They might have played a smaller role in the results this year, but their role is still a huge part of the contest. The EBU has revealed the names of all the juries of this year’s song contest, as a reminder, for 2023 the juries only mattered in the final.
The juries of 2023
Just like in 2021 and 2022, the list of all jury members were published by the EBU on the Eurovision website after the final took place. In the past, the name of the juries were usually revealed before the contest took place, in order to provide more transparency, but this turned out to be a proper problem, with names of the juries were public ahead of time, with the risk of potential bribing.
Eventually, the EBU decided that the names can only be revealed after the contest has concluded, otherwise it would lead to automatic disqualification from the post. Cases that involved disqualification/removal of a jury member or bribing has even take place on multiple occasions over the years. Last year saw the example of 6 national juries being completed nullified, after the EBU found the results quite suspicious.
Hence why once again, in 2023, the names of each jury member has been revealed, without assigning their scores to their names. Among the juries, we do find a few familiar names, such as artists who have represented their country in the past. These include names such as Aminata from Latvia (2015), Brooke from Ireland (2022), Eneda Tarifa from Albania (2016), both Sopho Khalvashi (2007) and Anri Jokhadze (2012) from Georgia, Aliona “Moon” Munteanu from Moldova (2013) and both Laura “Sennek” Groeseneken (2018) and Alex Callier – Hooverphonic(2021) from Belgium.
Below is the full list of all jury members:
- 🇦🇱 Albania
- Haig Zacharian
- Josif Gjipali
- Sokol Marsi
- Eneda Tarifa
- Sonila Djepaxhia
- 🇦🇲 Armenia
- Arsen Grigoryan
- David Badalyan
- Hrach Keshishyan
- Vahagn Gevorgyan
- Sona Rubenyan
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Andrew Charles Farriss
- Edmund Thomas Perfect
- Latifa Shabaz Tasipale
- Toni Michelle Pearen
- Brihony Dawson
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Christian Andreas Ude
- Peter Schreiber
- Thomas Traint
- Elke Kaufmann
- Alica Ouschan
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
- Anar Rufat Yusufov
- Emin Abdulrahim Useynov
- Gulyaz Zakir Mammadova
- Tarana Huseyn Muradova
- Zumrud Araz Dadashzada
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Alex Callier
- Lester William Senior
- Sam Jaspers
- Laura Govaerts
- Laura Groeseneken
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Branimir Mihaljević
- Damir Kedžo
- Nikša Bratoš
- Albina Grčić
- Jelena Balent
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus
- Nikolas Markantonis
- Pantelis Panayiotou
- Alexia Moutafidou
- Andri Aggelidou
- Marileni Stavrou
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Lukáš Chromek
- Miloš Dvořáček
- Annamária d Almeida
- Elizabeth Kopecká
- Kateřina Králová
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Anders Øhrstrøm
- Andreas Hemmeth
- Brigitte Naess-Schmidt
- Ericka Jane Pedersen
- Lise Cabble
- 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Bert Järvet
- Gevin Niglas
- Tambet Mumma
- Dagmar Oja
- Liis Lemsalu
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Ilkka Juhani Mattila
- Roy Jonas Olsson
- Kaisa Korhonen
- Niina Jokiaho
- Saara Aliisa Amanda Everi
- 🇫🇷 France
- Alexandre Pipieri
- Julien Comblat
- Catherine Sadok
- Elsa Najar
- Zaïa Haddouche
- 🇬🇪 Georgia
- David Tsintsadze
- Giorgi Toradze
- Anri Jokhadze
- Lana Kutateladze
- Sophiko Khalvashi
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Arne Surendra Ghosh
- Kai Tölke
- Alina Eva Süggeler
- Anica Russo
- Karin Ilse Überall
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- Christos Giakoumopoulos
- Fotios Giannoutsos
- Nikolaos Nikolakopoulos
- Claudia Matola
- Evanthia Theotokatou
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen
- Sigurjón Örn Böðvarsson
- Heiða Eiríksdóttir
- Kristjana Stefánsdóttir
- Lovísa Rut Kristjánsdóttir
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Paul McLoone
- Brooke Scullion
- Erica-Cody Kennedy-Smith
- Kellie Lewis
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Amir Ben-David
- Ron Biton
- Adi Perry cohen
- Tal Argaman Peleg
- Yasmin Ishbi
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Carlo Massarini
- Fabrizio D Alessio
- Maria Grazia Fontana
- Stefania Zizzari
- Tiziana Donati
- 🇱🇻 Latvia
- Jānis Stībelis
- Kristaps Vanadziņš
- Aminata Savadogo
- Asnate Rancāne
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Jonas Nainys
- Julijus Grickevičius
- Vaidotas Valiukevičius
- Eglė Juozapaitienė
- Nombeko Augustė Khotseng
- 🇲🇹 Malta
- Emil Calleja Bayliss
- Gerard James Borg
- Ludwig Galea
- Brooke Borg
- Moira Stafrace
- 🇲🇩 Moldova
- Leonid Melnic
- Liviu Știrbu
- Aliona Munteanu
- Aliona Triboi
- Viorica Atanasov – Tabarta
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte
- Rob DeKay
- Froukje Veenstra
- Samya Hafsaoui
- Sjamke de Voogd
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Jonas Nes Steinset
- Raymond Enoksen
- Eli Kristin Hanssveen
- Emmy Kristine Guttulsrud Kristiansen
- Mimmi Tamba
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Grzegorz Urban
- Marcin Kusy
- Zygmunt Kukla
- Kamila Sowińska
- Agnieszka Wilczynska
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Gustavo Filipe Silva Almeida
- Nuno Rafael Mota
- Ana Carina Fernandes Jorge de Almeida
- Carolina Milagre Milhanas
- Patricia Isabel Ferreira Antunes
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Bogdan Stratula
- Razvan Petre
- Alexandra Cepraga
- Christina Nicoleta Savulescu
- Elena Monica Anghel
- 🇸🇲 San Marino
- Francesco Stefanelli
- Lewis Busignani
- Luca Zucchi
- Barbara Andreini
- Sabrina Minguzzi
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Dragan Djordjevic
- Zoran Zivanovic
- Ana Djuric
- Sandra Perovic
- Sara Jo
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Hugo Smeh
- Jernej Sobočan Ivanovič
- Matjaž Vlašič
- Edita Čepin
- Lara Baruca
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Aaron Sáez Escolano
- Francisco Javier Viñolo Linares
- Estefanía García
- Marta Sánchez Gómez
- Victoria Leonor Gómez
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Fredrik Lars Kempe
- Robert Stefan Sehlberg
- Arantxa Álvarez
- Clara Emma Klingenström
- Isabelle Maria Hara Ljunggren
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Benjamin Jon Alasu
- Mauro Rossi
- Thierry Epiney
- Roxane Lara Debora Ischi
- Zoë Kressler
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Ievgen Khmara
- Oleh Sobchuk
- Oleksandr Sydorenko
- Antonina Matviienko
- Svitlana Tarabarova
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Jack Francis Hawitt
- Jim Robert Spencer
- Theo Augustus Johnson
- Heidi Partakis
- Shaznay Lewis
4 members in Ireland and Latvia
For the sharp-eyed viewer, it should be apparent enough, that the list of juries for both of Ireland and Latvia only includes 4 members each. It can be suspected that one member of these 2 jury groups might have been suspended, but what the exact reason might be, is what remains unknown. Usually a replacement member is normally brought in to replace a removed jury member to even the field among all voting countries, but this was not the case this year.
It is unknown whether a explanation will be eventually given or not, from either the EBU or the two member broadcasters that are in question, that being RTÉ (Ireland) and LTV (Latvia).
For further details on how the jury members voted, everything should be published and available now.
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