Introduction
The Eurovision song contest - most people on this continent know about it and either love it, hate it or love to hate it. It was started by the EBU in 1956, and ever since has been a regular fixture of EBU member broadcasters. The contest is well known for a number of things, including some very memorable songs (for a variety of reasons), some very forgettable songs, political voting and at times outrageous costumes and performances.
Changes are being suggested and sometimes implemented to try to reduce the political voting which has caused some to suggest that the contest is losing its focus on songs. Recent changes seem to have in general worked: whilst there are still clearly predictable voting patterns for some countries, the good songs to seem to end up towards the top of the voting table.
However, to end all confusion, I've decided to set this up to point out how the entrants should have been scored, including the scores for the various categories on the BBC official scorecard, along with what actually happened (marked as "official").
Results
2009 - Moscow, Russia
| Country | Song name | Song quality (/10) | Performance (/10) | Dance and outfits (/10) | Total (/10) | Ranking | Points | Official points | Official ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Love | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 24 | 23 | 24 | ||
| Israel | There must be another way | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 15.5 | 19 | 53 | 16 | ||
| France | Et s'il fallait le faire | 4.5 | 5 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 23 | 107 | 8 | ||
| Sweden | La Voix | 7.8 | 7 | 6.5 | 21.3 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 21 | |
| Croatia | Lijepa Tena (Beautiful Tena) | 4 | 4 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 25 | 45 | 18 | ||
| Portugal | Todas as ruas do amor | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 15 | |
| Iceland | Is it true? | 8 | 7.5 | 6 | 21.5 | 5 | 6 | 218 | 2 | |
| Greece | This is our night | 6.8 | 7 | 7.5 | 21.3 | 7 | 4 | 120 | 7 | |
| Armenia | Jan jan (nor par) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 92 | 10 | ||
| Russia | Mamo | 4 | 6.5 | 3 | 13.5 | 22 | 91 | 11 | ||
| Azerbaijan | Always | 8.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 207 | 3 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bistra voda | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 106 | 9 | ||
| Moldova | Hora din Moldova | 6 | 7 | 8.5 | 21.5 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 14 | |
| Malta | What if we? | 4.5 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 14.8 | 20 | 31 | 22 | ||
| Estonia | Rändajad | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 14.2 | 21 | 129 | 6 | ||
| Denmark | Believe again | 6 | 7.5 | 5 | 18.5 | 14 | 74 | 13 | ||
| Germany | Miss kiss kiss bang | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 20 | |
| Turkey | Düm tek tek | 5.4 | 6.5 | 8 | 19.9 | 11 | 177 | 4 | ||
| Albania | Carry me in your dreams | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 48 | 17 | ||
| Norway | Fairytale | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 2 | 10 | 387 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | Be my valentine! (Anti-crisis girl) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 76 | 12 | |
| Romania | The balkan girls | 5.5 | 6 | 7 | 18.5 | 13 | 40 | 19 | ||
| United Kingdom | It's my time | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 173 | 5 | ||
| Finland | Lose control | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | ||
| Spain | La noche es para mi | 6 | 7.5 | 7 | 20.5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 23 | |
2010 - Oslo, Norway
| Country | Song name | Song quality (/10) | Performance (/10) | Dance and outfits (/10) | Total (/10) | Ranking | Points | Official points | Official ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | Drop | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 145 | 5 | ||
| Spain | Algo Pequeñito | 5 | 6 | 6.5 | 17.5 | 14 | 68 | 15 | ||
| Norway | My Heart is Yours | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 35 | 20 | ||
| Moldova | Run Away | 5 | 6.5 | 7 | 18.5 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 22 | |
| Cyprus | Life Looks Better in Spring | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 21 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Thunder and Lightning | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 13.5 | 24 | 51 | 17 | ||
| Belgium | Me and My Guitar | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 143 | 6 | |
| Serbia | Ovo Je Balkan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 72 | 13 | ||
| Belarus | Butterflies | 7 | 7.5 | 7 | 21.5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 24 | |
| Ireland | It's For You | 7 | 8 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | |
| Greece | Opa | 6.5 | 8 | 6 | 20.5 | 4 | 7 | 140 | 8 | |
| United Kingdom | That Sounds Good to Me | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 25 | ||
| Georgia | Shine | 5 | 7.5 | 7 | 19.5 | 7 | 4 | 136 | 9 | |
| Turkey | We Could Be The Same | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 170 | 2 | |
| Albania | It's All About You | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 15 | 62 | 16 | ||
| Iceland | Je ne sais quoi | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 19 | ||
| Ukraine | Sweet People | 4 | 6.5 | 5 | 15.5 | 21 | 108 | 10 | ||
| France | Allez Olla Olé | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 17.5 | 16 | 82 | 12 | ||
| Romania | Playing with Fire | 7.5 | 8 | 5 | 20.5 | 3 | 8 | 162 | 3 | |
| Russia | Lost and Forgotten | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 11 | |
| Armenia | Apricot Stone | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 141 | 7 | ||
| Germany | Satellite | 5.5 | 4 | 4 | 13.5 | 25 | 246 | 1 | ||
| Portugal | Há Dias Assim | 4 | 6 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 23 | 43 | 18 | ||
| Israel | Milim | 6 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 16 | 19 | 71 | 14 | ||
| Denmark | In a Moment Like This | 7.5 | 8 | 7 | 22.5 | 1 | 12 | 149 | 4 | |