The first country we will call is Germany, we have the competitor from the last edition, Maxim in Munich for us tonight. Guten abend Deutschland!

Kalispera Helena and kalispera Greece. What a great show it has been, we'd like to thank you for hosting another great edition of the DSC. Germany has decided who they would like to win the 9th edition, let's see who their favourites are...



8 points go to the brilliant song from Israel.

10 points go to the electro-indie song from Sweden.

The Netherlands then go straight into the lead, but now we turn our attention to England. In Manchester we have Russel Howard, good evening England.

Good evening Greece, good evening DSC. It's great to be in the final, especially after so many missed qualifications over the years, but finally we are here! England has found their roots this evening and here's their votes...



So, 8 points go to Sweden!

10 points go to our lovely neighbours in Wales!

It's just getting started! The battle is on but now we call Elina Born in Tallinn, tere Elina! Please may we have your votes?

Ya sas Helena, thank you for the amazing shows you've been hosting throughout the week, we have broken records here in Estonia for the amount of votes cast, in fact I can reveal that over half the population are watching the show tonight. Tule Daniel!



8 gracious points from Estonia go to France!

10 points must go to hashem melech, Israel!

The Netherlands are still in the lead after the votes from Estonia. Our 4th call will be to Australia and to our friend Anja Nissen down in Australia, good evening Anja!

Good evening Daily Song Contest! This is Australia calling, first I would just like to say that I loved the show you guys did tonight. The theme is very personal to me with my Danish roots, so I thank you Athens for helping me embrace those roots this evening. We've been enjoying these shows even though they are in the middle of the morning for us. Let's see how we voted...



8 points from down under go to The Netherlands.

10 points go to livin' la vida loca and Spain.

4 different countries, 4 different winners. Next up is Belgium and we call Axelle Despiegelaere who is in Antwerp for us tonight. Goedenavond Axelle!

Kalispera Athens, this is Belgium calling! Hlena, you've done an amazing job tonight, I couldn't imagine how much work you've put into this show.

Thank you very much, Axelle...do you have the points from Belgium?



Of course, Belgium's 8 points go to...Estonia!

10 points go to Ireland!

fjhoekie wrote:
BELGIANS ARE TRAITORS

anonymous_1 wrote:
My vote is invalid...

Our first port of call is the United States, we say good evening to a very familiar face, the lovely Kelly Clarkson! Former Greek participant of course, kalispera!

Kalispera Greece, I miss you all so much and I wish I could be there tonight. I love tracing my roots in Greece, I love Athens so so much. It's been great to see the city tonight, it brings back so many memories! Anyway, here are the American points.

Kensington are now straight into the lead after the US' votes. Star yourselves in DSC, next up to vote is France and we will be going to the world's biggest DSC party, I'm sorry Athens! Live around the Louvre in Paris we have MC Solaar! DSC legend: confirmed! MC, we've missed you - bon soir!

Allo Helena, madame Paparizou. This is France calling live from in the middle of the square. We are partying, celebrating, singing and dancing but most importantly drinking! Yes, maybe I've had too much but hey, it's all for the DSC! What a night it has been also, on adore DSC! Anyway, let's do this...

Watch out, here comes England! What's up next then? Ireland! Good evening Riyadh Khalaf in Dublin.

Kalispera Athens, good evening to you all, especially to you Helena. What a night it has been? I'm so proud to see Ireland back near the top of the scoreboard for the 3rd edition in a row, the Irish people really are proud of you Orla! Without further ado, here are the points from the Irish public...

Sweden and The Netherlands are back tied on top on 57 points, however Spain could change this, let's see. Buena noches Edurne!

Thank you, Helena. Thank you Athens for the great show. We weren't even ready to be competing tonight so I would like to thank everyone who voted for Spain, it means a lot to us to be in the final for the first time since the 1st edition! t has been a long journey but we are finally here again!

What a cheer for Wales?! The crowd is on their side, however it's ime to call our leaders, The Netherlands. Goedenavond Tom Dumoulin who is in The Hague for us this evening.

Hi, hi, hi! Kalispera Athens, this is The Netherlands calling! It's a great night here in The Netherlands, we're back in the final and we are here to win! Good luck to you, Kensington and good luck to everyone in the green room.

baseballlover312 wrote:
lol

Croatia14 wrote:
Love Netherlands, hate Spain and Ireland! We feel deep sadness for the votings we achieved from Spain and Ireland. But instead, we love our friends from the Netherlands. Keep the fascists out like you do and go for the win, Netherlands

Go Kensington! And go Glasperlenspiel!

The first country we will call is Wales, we have the amazing Alex Jones waiting for us in Cardiff, good evening Wales!

Noswaith dda Athens, this is Wales calling! Thank you for the amazing show tonight, it has been unforgettable! It's also great to hear that the crowd are cheering on Wales as well as us guys back home! Anyway, here are the Welsh points...

Thank you Wales and good luck with the rest of the voting. Currently in the lead again is the The Netherlands. Next up is Finland who held the contest 1 year ago, we have Softengine in Helsinki for us, goof evening Finland.

Kalispera Helena, this is Finland, coming to you live from the streets of Helsinki. What a show, it feels like yesterday since we were on stage in Antwerp, we're all so jealous of the competitors. One thing we can tell you is that you should have fun because there's nothing like it!

Slovenia is next up to deliver their points and we have Maja Keuc for us in Ljubljana, good evening.

Go'kväll Helena, jag vet att du kan pratar svenska, min älskling ikväll var sjukt bra!

Haha, tack Maja! Do you have the points from Slovenia?

I sure do:

That's Ireland's second 12 points of the night. Next up to vote is my birth country. Of course we have Måns Zelmerlöw for us in Malmö tonight, my man, my hubbie, my everything - god kväll Måns!

God kväll Helena, or should I say kalispera. What a show ytou have hosted tonight, you have done Sweden and Greece proud. If we could vote for the hosts, you'd get 12 points from Sweden. Let's see who the Swedish public have voted for...

Now, there's only 1 finalist country to call and that is Greece! Get ready Athens for the ceiling to come off this arena as we call the winner of the 8th edition, Yiannis from Foals. Kalispera!

Kalispera Helena, the time has come for the finalists voting to come to an end. At this point last edition we still had no idea that we could win. Who knows what we'll see tonight, but first, here are the points from Greece...

Wooooow! The crowd is going crazy in here! I don't know if my mic can even pick me up right now! The atmosphere is crazy! There's only 1 man who can restore drama and that is a man who has had to decide many a DSC. Mr Ban Ki-Moon! Good evening!

Good evening from Geneva. This is the world jury, the jury made up of music professionals from around the globe who do not come from any of the competing countries. Let's see how they voted...