The voting during the show
Citizens of each country vote by telephone or SMS, and professional juries in all 42 participating countries judge the songs. The country`s 10 favourites are awarded 12, 10, then 8 through 1 points based on votes. Juries and televoters will each have a 50% say in the outcome of every country`s points. All 42 countries present their awarded points, the country with the highest amount of points wins the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.
