After Loreen's historic win in Liverpool last year Sweden is hosting Eurovision for the seventh time, on what is the 50th anniversary of ABBA winning with their song Waterloo..... and YOU get to help decide the winner for 2024.
Here is all you need to know about voting this year.
How and when to vote
Only viewers' votes will determine the winners of the two-semi finals. Votes by the professional juries appointed by each of the 37 countries taking part in the contest will still play a key role in deciding the winner of the grand final.
Vote during the LIVE early morning broadcasts on SBS and SBS On Demand
Electric Fields rehearsing One Milkali (One Blood) for Australia at the First Rehearsal of the First Semi-Final at Malmö Arena
In the Semi-Finals, voting will open after the last song has been performed, and will stay open for approximately 15 to 25 minutes.
At the Grand Final, voting will open just before the first song is performed, and will remain open until approximately 25 and 40 minutes after the last song has been presented.
The Australian public and jury can vote for any country except Australia.
Viewers are able to cast their votes via the official Eurovision Song Contest website during the live Semi-Final 1 and Grand Final.
Viewers can also vote via the official app. The app is available for your iOS, Android or Windows device, and if you vote via the app you will receive a special video message from your favourite artists.
Votes will be limited to 20 per person and will cost 65c per vote.
Users can allocate 20 votes to one act, divide their votes between multiple acts, or just make one vote for their favourite. Full details for how to vote are available .
Then what?
After all the live voting action, pull on your party pants and join in the fun with the Eurovision weekend Access All Areas prime time broadcasts. .
Hosts Myf Warhurst & Joel Creasey return!
The Eurovision Social TV team will be searching the #SBSEurovision hashtag to collect: tweets, party pics and videos from Twitter, Instagram & TikTok. (Instagram accounts must be public accounts for the team to see them.)
Make sure to download WhatsApp, scan the below QR code early and save SBSEurovision as a contact so you're ready to go, because this year our audience can also send the Eurovision Social TV team comments, party pics and videos directly via WhatsApp (WhatsApp +61294301818).
If you forget, don't worry. You will be able to scan the QR code on your screen during the Access All Areas broadcast (remember to save the SBSEurovision contact so you don't have to scan the code again) which will open a one way WhatsApp chat with the Eurovision Social TV team.
During the Access All Areas prime time shows the audience can also rate if they Like or Don’t Like each of the songs as they perform in the WhatsApp chat.
The audience can send either #YES or #NO and the country name.
For example #YES AUSTRALIA if you like the song or #NO AUSTRALIA if it's not your jam.
The SBS Eurovision Rater will tally the results and display them at the end of each performance. People will be able to make one vote per country each night.
SBSEurovision WhatsApp QR code
