How low with the Eurovision jury and televote can you finish and still qualify?

Photo credit: EBU / Thomas Hanses

The semi-finals of Eurovision 2022 are about to begin, and as always there is a jury show and a live broadcast show for the public to vote on.

The truly great songs find a way to be popular with both, while many rely heavily on one over the other to do well or even to just qualify.

Looking back since the split voting of 2016, we look at how low songs have finished and still managed to qualify.

2016

Lowest jury

Poland: Michał Szpak - 'Color of Your Life'

Jury: 15th

Public: 4th

Lowest televote

Israel: Hovi Star - 'Made of Stars'

Public: 16th

Jury: 4th

2017

Lowest jury

Romania: Ilinica ft Alex Florea - 'Yodel It'

Jury: 15th

Public: 3rd

Lowest public

Denmark: Anja Nissen - 'Where I Am'

Public: 16th

Jury: 5th

2018

Lowest jury

Finland: Saara Aalto - 'Monsters'

Jury: 15th

Public: 7th

Lowest public

Netherlands: Waylon - 'Outlaw in 'Em'

Public: 12th

Jury: 4th

2019

Lowest jury

San Marino: Serhat - 'Say Na Na Na'

Jury: 15th

Public: 4th

Lowest public

Denmark: Leonara - 'Love is Forever'

Public: 11th

Jury 9th

2021

Lowest jury

Norway: TIX - 'Fallen Angel'

Jury: 12th

Public: 8th

Lowest televote

Albania: Anxhela Peristeri - 'Karma'

Public: 11th

Jury: 8th

So what does this all tell us?

Well, every year except 2021, a song finished as low as 15th with the jury and still made the Grand Final.

However, on the majority of occasions, they then had to make the top four of the public vote to get through.

Doing badly in the televote seems to be more of an issue for entries. In the first couple of years, songs could be as low as 16th and make it.

However, in the last three contests, the lowest a qualifying song has finished with the public is 12th place.

So, if a song doesn't have enough impact for the public to pick up the phone, then they better have a very good jury score!

How will this play out at Eurovision 2022, tune in to the semi-finals to find out!