The new ChatVote is only a few hours away! This evening, starting at 21:00 CET, the first semi-final will be held in the #esc chat.

What exactly happens tonight?

In the first part of the show, we will watch the preview videos of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 together in the chat. We have created a playlist with our own running order, but sticking to the outcome of the allocation draw.

Then we proceed to the voting! As announced a few days ago, a lot of big changes are being made to the ChatVote this year, one of them being the voting format. After the last preview video is watched, we will run a live poll (open for 5 minutes), where you can vote for your 10 favourites. Soon afterwards, our qualifiers for the final will be revealed as the climax of tonight’s event!

We’ve talked a lot about changes to the ChatVote, but we will keep one thing as a surprise – for tonight! So make sure you join us in the chat and celebrate the birth of the new ChatVote with us!