper & actor
	Swen Meyer	Music producer
Greece	Jick Nakassian	Conductor (Greece 1980)
	Antonios Karatzikos	Former OGAE president
	Hellen Giannatsoulia
	Ioannis Koutsaftakis
	Mariana Efstratiou	Singer (Greece 1989, Greece 1996)
Hungary	Pierrot (Tamás Z. Marosi)	singer-songwriter, music producer, game designer
	Mátyás Milkovics	composer, music producer
	Odett Polgár	singer-songwriter
	Róbert Hrutka	guitarist, singer, composer, orchestrator, musician
	Juli Fábián	singer, songwriter, lyricist
Iceland	Védís Hervör	Singer, sopngwriter
	Einar Bárðarson	Managing director at Reykjavik City
	Unnur Sara	Singer
	Birgitta Haukdal	Singer, vocal coach represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
	Heiðar Örn	musician, teacher, represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as a part of Pollapönk
Ireland	Raymond Smyth	Composer, songwriter
	Blathnaid Treacy	Music/entertainment presenter
	Ryan Dolan	Singer, songwriter, represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
	Ann Harrington	Singer, songwriter
	Ray Harman	Songwriter, composer & musician
Israel	Liora Simon Fadlon	Singer, represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
	Chen Metzger	music producer
	Lauren De Paz	singer, songwriter
	Rafi Weinstock	actor, singer
	Dalit Cahana	vocal coach
Italy	Franco Zanetti	Director of the music information website www.rockoll.it
	Valerio Paolini	Co-founder and software architect of musixmatch
	Nicolò Cerioni	Art director, stylist, videomaker
	Barbara Mosconi	Journalist
	Flavia Cercato	Radio & TV host
Latvia	Kristaps Krievkalns	composer, producer
	Beāte Zviedre	singer
	Ralfs Eilands	singer, composer, represented Latvia in the 2013 contest as part of PeR
	Toms Grēviņš	DJ, presenter
	Ilona Jahimoviča	journalist, producer
Lithuania	Lauras Lučiūnas	music producer
	Jolita Vaitkevičienė	choir conductor
	Jurga Čekatauskaitė	journalist, author of song lyrics
	Jurgis Brūzga	singer
	Rosita Čivilytė	singer
Malta	Howard Keith Debono	Producent, artist manager, event organiser
	Dorothy Anne Bezzina	Teacher, singer
	Dominic Cini	Music producer
	Joseph Chetcuti	Lawyer, violinist, presenter
	Pierre Cordina	Radio presenter, radio DJ
Moldova	Sergiu Scarlat	producer
	Vlad Mircos	composer
	Geta Burlacu	singer, represented Moldova in the 2008 contest (jury member in semi-final 1)
	Vitalie Catana	composer, music producer (jury member in the final)
	Alina Dabija	lyrics writer
	Margarita Ciorici	singer
Montenegro	Ilija Dapčević	Professor of music
	Aleksandra Vojvodić	Professor of music, singer
	Darko Nikčević	Musician
	Renata Perazić	Musician
	Senad Drešević	Composer
Netherlands	Carolina Dijkhuizen	Singer, musical actress
	Florent Luyckx	Media professional
	Maurice Wijnen	Creative director
	Gijs Staverman	Radio DJ, host
	Dominique Rijpma van Hulst	Singer
Norway	Alexander Stenerud	Singer-songwriter
	Anita Wisløff	Booking agent
	Marianne Jemtegård	Editor
	Margaret Berger	singer, represented Norway in the 2013 contest
	Sverre Vedal	Editor
Poland	Krzysztof Szewczyk	Journalist
	Maria Szabłowska	Journalist
	Witold Czamara	music producer, represented Poland in the 2014 contest
	Tomasz Żąda	Journalist
	Natalia Szroeder	Singer, musician
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Spain	Jacobo Calderón	Songwriter, producer
	Daniel Diges	Singer, actor, represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
	Rosa López	Singer, represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
	Ruth Lorenzo	Singer, represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
	Pastora Soler	Singer, represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Sweden	Filip Adamo	Independent music professional, production manager
	Lina Hedlund	Singer
	Henrik Johnsson	Radio/TV producer, anchor
	Rennie Mirro	Dancer, choreographer, actor
	Isa Tengblad (Isa)	Singer, dancer, composer
Switzerland	Georg Schlunegger	Producer and co-owner of Hitmill Productions, wrote Takasa's song (You and Me) for Eurovision 2013
	Simu Moser	Radio journalist and presentation of a Swiss morning show
	Andrea Pärli	International marketing director of Musikvertrieb Labels
	Gabriel Broggini	singer, represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 as a part of Sinplus
	Rafaela Spitzli	Promotion Manager of Universal Switzerland
United Kingdom	David Arch	Musical director, musician, composer, arranger
	Mark De Lisser	Vocal coach
	Thomas Blaize	Singer, songwriter, composer
	Yvie Burnett	Singer, mezzo soprano, vocal coach
	Pandora Christie	Radio/TV presenter

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Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "What For?" written by Jānis Lūsēns and Guntars Račs. The song was performed by Aisha. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final Eirodziesma 2010 in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Ten songs were selected to compete in the national final on 27 February 2010 where two rounds of voting by a public televote and a five-member jury panel selected "What For?" performed by Aisha as the winner.

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Jestem" written and performed by Magdalena Tul. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) organised the national final Krajowe Eliminacje 2011 in order to select the Polish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. The national final took place on 14 February 2011 and featured ten entries. "Jestem" performed by Magdalena Tul was selected as the winner after gaining 44.47% of the public vote.

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San Marino participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, Sweden. The Sammarinese national broadcaster Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) internally selected Turkish singer Serhat with "I Didn't Know" to represent the nation in the contest. The song was written by Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz and Nektarios Tyrakis and was presented to the public on 9 March 2016 alongside its music video. While initially a ballad version had been selected, SMRTV subsequently opted to use the disco version of the song for the contest based on feedback from the public. To promote the entry, Serhat embarked on a promotional tour across Europe in the lead up the Eurovision Song Contest. San Marino performed eighth in the first semi-final, held on 10 May 2016, and placed 12th with 68 points, failing to qualify for the final.

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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.

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[6] "About Voting". European Broadcasting Union. eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-20.

[7] "Full Splitt Results". European Broadcasting Union. eurovision.tv. May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[8] "Rules of Eurovision song contest 2015" (PDF). European Broadcasting Union. eurovision.tv. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-20.

[9] Bakker, Sietse (1 May 2015). "Exclusive: Here are this year's national juries!". eurovision.tv. EBU. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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