Eurovision: Akylas in 10th place, despite predictions
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Against the odds and despite his excellent performance, Akylas finished 10th in Saturday's Eurovision final, with a total of 220 points.
"Ferto" was voted for by the juries of 14 countries, garnering a total of 73 points and taking 12th place in the relevant ranking.
In detail, the countries and the scores of the juries were:
- San Marino (6),
- Estonia (3),
- Israel (5),
- Australia (2),
- Sweden (4),
- Albania (2)
- Cyprus (12),
- Montenegro (6),
- Armenia (3),
- Poland (8),
- Latvia (1),
- Serbia (12),
- Moldova (8) and
- Austria (1).
Serbia and Cyprus each awarded "Ferto" 12 points, while Moldova and Poland each received 8 points.
The public "embrace" Greece
The Eurovision audience had a different opinion from the judges, who placed the Greek entry quite high, in 6th place in the standings.
The televoting gave "Ferto" 147 points, proof that the Greek song had - from the beginning - a strong appeal to Eurofans.
The judges kept Greece low, but the public eventually pushed it into the top ten.
Televoting scores
Bulgaria – 312 points
Romania – 232 points
Israel – 220 points
Moldova – 183 points
Ukraine – 167 points
Greece – 147 points
Italy – 147 points
Finland – 138 points
Australia – 122 points
Albania – 85 points
Denmark – 78 points
Croatia – 71 points
Serbia – 52 points
See the table with the top 10 countries and the scores they received from the committees and the public:
Overall, at this year's Eurovision, televoting clearly showed the public's preference for authenticity, strong personality, ethnic elements and performances that go viral on social media.
How we voted - For Cyprus (traditionally) Greece's 12 points
The Greek jury's score in the Grand Final was as follows:
12 points: Cyprus
10 points: Poland
8 points: France
7 points: Australia
6 points: Bulgaria
5 points: Serbia
4: points: Croatia
3 points: Moldova
2 points: Romania
1 point: Albania
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