RULES OF THE 59TH EUROVISION SONG CONTEST PUBLIC VERSION COPENHAGEN, 6/8/10 MAY 2014 ! COUNTRY/CITY: Denmark/Copenhagen HOST BROADCASTER: DR VENUE B&W Hallerne EVENT WEEKS From 27 April to 11 May 2014 DATE AND TIMING OF THE SEMI-FINAL 1 Tuesday 6 May 2014 - 21.00-23.00 CET DATE AND TIMING OF THE SEMI-FINAL 2 Thursday 8 May 2014 - 21.00-23.00 CET DATE AND TIMING OF THE FINAL Saturday 10 May 2014 - 21.00-00.15 CET ! 1.1) Description Each Show is a state-of-the-art, world-class 1.1.1) EBU Coproduction television production and consists chiefly of successive live televised performances of songs The Eurovision Song Contest (the "ESC") is an by artists entered by the Participating international coproduction by EBU Members Broadcasters to represent their countries. Each which is carried out under the auspices of the song which competes in the ESC shall be European Broadcasting Union (the "EBU") as selected through a national selection to be part of the television programme exchange organized by each Participating Broadcaster. known as Eurovision. The national selection is organized under the A maximum of 46 Active EBU Members shall be sole responsibility of the Participating allowed to participate (the "Participating Broadcaster in question. Broadcasters"). Active EBU Members from a The main title of the Shows is the "Eurovision maximum total of 26 countries shall compete in Song Contest", followed by the year during the Final. There shall be six guaranteed places which it takes place. It shall be used by all therein (i.e. one for the producing organization broadcasters, although they may instead use a (the "Host Broadcaster"), five EBU Members translation into their national language, subject from France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the to the approval of the EBU Permanent Services. United Kingdom). Subject to a decision by the If the translation is approved, the main title need EBU in consultation with the Reference Group, not be used. Broadcasters are also permitted to the number of guaranteed places in the Final include a minor title under the main title, using may be modified depending on circumstances. the name by which the ESC has been known in Apart from the six broadcasters with guaranteed recent years in their respective countries. places, all Participating Broadcasters from a maximum of 40 countries shall compete in one The allocation of the countries to the two Semi- of the Semi-Finals for the 20 remaining places in Finals and the position of appearance of the the Final. Host Broadcaster in the Final shall be decided by means of draws organized by the Host 1.1.2) Content Broadcaster. The Shows are presented on stage, in both English and French, by the international The ESC is composed of three live Shows, two presenters. National commentary by Semi-Finals usually taking place on Tuesdays commentators appointed by each of the and on Thursdays and one Final taking place on Participating Broadcasters is added to the Saturdays. The Shows are produced and international version of the Shows for broadcast transmitted live by the Host Broadcaster (see in their respective countries. the Event Schedule) and are made available over the Eurovision satellite network for live broadcast by the Participating Broadcasters. 1.1.3) Determination of the scores and of Once all the songs have been performed, the the winning song results shall be announced. In each Semi-Final, the ten songs which have received the highest Viewers in the countries of the Participating combined rank from the televoting and of the Broadcasters are invited to vote for their National Jury voting shall be selected for the favourite songs (without the possibility of voting Final. The international presenters shall for the song representing their own country) by announce the names of the countries which have means of televoting, which shall be implemented qualified from the Semi-Finals for the Final. In the in all the countries of the Participating Final, the results in each country shall be Broadcasters. In addition, in each participating announced in turn by the spokesperson of each country, there shall be a National Jury to be Participating Broadcaster, clearly and distinctly appointed by that country's Participating in English or in French (stating first the name of Broadcaster to vote in the Semi-Finals and in the the country concerned and then the points Final in accordance Section 1.3 below. allocated to the songs, in ascending order). With respect to the televoting, the song which The respective winners of the Semi-Finals and of has received the highest number of votes shall the Final shall be the song(s) which, according to be ranked first, the song which has received the all information made available to the EBU second highest number of votes shall be ranked Permanent Services by the pan-European second and so on until the last song. televoting partner, has/have obtained the With respect to the National Jury voting, the jury highest combined rank from the televoting and members shall rank first their favourite song, of the National Juries at the time of second, their second favourite song, third, their announcement of the results. third favourite song, and so on until their least favourite song which shall be ranked last. The song writer(s), artist(s) and Participating Abstentions are not allowed, except that the Broadcaster of the winning song(s) in the Final song representing the country of the shall receive the ESC Trophy, and the Participating Broadcaster which has appointed transmission of the Final shall end with a further the National Jury shall be excluded from the performance of the winning song(s). vote. The full results of the televoting and jury voting In both Semi-Finals and in the Final, the ranks of in the Semi-Finals and the Final, as well as the the televoting and the National Jury shall be individual ranking submitted by each jury combined and member, shall be announced on the official • 12 points shall be allocated to the song website of the ESC, www.eurovision.tv, after the having obtained the best rank once the end of the Final and such results may be made ranks from the televoting and from the available on National Websites of the National Jury have been combined; Participating Broadcasters. • 10 points to the song having obtained 1.2) Criteria of eligibility the second-best combined rank from the televoting and from the National Jury, 1.2.1) Songs • 8 points to the song having obtained the a) The compositions (lyrics and music) third-best combined rank from the must not have been commercially televoting and from the National Jury, released before • 7 points to the next, 1 September 2013. In case the • and so on, down to 1 point for the song composition has been made available to having obtained the tenth-best the public, for example, but not limited combined rank from the televoting and to, on online video platforms, social from the National Jury. networks or (semi-) publicly accessible databanks, the Participating Broadcaster must inform the ESC Executive until the date of the HoD Meeting. Any Supervisor, who shall have authority to later changes may be approved only by evaluate whether the composition is the Host Broadcaster, in consultation eligible for participation in the Event. In with the EBU Permanent Services […]. particular, the ESC Executive Supervisor h) The lyrics and/or performance of the shall assess whether such disclosure prior songs shall not bring the Shows, the ESC to the Release Date is likely to give to the as such or the EBU into disrepute. No composition an advantage in the Event lyrics, speeches, gestures of a political or vis-à-vis the other compositions. The ESC similar nature shall be permitted during Executive Supervisor shall authorise or the ESC. No swearing or other deny participation of a composition unacceptable language shall be allowed which may have been available to the in the lyrics or in the performances of the public as described above, subject to the songs. No messages promoting any prior approval of the Reference Group. organization, institution, political cause or other, company, brand, products or b) The maximum duration of each song is services shall be allowed in the Shows three minutes. Any song/performance and within any official ESC premises (i.e. which is longer may be disqualified by at the venue, the Eurovision village, the the EBU Permanent Services after Press Centre, etc.). A breach of this rule consultation with the Reference Group. may result in disqualification. 1.2.2) Performances and artists 1.3) National Juries a) Each performance may consist of a maximum of six people on stage. No live 1.3.1) Composition animals shall be allowed on stage. Each National Jury shall vote in accordance with b) All artists competing in a Semi-Final must the instructions included in the so-called "Green be aged at least 16 on the day of the Document" and shall be composed of five Final. All artists competing only in the members, including a chairperson. In addition, Final must be aged at least 16 on the day each Participating Broadcaster shall appoint a of the Final. back-up member in case a member cannot fulfil c) No artist may compete for more than his duty. […]. one country in the ESC in a given year. d) Each Participating Broadcaster is free to Members of the National Juries must not be decide the language in which its artist(s) employees of Participating Broadcasters. will sing. Members shall not have been part of a National e) Artists shall perform live on stage, Jury the preceding two years.