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Full breakdown of the results of Depi Evratesil revealed

AMPTV has released the full breakdown of the results of this year’s Depi Evratesil. This year’s selection show consisted of two semi-finals and a Grand Final. The ten qualifiers for the Grand Final and the winner was selected by a combination of International Jury vote and SMS votes.

Semi-Final 1

The International Jury consisted of:

  • Sacha Jean Baptiste (Sweden) – Creative Director and Choreographer
  • Mart Normet (Estonia) – ESC Producer
  • Zita Kaminska (Latvia) – TV Director ESC Head of Delegation
  • Tali Eshkoli (Israel) – TV Producer, Eurovision Expert
  • Evi Papamichael (Cyprus) – Head of Delegation
  • Mateusz Grzesinski (Poland)

The results are as follows:

As shown above, Nemra was awarded top marks by the Jury, whilst Gevorg managed to get the top marks from the SMS voting. As for Tamar, she managed to get five Points from the SMS vote. However, she was one of the acts that tied in the jury vote.
As explained in their release AMPTV has mentioned:

“According to the “Eurovision Song Contest” rules, in case of a tie in the Jury vote, the contestant who was awarded the most “12” points wins. If no “12” points were awarded, the contestant who was awarded the most “10” points wins. If no “10” points were awarded, the same mechanism applies until “2” points to determine the winner.”

As Tamar, did not get the higher marks from the Jury points, she was only awarded five Jury points, whilst Gevorg got six points, and Zhanna got seven.

Semi-Final 2

The International Jury consisted of:

  • Gordon Bonello (Malta) – Show producer/ Creative Director
  • Molly Plank (Denmark) –ย  ย Executive producer, ESC Head of Delegation
  • Felix Bergsson (Iceland) – TV and Radio Presenter, ESC Head Of Delegation
  • Jan Bors (Czech Republic) – TV Producer, Head of Delegation
  • Olga Salamakha (Belarus) – Deputyย Director, Head of Delegation
  • Natia Mshvenieradze (Georgia) – International Projects Manager/ESC Head of Delegation

The results are as follows:

Sevak won both the International Jury and SMS vote, giving him the maximum points that are available to be awarded. It is worth noting that, there is a six points gap between Sevak and Amaliya (who is second place).

Grand Final

The International Jury consisted of:

  • Nicola Caligiore (Italy) – ESC Reference Group Member, Head of Delegation
  • Olga Salamakha (Belarus)
  • Sacha Jean Baptiste (Sweden) – Creative Director and Choreographer
  • Natia Mshvenieradze (Georgia) – International Projects Manager/ESC Head of Delegation
  • Gordon Bonello (Malta) – Show producer/ Creative Director
  • Mart Normet (Estonia) –ย  TV producer /Head of Delegation
  • Ovi (Romania) / Singer, songwriter, producer
  • Edoardo Grassi (France) – Head of Delegation
  • Christer Bjorkman (Sweden) – ESC Producer, Head of Delegation

The results are as follows:
The results of the Grand Final mirrored the ones from Semi-Final 2, with Sevak winning both the International Jury and SMS vote. Kamil Show also had a mirrored result from Semi Final 2, where the International Jury marked her down, whilst the televoters placed her second.
Do you think the result was fair?. Do you think the right songs qualified for the Grand Final?. Let us know your opinions and thoughts below or at social media @ESCXTRA.

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