List of Eurovision Song Contest 2014 jurors
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The jurors of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 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.
Jurors
The jurors of the 37 participating countries are as follows:
| Country | Jurors | Further details |
|---|---|---|
 Albania |
Edmond Zhulali | Composer / producer |
| Alfred Kacinari | Composer / producer | |
| Eranda Libohova | Singer / performer / artist | |
| Mira Tuci | Art and culture journalist | |
| Engjell Ndocaj | Journalist / producer / director | |
 Armenia |
Asatur Asatryan | Musician / producer |
| Arman Davtyan | Painter / sculptor / designer | |
| Inga Arshakyan | Singer (participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Anush Arshakyan | Singer (participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Avet Barseghyan | Radio and TV host / songwriter | |
 Austria |
Stella Jones | Singer / songwriter / vocal/stage coach (participant in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Michael Dörfler | producer & owner of a sound studio | |
| Dietmar Lienbacher | Division Head Austria Sony Music | |
| Diana Lüger | Singer / musician / songwriter | |
| Alexander Kahr | Producer | |
 Azerbaijan |
Yegana Akhundova | Pro-rector of Baku Music Academy / pianist / musician / composer |
| Mubariz Taghiyev | Musician / singer / actor | |
| Samir Djafarov | Opera artist | |
| Nigar Jamal | Singer (winner of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Khayyam Mustafazadeh | Singer / vocalist | |
 Belarus |
Vasily Rainchik | Musician |
| Eugene Oleinik | Composer / producer | |
| Olga Ryzhikova | TV host / singer | |
| Alexander Mezhenny | TV host / choreographer | |
| Inna Adamovich | Specialist in organisation of festivals and contests | |
 Belgium |
Bob Savenberg | Musician / singer / producer / artist manager |
| Laura van den Bruel | Artist / singer (participant in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Roos van Acker | Radio DJ / TV host / artist | |
| Yannic Fonderie | Music producer / composer | |
| Wouter Van der Veken | Music producer / composer / label manager | |
 Denmark |
Lise Cabble | Songwriter / singer |
| Rune Funch | Guitarist / film soundtrack composer | |
| Monique Spartalis | Singer | |
| Mich Hedin | Songwriter / music producer | |
| Sys Bjerre | Singer | |
 Estonia |
Laura Remmel | Singer (Partipicant in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Marju Länik | Singer | |
| Rauno Märks | DJ / radio host | |
| Alar Kotkas | Music producer / songwriter | |
| Rasmus Rändvee | Singer | |
 Macedonia |
Milanka Rashich | Independent music / film producer |
| Valentino Skenderovski | Composer / arranger / sound engineer / music producer | |
| Ivan Bechkovich | Music journalist | |
| Robert Bilbilov | Composer / arranger / sound engineer / music producer | |
| Dimitar Chemkov | Composer / Music journalist | |
 Finland |
Kaija Kärkinen | Artist / composer (Participant in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Saara Törmä | Lyricist | |
| Rauli Eskolin | Producer | |
| Jaako Hurme | Radio DJ | |
| Annette Lundell | Artist | |
 France |
Fabrice Marchal | Music producer |
| Jean-Marc Sauvagnargues | Writer / composer / drummer | |
| Fanny Llado | Singer | |
| Julie Solia | Singer / lyricist | |
| Boris Bergman | Songwriter | |
 Georgia |
Giorgi Kukhianidze | Music producer |
| Micheil Chelidze | Musician / singer (Participant in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest with Eldrine) | |
| Natia Khoshtaria | Journalist / script writer | |
| Nino Chachava | Musician | |
| Nana Daushvili | Composer / pianist | |
 Germany |
Jennifer Weist | Musician / bandleader of Jennifer Rostock |
| Madeline Juno | Singer / songwriter | |
| Konrad Sommermeyer | Manager | |
| Paul Würdig | Rapper, better known as Sido | |
| Andreas Bourani | Singer / songwriter | |
 Greece |
Vasilios Apergis | Music producer |
| Konstantinos Pantzoglou | Radio music producer / journalist | |
| Rodanthi Papadea | Lyricist | |
| Aggelos Makris | Music producer / composer | |
| Maria Sinatsaki | DJ / TV presenter | |
 Hungary |
Zoltan Palásti Kovács | Music teacher / music historian / musician / DJ / producer |
| Kati Kovács | Performer / singer / songwriter | |
| Attila Náksi | DJ / music producer / record company owner | |
| Péter Dorozsmai | Musician / producer / songwriter / sound engineer | |
| Vera Tóth | Singer / songwriter / lyricist | |
 Iceland |
Hildur Thorhallsdottir | Singer / musician / music teacher |
| Johanna Jonsdottir | Singer / songwriter / performer (Participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Kjartan Gudbergsson | Sound engineer | |
| Fridrik Jonsson | Singer / songwriter / TV host | |
| Ragnheidur Grondal | Singer / songwriter / lyricist / pianist / vocal teacher | |
 Ireland |
Patrick Hughes | General Manager Sony Ireland |
| Charlie McGettigan | Singer / songwriter (Winner of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Leanne Moore | Singer / journalist / presenter | |
| Jenny Greene | DJ / radio presenter | |
| Liam Reilly | Singer / songwriter (Participant in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
 Israel |
Ofra Helfmann | Radio program editor |
| Alon Amir | Music PR manager | |
| Roi Klein | Rocker / music student | |
| Doron Medalie | Director / writer / composer | |
| Dafna Gold | clarinetto player / ballet dancer | |
 Italy |
Luca de Gennaro | Vice president Talent & Music of MTV Italy |
| Andrea Laffranchi | Journalist | |
| Paola Folli | Singer | |
| Andrea Miro | Songwriter / composer / musician | |
| Francesco Pasquero | Music manager | |
 Latvia |
Harijs Zarins | Guitar player / composer / lyricist |
| Marta Ritova | Singer / composer | |
| Edgars Belickis | Composer / music producer / transcriber | |
| Igeta Gaike | Singer / vocal teacher / composer / musical producer | |
| Kaspars Ansons | Composer / transcriber | |
 Lithuania |
Saulius Urbonavicius | TV and music producer (Participant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Ruta Lukoseviciute | Journalist / lyricist | |
| Deividas Zvonkus | Composer | |
| Povilas Varvuolis | Radio DJ / TV multicamera director | |
| Kristina Zmailaite | Opera singer | |
 Malta |
Paul Abela | Musician / composer / maestro |
| Manolito Galea | Sound engineer | |
| Elton Zarb | Music producer | |
| Corazon Mizzi | TV host / semi-professional singer/songwriter | |
| Pamela Bezzina | Vocal coach / singer / vocal arranger | |
 Moldova |
Anatol Chiriac | Composer |
| Andrei Tostogan | Songwriter / singer / producer | |
| Tatiana Postolachi | Lyricist | |
| Nelly Ciobanu | Singer (Participant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Iurie Badicu | Songwriter / producer / lyricist | |
 Montenegro |
Stefan Filipovic | Musician / singer (Participant in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Slododan Bucevac | Music producer | |
| Zoja Djurovic | Music professor | |
| Senad Gacevic | Music professor | |
| Mihailo Radonjic | Composer | |
 Netherlands |
Antonius van de Berkt | CEO record company |
| Freek Bartels | Singer / musical actor | |
| Marleen Sahupala-van den Broek | Singer / TV host (Participant in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Ruth Jacott | Singer (Participant in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Sander Lantinga | Radio DJ 3FM | |
 Norway |
Ahmed Ashraf | Music and culture journalist |
| Jonas Brenna | Head of Publishing | |
| Jan Holmlund | Entertainment journalist | |
| Rannveig Sundelin | Vocalist | |
| Monica Johansen | Artist / songwriter / DJ | |
 Poland |
Pawel Sztompka | Radio journalist |
| Dorota Szpetkowska | Journalist | |
| Krzysztof Kasowski | Singer | |
| Magdalena Tul | Singer (Participant in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Mietek Szczesniak | Singer (Participant in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
 Portugal |
Paula Ferreira | Event promoter |
| José Cabrita | Event promoter | |
| Jan Dijck | Composer | |
| Ana Augusto | Singer | |
| Marina Ferraz | Lyricist | |
 Romania |
Madalin Voicu | Musician / violinist / conductor / composer |
| Mirela Fugaru | Singer / lyricist / vocal coach | |
| Mihai Stoica | Music producer / composer | |
| Calin Geambasu | Musician / singer / composer / band leader | |
| Nicoleta Matei | Singer (Participant in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
 Russia |
Sergey Zhilin | Conductor |
| Margarita Mitrofanova | Radio DJ / TV host | |
| Leonid Rudenko | DJ / musician / label producer | |
| Dominik Joker | Musician / singer / poet / composer | |
| Yulia Nachalova | Singer | |
 San Marino |
Sara Ghiotti | Musician / speech therapist |
| Lorenzo Salvatori | Rapper | |
| Andrea Gattei | DJ / composer | |
| Maria Ugolini | Singer | |
| Paolo Macina | Guitarist | |
 Slovenia |
Helena Blagne | Singer |
| Anze Langus Petrovic | Musician / composer / producer | |
| Robert Pikl | Singer /guitar player / composer | |
| Izak Kosir | Singer / music journalist / author | |
| Alya | Singer | |
 Spain |
Raúl Fuentes | Artist |
| Damaris Abad | Artist | |
| Jorge González | Singer | |
| Leticia Fuentes | Composer / singer | |
| Francisco Rodriguez | Songwriter / singer / music producer | |
 Sweden |
Michael Oederberg | Playlist manager P3 radio / radio host |
| Robert Sehlberg | Music director at RIX FM radio | |
| Oscar Zia | Singer | |
| Sacha Jean-Baptiste | Dancer / choreograph / creative director | |
| Elli Flemström | Artist | |
 Switzerland |
Marcus van Lier | Managing Director Warner Music Switzerland |
| Mélanie Freymond | TV and radio host | |
| Ivan Broggini | Singer, band member of Sinplus (Participant in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest) | |
| Sina Bellwald | Singer / songwriter | |
| Pascal Vonlanthen | Singer / songwriter | |
 Ukraine |
Olexander Zlotnyk | Composer |
| Kateryna Komar | Producer / vocal teacher | |
| Kostiantyn Mishukov | Producer / DJ | |
| Alla Popova | Singer / composer | |
| Olena Valovyk | Singer | |
 United Kingdom |
Carrie Grant | Vocal coach / TV presenter / public speaker (Participant in the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest) |
| Stephen Allen | Music producer / keyboard player / musical director / arranger | |
| Candice McKenzie | DJ / event organiser | |
| Gus Gowland | Writer / Actor / Composer | |
| Laura Wright | Mezzo soprano |
Georgia jury votes
Georgia's jury votes in the Grand Final were all declared invalid, as all the jury members had voted exactly the same from 3 points up to 12 points.[5] According to EBU, this constitutes a statistical impossibility. Therefore only Georgia's televoting result was used for the distribution of the Georgian points in the Grand Final.[5]
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