Eurovision: Akylas in 10th place, despite predictions

"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