The National Final of Austria's Preselection is now out. I will explain the rules and than I will post the songs.
So, there will be 6 songs by 6 different interpreters in the contest. The rules are a little different than last time. Again all the participants in ESCT 27 will be able to send in votes but this time their votes will count only for 50% of the final result, while the other half of points will be decided by an internal juror. Every participant from ESCT 27 who wants to vote will give in points this way:
6th place - 1 point
5th place - 4 points
4th place - 5 points
3rd place - 6 points
2nd place - 8 points
1st place - 12 points
In the end the amount of points will be calculatedand by the order of the total points there will be a final table. The whole points will be transformed this way:
6th place - 5 points
5th place - 6 points
4th place - 7 points
3rd place - 8 points
2nd place - 10 points
1st place - 12 points
This will represent the first half of the contest. For the 2nd half, an internal juror will directly give points to the songs as a final result, the way that the voters gave them as a whole. In the end the 2 sets of transformed points will be added and the song with the most points will be the winner and Austria's entry for ESCT 27. In case of equality, the voters' winner will count the most. In case of equality before the voters' sum is transformed, the song with the most highest points received in one set, will have the upper hand.
Everyone is invited to vote, however only 10 voters will count, in chronological order. It is needed a number between 5 and 10 jurors, if there will be less than 5 voters, then the internal juror will decide the winner. The contest will be open for 3 days, until Saturday 2nd of September or until 10 voters and the internal jurors expressed their choices. May the best win!