Eurovision 2016 Jury members

This year's national jury members have been revealed. They will decide half of the result of the contest. For the first time, the jury and televoters will each give their own set of points from 1 to 8, 10 and 12.

Each jury member is asked to evaluate:

• vocal capacity
• performance on stage
• composition
• originality of the song
• overall impression

National Juries for Eurovision Song Contest 2016

First member is the national jury's chairperson.

Albania

Edison Misso • Professor of classic guitar at the University of Arts Tirana
Kejsi Tola • Albania 2009 • Singer
Flamur Shehu • Composer
Nisida Tufa • Journalist / speaker / moderator
Agim Doci • Author, lyrics writer

Armenia

Hayko (Hayk Hakobyan) • Armenia 2007 • Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Naira Gurjinyan • Musician, Songwriter
Erik (Erik Karapetyan) • Singer, songwriter
DJ Dale (Vardan Babayan) • Dj
Arevik Simonyan • Fashion Designer

Australia

Monica Trapaga • Singer / Songwriter
Shannon Noll • Singer / Songwriter
Craig Porteils • Music Producer
James Mathison • Presenter / Broadcaster
Myf Warhurst • Radio Broadcaster and Television Personality

Austria

Sankil Jones (Daniel Harb) • Singer, songwriter, performer
Dorothee Freiberger • Musicproducer, Composer
Franz Pleterski (Franz Joseph Pleterski) • Marketing Director Austria
Hille (Lukas Hillebrand) • Musician/Producer
Peter Pansky • Music Management, Booking & PR, Musician

Azerbaijan

Gulchohra Shafiyeva • Director
Brilliant Dadashova • Pop singer
Ayyub Guliyev • Conductor
Farid Aliyev • Opera singer,tenor
Tarane Muradova • Ballet-mistress

Belarus

Teo (Yury Vashchuk) • Belarus 2014 • Singer, composer
Olga Drozdova (Olga Rudakova) • Vocal Producer
Alexander Kapyonkin • Head of ODL Television Program "BelMuzTV"
Gennady Markevich • Composer
Olga Plotnikova • Singer

Belgium

Tom Helsen • Singer Songwriter
Axel Hirsoux • Belgium 2014 • Artist
Aurlie (Aurélie Van Rompay) • Singer
Jo Lemaire • Singer
Leen Demaré • Radio DJ

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Alma Čardžić • Bosnia & Herzegovina 1994, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1997 • Singer
DjorDJe Jovančić • Composer, music producer
Elvir Hadžijamaković • Editor and singer
Amir Misirlić • Music editor
Ana Babić • Opera singer

Bulgaria

Michail Ivanov Belchev • Poet, singer, songwriter
Angel Angelov Zaberski • Conductor, composer, musician
Joanna Nickolova Dragneva • Bulgaria 2008 • Pop singer, artist
Teodora Milcheva Katzarova • Singer, songwriter
Stoyan Velev Yankoulov • Bulgaria 2007, Bulgaria 2013 • Artist, musician, drummer and percussionist

Croatia

Duško Mandić • Music producer
Boris Đurđević • Music producer
Kim Verson • Singer
Pamela Ramljak • Bosnia & Herzegovina 2005, Croatia 2010 • Singer
Damir Kedžo • Singer

Cyprus

Poly Roussou • Pianist/Music teacher/Assistant Headmistress
Silia Ioannidou • Journalist/Radio producer
Nicos Evangelou • Music Teacher / Pianist
Christina Tselepou • Vocal Music Coach/Live Performance Singer
Kypros Karaviotis • DJ/Radio Producer

Czechia

Miloš Skalka • Radio presenter, DJ, Music journalist
Pavel Anděl • Editor, producer, host
Petr Král • Radio presenter, music editor
Marcela Kočandrlová • Artist, product manager, music magazine editor
Markéta Nešlehová • Director

Denmark

Kaya Brüel • Singer, Songwriter and Actress
Jimmy Jørgensen • Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor
Morten Specht (Morten Specht Larsen) • Drummer
Hilda Heick • Singer and Songwriter
Basim (Anis Basim Moujahid) • Denmark 2014 • Singer & Songwriter

Estonia

Priit Pajusaar • Composer
Els Himma • Singer
Maiken (Kadri Koppel) • Professional singer, vocal coach and songwriter
Hanna Parman • Artist and teacher
Taavi Paomets • An independant musician and music producer

North Macedonia

Vanco Dimitrov • Composer, singer, music journalist and editor
Prince (Aleksandar Ristovski) • Composer, producer, singer, guitar player, songwriter
Goran Naumovski • Singer
Anja Veterova • Singer
Miyatta (Natasa Miyat Krstevska) • Songwriter and singer

Finland

Jurek (Jurek Simo Reunamäki) • Music producer
Hanna Kinnunen • Radio host and producer
Heimo Hatakka • Lyricist-journalist
Jori Allan Petteri Sjöroos • Producer/Composer/Artist
JannikaB (Jannika Ona Elisabeth Wirtanen) • Singer,songwriter

France

Roberto Ciurleo • Music Producer / Radio Channel Manager
Pat Angeli (Thomas Pat Angeli) • Radio Journalist / Music Specialist
Sarah Caillibot • Artist / Singer
Dumé (Dominique Mattei) • Artist
Léa Ivanne • Songwriter

Georgia

Asanishvili George • Sound Engineer
Mikheil Javakhishvili • Singer,Musical Producer
Natsvlishvili Nata • Singer-songwriter
Zaza Orashvili • Stage and Video Director.
Helen Kalandadze • Singer

Germany

Namika (Hanan Hamdi) • Singer
Hoss Power (Sascha Vollmer) • Singer/composer/musician
Boss Burns (Alec Völkel) • Singer
Sarah Connor • Singer/songwriter
Anna Loos • Singer/actress

Greece

Mariza Fakli • Artists' public relations
Christiana Stamatelou (Anna Kypourgou) • Journalist & Music Producer
Georgios Segredakis • Curator stage presence - Costume designer
Adam Tsarouchis • Singer
Lambros Konstantaras • Radio Producer/Journalist

Hungary

Viktor Rakonczai • Composer, pianist, music producer,
Begi Lotfi (Behnam Lotfi) • Hungary 2012 • Musical producer, disc jockey
Kati Wolf (Katalin Wolf) • Hungary 2011 • Singer
Károly Frenreisz • Musician, composer, lyricist
Péter Novák (Peter Laszlo Novák) • Performer

Iceland

Kristin Bjorg (Kristin Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir) • Former TV producer.
Maggi Kjartans (Magnus Jon Kjartansson) • Musician/composer
Kristjana Stefans (Kristjana Stefansdottir) • Singer­songwriter
Vera (Vera Hjordis Matsdottir) • Music student
Bjorgvin Ivar (Bjorgvin Ivar Baldursson) • Music Producer/engineer/musician

Ireland

Ken O'Sullivan • Radio presenter
Molly Sterling • Ireland 2015 • Singer/songwriter
Lauren Murphy • Freelance music & arts journalist/Website Music editor
Caroline Henry • Music associate/production manager
Jimmy Rainsford • Musician

Israel

Betty (Betty Pablo) • Singer/Songwriter, Musician and Actress
Nathan Slor • Musician
Chaya Zel • Head of Record and Film Library, Kol Israel IBA Radio
Rhone Rabin • Advertising and Marketing
Tsach Zimroni • DJ, Party Promoter

Italy

Max Novaresi (Massimiliano Novaresi) • Television host and writer
Alessandro Pigliavento • Web marketing specialist - blogger
Paolo Belli • Singer - showman
Stefania Zizzari • Journalist
Andrea Maria Delogu • Tv show host

Latvia

Aigars Dinsbergs • Producer, Board member of the company “Izklaides producentu grupa 7”
Andrejs Volkovs • Latvian Radio 4, music editor, producer, program anchor
Iluta Alsberga • Singer, Dj
Antra Lapsa • Singer, composer
DJ Rudd (Rūdolfs Budze) • DJ, producer

Lithuania

Nomeda Kazlaus • Pianist, opera singer.
Vidas Bareikis • Singer, composer, theatre director
Egle Nepaite Abaraviciene • Singer, music producer
Vytautas Lukocius • Conductor of Lithuanian chamber orchestra
Justas Cekuolis • Music producer

Malta

Muxu (Matthew Merceica) • Songwriter/Vocal Coach
Peter Borg • Guitarist, Songwriter, Producer, Musician
Maria Abdilla • Vocal Coach / Music Teacher
Ismael Portelli • Director/Creative Director
Angie Laus • TV Presenter / TV Producer

Moldova

Iurie Mahovici • Composer, Professor
Lidia Scarlat • Artist
Adriano Marian (Andrian Marian) • Dirijer
Georgeta Voinovan • Composer
Ion Bratescu • Dirijor

Montenegro

SrDJan Bulatovic • Doctor of classical music, classical guitar player
Andrea (Andrea Demirovic) • Montenegro 2009 • Singer, professor of music
Dejan Bozovic • Composer, guitar player
Zeko (Momcilo Zekovic) • Composer, songwritter, bass guitar player
Ivana Canovic • Opera singer

Netherlands

Jennie Lena (Jennie Antoinette Willemstijn) • Singer
Holger Schwedt (Kurt Holger Schwedt) • Producer
Setske Mostaert (Setkse Paulina Mostaert) • Vocal coach / Singer
Ruud de Wild (Rudolf Alexander de Wild) • Radio DJ
Marga Bult (Margaretha Hendrika Maria Groeneveld) • Netherlands 1987 • Singer

Norway

Pernille Torp-Holte • General manager
Christian Ingebrigtsen • Artist/songwriter
Tom Stereo (Thomas Anholt) • Artist
Nicholas Emmanuel Carlie • Vocalist, music journalist, television and radio host
Mia Gundersen Leliënhof • Artist/Singer

Poland

Jakub Raczynski • Musician
Marcin Kusy • Journalist
Monika Kuszynska • Poland 2015 • Artist - singer
Jacek Kecik • Director, screenwriter
Piotr Mikołajczak • Composer, TV Producer

Russia

Gennady Gladkov • Composer
Denis Maydanov • Singer, composer, musical producer
Lipa (Olipmiada Teterich) • TV host
Oscar Kuchera • Actor, musician, TV and Radio Host
Anastasia Stotskaya • Singer

San Marino

Monica Moroni • Flute soloist, teacher
Leonardo Bollini • Musician, guitarist
Gea Gasperoni • Pianist, teacher
Oder (Edoardo Monti) • Musician - beat creator
Carlo Chiaruzzi • Audio engineer

Serbia

Slobodan Marković • Composer
Čutura (Nikola Čuturilo) • Composer, Lyricist, Guitar player, Singer
Mari Mari (Marija Marić) • Singer, composer and lyricist
Bojana Stamenov • Serbia 2015 • Singer
Vladimir Graić • Composer

Slovenia

Marjetka Vovk • Slovenia 2015 • Singer, vocal coach, songwriter
Tadej Kosir • Guitar player, composer, producer
Ursa Vlasic • Lyricist
Clemens (Klemen Mramor) • Singer, composer, lyricist
Eva Hren • Singer, guitar player

Spain

Electric Nana (Mónica Vázquez Ruiz) • Journalist / Song-writer / Artist
Xuso Jones (Jesús Segovia Pérez) • Musician / Composer / Artist / Producer
Salvador Beltrán (Salvador Beltrán Picón) • Song-writer / Artist
Coral Segovia (Coral Segovia-Noguera) • Singer
Maverick (Maverick López Sánchez) • Singer

Sweden

Karin Gunnarsson • Radio DJ
Anderz Wrethov • Songwriter, artist, producer
Lisa Ajax (Lisa Kristina Ajax) • Artist
Anton Ewald (Anton Kim Ewald) • Artist
Rickard Keilor • Program Director NRJ Sweden

Switzerland

TBA/Phonag (Ramon Rey) • Head of Marketing and A&R TBA/Phonag AG
Viola Tami • Presenter and actor
Luca Hänni • Singer-songwriter
Tshanda Sangwa • Singer and pianist
Charlie Roe (Romina Bruschi) • Singer-/Songwriter

Ukraine

Oleksandr Ksenofontov • Producer, Lyricist
Maria Burmaka • Singer, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Candidate of Philological Sciences
Valentyn Koval • M1/M2 General Manager
Andre France (Andriy Yakymenko) • Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Producer
Valeria Chachibaya (Valeria Perkova) • Director of Radio "Aristocrats" PLC

United Kingdom

CeCe Sammy • Vocal Coach, Judge, Vocalist, Artist
Bea Munro • Singer / Songwriter
Seamus Haji • DJ/Producer/Remixer/A&R/Record label owner/Radio presenter/Parttime Music Business Tutor
Sean McGhee • Singer / producer / songwriter
Kiran Thakrar • Music Producer/ Music Composer

The list is preliminary, and changes may occur due to unforeseen circumstances.

Former Eurovision representatives in the juries

• Marga Bult (Margaretha Hendrika Maria Groeneveld) • Netherlands 1987
• Alma Čardžić • Bosnia & Herzegovina 1994, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1997
• Pamela Ramljak • Bosnia & Herzegovina 2005, Croatia 2010
• Hayko (Hayk Hakobyan) • Armenia 2007
• Stoyan Velev Yankoulov • Bulgaria 2007, Bulgaria 2013
• Joanna Nickolova Dragneva • Bulgaria 2008
• Kejsi Tola • Albania 2009
• Andrea (Andrea Demirovic) • Montenegro 2009
• Kati Wolf (Katalin Wolf) • Hungary 2011
• Begi Lotfi (Behnam Lotfi) • Hungary 2012
• Teo (Yury Vashchuk) • Belarus 2014
• Axel Hirsoux • Belgium 2014
• Basim (Anis Basim Moujahid) • Denmark 2014
• Molly Sterling • Ireland 2015
• Monika Kuszynska • Poland 2015
• Bojana Stamenov • Serbia 2015
• Marjetka Vovk • Slovenia 2015

Admission rules for jury members

• Members of the jury must not have been part of the jury in the previous two years
• Members of the jury must be aged of at least 16 on the day they vote
• Members of the jury must not be employees of Participating Broadcasters
• Members of the jury must pursue a profession in or related to the music industry
• Members of the jury shall be citizens of the country they represent
• No member of a jury shall be connected in any way with any of the participating songs entered and/or artists performing in the contest in such a way that they cannot vote in complete independence and impartiality.
• Just like viewers at home, juries will vote during the Final and during one of the two Semi-Finals.

The work of the juries

The jury members will gather to watch the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, live as it happens, via a dedicated satellite channel at each country's public broadcaster headquarters. Their work will be supervised by a notary, and the EBU's independent observers of PwC reserve the rights to pay ad-hoc surprise visits to the jury gatherings in order to re-assure that the jury voting is being conducted in accordance with the Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Each jury member will rank all entries, except their own country's contribution, in order. Each jury member should vote independently from the others.

After the submission of their vote, the EBU and PwC intensely work together to check and verify the jury results. In case of apparent irregularities, a national jury vote may be discarded.