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As we all know, the first semi-final will be competed tonight. All the 18* participating countries can participate the televoting. Read more below:

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Voting starts after all the songs have been performed, when the hosts announce it. Viewers at the 18* participating countries can vote for their favorites by sending an SMS or by calling to the number you see on the screen during the recap. Maximum of 20 votes can be sent from each phone and voting time is 15 minutes. It is not possible to vote for your own country or the country where you are voting from.

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(*Also Spain, Azerbaijan and Italy of the direct finalists will vote in this semi-final. Albania won't broadcast tonight's show live so it won't use televoting.)

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Professional juries in all respective countries vote as well. Just like the televoters, each jury in each country then gives 12 points to the most popular entry, 10 points to the second most popular, then 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points. Juries' and televoters' points will be added together (50/50%).

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At the end of the show, the 10 most voted will be announced in a random order by the hosts. The exact results will be revealed after the final on Saturday.