In the overall ranking of the jury and the audience, Italy was in first place (524 points), France in second place (499 points) and Switzerland in third place (432 points).
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The Latvian jury, consisting of Magnuss Eriņš, Valters Pūce, Patrisha, Kaspars Zemītis and Guna Zučika, gave the maximum – 12 points – to Switzerland.
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Bookmakers predicted that the representatives of Italy – “Måneskin” with the song “Zitti E Buoni” – will win the Eurovision Song Contest this year. This year’s favorites included Malta (Destinia with “Je Me Casse”), France (Barbara Pravie with “Voilà”) and Switzerland (“Gjon’s Tears” with “Tout l’Univers”).
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As known, Latvian representative Samanta Tina with the song “The Moon is Rising” did not enter the finals. This is the fourth year in a row that Latvia has not overcome the Eurovision semi-final barrier.
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This year, 26 countries competed for the victory – the Netherlands, Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Portugal, Iceland, San Marino, Switzerland, Greece, Finland, Norway, Israel, Russia, Azerbaijan, Malta, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sweden, Belgium, Ukraine, as well as the so – called “big five” – France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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